Well, it was really just kind of a neat trick, a gimmick. Probably not worth basing 90 or so minutes of material on. Problem is, you're not going to do anything with 15 minutes or a half hour... well, maybe a short TV movie.
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Movies should play on your imagination but they should have the visuals to back it up.
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I'm sorry, but I think that's just closed-minded. When the hype wore off, Blair Witch Project took a lot of shit for being as low budget as it was, but I think that's just making the most of a clever idea. I guess this particular idea really wasn't big enough to base an entire movie on, but suspense is probably 90% working around the issue. When you're making a movie, you're going to try playing with the viewer's emotions, and be honest - when's the last time you saw a big slimy rubber creation in a horror movie and went "EEEEEE IT'S HORRIBLE"? It's all psychological play. It doesn't cost much money, but it takes thought.
One big reason why I liked this 'movie' though, is that I wished I'd thought of it. As for Blair Witch Project 2, I'm not touching that with a 30 ft pole... well, maybe I'll rent it sometime just to see how bad and rehashed it undoubtedly is.