Shortly after seeing "The Blair Witch Project," I saw "The Sixth Sense," which scared the pants off me without containing much explicit violence. I believe that the most effective horror movies leave a lot to the imagination. On the contrary, I'm genuinely tired of the sort of horror film where explicit gore substitutes for true terror. That was it? Where was the fear that everyone spoke about? My complaint is not that the film lacked violence. As I watched the kids grow increasingly panicky and finally get separated, my interest began to perk.and then the movie just ended! I sat there in confusion. The movie tells the story of three college kids who do a research assignment, go on a long camping trip into the woods, and ultimately lose their way. Since I love being scared, I eagerly went to the theater, thinking I was in for the experience of a lifetime. That's what many critics had indicated as well. After the previews finished and we were instructed to put the glasses on, there was a brief shot of a virtual theater in 3D, then it ended! Several members of the audience, including me, said in unison, "That was it?" That more or less describes my feelings about "The Blair Witch Project." When it first came out in the summer of '99, a fellow told me that it was the scariest film he'd ever seen. One time as I entered a theater the usher was handing out 3D glasses for a short demonstration before the main film.
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