Dude this is fantastic. Your style and approach to movies, on this movie channel among many others of its kind, is unique and refreshing. I appreciate your work, and this channel man.
Pagan Situations its especially distracting when they cast someone as "the hot girl" and keep trying to beat it over your head. It instantly makes me think she's not hot on a principal level
The reason its forced is because you'd be shocked how many are born males. Its one of the little secrets in hollywood. Theyre Huge on Trans Gender. Its not a new thing. They want males masturbating to other males. Pink is an excellent example. They do the same to females. Bieber is a born Female.
"This kills the immersion of so many modern movies and shows." I remember seeing Terminator: Salvation in theaters and being annoyed af at everyone's bleached white teeth, especially Moon Bloodgood whose teeth literally glowed in the dark!
Who said horror films need to be scary? Re-Animator, Evil Dead 2, and Ghostbusters aren't scary and they're amazing. TBWP was chock-full of tension, dread, and mystery. That's perfectly fine for a horror.
LiquidSoulfly I saw it pre-release back when the filmmakers were still claiming it was real. People in line were having huge debates about it. I called it fake after I saw it.
That and the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The original TCM was marketed as being "real"... even the beginning of the film tries to make it like that it was a real event when it was not.
I wasn't suckered by it - I knew it was a mockumentary going into it. But it still scared the crap out of me. I don't know why, but that movie really freaked me out. It had no suct effect on my date. She wanted to get a burger somewhere afterwards. But a lot of the audience I saw it with were freaked out. I still think Blair Witch is underrated.
I was suckered by the Blair Witch Project. I saw it opening day at the Neptune in Seattle. Your story almost EXACTLY matches my experience, both in the lead up, missing a showing and waiting in line for the entire running length, seeing people with morbid looks file out, and the warning from the theatre staff before the house lights went down. It was the singular best movie-going experience of my life....everyone in the entire crowd was silent and rapt the entire running time. When it ended almost the entire audience sat through the entire credit reel in total silence. I don't think this can happen again given the nature of the internet now, so I'm glad I got to experience it. It broke my heart watching it go onto wide release with traditional horror "SCARIEST MOVIE EVER!!!!!" marketing. The film has a quiet and subtle power that is only harmed by bombastic hyperbolic marketing, so I feel bad for those who missed the art house openings and went to see it en masse in the multiplexes, rightfully confused and feeling conned by the hype.
I loved this video Paul. I was 7 when the movie came out, and I remember the commercials for it would play all the time during Monday Night Raw and scare the shit out of me. Then I saw the Sci-Fi channel documentary as it aired and was creeped out thinking the whole thing was real. A few months passed and around Christmas the movie was out on video release (remember VIDEO RELEASE lol) and was on the illegal free movie channel you would get on 90s basic cable. I actually turned it on when my parents were sleeping and watched in terror. As a little kid I was already afraid of getting lost and of supernaturl shit. The moment in the flm when you hear the faint laughter of children in the dark woods sent me running out of my room in a panic. To this day The Blair Witch Project is one of my all time favorites because it masters something most horror films cannot: subtlety. Thanks for taking me down memory lane Mr. Zeego.
I’m not old enough to have seen the Blair witch project but honestly this video did honestly seem to capture that Eerie feel that the movie gave off. Your delivery and style honestly sold the entire thing. Thanks man
I remember hearing about this movie when I was a teenager and people talking about it online saying or believed it really happened. So I bought a ticket, went to see it and holy crap the build up from the beginning with the interviews, then watching the found footage until the very end gave me this eerie, scared and worrying feeling when I walked outside the theater. I was really satisfied with the movie but also my point of view on our world was changed thinking witches could be real. Eventually ended up watching it 2 more times with a classmate and then with family. For months I visited forums and websites and read and talk about it in chat groups, those were great times when a movie could have this immense grip on you. Even The Blair Witch website didn't gave any comfort by showing more interviews and making it look even more real than I already thought it was. Eventually the actors showed up on some MTV award and the director said "if we wanted to make people believe this really happened we would have". Finally we all could sleep in peace again knowing we saw a darn good movie. It captured me, the performances were outstanding and believable. It sucks the sequels to the movie were utter trash and never captured the terrifying experience we witnessed with the first movie.
They can say it sucks now because it's not wrapped in it's full package anymore. You show any movie to a child and don't tell them it's fake, The Blair Witch will be the most haunting movie they will ever see.
Nicripolas Nicripolas People got mad at you for knowing it was fake? Once I saw the first comment that said "fake" kayfabe it snapped in my mind and I felt ashamed of myself.
I was suckered by The Fourth Kind for at least half the movie. By the end I had my doubts about how real the "real" footage was. But I still think The Fourth Kind is a fantastic movie just because for a moment I thought it was real.
The movie, for its time, was absolute brilliancy. What made it so? What you said at the beginning: the add campaign. I remember this truly tripping me out as a teen. "I see dead people..." had nothing on this.
So that is Paul from DP I thought I was tripping and thats funny because my mom was suckered by Blair Witch and totally freaked out ,I had to convince her it was fake and that I had seen the actors and director on MTV and they weren't dead and yes I was suckered by Oliver Stone's JFK which I looked into soon after and is complete bullshit and full of lies even down to small things like saying Owald couldn't shoot.When it is documented that he was a very good marksman in the Army and alot people are suckered by this film even to this day.
only movie that ever suckered me was "Cannibal Holocaust"(1980) i was 14 when i saw it and that was some messed up shit. the movie was also "found footage" quite a bit more fucked up then bwp though imho.
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The Blair Witch came out when I was in college. We went to the movie and, maybe I'm just a psycho, but I was laughing more than I was scared. When that dude lost the map, was almost crying I was laughing so hard.
hey man just wanted to say congrats on the 20k subs. I've been a peasants fan since the beginning of the show, and I have to say I'm loving your channel. It's honestly really refreshing to see a review channel that doesn't waste a considerable amount of time blabbering about nothing to fill space for ads. Your reviews are short, simple, objective, and to the point. Keep up the great work and I hope your channel continues to grow.
I'm around your age. I do recall the time the movie came out and how they were campaigning it. There was reasonable doubt in my mind, however. I obviously wasn't the only one who thought; why a movie and not a 48 hour special or something. Nothing about the little side stories hype was believable to me. It was a left field, all of a sudden, movie. It was a gut thing, because the pieces didn't fit. I am a bit jealous, though. I actually want a movie to sucker me one day lol
I remember being suckered by Blair Witch, I was in my late teens and would believe anything lol. I think it will always be the best found footage film.
First off, you make awesome videos! And about the Blair Witch movie I remember it was advertised as 100% real! At the time it was only available to watch in Santa Cruz California where the lines were insane! I remember the night before the local radio station had commercials about the movie being real and how these video tapes were found underneath this cabin in the woods. I was about 18 or 19 and in had this crappy job at Shopko which had books and DVDS about the Blair Witch and the missing college kids. I read and watched everything I could get my hands on! Finally when we were in the movie theater it was so quiet that this guy told me not to open my bag of M&Ms and be quiet. I know this was super long but I got excited to talk about this movie! Thanks for you're videos again man!
I am very catious about subbing to movie reviewers and critics because....well everybody is. But you guys stand out as something different and after binging a large majority of your videos I just want to say, keep up the good work Chauncey. Kidding. Keep killing it guys. You rock.
I loved this movie. Saw it in the theater when it came out, I believe I was 16. Don't remember any theatrics that you mentioned though. I do remember being fucking terrified on the way home driving by myself. Back then I lived in a rural area too, so that drived suuuuucked.
I guess you mean “suckered” in a good way? I did not know anything about the movie before seeing it and I thought it was the scariest movie I had ever seen. I spent a week freaking out in my house every time I heard a creak in the floor or walls. I finally went online to research the movie and went to the website. The moment I heard the music/sounds from the website, I was retriggered for another week listening too all the creaks inside house. Great movie and experience.
Cannibal Holocaust technically predates The Blair Witch Project in the genre of found footage horror. But TBWP did popularize the genre a lot more than arguably any other film (until the release of Paranormal Activity). I'm a big fan of horror movies being presented in the style of found footage; I think it more accurately captures the spirit of "horror" than any other style. I don't know how many others you've seen, but Paranormal Activity is a masterpiece of the genre (even its inevitable sequels aren't that bad). The original REC has some good moments too.
VHS 1 and 2 are great as well, 3 I didn't like as much. The VHS films get really creative with this style of film. The cult segment itself in VHS 2 is worth the price of seeing it. Grave Encounters is pretty good too.
I feel the EXACT same way! I had no idea what I was getting into. The girl I was dating said we should watch it. What got me suckered was that every time I thought, "this is fake, turn the camera off," someone in the film would say something about saving the tapes for posterity's sake, have a laugh later, etc. The website also took it to a new level. I remember rushing home to see if it was real, and the website suckered me, too.
When I went to see the Blair Witch Project, my expectations were high, thanks to the hype before it landed to Finland. I left the theater with my friend in agreement: That was rather boring wasn't it? Yeah, not scary at all. Maybe it's a cultural thing or something, but I don't get this movie. Love your takes on movies, Paul, having fun watching your videos!
Thank you! I'll never forget the experience either and because of that solemn exit my friends defaulted to 'that was sh*t' when this movie was incredibly groundbreaking. Keep up the honest work on this channel - subbed!
Nicripolas I panicked and stabbed a dozen people who I am pretty sure were Martians. Not during the original broadcast or anything. Just after listening to a youtube video with it.
+Nicripolas It wasn't a panic so much as a few mildly concerned phone calls to the police from a few stupid people. That was the extent of the 'panic', but the Nazis used it as propaganda to show how monstrously ignorant Americans were. Source: ua-cam.com/video/nUdghSMTXsU/v-deo.html
I gotta admit, i'm not someone that really likes scary movies. I never watched The Blair Witch Project. However, listening to you describe your experience leading upto, and during the movie has peaked my interest. Enough to want me to watch it now. Im really digging your take on movies Paul, I look forward to more. G'day from DownUnda
Blaire Witch popularized found footage movies but it certainly didn't invent them. "The Last Broadcast" is a found footage movie that came out the year before.
Don't. Don't give Chauncy a thought bubble. Its funnier when its just silence. Having him be silent is like your only friend is a dead bleached white skeleton who will never be able to answer you back. Its slightly macabre and thats cool. You just make him that "oh looks its a strange sidekick" that everyone has when you give him words.
I like to think of Chauncy as TJ editing the video. Ray William Johnson had a similar comedy style with =3, speech bubbles from the editor would appear to make fun of Ray while he was on screen
I was suckered into watching this in a theater in Berkeley, Ca. The majority of the audience seemed to have been similarly suckered in, however after the 139th jump-scare over a heap of rocks, most of us got a clue and began to cheer on the "witch", along with shouting comments as this tedious mess unrolled before us ("oh, NOOOOO, it's a TREE", or "OMG, a pile of STICKS???"). Once we were clued in, it was fun in an audience participation kind of way.
I’ll never forget hearing the commercials over 923 krock that summer while working.I’ve never before or since gone to a movies opening night where no one knew wtf to expect, and everyone was scared shitless. One of my favorite movie experiences ever!
Doesn't getting suckered mean you were tricked? I thought the movie was awful and yeah I got suckered, but you made it seem like you enjoyed the film. I am genuinely confused Paul.
I remember reading the "journal" entries on the website, before the film was released. I sat for hours going over it and watching those "documentaries". It came along at the perfect time. The internet wasn't advanced enough to let people do mass amounts of research into the actors (every search for the "actors" brought up the Blair Witch photos) but they used it perfectly.
I remember getting the same warning at the cinema when I was watching 'The Woman In Black'. When I watched the Blair Witch remake/sequel recently there was no warning.
I dig your style and you clearly have a strong base of cinema knowledge, based on some of the other videos I've seen on your channel. Just a few points on this one specifically: 1. When you talk about they way they cast the film. This was a movie made by film students on a budget of $60,000. This bit didn't make it into your video, but informs a lot about the film. 2. you say that TBWP was the first "found footage" movie... well, that's just patently false. It WOULD be correct to say that it started a trend on FF style horror films, but with movies like Cannibal Holocaust, The Connection, and Punishment Park there is definitely a history of this type of filme that you are completely missing out on... CH being the most famous FF film, as it was banned in many countries and the film crew was initially arrested as the authorities thought it was a real documentary. Cheers.
Holy shit! I literally just left a comment about having this exact same experience when I first saw it in the theaters only to see that the exact same thing happened to you. That's awesome, I know it happened to quite a few people back in the day so don't feel bad.
I saw this flick on the big screen as a youngster. It didn't sucker me, but I bought into it and had a great ride! Nothing like this will be done again for a long time, and I'm greatful to be part of the experience. 🖒 ...but then again, I also like your vids and think you should keep up the good work...
Yes!! I’m really glad I got a chance to experience this movie in theaters. It was really incredible how they pulled it off & really made all of us think it was real. I couldn’t fucking sleep after watching this movie the first time & it fucked me up for a few days lol. I’m really enjoying your videos. You’re a gnarly critic 🤘🏾
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre fooled me. I saw it on VHS when I was around 11 or 12, and the beginning of the movie claimed that it was based on actual events. Being that I lived in Louisiana, one state over from Texas, and out in the middle of nowhere, I was scared as hell that Leatherface and his crazy family would find his way to my house. By the time The Blair Witch Project came out, I was in my early 20's and nowhere near as gullible. I kept telling people that there's no way they would release what would have amounted to as live murders being filmed as a feature film, that the families of the people in this film would have never allowed it. Very few people followed my logic. When the three main actors finally started appearing on magazine covers, such as Newsweek and Entertainment Weekly, there were no shortages of, "I told you so!" coming from me.
I was just out of high school when this came out and I will never forget watching it. I was suckered as well, and that is what made it so great! I actually hate found footage films, because I know that they will never stand up to how I felt while watching this movie. I really thought I was watching 3 kids in the woods go through that terrifying ordeal. So yeah, I got suckered, but I am not ashamed. I got to experience something that I never will again!
Totally with you bro ....I went to the cinema with 4 friends to see it when it was released in England ......I too felt the same sensation and have not had the same feelings again. Weird !!!! : ) Great Upload Took Me Right Back : ) Thank You.
CFC your right. I was 9 or 10 when I saw it at a friends house on VHS and the whole tone and feel of it felt eerie like we witness supernatural murder by the unknown. The ending was classic and in general this movie can never be replaced.
I was totally suckered by this for all the same reasons you mentioned. Those damn mini docs on SyFy..well, it was The Sci-Fi Channel back then, really had me going. me and my friends went to an opening weekend show all amped up and yeah, we left so solemn and didn't know what to say afterward. I'm glad i was able to experience the whole thing. The closest I have come to that was seeing the Fourth Kind with my wife, who still has a fear of snow owls because of it.
i think i was at least somewhat suckered. regardless i think it's a legitimately scary film, particularly the part where you hear children laughing outside of their tent in the middle of nowhere wood. even typing that gives me chills
I hadn't seen the fake advertising / publicity so I saw it at face value. I suspended my belief like a good audience member and accepted the premise and Blair Which became one of the scariest movies I have ever seen. I had nightmare thoughts for weeks and knew I could never see the movie again. That we don't actually SEE anything scared the shit out of me. It SUGGESTED everything. BW is among my top 5 scariest movies.
Me too!, I was working at a Marshalls back then and I remember everyone being obsessed with this movie. Even the loss prevention officer at my Marshalls was planning on going to Burkittsville with dogs and shot guns to try and find those 3 kids!!!. Me and him use to spend hours talking about it in the stockroom, we would debate different theories of those kids fates, the origin of the witch etc. My best friend and I would analyze the shit out every frame of the movie looking for clues that would help us solve the mistery. It was fucking awesome!. They totally had me and most of my friends fooled. Great review man.
I was suckered by this film in much the same way, the advertising and word of mouth that this was real was simply amazing. It was while watching the film that disappointment settled in, I realized I wasn't scared, I was motion sick and that really deflated the whole thing. What I was hoping for was a documentary inter-cut with the found footage, what I got was an upset stomach.
I was too young to be suckered by the Blair witch project but my older siblings and cousins all went to see it on opening night and they were polarized by it, my older brother hated it for the motion sickness, my sister loved it and my cousins either loved it or hated it(again for the motion sickness) but I will never forget being SO jealous because my older siblings and cousins went to see it. Gotta love the 90s lmao. Awesome review too.
Went to a midnight showing & the girl I was with ran to the car! Straight up no BS, ran to the car. Thing was we were parked in a very woodsy area. I had a great movie experience with BWP. Thank you for reminding me of a moment from my youth. Subscribed!
I remember when the movie came out they were doing a premier in the woods that the movie was shot it, but I wasn't driving yet, so I couldn't get up there. Even though it was a movie I thought it was based on a real folk legend like the New Jersey Devil, Years later a few of us drove up there and got creeped out before we got to the town. Half way up a hill there was a church, with about 100 people, carrying candles while walking out and down the side of the road. Once we got to Burkittsville there wasn't really any place to park. There was a small church with a cemetery behind it that we sat at for a little bit but we had no idea where to go from there. Eventually we drove around but the people in the area made us feel like we didn't belong and the entire town had this eerie feel to it.
I loved this movie to death. I first saw it when I was little and absolutely bought into it being real. Watching it back now a days now that I'm older, it can seem cheesy but I still enjoy watching it now and then on a old shitty tape cassette for the grainyness while in the dark. This movie still has a special place in my heart.
jeah, pretty much had the same experience. small little cinema, had to walk home through the woods after it. worst day of my life man. cannot remember how long it took till we gathered enough informations that it is not real, but it took a few days and those man.. those were the days.
I remember when this came out, my older sister went to see it at the theater one night. When she came home, she was beyond TERRIFIED!!!! She tries to deny she was scarred so bad, but I still remember her shaking with terror and being white as a ghost as she was telling us about the movie. And when I finally saw the movie, I couldn't sleep in the dark for the longest damn time.
The Blair Witch Project has probably the most convincing performances in a horror movie of all time. A key to the acting being so believable was the fact that the actors were sent into the woods by themselves with very little direction and eventually were able to get themselves lost for real at some point. The part where they come to the bridge for the 2nd time I heard was 100% real.
When I was 12 years old my mother got fed up with me putting rubber bugs under cups in the cabinet to scare her. One weekend when my brothers and step-dad were out on a hunting trip she sat me down and put on a vhs of Blair Witch, telling me how it was real and she remembered hearing about the stuff on the news when she was younger. I don't think I've ever been more genuinely terrified in my life. The movie ended and she went to bed but I was stuck on the couch watching the static too scared to even move. I couldn't sleep for almost three days after that and even when I tried the lights had to be on. I'd put money on the fact that I'm the most suckered sucker to get got by this movie that ever lived
Dude this is fantastic. Your style and approach to movies, on this movie channel among many others of its kind, is unique and refreshing. I appreciate your work, and this channel man.
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Paul stop creating dummy accounts to give yourself good reviews dude, don't be that type of "individual."
Camron King this individjyl is his own sitchuatshion. Come orn gord.
Bullshit! Go back to fuckin' your cabbage patch slave.
Camron King STOP ATTACKING MY FAMBLY
"Model hot" really spoke to me. This kills the immersion of so many modern movies and shows.
Pagan Situations its especially distracting when they cast someone as "the hot girl" and keep trying to beat it over your head.
It instantly makes me think she's not hot on a principal level
actresses dont want to be convincing because then they look less pretty
The reason its forced is because you'd be shocked how many are born males. Its one of the little secrets in hollywood. Theyre Huge on Trans Gender. Its not a new thing. They want males masturbating to other males. Pink is an excellent example. They do the same to females. Bieber is a born Female.
Actresses don't hire themselves or do their own makeup and hair.
"This kills the immersion of so many modern movies and shows."
I remember seeing Terminator: Salvation in theaters and being annoyed af at everyone's bleached white teeth, especially Moon Bloodgood whose teeth literally glowed in the dark!
The Blair Witch Project is perhaps the most well marketed film in the history of cinema.
Who said horror films need to be scary? Re-Animator, Evil Dead 2, and Ghostbusters aren't scary and they're amazing. TBWP was chock-full of tension, dread, and mystery. That's perfectly fine for a horror.
LiquidSoulfly I saw it pre-release back when the filmmakers were still claiming it was real. People in line were having huge debates about it. I called it fake after I saw it.
That and the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The original TCM was marketed as being "real"... even the beginning of the film tries to make it like that it was a real event when it was not.
They're still horror. So it doesn't really matter.
But if that doesn't satisfy you then how about The Cabin in the Woods, Let the Right One in, or even Creepshow? They're amazing.
I wasn't suckered by it - I knew it was a mockumentary going into it. But it still scared the crap out of me. I don't know why, but that movie really freaked me out. It had no suct effect on my date. She wanted to get a burger somewhere afterwards. But a lot of the audience I saw it with were freaked out. I still think Blair Witch is underrated.
It’s so underrated. It made me very uncomfortable and disturbed
I was suckered by the Blair Witch Project. I saw it opening day at the Neptune in Seattle. Your story almost EXACTLY matches my experience, both in the lead up, missing a showing and waiting in line for the entire running length, seeing people with morbid looks file out, and the warning from the theatre staff before the house lights went down. It was the singular best movie-going experience of my life....everyone in the entire crowd was silent and rapt the entire running time. When it ended almost the entire audience sat through the entire credit reel in total silence. I don't think this can happen again given the nature of the internet now, so I'm glad I got to experience it. It broke my heart watching it go onto wide release with traditional horror "SCARIEST MOVIE EVER!!!!!" marketing. The film has a quiet and subtle power that is only harmed by bombastic hyperbolic marketing, so I feel bad for those who missed the art house openings and went to see it en masse in the multiplexes, rightfully confused and feeling conned by the hype.
I loved this video Paul. I was 7 when the movie came out, and I remember the commercials for it would play all the time during Monday Night Raw and scare the shit out of me. Then I saw the Sci-Fi channel documentary as it aired and was creeped out thinking the whole thing was real. A few months passed and around Christmas the movie was out on video release (remember VIDEO RELEASE lol) and was on the illegal free movie channel you would get on 90s basic cable. I actually turned it on when my parents were sleeping and watched in terror. As a little kid I was already afraid of getting lost and of supernaturl shit. The moment in the flm when you hear the faint laughter of children in the dark woods sent me running out of my room in a panic. To this day The Blair Witch Project is one of my all time favorites because it masters something most horror films cannot: subtlety. Thanks for taking me down memory lane Mr. Zeego.
cardaderdention *Mr Chauncey.
Holy shit you saw this when you were 7?!
yup, mind you it was around my bedtime when my parents were sleeping. Saying I was was scared shitless is putting it lightly.
@@cardaderdention lol
I’m not old enough to have seen the Blair witch project but honestly this video did honestly seem to capture that Eerie feel that the movie gave off. Your delivery and style honestly sold the entire thing. Thanks man
I really like this guy's doctor robotnik cosplay
The Planet Mars 😂😂😂😂
He really captures what is so fundamental about Robotnik, the true core of his character, and his every value, great work, Chauncey.
"Get a load of this!"
The Planet Mars haha!
I thought he looked more like the bad guy from man in black 3
Are you ready for this...... Chauncey and Gurgey are the same person, think about it, they are never in the same place at the same time.
The Dude
Oh shit!
That's just, like, your opinion man
Chauncey is Scottycena returned from the grave.
"STFU Dude, you're out of your element!"
I remember hearing about this movie when I was a teenager and people talking about it online saying or believed it really happened. So I bought a ticket, went to see it and holy crap the build up from the beginning with the interviews, then watching the found footage until the very end gave me this eerie, scared and worrying feeling when I walked outside the theater. I was really satisfied with the movie but also my point of view on our world was changed thinking witches could be real. Eventually ended up watching it 2 more times with a classmate and then with family. For months I visited forums and websites and read and talk about it in chat groups, those were great times when a movie could have this immense grip on you. Even The Blair Witch website didn't gave any comfort by showing more interviews and making it look even more real than I already thought it was. Eventually the actors showed up on some MTV award and the director said "if we wanted to make people believe this really happened we would have". Finally we all could sleep in peace again knowing we saw a darn good movie. It captured me, the performances were outstanding and believable. It sucks the sequels to the movie were utter trash and never captured the terrifying experience we witnessed with the first movie.
They can say it sucks now because it's not wrapped in it's full package anymore. You show any movie to a child and don't tell them it's fake, The Blair Witch will be the most haunting movie they will ever see.
yeah I'm honestly very disappointed I didn't experience that... I saw it like 10 years after it came out and I thought it was so boring.
I was suckered by the Paul vs Billy kayfabe
The PoopyDoopy I was suckered into feeling bad for Paul all the time. Even when he flat out said it was kayfabe, I still did.
Blaine Hoover I hadn't had my innocence broken yet. I still enjoyed life, but then an obscure right wing podcast had to shatter my reality.
I knew it was fake the entire time, and like Blaine said, EVERYONE got on my ass for it. Fuckin' idiots.
Nicripolas Nicripolas People got mad at you for knowing it was fake? Once I saw the first comment that said "fake" kayfabe it snapped in my mind and I felt ashamed of myself.
The PoopyDoopy Me too at first. Lol
I was suckered by The Fourth Kind for at least half the movie. By the end I had my doubts about how real the "real" footage was. But I still think The Fourth Kind is a fantastic movie just because for a moment I thought it was real.
That interview setup at Chapman U made me second guess whether it was pretend for a second.
The movie, for its time, was absolute brilliancy. What made it so? What you said at the beginning: the add campaign. I remember this truly tripping me out as a teen. "I see dead people..." had nothing on this.
I just found this channel last night and have not stopped watching since. Love what you do. Thanks and keep it up.
This film suckered me too, Paul, it was only after a quick search that I realized it wasn't real.
Back in the day a quick search consisted of shit like ask Jeeves, and that butler fuck would point you in any direction but what you were looking for.
This video was really good Paul. Your prowess in storytelling really shines here. You should do more stuff like this.
Lovecraft Fiend he is not prowess.
Shit
Paul is king of storytelling
Lovecraft Fiend Paul's review of Blair Witch was way better than Blair Witch.
So that is Paul from DP I thought I was tripping and thats funny because my mom was suckered by Blair Witch and totally freaked out ,I had to convince her it was fake and that I had seen the actors and director on MTV and they weren't dead and yes I was suckered by Oliver Stone's JFK which I looked into soon after and is complete bullshit and full of lies even down to small things like saying Owald couldn't shoot.When it is documented that he was a very good marksman in the Army and alot people are suckered by this film even to this day.
only movie that ever suckered me was "Cannibal Holocaust"(1980) i was 14 when i saw it and that was some messed up shit.
the movie was also "found footage" quite a bit more fucked up then bwp though imho.
God Bless
Recently discovered this channel and just wanted to say, I love your style of presenting and editing. It’s a refreshing change to feel like you’re actually having a conversation with the viewer, versus a lot of a really fast-paced jump cuts and heavy editing that’s so typical of UA-cam. Keep up the good work 👍
Just found the channel and I am three videos in so far, I’m loving it and I will be subscribing. Looking forward to brand new videos keep up the great work
The Blair Witch came out when I was in college. We went to the movie and, maybe I'm just a psycho, but I was laughing more than I was scared. When that dude lost the map, was almost crying I was laughing so hard.
Absolutely groundbreaking stuff. For me, one of the finest films we have had the fortune of experiencing in the last 30 years.
That was great, you really painted the experience quite well for someone who didn't have the same approach to the movie. Keep up the good work!
hey man just wanted to say congrats on the 20k subs. I've been a peasants fan since the beginning of the show, and I have to say I'm loving your channel. It's honestly really refreshing to see a review channel that doesn't waste a considerable amount of time blabbering about nothing to fill space for ads. Your reviews are short, simple, objective, and to the point. Keep up the great work and I hope your channel continues to grow.
I'm around your age. I do recall the time the movie came out and how they were campaigning it. There was reasonable doubt in my mind, however. I obviously wasn't the only one who thought; why a movie and not a 48 hour special or something. Nothing about the little side stories hype was believable to me. It was a left field, all of a sudden, movie. It was a gut thing, because the pieces didn't fit.
I am a bit jealous, though. I actually want a movie to sucker me one day lol
I remember being suckered by Blair Witch, I was in my late teens and would believe anything lol. I think it will always be the best found footage film.
First off, you make awesome videos! And about the Blair Witch movie I remember it was advertised as 100% real! At the time it was only available to watch in Santa Cruz California where the lines were insane! I remember the night before the local radio station had commercials about the movie being real and how these video tapes were found underneath this cabin in the woods. I was about 18 or 19 and in had this crappy job at Shopko which had books and DVDS about the Blair Witch and the missing college kids. I read and watched everything I could get my hands on! Finally when we were in the movie theater it was so quiet that this guy told me not to open my bag of M&Ms and be quiet. I know this was super long but I got excited to talk about this movie! Thanks for you're videos again man!
I was suckered by the 90s BBC special 'Ghostwatch' we all thought it was real! I'm still scarred to this day :)
#WitchLivesMatter
Of course it had to be you
Jus holdin it down for all the young Witches out there
The 4th Kind suckered me.
Hey_it's_Trev big time!
Same, I saw it when I was 12 to boot.
Same, because I was a teenager. When I re watched it 2 years ago, the bullshit was so obvious. And the movie sucked which made it even worse.
Same!
the 4th kind suckered me in as well. I watched it alone at night and I was destroyed by the end of it
I was suckered by the movie too. By the way Paul, you're really good at telling stories. Would love to hear more movie stories like this.
I am very catious about subbing to movie reviewers and critics because....well everybody is. But you guys stand out as something different and after binging a large majority of your videos I just want to say, keep up the good work Chauncey.
Kidding. Keep killing it guys. You rock.
The marketing for this movie is LEGENDARY!!! Don't care what anyone says.
They tried. If you fell for it I feel bad for you.
I loved this movie. Saw it in the theater when it came out, I believe I was 16. Don't remember any theatrics that you mentioned though. I do remember being fucking terrified on the way home driving by myself. Back then I lived in a rural area too, so that drived suuuuucked.
Man, i can’t tell you how envious i am of your experience! you truly lived a piece of cinema history
I guess you mean “suckered” in a good way? I did not know anything about the movie before seeing it and I thought it was the scariest movie I had ever seen. I spent a week freaking out in my house every time I heard a creak in the floor or walls. I finally went online to research the movie and went to the website. The moment I heard the music/sounds from the website, I was retriggered for another week listening too all the creaks inside house. Great movie and experience.
i was suckered by the blair witch, I didnt go camping that summer lol
Cannibal Holocaust technically predates The Blair Witch Project in the genre of found footage horror. But TBWP did popularize the genre a lot more than arguably any other film (until the release of Paranormal Activity).
I'm a big fan of horror movies being presented in the style of found footage; I think it more accurately captures the spirit of "horror" than any other style. I don't know how many others you've seen, but Paranormal Activity is a masterpiece of the genre (even its inevitable sequels aren't that bad). The original REC has some good moments too.
VHS 1 and 2 are great as well, 3 I didn't like as much. The VHS films get really creative with this style of film. The cult segment itself in VHS 2 is worth the price of seeing it. Grave Encounters is pretty good too.
Rec 2 was great.
I feel the EXACT same way! I had no idea what I was getting into. The girl I was dating said we should watch it. What got me suckered was that every time I thought, "this is fake, turn the camera off," someone in the film would say something about saving the tapes for posterity's sake, have a laugh later, etc. The website also took it to a new level. I remember rushing home to see if it was real, and the website suckered me, too.
I really enjoy these vids Paul. keep up the good work!
You suckered me with this amazing review! FUCKING LOVE IT MATE!
When I went to see the Blair Witch Project, my expectations were high, thanks to the hype before it landed to Finland. I left the theater with my friend in agreement: That was rather boring wasn't it? Yeah, not scary at all.
Maybe it's a cultural thing or something, but I don't get this movie.
Love your takes on movies, Paul, having fun watching your videos!
Thank you! I'll never forget the experience either and because of that solemn exit my friends defaulted to 'that was sh*t' when this movie was incredibly groundbreaking. Keep up the honest work on this channel - subbed!
You are so spot on with your reviews! Lovin' it!
The forth kind, total taken in I'm ashamed to say.Again it was the way it was presented.
The Orson Welles broadcast of 'War of the Worlds' did not actually incite panic. That is a myth, Paul.
Nicripolas I panicked and stabbed a dozen people who I am pretty sure were Martians. Not during the original broadcast or anything. Just after listening to a youtube video with it.
Just learned that from Adam ruins everything.
+Nicripolas It wasn't a panic so much as a few mildly concerned phone calls to the police from a few stupid people. That was the extent of the 'panic', but the Nazis used it as propaganda to show how monstrously ignorant Americans were. Source: ua-cam.com/video/nUdghSMTXsU/v-deo.html
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yeah, motion sickness happens a lot from found footage films
I gotta admit, i'm not someone that really likes scary movies. I never watched The Blair Witch Project. However, listening to you describe your experience leading upto, and during the movie has peaked my interest. Enough to want me to watch it now. Im really digging your take on movies Paul, I look forward to more. G'day from DownUnda
Blaire Witch popularized found footage movies but it certainly didn't invent them. "The Last Broadcast" is a found footage movie that came out the year before.
I'm pretty sure the film technique itself was introduced first in Cannibal Holocaust.
Don't. Don't give Chauncy a thought bubble. Its funnier when its just silence. Having him be silent is like your only friend is a dead bleached white skeleton who will never be able to answer you back. Its slightly macabre and thats cool. You just make him that "oh looks its a strange sidekick" that everyone has when you give him words.
I like to think of Chauncy as TJ editing the video. Ray William Johnson had a similar comedy style with =3, speech bubbles from the editor would appear to make fun of Ray while he was on screen
You're a lucky man. You experienced a once in a lifetime cinema experience. I always seem to MISS those pivotal events in cinema history :(
Well-articulated sir. I enjoy your words and presence.
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I was suckered into watching this in a theater in Berkeley, Ca. The majority of the audience seemed to have been similarly suckered in, however after the 139th jump-scare over a heap of rocks, most of us got a clue and began to cheer on the "witch", along with shouting comments as this tedious mess unrolled before us ("oh, NOOOOO, it's a TREE", or "OMG, a pile of STICKS???"). Once we were clued in, it was fun in an audience participation kind of way.
I’ll never forget hearing the commercials over 923 krock that summer while working.I’ve never before or since gone to a movies opening night where no one knew wtf to expect, and everyone was scared shitless. One of my favorite movie experiences ever!
Doesn't getting suckered mean you were tricked? I thought the movie was awful and yeah I got suckered, but you made it seem like you enjoyed the film. I am genuinely confused Paul.
Shed Potential I think he means suckers them like the movie tricked him into thinking it was a real found footage film.
I had a feeling that was it, I guess I was expecting him to feel the same way I did about the film. Either way thanks for the input mydude.
Love the new channel Paul
Truly a Poet of movie reviews fine work Paul keep it up🤘🏻
I remember reading the "journal" entries on the website, before the film was released. I sat for hours going over it and watching those "documentaries". It came along at the perfect time. The internet wasn't advanced enough to let people do mass amounts of research into the actors (every search for the "actors" brought up the Blair Witch photos) but they used it perfectly.
Love your videos, please keep doing what your doing
I remember getting the same warning at the cinema when I was watching 'The Woman In Black'. When I watched the Blair Witch remake/sequel recently there was no warning.
this review came across as a ''story time with Paul'' segment. really good job. you are finding a good rhythm on this channel, Paul.
I dig your style and you clearly have a strong base of cinema knowledge, based on some of the other videos I've seen on your channel. Just a few points on this one specifically:
1. When you talk about they way they cast the film. This was a movie made by film students on a budget of $60,000. This bit didn't make it into your video, but informs a lot about the film.
2. you say that TBWP was the first "found footage" movie... well, that's just patently false. It WOULD be correct to say that it started a trend on FF style horror films, but with movies like Cannibal Holocaust, The Connection, and Punishment Park there is definitely a history of this type of filme that you are completely missing out on... CH being the most famous FF film, as it was banned in many countries and the film crew was initially arrested as the authorities thought it was a real documentary.
Cheers.
Holy shit! I literally just left a comment about having this exact same experience when I first saw it in the theaters only to see that the exact same thing happened to you.
That's awesome, I know it happened to quite a few people back in the day so don't feel bad.
I saw this flick on the big screen as a youngster. It didn't sucker me, but I bought into it and had a great ride! Nothing like this will be done again for a long time, and I'm greatful to be part of the experience. 🖒
...but then again, I also like your vids and think you should keep up the good work...
Yes!! I’m really glad I got a chance to experience this movie in theaters. It was really incredible how they pulled it off & really made all of us think it was real. I couldn’t fucking sleep after watching this movie the first time & it fucked me up for a few days lol. I’m really enjoying your videos. You’re a gnarly critic 🤘🏾
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre fooled me. I saw it on VHS when I was around 11 or 12, and the beginning of the movie claimed that it was based on actual events. Being that I lived in Louisiana, one state over from Texas, and out in the middle of nowhere, I was scared as hell that Leatherface and his crazy family would find his way to my house.
By the time The Blair Witch Project came out, I was in my early 20's and nowhere near as gullible. I kept telling people that there's no way they would release what would have amounted to as live murders being filmed as a feature film, that the families of the people in this film would have never allowed it. Very few people followed my logic. When the three main actors finally started appearing on magazine covers, such as Newsweek and Entertainment Weekly, there were no shortages of, "I told you so!" coming from me.
I enjoyed every word of this experience!! I swear I got suckered too man!! GREAT JOB!
Dude! You nailed it. Suckered me too. That sci fi campaign was intense. I was disturbed after i seen it too!
Just found this channel !!! Love it thus dude cracks me up. I went and seen this at the movies and I was bullshit after I watched it
I was just out of high school when this came out and I will never forget watching it. I was suckered as well, and that is what made it so great! I actually hate found footage films, because I know that they will never stand up to how I felt while watching this movie. I really thought I was watching 3 kids in the woods go through that terrifying ordeal. So yeah, I got suckered, but I am not ashamed. I got to experience something that I never will again!
Dude you just made my day! Thank you.
Totally with you bro ....I went to the cinema with 4 friends to see it when it was released in England ......I too felt the same sensation and have not had the same feelings again. Weird !!!! : ) Great Upload Took Me Right Back : ) Thank You.
I was 17 in 1999 when it came out.
I bought it hook, line, and sinker.
CFC your right. I was 9 or 10 when I saw it at a friends house on VHS and the whole tone and feel of it felt eerie like we witness supernatural murder by the unknown. The ending was classic and in general this movie can never be replaced.
I was totally suckered by this for all the same reasons you mentioned. Those damn mini docs on SyFy..well, it was The Sci-Fi Channel back then, really had me going. me and my friends went to an opening weekend show all amped up and yeah, we left so solemn and didn't know what to say afterward. I'm glad i was able to experience the whole thing. The closest I have come to that was seeing the Fourth Kind with my wife, who still has a fear of snow owls because of it.
Good job man, great vid...Blair Witch was pretty incredible.
Thanks for sharing..... I had very similar feelings. Went with a group of friends and afterwards we couldn’t stop talking about our experience
i think i was at least somewhat suckered. regardless i think it's a legitimately scary film, particularly the part where you hear children laughing outside of their tent in the middle of nowhere wood. even typing that gives me chills
I hadn't seen the fake advertising / publicity so I saw it at face value. I suspended my belief like a good audience member and accepted the premise and Blair Which became one of the scariest movies I have ever seen. I had nightmare thoughts for weeks and knew I could never see the movie again. That we don't actually SEE anything scared the shit out of me. It SUGGESTED everything. BW is among my top 5 scariest movies.
Me too!, I was working at a Marshalls back then and I remember everyone being obsessed with this movie. Even the loss prevention officer at my Marshalls was planning on going to Burkittsville with dogs and shot guns to try and find those 3 kids!!!. Me and him use to spend hours talking about it in the stockroom, we would debate different theories of those kids fates, the origin of the witch etc. My best friend and I would analyze the shit out every frame of the movie looking for clues that would help us solve the mistery. It was fucking awesome!. They totally had me and most of my friends fooled. Great review man.
I was suckered by this film in much the same way, the advertising and word of mouth that this was real was simply amazing. It was while watching the film that disappointment settled in, I realized I wasn't scared, I was motion sick and that really deflated the whole thing. What I was hoping for was a documentary inter-cut with the found footage, what I got was an upset stomach.
I live 12 miles away from Burkettsville. It was really neat when the movie was realised. Alot of visitors came into town.
love this film. great vids, subbed!
I was too young to be suckered by the Blair witch project but my older siblings and cousins all went to see it on opening night and they were polarized by it, my older brother hated it for the motion sickness, my sister loved it and my cousins either loved it or hated it(again for the motion sickness) but I will never forget being SO jealous because my older siblings and cousins went to see it. Gotta love the 90s lmao. Awesome review too.
so glad i found ur channel dude
Paul's laugh at the end was hilarious especially when they cut it so soon.
Went to a midnight showing & the girl I was with ran to the car! Straight up no BS, ran to the car. Thing was we were parked in a very woodsy area. I had a great movie experience with BWP. Thank you for reminding me of a moment from my youth. Subscribed!
I remember when the movie came out they were doing a premier in the woods that the movie was shot it, but I wasn't driving yet, so I couldn't get up there.
Even though it was a movie I thought it was based on a real folk legend like the New Jersey Devil, Years later a few of us drove up there and got creeped out before we got to the town. Half way up a hill there was a church, with about 100 people, carrying candles while walking out and down the side of the road. Once we got to Burkittsville there wasn't really any place to park. There was a small church with a cemetery behind it that we sat at for a little bit but we had no idea where to go from there. Eventually we drove around but the people in the area made us feel like we didn't belong and the entire town had this eerie feel to it.
I never realized just HOW brilliant the marketing for this movie was.
Great video Paul
I loved this movie to death. I first saw it when I was little and absolutely bought into it being real. Watching it back now a days now that I'm older, it can seem cheesy but I still enjoy watching it now and then on a old shitty tape cassette for the grainyness while in the dark. This movie still has a special place in my heart.
jeah, pretty much had the same experience.
small little cinema, had to walk home through the woods after it.
worst day of my life man. cannot remember how long it took till we gathered enough informations that it is not real, but it took a few days and those man.. those were the days.
Awesome review. Great job!
You're a really good reviewer. Subbed
I remember when this came out, my older sister went to see it at the theater one night. When she came home, she was beyond TERRIFIED!!!! She tries to deny she was scarred so bad, but I still remember her shaking with terror and being white as a ghost as she was telling us about the movie. And when I finally saw the movie, I couldn't sleep in the dark for the longest damn time.
The Blair Witch Project has probably the most convincing performances in a horror movie of all time. A key to the acting being so believable was the fact that the actors were sent into the woods by themselves with very little direction and eventually were able to get themselves lost for real at some point. The part where they come to the bridge for the 2nd time I heard was 100% real.
When I was 12 years old my mother got fed up with me putting rubber bugs under cups in the cabinet to scare her. One weekend when my brothers and step-dad were out on a hunting trip she sat me down and put on a vhs of Blair Witch, telling me how it was real and she remembered hearing about the stuff on the news when she was younger. I don't think I've ever been more genuinely terrified in my life. The movie ended and she went to bed but I was stuck on the couch watching the static too scared to even move. I couldn't sleep for almost three days after that and even when I tried the lights had to be on. I'd put money on the fact that I'm the most suckered sucker to get got by this movie that ever lived
There were plenty of "found footage" films wayy before Blair Witch was made.
lmao I would hardly say plenty, the first was Cannibal Holocaust in 1980 but it's common knowledge that The Blair Which Project popularized it.