Among the changes were a new soundtrack, additional editing, and the integration of entirely new sequences. Originally conceived by Berlinger and co-writer Dick Beebe as a psychological thriller and meditation on mass hysteria, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 was significantly altered in post-production, which Berlinger would later claim compromised his original vision. Its plot revolves around a group of people fascinated by the mythology surrounding The Blair Witch Project film they go into the Black Hills where the original film was shot, and experience supernatural phenomena and psychological unraveling. As of October 19, 2018, the film is ranked at #94 of IMDb's Bottom Rated Movies.Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 is a 2000 American metafiction horror film, directed and co-written by Joe Berlinger and starring Jeffrey Donovan, Stephen Barker Turner, Kim Director, Erica Leerhsen, and Tristine Skyler.
It did manage to win a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Remake or Sequel. Overall, the film grossed $26,437,094 against its $15 million budget making the film a moderate success at the box office.īook of Shadows was nominated for 4 Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Picture, but lost the Award to Battlefield Earth. In foreign countries, the film grossed $21,300,000. The film currently holds a 14% on Rotten Tomatoes with an average of 3.4 out of 10 and a critic consensus that reads "This sequel to Blair Witch Project is all formula and no creativity, mechanically borrowing elements from the original and other horror movies." Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun-Times awarded the film a 2 out of 4 stars and stated in his review that the film was "Not a very lucid piece of filmmaking." Kenneth Turan of The Los Angeles Times stated in his review "A plausible premise, visual tricks and a little blood don't help this sequel to rise above largely formulaic territory." and Joel Siegel of ABC's Good Morning America awarded the film with a "D".īook of Shadows opened up at #2 on its opening weekend grossing $13,223,887.
Another misleading header is that there isn't a "Book of Shadows". However, in the film, there are almost no attack scenes, except when Kim scratches one of the characters. False advertising: on the poster, one of the characters gets attacked in an unseen manner.An extremely predictable plot twist, where it's revealed that Kim, the Goth girl believes in (and practices) witchcraft.
For example, Erica is a Wiccan and she acts so ridiculous in certain scenes. The characters are also unrealistic and one-dimensional weirdos.The characters do lots of foolish things including smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol while on the expedition project.The film talks about The Blair Witch Project, but has absolutely nothing to do with the first film, because it focuses on new characters that we don't like or even care about.While out on their hunt, the four teens end up getting lost (like the teens in the first film) and find various places including an abandoned factory. Several months after the first film came out, four teenagers who are fans of the first film go out into the woods where the first film was shot and try to find the filming locations with help from a guide named Jeff Patterson.
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