BLAIR WITCH | Sequel to THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT | 9/16/16 | The Blair Witch returns as The Blair "Blair Witch" Witch

[Mockingjay Raphael]

http://pro.boxoffice.com/facebook-watch-blair-witch-repeats-atop-facebook-charts/

 

Leading the Facebook tracking for two weeks in a row, this is about to explode in a big, big way! 

[Jayhawk the Hutt]

BTW, there are a number of critic screenings starting tonight. Don't know if we get more reviews in the next week, but there certainly is a lot of confidence.

Edited August 30, 2016 by Jayhawk

[Cookson]

It's really weird.... I watched TBWP the other day, when I watched it all those years ago, I was 13, it scared the crap out of me... But after I watched it again recently I didn't get any of that feeling. The movie went by so quick it felt like it was over before I could really get into it.

 

Doesn't matter, I'm watching this opening weekend. I hope to recapture some of those feelings like when I watched the original for the first time. My wife is coming.. so should be enjoyable.

 

What are the chances of them actually showing the Blair Witch? She was described as being really hairy and floating with her feet not touching the ground. Or is she going to show herself as perhaps Heather?

[baumer]

I'm going to try to see this at Tiff.

[Mockingjay Raphael]

19 hours ago, Cookson said:

It's really weird.... I watched TBWP the other day, when I watched it all those years ago, I was 13, it scared the crap out of me... But after I watched it again recently I didn't get any of that feeling. The movie went by so quick it felt like it was over before I could really get into it.

 

Doesn't matter, I'm watching this opening weekend. I hope to recapture some of those feelings like when I watched the original for the first time. My wife is coming.. so should be enjoyable.

 

What are the chances of them actually showing the Blair Witch? She was described as being really hairy and floating with her feet not touching the ground. Or is she going to show herself as perhaps Heather?

 

It's not weird, you just grew up. 

[Jayhawk the Hutt]

3 hours ago, Baumer loves Oogieloves said:

I'm going to try to see this at Tiff.

Didn't realize it was playing there. Awesome. On a side note, I need to get up there some day. How difficult is it to get tickets to the big movies at TIFF B? I know tickets can be crazy expensive.

[baumer]

11 minutes ago, Jayhawk said:

Didn't realize it was playing there. Awesome. On a side note, I need to get up there some day. How difficult is it to get tickets to the big movies at TIFF B? I know tickets can be crazy expensive.

 

It's pretty difficult.  They are expensive and they sell out fast.

[Taylor]

For those unaware, there's a viral campaign going on for this one now too.

 

There's a Kickstarter from 2014 about the documentary they're making in the movie, with updates stopping (and backers wondering if the movie was still happening) before an update about the crew being missing: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/891264965/the-absence-of-closure/description

 

There's a Facebook page set up to finding Lisa Arlington (the filmmaker): https://www.facebook.com/Finding-Lisa-Arlington-1596370587323312/

 

And this website is also somehow related: https://darknet666blog.wordpress.com/

[RandomCat]

2 minutes ago, Taylor said:

For those unaware, there's a viral campaign going on for this one now too.

 

There's a Kickstarter from 2014 about the documentary they're making in the movie, with updates stopping (and backers wondering if the movie was still happening) before an update about the crew being missing: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/891264965/the-absence-of-closure/description

 

There's a Facebook page set up to finding Lisa Arlington (the filmmaker): https://www.facebook.com/Finding-Lisa-Arlington-1596370587323312/

 

And this website is also somehow related: https://darknet666blog.wordpress.com/

 

Okay, the Kickstarter part is pretty cool.

[Hiccup23]

Marketing is kicking up online. I am still surprised that they didn't start marketing earlier.

[Jayhawk the Hutt]

12 minutes ago, Hiccup23 said:

Marketing is kicking up online. I am still surprised that they didn't start marketing earlier.

Eh, no need to heavily market until this week. The last two weeks are the most important, that's when the GA really starts to get interested. 

[Jayhawk the Hutt]

http://www.avclub.com/article/why-blair-witch-project-still-matters-17-years-aft-241875

[baumer]

Tomorrow I find out if I will be attending the midnight showing premiere at TIFF.  My friend is working it this year and she is going to find out tomorrow if she can get me a ticket or not.  I think she will be able to.  But not for certain.  It's a question and answer period with the director and writer too.

[robertman2]

4 hours ago, Taylor said:

For those unaware, there's a viral campaign going on for this one now too.

 

There's a Kickstarter from 2014 about the documentary they're making in the movie, with updates stopping (and backers wondering if the movie was still happening) before an update about the crew being missing: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/891264965/the-absence-of-closure/description

 

There's a Facebook page set up to finding Lisa Arlington (the filmmaker): https://www.facebook.com/Finding-Lisa-Arlington-1596370587323312/

 

And this website is also somehow related: https://darknet666blog.wordpress.com/

That's a better Kickstarter than one I backed

[Mockingjay Raphael]

21 hours ago, Taylor said:

For those unaware, there's a viral campaign going on for this one now too.

 

There's a Kickstarter from 2014 about the documentary they're making in the movie, with updates stopping (and backers wondering if the movie was still happening) before an update about the crew being missing: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/891264965/the-absence-of-closure/description

 

There's a Facebook page set up to finding Lisa Arlington (the filmmaker): https://www.facebook.com/Finding-Lisa-Arlington-1596370587323312/

 

And this website is also somehow related: https://darknet666blog.wordpress.com/

 

Who said that Lionsgate can't promote a movie? 

[Mockingjay Raphael]

Don't Breathe also had a viral marketing, actually, Deadline even wrote an article saying that Sony spent more in the internet marketing than in the TV marketing.

 

It's interesting to see that is the horror movies that are introducing this new Era, where the movies has a bigger focus on internet than in the real life. 

[Hiccup23]

2 hours ago, Mockingjay Raphael said:

Don't Breathe also had a viral marketing, actually, Deadline even wrote an article saying that Sony spent more in the internet marketing than in the TV marketing.

 

It's interesting to see that is the horror movies that are introducing this new Era, where the movies has a bigger focus on internet than in the real life. 

 

Reminds me of the Blair Witch Project marketing back when it was released. It was marketed entirely through the Internet. 

[baumer]

The opening night of Blair Witch sold out in 12 minutes for the Toronto International Film Festival. So sadly I will not be seeing it before it opens on September 16th.

[Hiccup23]

2 hours ago, Baumer loves Oogieloves said:

The opening night of Blair Witch sold out in 12 minutes for the Toronto International Film Festival. So sadly I will not be seeing it before it opens on September 16th.

 

Sorry but at least thats a good sign people are wanting to see this. 

[Kevin Bacon]

100% on RT with an 8.2 average rating through the first eight reviews. Hardly surprising given the track record of Wingard and Barrett, but encouraging nonetheless.