R E V I E W S

Book of Shadows (2000)

Starring: Stephen B. Turner, Tristine Skyler, Erica Leerhsen, Kim Director, Jeffrey Donovan

Director: Joe Berlinger
Rating: R

Studio: Artisan Entertainment

Review Posted: 11.12.00

Rating: 3/5

By Paul Perkins.

In 1999 the world of Hollywood was in for a new kind of motion pictures never done before. It was the first film made for 30,000 and became one of the most successful independent movies of all time. It was market very well not like most films are marketing. It was called The Blair Witch Project and it causes a lot of talk when It was release. I lot of people said it was real but it was not I hated this movie with a passion.

So when I film does very well Hollywood think lets make a sequel and make more money. The only problem is some times when they make another it usually not that good. The next chapter is called Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2. For Jeff (Jeffrey Donovan) his life is doing down the drain he just was release from a mental institution. He has a big obsession with The Blair Witch so he make a business in which he a tour that take people to the site of the witch.

His first tour he has 4 clients Erica (Erica Leerhsen) who has immersed herself in Blair Witch mythology and who is a witch herself, Next are Tristen (Tristen Skyler) and Stephen (Stephen Barker Turner) who are Grad students and are writing a book about the Blair Witch but who does not agree on the idea of Blair Witch. Tristen think it must contain so truth to the story but Stephen believes it’s a textbook case of hysteria.

Last of the clients is Kim (Kim Director) yes that her name as the Goth aficionado possessed of striking psychic abilities. So they are of to the wood for some little fun. But what they don’t know it going to be a hell of a trip and they are in for a hell of a fight with the Blair Witch. It will change their lives forever and yours as well.

After the first Blair Witch I hope they would never make another but of course they did but I have to say it was much better then the first one.

Good points:

The story was must better then the first.

There was blood and it was scary not like the first one that was not scary at all.

It is in color and not 35mm.

It doesn’t make people sick when they run in the wood like the last one did to a lot of people.

It makes you laugh sometimes.

The beginning was pretty good with all the coverage of the first Movie.

This one made you think if it was real. Not like the last one you know it was fake.

Bad points:

There was too much blood even so I listed blood as a good point but it was just too much blood.

It drags a little bit.

Most of the plot took place in a warehouse it could be a little more in the woods.

They had too much markets material in the film. It look like a commercial.

Overall, it's not the best horror movie but it was not the worst movie either. Book of Shadows is definitely worth watching once, just to see how it is. But if you hated the first one, you will like this one better.

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