Rewatchables Reference

• Winner: the last 15 minutes – finding the house and the ending with Mike standing in the corner (Chris, Bill agrees).
• Other contenders: getting drunk at the hotel, finding the crazy part of the forest, Josh disappearing, Heather finding the finger/tongue in Josh's shirt, Heather's confessional.
• Chris special mention: coming across the same log after walking for 11 hours – 'created a phobia' about getting lost in the woods.

• Bill: one of the video cameras was bought at Circuit City, and after filming they returned it for a refund.
• Chris: Josh's car – 'a very 1999 car, the kind a broke college student would be driving.'
• The nascent internet making the marketing work; everyone smoking cigarettes.

• The group dynamic – how fear jumps from person to person (Chris).
• Making one victim stand in the corner with their back to the second murder (Bill).
• The actors signed a release to 'Mess with Your Head' so reactions are genuine.
• The Curse of the Blair Witch companion documentary.
• Walking in a circle and ending up at the same spot.

• Big fat handheld cameras; Heather's nostrils in HD on modern TVs.
• No fun/connecting scene in the first 25 minutes to make you care about the characters (Bill).
• The three actors got financially 'jobbed' – no points, careers essentially over (Chris).
• The botched sequel – Artisan rushed it; Myrick and Sanchez walked away.

• Bill: hard to accept how they got this lost in the woods.
• Chris: the setup/interviews in town are somewhat repetitive; would have preferred more time in the woods.

• Chris: 'Curse of the Blair Witch is almost better' – would love a 2.5-hour assembly combining both.
• Bill: this is one of the most messed-up franchises ever – 'There should have been ten of these.' Could have done the Yellowstone model with multiple prequels. 'This is a multi-billion dollar franchise' that was squandered.

Mike before they realize they're being terrorized, when he's getting 'super aggro' too early (Bill).

• Bill: the mom who covers her mouth during the interview.
• Chris: Ed Swanson, the younger fisherman.

• Heather Donahue's mother received sympathy cards from people who believed her daughter was actually dead.
• The shoot was 8 days; the actors never knew the Blair Witch was fake.
• Thousands of people went to Maryland hoping to find the Blair Witch legend.
• Josh's CP-16 camera sold on eBay for about $10K.
• Reddit theory that Mary (the crazy lady at the beginning) is the witch, based on a Genesis Bible quote about rock piles.

• Everyone in the movie and the directors.
• Sundance (Bill): 'This big movie became a top ten movie and a phenomenon based on a Sundance screening.'
• Viral marketing (Chris).
• Artisan Entertainment – 250x'd their investment.

• How did they have this much camera battery for 6 days in the woods?
• Why didn't they have more cigarettes for a multi-day trip?
• The camera equipment should be ditched first when they're lost and dying (Chris).

• Josh's CP-16 camera (sold for ~$10K on eBay).
• Heather's journal (Chris).
• Mike's last cigarette / crumpled cigarette pack (Chris).

• 'Don't fuck with witches, burial grounds, or the woods' (Bill).
• 'Don't leave eyeshot of the car' (Chris).

• Chris: The Curse of the Blair Witch (the companion Sci-Fi Channel documentary, ~44 minutes).
• Bill: Paranormal Activity as 'the 1.0 and 2.0 version.'

• Bill: Artisan Entertainment (250x'd their investment).
• Chris: the filmmakers, for revitalizing the found footage horror genre.

Craig watched it at 7:30 AM his first time. Found it less scary than expected – 'we're desensitized now.' His closing thought: 'Apex Mountain for you-had-to-be-there moments.'