I've taken some time in taking a look the deleted and extended scenes of The Blair Witch Project.

It has puzzled me for quite some time now, as to why on earth hasn't there been an Uncut or Director's Cut version of the movie released on DVD or BluRay after all this time. Or even a Special Edition DVD release.

I have the normal Region 2 DVD release, I have the Region 1 DVD release, and I have the BluRay region 2 release - and all of these copies of the film have the same special features, and of course the same theatrical cut of the film. They all have the deleted scenes, alternate endings, and the Curse Of The Blair Witch mockumentary.

But there must be more out there!

It can't be just that.

During their 8 day shoot, 2 and a half hours of usable footage was edited together. Then after the film's release at Sundance, the film was then edited down to 90 minutes, which is the version we have now. So there is at least an hour's worth of footage still out there.

Even with the extended or deleted scenes we have on the DVD/BluRay releases don't mount up to an hour.

This is excluding the numerous reshot endings of Mike in different closing poses.

They vary, there's one of Mike hanging, one of him tied up (like pictured). But I'm glad they went with their original idea for the ending, which is the one we have.

But let's take a quick look at the deleted/extended scenes.

This scene is shot during Heather, Mike, and Josh's night in the motel room before they set out the next day to the Merryland Woods. This scene shows that Mike and Josh are fans of poetry, and they take turns in filming each other reciting poems. Heather is in the bathroom at this point, cleaning her teeth. This scene last approximately 6 minutes and 10 seconds. I can see why this scene was cut personally, it plays no real importance in the film's plot.

Then there is this deleted scene where one morning, maybe the morning after their first day of getting lost, Mike suggests leaving behind all their film and recording equipment. Mike says it'll be easier to hike with less weight on their backs, and that they can always retrieve it later on when they have established their whereabouts and location. Heather and Josh do not agree to do this. This scene has a runtime of 1 minute and 4 seconds.

This is just an extended scene of Josh's arrival to Heather's house that first morning. It is 57 seconds long. If you take into account from where the original scenes ends, there is merely just a few extra seconds footage of Josh filming as he walks up Heather's front pathway to her house.

A 29 second deleted scene of Heather filming some bones she found. My guess is, that this is during the time of when they discover the stick figures hanging in the trees.

There's 34 seconds extended onto Heather's confession scene. She doesn't say anything of any real importance, she is just responding to sounds she is hearing out in the woods.

This scene is quite interesting, it runs for 3 minutes and 16 seconds, and it shows an argument between Josh with Mike and Heather.

This is a scene I wished was left in the finished film. Tensions are rising between the three, where they have all agreed to continue walking South that day. Josh is frustrated, and refuses to walk any further, and says that he will climb a tree to signal or flag for help somehow, or build a fire to attract attention.

Heather and Mike argue with Josh that this is all a ridiculous idea, and this scene shows the rare occasion where Heather and Mike are in agreement. Heather gets angry at Josh, and says that she hopes that Josh wakes up the next morning with a giant pile of rocks on his head, and she is somewhat very threatening in her statement.

Here, is a 21 second deleted scene of Heather crying hysterically in the tent. My guess is, is that this is after the scene where Heather is sowing up Josh's clothing while holding the small flashlight in her mouth.

This is a 1 minute 8 seconds extended scene of the fight that erupted after Mike confessed to kicking the map in the creek. This extended scene shows more aggression in their argument. Especially between Heather and Josh, where Heather threatens to leave Mike and Josh, and she's says to Josh that she has been preparing for this project for 2 years, and it is not her fault that they are lost. Josh calls her a bitch in return, and Heather responds with, "Your friend kicks the map in the creek, and your calling me a bitch?"

This is a 5 minute and 10 seconds deleted scene of the night in the tent after the day of the map incident. Here, Heather, Mike, and Josh discuss the strange local townsfolk that they interviewed while they were in town, and the possibility of that it could be a member of the town that doesn't like that they are there, and has decided to come out to the woods and mess with them. This scene also shows Mike apologising once again for kicking the map in the creek, and he also clears up the fact that Josh actually balled up the map and threw it on the ground before Mike kicked it in the creek. This scene clears up that argument between Heather and Josh, where he was saying that he gave back the map to Heather after last map check. Obviously, Josh was lying, he didn't return the map to Heather.

This next scene is not a deleted or extended scene, I think it is an alternate scene, of when Mike enters the basement of the house, and attack by someone or something.

This video is not on any DVD or BluRay release, as far as I know. I have only seen it on YouTube.

It is a very quick and dark scene. Mike enters the basement while calling out to Josh. Suddenly, there is a hideous shrieking sound coming from behind him. Mike turns, and the scene quickly ends.

So, with all these scenes added together, it doesn't mount up to an hour of unseen footage.

I think The Blair Witch Project needs, and deserves, a uncut remastered DVD/BluRay release, with new documentaries and new cast/crew interviews. I think this is long overdue, because I believe there is tons of unseen and unused footage material out there, that we are still waiting to see.