Curse of the Blair Witch

Originally airing on the Sci-Fi Channel the week before the release of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999), this fascinating look at the supposedly "true" legends of the Blair Witch, from the banishment of Elle Kedward, the drowning of little Eileen Treacle, and the massacre at Coffin Rock, to the 1941 murders committed by Rustin Parr, right up to the 1994 disappearances of Heather, Mike, and Josh, cleverly reels in viewers to this fictional mythology. Many who watched this later swore it was on The Learning Channel or Discovery, not Sci-Fi! In many respects, this short piece is far better than the actual feature film it was meant to promote.

I haven't seen the blair witch project yet.At first I thought it was real but later found out it wasn't.When I watched this special I began to forget this.It was very well staged and almost appeared real.It was almost like a mini movie accompanying the film.I know have a better understanding of this fictional myth.So when I see the movie I might better understand it.

After watching this on Sci-Fi, I eagerly awaited the release of the movie in my area. What I can tell you is the made for TV project is better than the movie. Having said this I would recommend finding out when this is on again, and watch it before you see the film also, as with out it, you will have no clue what is going on in the film, and it also helps your decipher the ending of the movie.

If I didn't know that this is mockumentary, I would definitely believe in every word they said there!

Movie is shoot so clever and good (which is reasonable because authors were fine documentary moviemakers before they did this and BWP) that is totally believable and real unless you read end credits where you can see that entire thing is fake :)

It is my favourite mockumentary, next to Jackson's "Forgotten Silver" which is funny and, in most scenes pretty obviously fake while this one is totally realistic.

10/10

I saw the movie before Is aw this TV special, though now I wish I had done in in reverse order. I was far more scared and intrigued after watching the TV special than I was after I saw the movie, which was good but fairly disappointing. Even if you hated the movie itself, please give this TV special a chance. It has many details and answers many questions than the movie does not.