Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable

I clicked on it in Netflix assuming it was a documentary - and of course that is my assumption. It's clearly listed as a drama.

I kept thinking it smelt suspect... everything was too good to be true. The shots too good. I'd not heard anyone talk about it. The notion that you'd have all this film crew for something that hadn't even been confirmed yet etc. But I carried on with it assuming it was me being cynical and they were using artistic licence.

It was at the 40 minute mark that I couldn't take it any longer and knew it must be fake and I hopped to IMDb and found out its true nature.

I kinda admire that. This is art transgressing boundaries. Cutting through the realms of dross that Netflix almost force feeds to us. To inspire a bit of magic.

All the people outraged, what else would you be doing? Watching American Celebrities Making Cakes With Clowns?

I admire its brazenness - he did say it was the ship of the Unbelievable. It was there to see, in plain sight.

My main complaint is I like to learn, particularly about the Roman era - and is any of it true? That's my one concern. Were any of the stories true? If we're creating fictional Roman history when there's so much that can be learnt in a great Mary Beard book that's a bit of a shame.

But all too often we have so much wonder in our lives, outside our doors... but we're not interested unless it's magic or a blog is telling us we must Instagram it. This is a little reminder that there is wonder out there being made every day.

If you're angry at being fooled, you have only yourself to be angry at for being a fool.

The movie looks great, the first part is completely believeable and has some great characters, but it fails to hold water (hardy-har) until the end. The last third of the film drags on and there's not any huge climax. Even though the story line pitters out towards the end, it's still worth watching.

I totally believed it! I'm so gullible. I followed the whole thing to the end thinking that I'd one day go to Italy and see this exhibit. I'm such a dork!!

What a hell of a hoax! Friend turned me onto this, said it was one of the most fascination documentaries he'd ever seen, a must watch. Loved it so much that as I often do, I googled it afterwards wanting more, more! - only to discover it's a hoax, a 'mocumentary". What the hell - well done, you got me, I can take it:) Fantastic anyway - worth a watch.

I'll give kudos to the actual film crew for a cinematically beautiful piece of fiction, but anyone promoting this as a documentary should be sued for false advertising. While I'll admit that most of the actual sculptures are lovely pieces of art, the artist failed miserably to capture historical accuracy in the styles he attempted to replicate. The medusa head genuinely gave me the impression Harry Hamlin had just dropped it. If you like mockumentaries with good production quality, you might enjoy giving up an hour and twenty minutes of your life to this flick. Otherwise, don't waste your time.