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Plot

Two disgruntled teachers use a Rube Goldberg machine to exact revenge on the people who have wronged them.

Cast

Hard Shrug

Verdict

Standing at little over six minutes Rubes is an award winning short, but apparently aren't they all!?

A comedy horror it sees two disgruntled employees exacting revenge on people who did them wrong by using a rube goldberg machine. For those unfamiliar with what that is I assure you that you'll have seen plenty. You know where for example a ball rolls and knocks into something which triggers something else, that causes dominos to fall and the last one falls on a switch which triggers a catapult that fires a marble into a button and so forth.

The two men take such pleasure in what they're doing, but in a scientific accomplishment way more than sadistic. They have casual banter as they get their fatal revenge on the pair they've kidnapped and honestly it's hilarious.

See I'm not sure if this could possibly be made into a feature as it's successful here as mere sketch but damn it's so good what would be the harm in trying.

Very funny and likeable for the fantastic comedy elements.

The Good + Cast are great + Very funny + Great ideas

The Bad

• Nothing springs to mind

Rants

I swear this should be more of a thing, an annual tournament, rube Olympics! Limitless possibilities, remarkable levels of ingenuity, fascinating to participate in and highly enjoyable to watch.

The finale resulting in someone's death optional.

For a teacher, like me, its ...realism represents the basic virtue. Because the angry ( and frustrations ) of a teacher are not small. But the film is just a good dark comedy and the Rube Goldberg machine from the first scenes, like the teens reactions of "executioners" nice gifts.