Contentar Best movie of this year hands down!

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Sammy-Jo Cervantes There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Robert Reynolds This is an animated short independently produced by Chris Jones. There will be spoilers ahead:I really had no idea what this was going to be like when I watched it the first time and had no expectations good or bad. I'm glad I watched it, because it's very good. The title has more than one meaning.This short starts off by showing a guy walking along, reading a book titled, "The Passenger". He walks past a yard and a dog starts barking and growling at him. The inference is that this is an expected and regular event for him. He catches a bus in the rain.The guy sits at the back of the bus next to a goldfish in a water bag. He ignores the goldfish, puts on headphones and starts playing a tape while reading. But the fish isn't a normal fish and each time the music starts, the fish morphs and it isn't pretty or safe.This goes on for a while until, purely by chance, the guy sees the fish in its altered state and the short kicks things up a notch. There a great interplay between the bus driver, who is oblivious to the mêlée at the back of the bus and his dealings with a fly, interposed with the events between the guy and the fish.Our "hero" is a bit slow on uptakes with regard to cause and effect, but he catches on and sets up a marvelous ending which must be seen, so I won't spoil it here.This short is available on DVD and is well worth getting. Most recommended.

Adriano Zanetti I had never heard of Chris Jones, before i got to watch that short animated story, and now after watching the Passenger, which he completely produced on his own through years of hard work and polishing (so i heard... Wow!), i am only waiting to see what he will pull out of his sleeve on the next one, hopefully someone will grant him a full team to make a longer one... cause 6 minutes of this is just not enough!! Indeed both scary and funny at the same time, storyline is simple and catchy, I had a blast.... sorry, "we" had a blast as ordered the DVD right after the first screening.Great freakin short, and produced alone, Chris , you making a lot of people look bad, and a lot more very jealous ;) Adriano

tavm Just watched on YouTube as linked from the Cartoon Brew blog and recommended by Amid Amidi, this animated short directed by one Chris Jones. In this one, a funny-looking person reading a book while walking outside as a storm is about to take place encounters a vicious dog stuck behind a gate as he waits for the bus. When it comes, he's the only passenger there as he sits next to a fish inside a water bag. Besides reading, he also puts his headphones on while listening to a cassette. I'll stop there and just say how things from then on becomes both scary and humorous to the point of being both a little frightened and relieved with laughter. Jones took a lot of years to make this computer animated short and his effort shows the worthiness of the thing. So on that note, I highly recommend The Passenger.