The Blair Witch Project (1999).
I watched the new transfer on the Second Sight (UK based boutique Blu ray-label) Blu ray.
"The Blair Witch Project production designer Ben Rock explains over on Twitter, “If you’re a fan of The Blair Witch Project, this edition is a first of its kind. The original sources have been re-digitized including a first-ever proper transfer of the 16mm. And there’s a new doc by Jed Shepherd interviewing all of us who made the film.”
“The version you’ve seen was transferred (hi-8 & 16mm) to BetaSP in 1997, edited in standard def, output to 35mm from SD, and that was the 35mm print. The DVD and Blu-ray besides this new edition was a video transfer from that 35mm print. This is the best version,” Rock adds."
I skipped through the 35 print based version also included here, and the new transfer is so much better. The film itself still manages to scare the bejesus out of me. I don’t know if it’s because I grew up next to some pretty impressive woods that were really scary at night, or because I’m a pussy with horror films. I don’t expect to sleep well tonight. The first time I saw this movie I had nightmares based on it for a full week after.
