The 8mm camera that was used rocks back and forth, jiggles up and down, and twists around like it’s being handled by a drunkard. It’s being handled by a capable student filmmaker with brilliant ideas and concepts. There have been reports of people actually feeling queasy because of the erratic movement. Have you ever filmed a movie in your backyard? Your hand rocks back and forth as much as the cameras in this film do. That's the point; it brings us closer to the action.

The movie wants you to believe that it’s real. That’s why it works so well. At the end, the credits say "produced and edited by..." Never does it mention anything about a director or screenwriter. The three main actors have even "disappeared" from the media's sight for 3 months to give the impression that they have in fact been killed. The lengths to which the makers of the film went to ensure people's hysteria is admirable.

The Blair Witch Project derives its fear from an almost complete absence of blood. We’re so accustomed to blood making us scared that the absence of it totally is refreshing. In this case, the fear is all in your mind. You create the fear by believing that the events are real. Paranoia is the most effective way to haunt audiences and The Blair Witch does so in compelling fashion.

The mysterious conclusion is what stuck in my mind for a while. It's an ending that is made to be pondered over, to discuss the results. It's a masterful stroke with which to finish an intriguing film.

This is a movie that will be copied by anybody and everybody. There’s no doubt about it. One could even contend that it deserves that kind of attention. After all, its style has the potential to redefine the horror genre.