maembishop
As far as mocumentary goes this one is very compelling. It makes the audience think and ponder the possibility of a mermaid while still maintaining a healthy amount of fiction. It is far from perfect but highly entertaining.
halamina89-890-442376
Although I am fond of pretty things and animals, if there were mermaids I'm sure they would have found evidence by now. Right away I was disheartened by how fake the scientists were! Animal Planet for shame 😔 you helped me out when there was nothing else to watch. Clearly the autopsy was all made of sponge and there was no real credible evidence because their animatronics were fairly terrible at that. My only reason to give it such a "high" low rating was because, well let's admit it, their imagination was pretty awesome. It was so obviously, ridiculously fake that I couldn't stop watching for the life of me! I desperately want it to be so real but this is a mockery. Mockumentary indeed...I tip my hat to you good sir! GOOD DAY!
indiedavid
This show is the reason I quit watching Animal Planet and Discovery Channel. After the initial airing and subsequent negative feedback, I thought they had learned their lesson. I just saw that they are re- broadcasting this pathetic show. The very nature of both networks has been completely compromised by this "found footage" rip off. Every development executive involved in this project should have been fired immediately. Now I see they are actually re-broadcasting this garbage. Thank goodness for Natgeo and PBS. I really love nature television but I have lost faith in the credibility of the information presented on Animal Planet and Discovery Channel.
pisani_j
The only value to this film is as a teaching aid.It should be shown to beginning documentary film classes, then assign students a two page critical analysis paper. This film is a good example of how conspiracy theories are started. A comparison paper to "Nanook of the North" may prove helping explaining staged scenes may be used as a demonstrative tool depicting real events compared to those designed to support a weak premise.I have discussed "Mermaids" with students fresh out of high school who were convinced the film proved the existence of mermaids. A class discussion would also help students in critical news analysis. Unfortunately, many students cannot separate commentary from hard news.
