Horst_In_Translation Review of The Blair Thumb

The Blair Thumb (2002 Video)

Pretty loud and obnoxious, but almost never really funny

[4/10 · 31 May 2017]

"The Blair Thumb" is an American short film in the English language that came out back in 2002, so this one has its 15th anniversary this year. The director is Todd Portugal and even if he worked on other Thumb films, the driving force here is of course writer Steve Oedekerk who made these Thumb films at pretty much the same time when he scored his Oscar nomination, so he was far from a rookie very early in the 21st century. Anyway, having seen some of these I cannot really say I am a great fan and this also applies to this one here. of course screaming is also a major component in the original Blair Witch movie that by the way ages better with every year, but there is also some substance to it and here it is one scene after the other that is intended as funny, but never really works out this way. That's why I believe the description in the title of my review is more than accurate. I found it more loud and annoying than anything remotely entertaining and I am glad it stays comfortably under the 30-minute mark. It still feels too long. This is coming from somebody who rates the Blair Witch Project as his favorite horror film of all time, so I also cannot recommend it to those who love BWP. Actually, these are perhaps the ones who will like this one here the least. 4 stars out of 10 is still very much on the generous side. Watch something else instead.