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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaScientists investigating the briny deep are threatened by a giant turtle and the spirit of a young brunette swimmer in the Bermuda Triangle.Scientists investigating the briny deep are threatened by a giant turtle and the spirit of a young brunette swimmer in the Bermuda Triangle.Scientists investigating the briny deep are threatened by a giant turtle and the spirit of a young brunette swimmer in the Bermuda Triangle.
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I am surprised to see that so many other people share my feelings about this unusual movie. I saw it on cable television about 10 years ago. My only knowledge of it came from the negative, dismissive review in "Leonard Maltin's TV Movies." Based on that, I don't know why I bothered to watch it, but I'm glad I did. This eerie, wistful horror fantasy cast a dreamlike spell which has stayed with me ever since. It has a kind of WICKER MAN-like aura. It reminds me of the style of Ray Bradbury. In fact, it feels more Bradbury-esque than any official Bradbury film adaption I have ever seen. A strange mix of fatalistic melancholia and naive, far-fetched fantasy. I'd love a DVD or soundtrack release
What starts out as a good sea serpent thriller for kids turns into an unrequited love story for adults.Plot:Leigh McKloskey returns to Bermuda to seek out why and how his father died when he was a boy.Instead,he discovers that his father had been conducting strange experiments and that his childhood friend,now played mysteriously by Connie Sellecca,is not what she appears to be.The last scenes in the cemetery and the giant turtle underwater wrapped everything up for me.The movie's theme, "Jenny," still drives goosebumps up my back. I recommend this movie for anyone who's been to Bermuda or is thinking of going.I stayed up late one night just to tape this movie on my VCR and I'll tell you,it was worth it !!!
Not many people know that animation studio Rankin/Bass made a few stabs into live-action productions. This may be their best known, if only because (especially evident in these user comments) so many people remember it from their childhoods! I can see why, since there are some haunting images and scenes (like the long opening where hardly a word is spoken), skillful use of classical music, themes of loss and despair, and a decidingly un-Hollywood ending. Though watching the movie with the eyes of an adult, its flaws become clear - unbelievably cheesy special effects, plot elements that are murky or underbaked, and characters doing/saying things that are laughable at times. All the same, the movie still has some magic to it, and when you watch it you can see the makings of a truly enchanting buried under mediocre production. It probably deserves a DVD release - I'm certain a lot of people would buy it to relive their childhoods! - but since the majority of the Rankin/Bass catalog today seems to be under the control of Warner Brothers (who are clueless about releasing older movies on DVD), it will probably never happen.
After reading the other comments here, I see that this movie does truly affect people. The one and only time I saw this movie before last night, was when it first aired when I was only 4 years old. The turtle and Jennie's eyes were pretty much the only thing I remembered. Somehow this movie stuck out on my mind. I searched the web for it, not knowing the title but finally find it. I searched the web for a copy and finally found one. I watched it last night and got the full effect of it. This is actually such a sad, haunting tale of forbidden love and sadness.
The effects are good for its time and for a made for TV movie. The music is what conveys the sadness and gives the viewer a haunting sense of love that could never be and loss. This movie is many things-a love story, an adventure, a sci-fi movie and a fantasy movie. I'm so glad I was able to finally find it and see it as an adult so that I could get the full feel of it. I can see why so many others have had a lasting impression of it.
The acting is believable although not a full effort by some characters. Overall this movie is a definitely a must see for lovers of many genres.
The effects are good for its time and for a made for TV movie. The music is what conveys the sadness and gives the viewer a haunting sense of love that could never be and loss. This movie is many things-a love story, an adventure, a sci-fi movie and a fantasy movie. I'm so glad I was able to finally find it and see it as an adult so that I could get the full feel of it. I can see why so many others have had a lasting impression of it.
The acting is believable although not a full effort by some characters. Overall this movie is a definitely a must see for lovers of many genres.
I saw this film when I was four years old on TV and it has forever haunted me since. I saw some of it again recently on a poor quality VHS tape and the minitaures suck, the title sequence is corny, and the acting is wanting, but the story itself, the images and tones that it offers from it´s romance of the sea is simply lovely and wonderful. Maybe they could do some kind of remake or clean up the effects somehow, but if you liked films like the Big Blue or Atlantis then this corny little number is for you. Just please be warned, it is not a well made piece, just a great story and tribute to the mystery of the ocean.
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- QuizCo-writer / producer Arthur Rankin Jr. actually moved to Bermuda after making the film, and lived there for the rest of his life.
- BlooperA turtles shell scales grow larger as it ages. So the heart with the initials J+M that Magnus carves into one of the turtles scales should have stayed in that one scale. But when we see a close up of the giant turtle at the end, the heart and initials are now covering parts of four different scales.
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Magnus Dens: [Delia is telling Magnus the legend of Jennie Haniver] You know who she is?
Delia: Oh, we all know her. She been with us a long time. Some see her as a little girl. Others as a young woman. And even those who say they've seen her swim like a serpent.
Magnus Dens: What are you talking about? The girl I met lives on the island.
Delia: [pointing to the ocean] She lives out there!
Magnus Dens: You mean she lives on another island?
Delia: Oh no. Out where HE lives.
Magnus Dens: He?
Delia: The place you people call the triangle. That is where he lives. The other... the devil!
Magnus Dens: Aw, come on! Not that!
- Versioni alternativeThere are 11 differences between the TV prints (that the majority of people have) and the very rare official VHS release (CK entertainment, 1992). The Tv print runs longer (96-98 minutes, VHS runs 90 minutes) and contains the following 10 scenes not on the VHS version. However the VHS has one scene not on the TV prints. 1. extended scene of Magnus and Eric coming off the fishing boat and meeting Doshan (Eric's wife) on the dock. VHS cuts most of this scene down 2. slightly longer head shot of Eric on the stairs arguing with Doshan. After they argue the camera stays on Eric for about 3 seconds. VHS does not keep the longer head shot and cuts right to the next scene 3. Delia's story of Jennie Haniver to Magnus is extended. VHS print cuts out most of the middle of her story 4. when Magnus, Eric and Dr. Paulis are on the boat, something grabs their fishing line. Dr. Paulis starts counting down how much line is left. The line of 4000 feet is cut from the VHS 5. right after the fishing line scene (above) you get an extended shot of them walking towards the front of the boat. VHS cuts this short 6. The infamous grotto scene (where Magnus goes into an underground cave with Jenny and it is alluded to that they made love), is cut entirely from the VHS print. This scene runs roughly 6-7 minutes 7. roughly 56-60 minutes into the film Eric on the boat comments "they pretty much stay to it". TV gives us 1 second following this of a head shot. The VHS cuts this out 8. After Eric shoots the turtle with the harpoon and they show the shot of the turtle swimming towards the TV screen (so speak), you get a very slight extended scene showing Magnus fully putting the boat in drive. This scene IS NOT on the TV print (tv just shows his hand on it when it is already driving) and appears only on the VHS edition 9. When Jennie confronts Magnus on the boat "hold me close", most of the kissing and dialogue are missing from the VHS version 10. After Eric screams for Magnus (upon seeing the helicopter explode) we get a few extra seconds of Eric running through the boat trying to find Magnus. VHS cuts some of this out. 11. after the boat is sunk, we get extended footage showing Magnus climb into the life raft. Vhs cuts this and he is already in the raft.
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