The other day I got a press release via email. For some reason or another I assumed it was for a film I'd have zero interest in. When I looked through the press release I saw that Daniel Myrick (writer/director of The Blair Witch Project) was at the helm of this ship. Ok, I'll bite. I went to the website and watched the trailer. Even though I haven't seen Blair Witch in years, I'm a big fan of it. I had a great experience seeing Blair Witch in the theater...I thought the last few minutes were incredibly effective and tense, I can't remember the last time I saw a film in the theater that elicited such a reaction. Back to The Objective trailer. I am endlessly cynical about new films. It seems like for every Let The Right One In there are 10 Mirrors. So I was ready to hate this thing just based on the trailer (wouldn't be the first time). But, halfway through the trailer I was convinced this film could be interesting.Check out the trailer
It's got a slight Blair Witch feel. Maybe it's the "I filled this thing up with water last night!" line, after a solider takes sip of sand from a canteen. Nevertheless, I want to see this film...I'm curious to see if they lose the map in this one too.
The Objective opens at the IFC Center in NYC on February 4th and will then make its way to the Sunset 5 in Hollywood on March 13th.
3 comments:
it's really a shame these guys never got anywhere. you'd think they would have had a blank check at any studio. The Blair Witch Project is in my top 5 horror films of all time.
Blair Witch is a great film...
The Objective is on IFC on demand right at this very moment...it is $6.99 which is much cheaper than seeing it at the theaters.
I got the screener today, it looks pretty cool...I'm looking forward to checking it out.
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