"The Blair With Project" was a surprise box office hit...costing very little to make and raking in a ton of money. The powers that be wanted a sequel as soon as possible and many of the folks responsible for making this film wanted to wait...so they made the next film without them! And, it's obvious as the supposed sequel is really nothing like the first picture. It's not a found footage film and instead spends much of the movie talking about the first movie...and how it was a movie. Not surprisingly, this was nothing like what fans expected and they mostly hated it...but enough excitement from the first film STILL meant this follow-up made money in spite of itself. Talk about cynical film making!
So why did I decide to watch this film...especially since I never watched the original? Well, I have set a goal for myself to see every entry on IMDB's infamous Bottom 100 List--the 100 worst rated widely released films. So far, I've seen 71 of them. A few I might never see (such as a couple Turkish movies and a German film) but I was excited to see this, #96, on Showtime. Is it as bad as fans think? Could it be as bad as fans think? Or, were they simply angry that the movie wasn't at all what they expected?
My verdict is that the film is quite bad. Not only is it NOT what fans wanted, these new characters are incredibly annoying jerks. Seeing them hanging out in the woods drinking, talking (non-stop) and acting like idiots did not make them endearing....and I just wanted the picture to end. It was a literal chore to make myself finish the movie. Not the worst thing I've ever seen by any stretch but I can see why the fans were disappointed.
So why did I decide to watch this film...especially since I never watched the original? Well, I have set a goal for myself to see every entry on IMDB's infamous Bottom 100 List--the 100 worst rated widely released films. So far, I've seen 71 of them. A few I might never see (such as a couple Turkish movies and a German film) but I was excited to see this, #96, on Showtime. Is it as bad as fans think? Could it be as bad as fans think? Or, were they simply angry that the movie wasn't at all what they expected?
My verdict is that the film is quite bad. Not only is it NOT what fans wanted, these new characters are incredibly annoying jerks. Seeing them hanging out in the woods drinking, talking (non-stop) and acting like idiots did not make them endearing....and I just wanted the picture to end. It was a literal chore to make myself finish the movie. Not the worst thing I've ever seen by any stretch but I can see why the fans were disappointed.