CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Teddie Blake The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

bayardhiler Anyone who's ever been to the beach or read about the oceans knows how vast and immense they really are and I think it's safe to say that most of us at one point have wondered what might lie beneath them. Whether it's ancient tales of sea monsters or supernatural entities, there's no shortage of ideas. Of course, countless Hollywood films have had a helping hand in all that too. However, there are very few films that have managed to effectively combine the ideas of the supernatural and that of sea monsters like 1978's made for TV film "The Bermuda Depths". Starring Leigh McCloskey, Carl Weathers, Connie Sellecca, and Burl Ives, it's a tale about a doomed romance involving a young, scared man, a mysterious woman who lives beneath the waves, and a very big sea turtle.It all starts with childhood images of drifter Magnus Dens (Leigh McCloskey), images that show him as a child playing with a little girl on the beach and more horrific sights that involve the death of his father. Grown up, Magnus has come back to the island of Bermuda to solve the mystery of his father's death and in the process, ends up working with his old friend Eric (Apollo Creed himself, Carl Weathers) who, in partnership with a Dr. Paulis (Burl Ives), is on a quest himself to find out what mysterious, large creature is stalking the waters off the island. However, things become more complicated for Magnus when he meets a mysterious woman named Jennie Haniver (Connie Sellecca), a girl we quickly discover is not all she seems. What follows is a saga of mystery and loss.As mentioned earlier "The Bermuda Depths" is definitely not like your average sea tale, due to its combination of sea spirits and sea monsters and it is largely because of this that make "Depths" as memorable as it is. Credit for this has to go in part to Arthur Rankin Jr. the same man who had a hand in producing the Christmas classic "Frosty The Snowman". The story is memorable not only because of its combination of ideas, but also because of its ability to weave a story of mystery, love, and in the end, tragedy that will haunt you long after the credits roll. In fact, it might be because of that factor that the movie is memorable as it is and I can also see why it was so memorable to those who saw it as kids in the 70's. It also helps that the actors give the best performance they can, be it Leigh McCloskey as the scared Magnus Dens, who desperately tries to unlock the mysteries of the past without realizing the cost; Carl Weathers as Eric, who has adopted the mind set of Capt. Ahab in his obsession to find the beast, Burl Ives as Dr. Paulis, a man who tries to warn Eric about the dangers of his obsession; and Connie Sellecca as the beautiful and mysterious Jennie, a woman who longs for love but is unable to attain it due to a promise she made centuries ago, and because of what she is. All in all, "The Bermuda Depths" is a movie for those looking for a little mystery, a good story, and something a little different. So I urge you to check out this little gem from TV's golden era and remember, if you should happen to meet a beautiful girl named Jennie Haniver on the beach someday, your best bet is to walk away and never look back. Directed by Tsugunobu Kotani (as Tom Kotani)

robert-992 I was a little older, 16, when this aired. Yet still, I too have been haunted by this movie for all these years. Every few years I would dream of it yet again. I never could recall the title. I have received many concerning stares from people when I would ask, "do you know the love story movie about the super giant turtle in the bermuda triangle with the closing scene of the guy throwing his necklace into the ocean and it floating over the giant turtle?" Even 3 weeks ago, my wife threatened to have me committed for asking about the 'non-existen' movie again. Ahh, but now we live in the Internet age and FINALLY, I have found all my kindred haunted souls, and the name of the movie. I sure wish they would release this on DVD. The bootleg copies out there are pretty bad, but my soul is finally restful. I have watched it 3 times in 2 weeks now.I also would do most anything to get a copy of the full lenght release! robert@jassent.com

melanieroath Like many of the rest of you, I thought this movie may have been a dream while I was a child. I saw it only once on TV and then never again. It was the best movie, thank god i remembered Carl Weathers or I'd never have known how to search it. All I could remember was the beach and the bubble which ended up bearing the turtle and the initials in his shell which i used to think were written in chalk! And of course Jenny's flowing dress in shreds with the giant harpoon hole in her side. this was a mystical movie that just brought kids into a completely different world and there were very few of these in the 70s and perhaps that is why it meant so much to so many. Please release this onto DVD. We should lobby whatever network this was broadcast on and beg to have it mass produced.

papyrusss I was bored and a search on Google for giant turtle etc etc brought me here to this page and it's great to see that there are others!Well just to echo all the echoing I have to do the same and say I'm another one of those kids who saw this movie about the giant turtle, the carved initials, the boy and girl on the beach in the sand. According to other comments it was in 1978 I guess when I was 7 or 8 depending on the month, and I was affected deeply by it.I'm not much of a movie fan even but don't know what it is exactly, the images and sounds really have "haunted" and "lingered" with me deep down inside for all these years.It's not as if you bring up a movie about a giant turtle at all really (my wife thought I was nuts but to give her credit her parents hadn't even met in 1978) but a funny thing happened this one time. Ironically enough it was probably the last time I thought about the 'Giant Turtle'.A few years back when I was meeting my hometown best friend's fiancé for the first time we got to talking over a few bottles of wine about this and that and somehow that giant turtle got into my head - and I mention it thinking whatever, it'll be a "Giant what?" kind of response when instead I get stunned silence and we sit there looking at each other like ... "Was there an egg in the sand??" "Maybe, and the initials on the turtle's shell, in the heart!" "'eah, and the guy getting hauled off at the end??" "The music??" "YEAH, and..." More stunned silence and then laughter - relief.We became each other's 'only other one' for just that couple of minutes and the 3 of us went on talking about the movie, explaining it to Trever and how weird it was and it was great.Who would have thought it was actually Action Jackson that got dragged down like that... Can't remember was he a good guy or a bad guy? Only remember I was a little sad. Striking imagery though.I'd have to say as well as a side note that even though there might be a part of me that does, I believe I do not want to see this movie again for the risk of ruining the magic.