It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

A formula for a movie this bad only comes around a few times, and it should definitely be studied and observed to prevent future tragedies of it's kind.What happens when a studio wants to cash in on a wildly successful movie but can't get the original director? Then hires someone known only for making documentaries with no experiencing directing narrative-driven fiction? And that director doesn't even like the first movie? And then that director makes the exact opposite of the movie they want out of pure spite for them and original film?You get a cinematic 30-car pileup like "Book of Shadows." Whereas the first film was a fake documentary that showed a group of people fall to pieces in a realistic situation and at the end only hinted at something supernatural, Book of Shadows is a more generic horror movie that makes no attempt to seem like a documentary at all. Staffed by a team of insufferable, banal characters with no interesting or redeeming qualities. They are all apparently based on people who all serve as a metaphor for the people "effected" by the first film, like Wiccans, Goths and people who thought the movie was real. The director put so much thought into what they were supposed to represent, he forgot all about how to make them compelling character in the actual film.The movie is laden with subtext and hidden meaning, but that doesn't justify it's existence. Now, not only is the film a mindless, generic, incoherent and totally unentertaining mess, it's also extremely pretentious and smugly satisfied with itself. Like an especially dimwitted dog who takes a poop on your carpet because he's mad at you and grins at you like he actually accomplished something. But at the end, you're going to have to clean the carpet, he has to sleep outside, and nobody won here.One half of this film is motivated by greed, the other half is motivated by wrath. You put the two together and it's like mixing nerve gas, everyone in the room dies horribly.The director apparently blames the studio in some regard for the movie's poor reception due to the heavy editing they did. But honestly? Even just from watching the footage that actually made it into the film, it's easy to see there wasn't much to salvage.It's rare to see a film that's cheap cash grab AND insanely pretentious, but Book of Shadows pulls it off. It's one of my top ten worst movies of all time.And no, "Book of Shadows" doesn't mean anything.

I literally don't understand why this film was hated. I mean it wasn't great but it wasn't bad. I thought it was good and at least it followed the original one. That's what I look for in a sequel. If it follows the original movie. And like the person I am, I did research on the original and it wasn't true. The directors and the people that made the movie lied to the actors believing that the movie was based on a true which it wasn't. Which in the end doesn't surprise me that they lied. There were some stupid parts here and there but it wasn't bad like what metascore rated the movie and what other users have said. So in the end, it's a 50/25/25 shot, some may like it a lot, some may prefer the original because it was awful, some may think it wasn't bad and I'm part of the 25%. I thought the movie wasn't bad.

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000): Dir: Joe Berlinger / Cast: Kim Director, Stephen Barker Turner, Tristen Skyler, Jeffrey Donovan, Erica Leerhsen: Whereas The Blair Witch Project used atmosphere to render suspense, this stupid sequel uses nudity, bad acting, and scenes of tourists being gutted. There is also no book in the film so the title is irrelevant, but then again, there is no evidence of a script either. Just a bunch of meatheads obsessed with The Blair Witch Project. They set up a camera and watch strange things happen that they cannot explain. Basically no plot and the story relies heavily on gore and violence. Joe Berlinger can be credited for making things uncertain and stresses minds warped by media influence but the screenwriter is another bust altogether. Special effects are terrific with haunting atmosphere but the acting really sucks. Bad acting by Kim Director, Stephen Barker Turner, Tristen Skyler, Erica Leerhsen, and Jeffrey Donovan. One wonders if they comprehend how embarrassing they look in this foolishness. One of the females sits on the floor in a trance rocking back and forth like a jackass. That is where the people with the white jackets should arrive and take this nut job away. Bypassed theme of evil committed by people whose minds do not fully comprehend with actors who do not fully comprehend how foolish they look in it. Score: 2 / 10

Director Joe Berlinger does an exemplary job of creating a truly terrifying environment in this film and he keeps the suspense level high from beginning to the very end shot. This is an intense film and the thrills are unrelenting. Haunting imagery and some truly horrific sequences are likely to stay with audiences for many years. The cast is exceptionally good and give some very powerful individual performances. It is, however, Kim Director who stands out and gives the film something very special. She is absolutely mesmerizing in the movie and when she is on screen no one can avert their eyes. She is a magnetic screen presence and the camera loves her. When she isn't in a scene, her absence is sorely missed and upon her return the movie catches fire again. Her role here is essential and casting her was a stroke of genius.