Woodyanders Review of The Blair Thumb

The Blair Thumb (2002 Video)

A spot-on sidesplitting send-up of "The Blair Witch Project"

[9/10 · 10 August 2007]

A trio of college student filmmakers -- uptight, pretentious Stressy (voiced to snarky perfection by Megan Cavanagh), mellow, but excitable jerk Jish (an amusingly smug Jim Jackman), and whiny doofus Vic (delightfully voiced to the shrill wimpy hilt by Steve Oedekerk) -- venture into the woods to make a documentary about the legendary Blair Thumb. Naturally, they get hopelessly lost and find themselves in considerable jeopardy. This 28 minute parody of the smash indie horror picture "The Blair Witch Project" mines a fine line in truly inspired and often uproarious goofball humor: Comic highlights include an interview with a gruff pirate ("I only know the ways of the sea"), ridiculous mild profanity ("Aw, spit, man, spit!"), a surprise nighttime attack by a vicious shark ("Take the girl -- just leave us alone!"), and a last reel appearance by Frankenthumb. Karen Chow-Del Rio's shaky hand-held cinematography, Jason Nyberg's spare shivery'n'shuddery ominous score, and the sidesplitting silly dialogue (all-time favorite line: "It's dark, it's abandoned, it's spooky -- let's go inside!") further enhance the infectiously inane hilarity of this total gut-busting hoot.