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I watched this one, among others, last week on vice-shorts.com and I really were pleasantly surprised about how good it actually was. The graphic illustrations ("black-white-style") as well as the visual imaginary are fantastic and captivate the viewer's eye from the first scene on. You won't find any verbal conversations between the characters as in the usual way and in my opinion, any (mis-)use of "common language" would have distracted our focus anyway and had probably kept us from concentrating on the more detailed/important/artistic aspects of the story. Also you are not a fan of the typical 'arthouse' genre or 'short films' in general, you really should spend 15minutes of your time and enjoy sth. absolutely 'different' - cause besides of the artistic point of view we should not forget to consider that the plot line itself works as a warning reminder of what still goes terribly wrong behind many (supposingly) 'happy families' closed doors ---

"cruel intentions- cruel actions- cruel consequences"

"guilt & atonement"

I came across the film 'Spider' last week accidentally while I was surfing on http://www.vice.com and I can only recommend it to anybody out there. It's clever and funny. Okay, I wouldn't classify it as a comedy, rather a drama, but definitely nobody would deny that there are some components of black humour in it - which I must confess I generally don't really like in movies (at least in those with the normal length) - but in short-films, the situation is completely different. Regarding the fact that short-films rarely last longer than 15 minutes (this one even is <10min) it is no easy task for the producers to create a plot lines that stick in people's minds even when the movie itself has long ended -- I guess, that's why many short-film makers decide to set their focus more on things like methaphorical/artistical language or sounds than on captivating stories.'Spider', in contrary, has taken this task & successfully coped with it. The story focuses on a (remarkable authentic;) young couple, going through a (merely small) relationship crisis during a car ride. When the boy finally decides to implement his (stupid?) plans to reconcile with his spouse, things inevitably start to take its course.... Including some (black-, but nevertheless) humorous scenes, the movie also offers an intelligence plot twist (which I think is obligatory for a good movie) & two young and talented actors - but the best is still the stunning last scene, which forces you to still gaze at your screen in shocking amazement even though the movie's already over and the closing credits are rushing (which are, besides, accompanied by a very nice soundtrack). Altogether, 'Spider' is definitely worth watching. You think, you see the climax already coming from far away? -->Maybe you got to learn, that every now and then, destiny might be more than a nasty bitch:)

"It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye." -Mum

If you like mystery or sci-fi dramas you shouldn't miss this one! Okay, after the first minutes of the film you probably expect another stereotype teenage horror movie like 'scream' or 'faculty' or something- only with less known actors based on an apparent much lower budget. But you couldn't be more any wronger. And it won't take a long time until you realize that. Triangle is much more profound & cleverer constructed. And you have to learn that unknown actors are talented from time to time, talented like the main actress of Triangle really is. The way she interpretes her complex role (and THAT role really has multiple layers) is fascinating and deserves appreciation. Without such excellent acting it would have been hard to draw the viewer so deep into that plot twist that it leaves you dizzy at the end. No matter how often you think you connected the storyline - plot holes turn out to be more and another scene reveals a another mystery. Be prepared for a captivating story, also the location 'ghost ship' sounds flat and empty and even worse a 'ghost ship' full of screaming & bleeding teenagers... don't let yourslf be fooled by this stereotype imagination. Here lies more under the surface....