10 Reasons Blair Witch Is A Crushing Disappointment

10. It's A Remake Pretending To Be A Sequel

There's an unfortunate recent trend of studios attempting to exploit our nostalgia for classic films by releasing "sequels" that are more or less remakes with a slightly modern twist. Blair Witch is one such film.

Essentially a soft reboot of the franchise despite how fervently it pretends to be a follow-up, the film largely recycles what worked the first time (creepy noises outside the campers' tents, piles of rocks and twig figurines being discovered, the campers getting lost, and plenty more in the ending portion that's too spoilerific to discuss) to largely diminished effect.

That's probably the worst thing that can be said of the new film: it feels incredibly lazy, and while it might prove effective enough for younger audiences who haven't seen the original, to fans of the first film it just feels like an insult.