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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Azul" data-source="post: 2657989" data-attributes="member: 11779">Yeah, but I saw it during a midnight showing (late Friday) before hearing too much hype about the movie.  I had no particular expectations other than knowing it was supposed to be better than your usually slasher/horror flick.The movie reminded me of the kind of imagery I'd see in nightmares.  The final part resembled a few nightmares I'd had as a kid enough to creep me out.Usually horror flicks bore me.  I might startle during such a movie but I very rarely get genuinely scared or creeped out.  Blair Witch pressed the right buttons to remind me of nightmares so yeah, it scared and creeped me out.  First horror movie to do that since my early teens (i.e. the mid 80s).Had I seen Blair Witch during an afternoon showing (i.e. bright sunny day) and after hearing more hype (i.e. raised expectations), I would probably have gone into the theatre in the wrong mindset to properly enjoy the movie.Blair Witch is much closer to a good campfire story than it is to a traditional horror movie.  If well-told campfire stories used to scare you as a kid, you probably enjoyed it.  Otherwise, you probably thought it was lame and low budget.</blockquote>