Second Sight investigates THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (review)

Spawning "found footage horror" as an indie genre of access, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT went from cultural phenomenon to fashionably uncool and all the way back with Second Sight's special edition Blu-ray of a brand new restoration.

REVIEW LINK: Second Sight (UK) Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One:
• Theatrical Cut: 
• 1080i60 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historians Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson 
• Audio Commentary by writers and directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez and producers Rob Cowie, Greg Hale and Mike Manello 
• Festival Cut: 
• 1080i60 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Theatrical Cut from 35mm: 
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo 
• Optional English Subtitles 
• Audio Commentary by film historians Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson 
• Audio Commentary by writers and directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez and producers Rob Cowie, Greg Hale and Mike Manello
• Disc Two:
• "The Blair Witch Documentary" (150 minutes) 
• "THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT: Analogue Horror in a Digital World" visual essay by film historian Mike Muncer 
• Deleted Scenes (92 minutes) 
• Four Alternate Endings 
• "Curse of the Blair Witch" 1999 TV Mockumentary 
• Cannes 1999: Archive Directors' Interview 
• Three Trailers
• Comes in a rigid slipcase with new artwork by Timothy Pittides, a 184-page hardback book with archive production materials and new essays by Stacey Abbott, Becky Darke, Adam Hart, Craig Ian Mann, Mary Beth McAndrews,  Dr. Cecilia Sayad, Pete Turner and Heather Wixson, "Heather's Journal", and three collectors' art cards.