Triangle (2009)

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  May 29, 2010

  jmanard52

  I am not even sure where to begin on this movie. A very interesting twist to the standard horror film. Im not going to try and explain it as Im not even sure I got it all yet. . .

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  April 4, 2012

  garyX

  A pleasure boat capsizes during a freak storm and its occupants are rescued by a deserted Ocean Liner inhabited by a mysterious stranger with murderous intent. Triangle is one of those cause and effect paradox stories that science fiction writers are so fond of and reminded me of... read more The Butterfly Effect crossed with Back To The Future 2. Like Twelve Monkeys it obviously owes a debt to La Jetee, but as it concerns itself with the same five characters over the same 90 minute period, it seems far more like small potatoes than Terry Gilliam's film. The premise is simple, having a familiar Twilight Zone feel about it and because of this, once you twig the big twist you know exactly where it's going to go. It's funny, but I feel like I've written this review before...That'll be because it is EXTREMELY similar to Spanish film Los Cronocrimenes released two years earlier. Enough to make me wonder if legal action has been taken. Although "Timecrimes" makes a little more logical sense and requires less in the way of leaps of faith, Triangle's superior production value, more sympathetic lead and superior punchline makes for a better film. Not a bad little mind-bending sci-fi/horror hybrid however, and worth a look if like this type of thing.

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  February 4, 2012

  helpahorse

  I give this film props for creating a mystery then slowly unravelling that mystery to show a deeper story. There were a few problems I had with this film that I think kept the movie from being a success.
  
  To start off, the movie is about a girl named Jess who goes sailing with... read more her friend Greg and a couple of his friends. At the beginning, we see Jess is really freaked out about something. She's on edge and spaces out frequently. When a freak electrical storm causes their boat to capsize, a big steamboat comes by and picks them up for rescue. When they board the ship, they see no one is around and then some crazy stuff starts happening to Jess and the others. We don't know anything until the plot starts unravelling itself towards the end.
  
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  The first problem I had with this movie was the characters. The only character that was sufficiently developed was Jess. We saw she had multiple problems to deal with that gave her character some depth. All the other characters had no depth at all. The other characters were just shallow pawns used to carry the plot along. The other characters just had stereotypical personalities or no personality at all- like Victor whose character was just a hot bod that had little to contribute to the film. If all the characters had a stronger relationship with each other perhaps the movie would've been more interesting and fun to watch.
  
  The second problem I had with the film was the amazingly slow pace. After an hour I was thinking surely this film must be over soon! At the one hour mark, the characters were STILL running all over the ship yelling "HELLO!" in their clearly fake American accents. I was actually very surprised to learn that there was still 40 minutes left to the movie. It was very slow and I got pretty bored. Nothing remotely interesting happened until probably 1:14 minute mark. I hate slow paced movies.
  
  The next problem I had with the movie was the plot. There were so many plot holes it was frustrating to watch. At the end of the film, we learn that Jess is stuck in a time loop that repeats itself only when all the others (e.g. Greg, Victor, Sally, etc.) are dead. Once they are dead, the entire movie repeats itself. As we find out, Jess has been stuck in this time loop numerous times. Jess can leave the time loop at any time-- all she has to do is choose not to go on the sail boating trip or choose to not kill everyone when she gets on the rescue ship. The reason Jess stays in the time loop is because she accidentally gets in a car accident and kills her son after she escapes from the rescue ship. In order to bring her son back to life, she decides to re enter the time loop and try everything again-- hopefully this time not killing her son. It was too confusing and honestly- quite boring. The whole thing was her just kicking everyone else's ass over and over and over again. You would think after being in the time loop for days, she would realize that hey you know what? Maybe I should take a different approach. Jess' character obviously had some psychological problems. Her rash decisions were illogical and stupid. The entire thing could've been avoided. Also, Jess uses that double barrel shotgun like a motherfucking pro. Where did that come from? A girl with that amazing aim? Yeah, right. She karate kicks and fights like a hero. It felt slightly choreographed and fake. But anyway I digress. At the very end we see Jess is a fuck up of a mother and beats her son. Then she has an epiphany and says "Oh my god, I'm a terrible mother. I will make things right again." So she goes and kills her other self. Then she says to her son "Let's get out of here!" and they flee: 1) Where the hell are they going? 2) Why are they leaving their safe house? 3)Did Jess completely forget WHY she re-entered the loop in the first place? To save her son? If by getting in a car and driving her son, it's inevitable the son will die again. Why doesn't she remember? It just didn't make any sense. Then after her son is dead, she goes back to the dock and goes on the sail boating trip again! How can Greg, Victor, Sally, etc. all be at the dock? She just killed them all! Are these people immortal?? Did any of it even really happen or is Jess a schizophrenic and hallucinating all of it? It was just too confusing. There are other movies that pull it off much better.
  
  I respect what the plot was doing, but it really was just a huge unorganized mess.

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  August 16, 2011

  blacksheepboy

  An unusual thriller that deserves credit for the exquisite direction and the genuinely oppressive and mysterious atmosphere. But even though the plot seems more ingenious and smarter than many others, it is actually illogical and with so many plot holes that by the end it does no... read moret make any sense.

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  August 13, 2011

  LoughnerWasLucid

  Look closely to notice Melissa George's peach fuzz moustache. it is there whether you like it or not. most likely not. for that reason and for other reasons, i look forward to not seeing her in the future, thanks to a few shit-bombs like "the Crazies" and this handful of himalaya... read moren kitten shit. thanks for sucking so hard, "Triangle!"

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  June 24, 2011

  murphmann93

  Really bad, like watching the same film over and over again until the end were the only good scene takes place.

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  June 5, 2011

  FiLmCrAzY

  i dont at all understand this movie.
  Maybe its because im not very smart or maybe its because the movie tries to do something different but just loses it completely.
  The whole movie is terrible and boring, i dont think the movie understands the meaning of the word suspense beca... read moreuse this movie has none of it.

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  May 14, 2011

  WrenchLT

  An intriguing and compellingly plotted mystery thriller about a woman stuck in a nightmarish time-loop on board an abandoned cruise ship in the pacific ocean. I praise the plot for doing something different and original and it's quite clever, but it does leave unanswered question... read mores which has led to many online debates and theories. The whole deja vu thing did wear on the mind eventually though and the running and hiding in the same old places got tiresome. It's fairly violent at times so there's a bit of carnage to endure as well. So it has some flaws but it's one to watch. It's thought provoking and it lingers in the mind well after viewing.

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  April 3, 2011

  Deano78

  A very good thriller that uses a time loop to good effect. It's not particularly gory or scary, but the deserted ship does make a creepy location for this type of film. Quite a few seem to find it hard to follow, I thought it was a lot easier than say Memento to understand first ... read moretime round. True it can be a bit open for you to draw your own conclusion by the end of what and why it's happening, but the clues are there. They maybe one or two plot holes by the end, but nothing major that spoils the effect of the film. Overall a good thriller, different to the norm, that most will enjoy figuring out.

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  November 28, 2010

  76Majikat

  A film that grew on me throughout - one warning though, watch it in one go, stop it at certain points and it might get a little confusing.
  
  The film does take a little while to warm up, but all begins to make sense after a short while and there enters a mind twisting, almost ti... read moreme travel, type story, which is cleverly thought out.
  
  Had this film had an all star cast or a better acting cast it would definitely be a much bigger film.

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• Michael Dorman as Greg
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