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Blair Witch (2016) discussion/impressions/spoilers
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GoldandBlue
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Finally, a found footage movie.
HP_Wuvcraft
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By the way, I will post spoilers, but I am serious, the hotel WiFi is Super Spotty(tm).
So don't be surprised if I vanish.
So don't be surprised if I vanish.
HP_Wuvcraft
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The third act is fucking insane. You're scared they are fucked, but then you realize they are going further than Heather ever got - into the Witch's "universe", as it were.
More_Badass
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I haven't seen the movie, but I'm kind of hoping that they brought the original cast back and time-jump back to 1999
This is actually exactly what I was thinking. That somehow the film changes to the format of the original film as well.
So they are no longer in a normal reality? It's a realm where she controls things?
HP_Wuvcraft
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Heather is in it but you never explicitly see her.
1) There ARE moments of original style video being used,
2) ok is this a spoiler thread or not i'm confused.
Cause I'm just waiting for the previous thread to get in here before it is go time.
thebigmanjosh
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Whoops. Right here, sorry. I was chasing drowners on my new rig.
OT: Why is this a thing? I remember when the first one came out how hyped everyone seemed to be...except my family who seemed to shit on the movie any time it came up in conversation
HP_Wuvcraft
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Yes, The Woods is really Blair Witch 3 (yes, 3).
You still have to tell me more about the 3rd act!
Badlucktroll
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Do you actually see the witch?
HP_Wuvcraft
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Well, the very first thing we see in the fucking film is the ORIGINAL LEGEND OF THE FIRST FILM (modified for context of this film).
The very first SCENE is the final scene of the original film. Only there's.... more. And when you get to act 3, you start to realize that maybe THAT footage was NOT from the original tape. Maybe THAT footage is happening NOW.
Basically, this film establishes new lore and "rules" for Elly Kedward. And it turns out that the place where she is most powerless is the cabin, since it is implied to be the source of her power in a way. The film subtly implies that there was something ELSE in the woods far older than Elly Kedward, and by the end you kind of can get that it is "the cabin", and that even though Kedward is the Blair Witch and terrifying in her own right, this force made her that way.
The very first SCENE is the final scene of the original film. Only there's.... more. And when you get to act 3, you start to realize that maybe THAT footage was NOT from the original tape. Maybe THAT footage is happening NOW.
Basically, this film establishes new lore and "rules" for Elly Kedward. And it turns out that the place where she is most powerless is the cabin, since it is implied to be the source of her power in a way. The film subtly implies that there was something ELSE in the woods far older than Elly Kedward, and by the end you kind of can get that it is "the cabin", and that even though Kedward is the Blair Witch and terrifying in her own right, this force made her that way.
HP_Wuvcraft
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You see three versions of her, two brief and one in the trailer. All of them are contextual.
HP_Wuvcraft
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I loved it but if you have never seen the original, it might be a little slow and the third act sort of "try-hard".
Then again, it freaked the entire theater the fuck out.
Badlucktroll
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Like, a movie monster? What do all 3 forms look like? Is she a ghost or a living being?
And, Elly Kedward was corrupted by this evil force?
Do we actually see a being that looks like this in the film?
And, Elly Kedward was corrupted by this evil force?
Do we actually see a being that looks like this in the film?
Yeezus H. Christ
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Can you rephrase this somehow? Very confused
HP_Wuvcraft
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I am putting spoiler tags. You should, too.
1) One was CGI and based on a tale told at the beginning of the film, one was classic long haired witch, the third was what we saw at the very beginning of the trailer (the blurry thing in the mirror that he thinks is Heather.
2) It is never outright said or even theorized, but WAY TOO MUCH GOES ON (not to mention Elly Kedward's actions inside the cabin) to imply it is just one being.
2) It is never outright said or even theorized, but WAY TOO MUCH GOES ON (not to mention Elly Kedward's actions inside the cabin) to imply it is just one being.
Yeah I'm confused too. It sounds like the ending is revisited in the present.
HP_Wuvcraft
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It is implied that the "footage" that Josh is watching is somehow their own Go-Pro footage from the future.
Spoiler tag you reply if it reveals stuff, please.
Yeezus H. Christ
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Wait what, Josh? The first guy murdered in the original? He's in this one?
Is this new one a prequel or something?
Is this new one a prequel or something?
outunderthestars
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Really confused. Why do we have a spoiler thread for a movie that doesn't come out for two months?
It was screened tonight at Comic-Con.
For real.
Here's this movie with an awesome secret around it that they kept really well, and then someone is lucky enough to see it and it's like 'okay now I'm going to reveal everything'.
More_Badass
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Wuvcraft saw it at Comic Con and was sharing details about the movie since people were asking in the trailer thread
Badlucktroll
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So, what are
?
and is the blair witch a ghost or a living creature?
It seems like the characters
Elly Kedward's actions inside the cabin
and is the blair witch a ghost or a living creature?
It seems like the characters
get alot more up close and personal with elly kedward]
dream
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I mean, you don't have to read this thread, right?
ffejeromdiks
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....You clicked on the thread, what the hell did you expect?
Sure, but it still seems kind of weird to me.
Does this mean I have to watch Book of Shadows?
NOLA_Gaffer
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Wait, what? A new Blair Witch film? When was this announced?
HP_Wuvcraft
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1) She can't just grab the kids like in the woods, she can't use spells/powers, she basically just is a feral creature.
2) It's unclear. My take on it is that she's now a being with fucking terrifying powers and is fueled by hate. Also, she's much more intelligent than the first film implied.
3) Yes and no. While the third act does have a "boss fight" feel to it, and while the film does take us closer than we've ever been to a physical confrontation with her, it never crosses that sacred boundary.
And it may not be Josh. I may be remembering wrong. But I do think the mains name is Josh.
2) It's unclear. My take on it is that she's now a being with fucking terrifying powers and is fueled by hate. Also, she's much more intelligent than the first film implied.
3) Yes and no. While the third act does have a "boss fight" feel to it, and while the film does take us closer than we've ever been to a physical confrontation with her, it never crosses that sacred boundary.
And it may not be Josh. I may be remembering wrong. But I do think the mains name is Josh.
No. The connection to the second movie is tangential at best.
HP_Wuvcraft
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Even though you COULD make a case for survivors (especially when considering the time fuckery), it's clear the kids are dead. This film really made it clear that the Blair Witch "selects" kids and gets the ones she selects, in a really Lovecraftian concept of hopelessness.
HP_Wuvcraft
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Further they got into "the cabin", the more reality seemed to break down.
Not the ending so much as act 3.
Not the ending so much as act 3.
HP_Wuvcraft
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New trailer.
The thing in the mirror behind Josh when he turns to saY "i THINK THAT'S MY SISTER".
The thing in the mirror behind Josh when he turns to saY "i THINK THAT'S MY SISTER".
Daffy Duck
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People on here have seen it already?
HP_Wuvcraft
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San Diego Comic-Con showing just got out. Q&A with the cast and crew.
When you say
reality breaks down
silent hills, faces in the walls
HP_Wuvcraft
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Define jump scares. Nothing jumps out of the woods at you, but there is a lot more physicality to the creepy shit in the woods than last time. I'd say 90% of the woods scares are sound and atmosphere and 10% are.... really creepy not normal shit that happens in the dark.
The movie gets incredibly uncomfortable in how claustrophobic it is. If BWP was Blair Witch telling people to get out of her woods, BW3 is her bringing out a shotgun and saying "GET OFF MY LAWN".
Also, sound plays a huge part as well as quick cuts to the different cameras (Go-Pro, Drone, camcorder).
MC Escher type halls and rooms that lead to more hall and rooms, seeing people that exist outside of this time (Heather), time speeds up (such as the part in the trailer with the lights in the cabin).
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