The Triangle

The Triangle Starring Catherine Bell:The Triangle was a Science Fiction mini-series made by the producers of "Independence Day" and "X-Men" exclusivly for the ScFi Channel (Should tell you something right there)this is a story about the Bermuda Triangle and about one man's quest to find out why his ships are disappearing there and so he goes forth to assemble a team of "experts" to go out and find out the answer to his questions "With absolute proof" and if they accomplish this task they will each get five million dollars each.so he gathers a team that consist of 4 people: a meteorologist/adventureer, a has-been psychic,a skeptical tabloid reporter and an Oceanography engineer. also there is a character in a side story about a Greenpeace voleenteer who was the only survivor of his sinking boat while battling a whaling ship that also sank that took place in the Triangle due to the Triangle.the movie was 6 hours long and was in three parts. on the dvd it is four hours and fifteen minutes - but it is still in 3 parts. the opening segment was great. i loved it. i bought the whole thing especially when they kept going to the story of the survivor of the greenpeace boat and his struggles with coping with being the only suvivor and the effect of the Triangle itself had on him. it was a great story, Lou Damond Phillips played him very well. i wish they focused more on him at times throught the movie.however, as the movie went along the more it was hard to believe. there were some great and sometimes powerful images and scenes throughout the whole thing but as it went along towards the end it was getting to caught up in itself. the writers were too into it and obviously loved the "Nerdy/Geek" Science fiction and wanted all to know it. towards the end you knew who there audience was it was no longer for the causual viewer.i found the characters, dialogue and even the special effects were cliched.i have seen other movies like this do the same damn thing. they showed me nothing new in the story of the Bermuda Triangle. as a matter of fact i found it offensivly the opposite.i felt that they could have told a better story with just one or two characters then five. it made no sense. i don't why they needed the tabloid reporter. it wasn't like he was the narrorator of the story.at first i found the Special effects appropriate and well done. but as the movie went on they seemed like they wanted to do them just because they could and they began to look hokey and cartoonish - very out-of-place as they came to the conclusion. the theories they picked to explain the triangle was at first believable but they kept changing it to where they -i guess- picked all of them and decided to painfully explain them all using polysyllabic words to make it sound intellegent leaving nothing for the audience to figure out for themselves even if we could understand it. and by the way, a lot of what they said in the film was wrong. they said the Alantic ocean had the deepest water. not true. it the pacific. i think around the coral sea. (an example)but inspite of all this. there are moments that are very good and outside the box of cookie cutter ScFi (not much though) it was well casted. everyone did a good job with what the had to work with and so i will give this a fair to good rating. but i guess it is for people like the Nerdy/Geeky ScFi die-hard fans who more interested in the psedo-science and the hard to believe fiction in their ScFi. or for people like me a Catherine Bell fan. and this was her movie.Catherine Bell plays a strong woman (on ScFi standards) named Emily Patterson, an Oceanography engineer who was recruited to join the team to figure out the mysteries of the triangle.Catherine Bell Played her well. She Radiates here. she is the Focual point when ever she's on camera. she breathtaking and she holds her own with the rest of the great cast and even betters them. my favorite scene of hers is the one with her real mother who is not really there but in another timeline with her. (Don't even ask me to explain it.) there sitting in her kitchen, having dinner. the room is lit with candles and thunderstorm is going on outside. it a very conversational scene. they are bonding. Emily ask her mother what her name is then asked her whay she put her up for adoption (in her timeline) her mother, understandly has no idea what she's talking about. i think that was a good piece of acting by catherine. i was moved. it was a sweet scene. well done-paced. it is probably my favorite scene in the whole movie. scenes like that are peppered throughtout the movie. but most come and go and them it get ridicules again.i think this was Catherines best effort. but it was done on a pretty much wasted movie. but i own the a copy of it. i will probably watch it again. but mainly for CatBell. because of her it is worth it.

Never a dull moment: engaging, keeps me guessing, extremely strong storyline based on what may be considered as 'science/ facts; the storyline doesn't fall-off or breakdown for lack of content or expression.I enjoyed this movie to the fullest!!dPb/ Wash DC

To enjoy this movie you must be able watch Sci-Fi for the sake of Sci-Fi without all the modern special effects. This is not to say there are no special effects, but this is not Star Trek or Star Wars for that matter. Or you must be slightly interested in the history and cause of the phenomenon commonly know as the Bermuda Triangle. But even if neither of those two reasons apply then maybe you should consider these: (1) You get over four hours of entertainment in this 2-disc dvd suspense thriller. (2) This screenplay is excellent and will stand the test of time for all ages. (3) All of the actors do a very good job many of whom will be familiar faces as role players in other movies which you have enjoyed. Sam Neil, Lou Diamond Phillips, Catherine Bell and Eric Stoltz, just to name a few. (4) There are dimensional shifts and flashback which add a new twist to keep you on the edge of your seats trying to follow along and guess the outcome of this drama. My whole family enjoyed it and we have watched it more than once. (5) This film touches numerous areas of life, from child abandonment, various sciences, mental health, cooperate structure, marital issues, and government cover ups just to name a few.

Unless your idea of movie-going was formed during the depression and for a decade or two after it, when a visit to The Movies meant a feature film, a B (secondary) shorter film, short subjects, previews, and News of the Week, three and a half hours being par for the course, you will plan to see this mini-series over three showings, no less than two recommended. With BBC having a hand in producing it, you will correctly have anticipated that it is better than routine. Of course, it makes only science fiction sense, but overall, it is well-written, acted and filmed. It held my interest throughout even though the action became somewhat confusing. You will have read elsewhere that it involves phenomena caused by a space-time accident, which I never bothered trying to understand. Unless our three hero/one heroine team comes up with a solution to the problem, the world will never be the same. Never mind. There is action, family stuff, man and woman stuff, paranormal stuff and lots of jargon to provide a patina for the action. It is not something only a science fiction buff could enjoy; it should appeal to many ordinary viewers.

This is an intriguing series with multiple tension points and interesting characters. It ran a little too long, especially at the end, but overall it is very entertaining.

I saw this movie on the SciFi channel when it first came out. I loved it immediately and vowed that I would buy it as soon as it was available on Amazon.com. Since then, I have watched this movie many times and I am still not tired of seeing it. The actors are all very believable in their parts and the plot never leaves you bored. The whole mystery around the Burmuda Triangle is very interesting in itself. The movie presents several possibilities as to what is causing the disappearances of ships and planes in this area. I found them to be facinating whether or not any of them are true. Bottom line here -- this movie is interesting all of the way through.

Three episodes of a SciFy miniseries (by Lionsgate) that was well constructed. I only noticed one element of "violation of mass/energy/time" that really bothered me (little girl grows into an old woman in a matter of hours) but it was otherwise well thought out.Lots of speculation, lots of angst by Lou Diamond Phillips (first he's got a son, then he doesn't) and it was a special treat to see Catherine Bell ("The Good Witch") in a science fiction role instead of fantasy.Good for a long evening or two days watching.

This TV Mini-Series is about some people who are sent on a mission to investigate the Events that occurred in the Bermuda Triangle. It is very entertaining, and quite well produced. The characters are developed quite well, there is a lot more to the Mini-Series than Special Effects.

This series made no sense to me. There were too many loose ends. Being a Science fiction fan I was highly disappointed. And, I didn't "like" any of the characters. A story needs a strong character that one can either pull foror against. This was totally unmemorable.

Opens the mind to alternate possibilities.

The Triangle was fun to watch, well written, I thought that the characters have done a good job. I would recommend it to anyone who loves a good mystery.

My wife and I loved this from beginning to end! Great script, excellent acting by all. I highly recommend it!!