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Very slow to start with but I enjoyed the acceleration and mysterious climax
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
11/06/24
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Banjax D
It was fun! Ok it's not threatening to win any oscars but it had some sort of interesting ideas. The end was "influenced" by Blair Witch but there's a lot of that about, and at least the characters had some substance and weren't just cardboard cutouts, unlike some Midsommars we could mention. At time of writing it's free on Amazon freevee and most certainly worth a look.
Rated 3.5/5 Stars •
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
02/29/24
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rick p
What a wild ride! Couldn't predict what would happen next and happy that it wasn't the usual trope. What a trippy and fun film.
Rated 5/5 Stars •
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
03/31/23
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This is Not a bad film, and actually it is pretty cool. You think it is something, and then something else, and then something else, and so on, and it is in a good way. People just want flashy colors, spec effects, and truck-sized and chiseled super-men beating people up for no reason whatsoever, and this is the opposite of that completely. It is a slow-burn, Very slow and is actually one of its' downsides for the first half of the film, but the ending is pretty good. I wouldn't say necessarily that it is a shelf-duster, but it is a good addition to science-fiction at least.
Where it loses a whole star for me is that the ending leaves you totally open to interpretation, like the kind of ending you'd see winning an Avant-Garde award for "Up For Interpretation." the kind of pretentious "we're so artistic" ending that you Hate in everything. Did I Specifically like the ending? Yes. Was it a good ending? No. It wasn't fully fleshed out, the Very ending was predictable, and really no-one tried to do anything about the ending at all. I liked this film, but anything less than a 2.5 stars or a 5/10 is disingenuous and they are probably just bigoted to low-budget wilderness movies.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
02/25/23
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Sold as a horror movie, a group of guys receive a cryptic postcard from one of their friends and they all decide to go out to a specific location to film the day to day life of people in a commune.
This is the first film in a long time that I just couldn't sit through to the end. I got to the 30 minute mark and absolutely nothing had happened. They go to the commune and it's just minute after minute of whiney millennials hanging around in the desert complaining about society and the modern world, doing boring, menial tasks and going to the toilet.
There have been many well made found footage horrors at this point that have set a certain standard for this type of film and The Triangle falls woefully short in every respect. The acting is wobbly at best, the camera work is unnecessarily shaky for hand held which is frustrating and just plain nauseating at points with blurry shots, weird angles and constantly jerky motions. Most importantly the pacing is that of an arthritic snail and your time would be better spent sleeping than watching this film, although the film may help send you off to slumber land.
This is one of the most mind numbing film experiences I've had for a long time and whoever was in charge of editing and any kind of pacing in the film needs to take a good hard look at themselves before making anything in the future.
Rated 1/5 Stars •
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
02/05/23
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I really wanted to like this film - and I'll concede that there's plenty to like: beautiful shots and sets, an intriguing twist on the cult theme, the candid or ad-libbed dialogue and interactions between the cast, etc. But, ultimately, it was a little too disorganized to stick its landing. More sizzle than steak, so to speak. Additionally, and without giving too much of the plot away, there's a noise (essential to the plot) that's featured throughout the final 30 minutes of the movie. This sound is very high pitched and sometimes lasts for several minutes at a time, drowning out important dialogue, but worst of all, giving me an actual headache. In fact, the sound design in general is a mess, and it's difficult to tell whether some of its features are intentional or simply amateurish. I get that certain sounds can be used effectively to create ambiance or play into the plot as this particular tone does in The Triangle. I also recognize that this kind of sound design can have a physical effect on an audience, but I didn't come away from it thinking, "Wow, what an interesting experience!" Rather, I came away from it in need of some aspirin. So, I'd say, if you're interested in cults or in beautiful cinematography, The Triangle may be worth checking out, but keep one hand on the remote, because depending on your tolerance for loud, high-pitched noises, you may find yourself, very suddenly, reaching for the volume button.
Rated 2/5 Stars •
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
02/26/23
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