Triangle

I remember the trailer for this movie, wasn't too impressed really. 8 Years later I stumbled across it and checked the reviews which seem overwhelming positive.

Sat down and saw it last night and it was a fantastic film. No gore, just pure suspense I could feel the butterflies in my stomach, you know its a good movie when that happens. Additionally I love movies that keep you guessing even when it's finished, which this did. There are only a few films that I would watch over again, this is one of them.

Just goes to show that you do need blood and gore, famous faces or a silly story line for a good flick. This was more than good and I wish they would continue to make movies like this. Well done!

"You're just having a bad dream. That's all baby. It's all it was. Bad dreams make you think you've seen things that you haven't." 

Triangle is a very good movie about Melissa George's perfect legs, and how they...wait, let me try this again. 

Triangle is actually an effective, intelligent, layered horror/thriller (starring Melissa George's perfect legs). I can't go into the story very much, as there's not much detail that can be given out with ruining it. I'll just say that a curiously detached young mother and a group of people go out sailing one gorgeous day, get caught in a storm, and find themselves shipwrecked. A massive approaching ocean liner appears to bring salvation, but once they're on-board, it seems strangely deserted. Soon people start dying, and the plot takes a sharp left turn that puts it at a cut above the typical slasher flick that Triangle seems to be at first glance. 

I'll admit that I was a little underwhelmed by the movie at first, but it definitely gets much better as it goes along. I really have to give the movie credit for how clever and ambitious it attempts (and succeeds) to be. The best description of Triangle I can give without ruining anything is a combination of The Shining and Donnie Darko, with a really hot lead actress. It's mind-bending in just the right way. There were lots of different points that the story could have fallen apart and stopped making sense, but that never happened. By the end, there are no loose ends. And I'll add that the title is particularly meaningful. 

If you're open-minded, attentive, and ready for something slightly different, chances are that you'll love this movie. I certainly enjoyed it.

After scanning several reviews, ('One of the best mysteries lately,Fascinating movie, Very good & intriguing...brilliant (?!?!) movie…'), I thought I'd give it a try.

Oh, what a dumb thing I did.

This is easily one of the worst movies I've seen in a while.

The makers of this dreck thought they had a 'clever-clever' idea, with this whole play on a variety of things - from it's title (as in Bermuda Triangle), to the Greek myths, and to other films about repeats in time, such as 11:59 (remade as Groundhog Day), and on, and on….snore…

The central character, Jess, played by Melissa George, has one of the most irritating personalities I've come across. Instead of feeling anything positive towards her, I just wished, she shut up.

The story in a nutshell, is: a bunch of people (who really have no connection to each other - so why are they getting on a boat together???) go on a yacht trip.

The yacht encounters freakish weather, and capsizes. All of the sudden, a mysterious passenger ship appears.

While it's quite clear there's NO ONE on-board (to the viewer), these people decide to get onto it.

No one helps them to board, but, that doesn't appear to seem unusual to them.

They wander, and all this stuff happens, involving a masked person - apparently the only person on board - who kills them.

Our 'heroine,' Jess, tries to plead with the others (in the most irritating adenoidal whine - nails on a blackboard are less annoying then her drone) to get off the boat.

Of course, they don't, and, well...without giving the 'plot' (of what there is) away, I will say it has something to do with multiple time-lines playing out.

What does our intrepid Jess do, when she sees this masked baddie (who she soon finds out, actually is)? She...HIDES.

Instead of just approaching this person, or doing anything common sense, she just hides and whines to the others, saying things like; 'you just gotta believe me, you gotta trust me,' which, of course, they don't.

The 'shocking' ending - the 'twist,' as it tries to be, is so poorly plotted, that film school 101 teaches you NOT to do idiotic stuff like these filmmakers did.

TRIANGLE is not the worst picture I've ever seen, but, I feel like I've been ripped off. Of an hour forty-five minutes of my life.

TRIANGLE is a story about regret, remorse, and second chances.

Jess (Melissa George) is on a sailing trip with friends when they encounter a freak storm that overturns their yacht. Jess and company happen upon what appears to be a derelict ship, adrift in the ocean.

Once aboard, it's not long before a murderous frenzy unfolds. This is repeated from various angles and points of view. Sound bizarre? It is! It's also riveting to watch, as pieces of the puzzle fall into place. If you've ever done something that you wish you could undo, fix, or erase completely, then this movie will hit a nerve. Ms. George is the center and circumference of the film. Watch her every move!

A wonderful brain-twister, this!...

I just came back from the world premiere at FrightFest in London, it was the festival opener as well so expectations were high and it didn't disappoint! Much better than Creep and Severance, this is Christopher Smith's most ambitious film. A mind-bending story that is as puzzling as it is original, Triangle is more a mystery than a horror movie in my opinion. Gorehounds will be sorely disappointed. This is more about a situation which becomes more and more surreal, almost dream-like, I thought during the film that I've had similar nightmares as a kid... nightmares going around in circles and getting more and more frightening because I knew when or how the monster would inevitably come back...

The plot (no spoilers): after their yacht is overturned during a freak storm, a group of friends are desperate for help. A cruise ship suddenly appears and they see a figure looking down at them from the bridge for a few seconds. They climb on board but there is no crew, no passengers, nothing. Saying anything more would be ruining the movie, so I'll stop here.

After the movie ended in a round of applause, Christopher Smith said that it took him 2 years to write the script, and in the end it's not surprising as this is a very complex plot and to make all the pieces fall into place must have been a daunting task! Good acting by Melissa George and the rest of the cast, but her haunting performance takes center stage very quickly as the movie goes on a WTF / Twilight Zone-ish mode. All in all I recommend it, I really enjoyed it and it kept me guessing the whole time so if you like unconventional, mind-f*** movies, this is one for you!