Three filmmakers receive an unsettling postcard from an estranged friend living in a secluded commune. The filmmakers take their cameras into the wilderness of Montana to document the mysterious inner workings of the group. On their disconcerting road to self-sufficiency, witnessing something more shocking than they ever imagined.
USA
USA
Thank heavens Found Footage has more to offer than haunted asylums, braindead twentysomethings and boring trips to the woods. Triangle is an astute mix of slow-burn narrative, character-driven drama and X-Files-ish mystery, adorned with clever soundscapes in proper doses, split screens and crystal clear shots.
It opens with a road trip into the unknown — four documentarians head off to a new-age commune in the middle of nowhere. Gradually, it becomes clear that the neo hippie cult holds a sinister secret. What could have easily been a dreamy, romantic rehash of Martha Marcy May Marlene and The Sacrament instead gravitates to something more mysterious…
If you are sick of Found footage — this won’t change your mind. If you don't…
One of the most bizarre films I've seen in a while. Ostensibly about a cult but it's a real puzzle of a story that you'll be trying to figure out the entire runtime, it's very similar to the work of Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson. The final 20 minutes or so are crazy, and if like me you're a bit of a sucker for these faux-documentaries/found footage efforts about the weird and can stomach a patient approach - get it seen.
A crew of filmmakers head to the middle of nowhere to observe a cult...
you know what I liked most about this was that it didn’t do what I expected it to do. Its slow burning and unusual. The acting is quite good and natural.. directed by 5 people and took 3 years to edit ... crazy ... patience and the urge to dismantle unexplained happenings are required to fully enjoy.. a lot of time is spent just hanging out with weirdos living off the grid and I really liked them all
This fucked me up. I never anticipated the direction this went in. The last half hour is so overwhelming, chaotic, tense, and it scared the shit out of me. Props to the actors here because they absolutely sold the hell out of the panic, terror, and confusion.
I do kind of want to rate this higher but the first hour is just fine. It's interesting enough and there's a decent amount of mystery sprinkled throughout to get you wanting to see where it's all going. The acting is good before all hell breaks loose too but it's not until the third act that this movie gets great.
It's a fun watch despite a common mockumentary/found footage issue. The runtime could’ve been trimmed. Like most of these films, there's often too much goofing around instead of actually building up suspense. The setup is also way too similar to The Sacrament, which really hurts the film, and doesn't give quite the same effects. They put an extra twist on it at least and it is still probably one of the more well-acted films I've seen in the genre. It definitely has a handful of memorable moments that make it entertaining and I appreciate the ambiguity.
I've watched enough cult related movies to know the drill by now.
If it's not a narrative about one or more persons within a cult who decide to get out, then it's usually about outsiders coming in (through infiltration or upon invitation) and suffering the expected consequences based on the film's genre.
In many cases, with the horror tag, this will typically end in their deaths through some elaborate sacrifice, or simply silenced through some other means.
Midsommar may have been the most recent cult movie I watched, which looked pretty, but was otherwise a predictable and standard affair that failed to woo me.
So what could The Triangle possibly offer that others haven't already?
The first half played out…
I think this is a well made found footage film, the camerawork wasn’t overly shaky to the point you feel dizzy watching however the actual story was so bland I was just disappointed by the end. For a relatively short film nothing really happens until the last 30 minutes or so and even then it just leaves us with no answers which wouldn’t be that bad if the rest of the film wasn’t so dull
This is top notch found footage horror. It’s not particularly scary, but it’s very engrossing and full of mystery. The characters/acting is unbelievably realistic, some of the best I’ve ever seen in a found footage film. It feels real! Not everything is answered, actually nothing is, but that just adds to the journey. Not everything has a specific reason or answer, I’m ok with that. Give this one a try, it’s great!
I really liked this film a lot! Great pacing and build up as I really thought it was going to go one way but it's goes another. Loved the use of split screen so your getting different angles of the same event or you're showing two different events simultaneously. The film comes to a conclusion but it's not going to give you a whole bunch of exposition as to what's going on. It gives you enough clues to come to your own idea as to what's happening. I found the filmmakers and the people at the camp really likable and natural in front of the camera. A really great indie film that I've heard absolutely nothing about. This gets a 4/5 from me!
Currently free to stream on Tubi.
So glad I watched this. I totally see how some people might not be into it. For me, it checked off a lot of boxes. To start with, it's found footage. I LOVE FOUND FOOTAGE. Especially when the footage doesn't suck. Meaning: It's well shot and edited, and for the most part avoids shitty shaky camera work. It's probably the most technically impressive found footage that I've seen (so many nice shots! especially at the party scene). The slick, crisp camerawork is a big reason why this movie was so successful for me: It felt real. Like I stopped being aware that it was "found footage" and instead was wrapped up in the story.…
An ambitious and well made found footage movie avout a group of filmmakers that receive a letter from an old friend, wanting them to shoot a documentary about the little cult he is involved with. Less bickering than usual (which is nice) but takes it’s sweet time building up its story. When things start to happen though it doesn’t go in a way to you expect and although the climax may not be 100% satisfactory, it is enigmatic enough to make the whole experience very creepy snd enhoyable.
I love the scenery and camerawork, but this is a very average found footage flick.
