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BOOK OF SHADOWS: BLAIR WITCH 2
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 was not the worst movie of the year,
but it was probably the most unnecessary. Blair Witch 2 was like
a long, droning car ride with a bunch of people I didn't like. Like
the characters in the movie, I blanked out in the theatre from boredom
and I now have two hours of my life I can't account for. To alleviate
how bored I was watching Blair Witch 2, I decided I might try counting
the number of non-sensical jumpcuts. But that would have been too
hard, so instead I started thinking about other characters in movies
this year whom I'd like to have murdered in the woods. The cast
of Whipped, for instance. Or how about Blair Witch vs. the Hollow
Man. It begs the question, can a supernatural force kill a man who
can't be seen? Why not? The Blair Witch can manipulate digital video
and film after all. Speaking of which, there was one point I perked
up, and that was when the characters arrived at the poor man's Jaime
Kennedy's warehouse and I saw all of his video and film equipment.
Man, the movies I could make with that setup. What's the point of
all of my rambling? I don't know, what was the point of Book of
Shadows? If the point was to try to equal or exceed the domestic
gross of the Blair Witch Project, the producers and studios are
in for a rude awakening.
- John Orquiola (reviewed 10/31/2000)
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