GarnettTeenage The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.

ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

Mabel Munoz Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

adamtki So many reviews written here sounds like exactly what I experienced. I, too, saw this movie when I was about 9 or so. And it's been haunting me for years. I searched around for the title a couple of years ago but couldn't figure out what the movie was. Recently, I was reading about Connie Sellecca on Wiki and it mentioned she starred in The Bermuda Depths. When I saw that title, I knew I had finally found this movie.The memories this movie left on me were exactly what a great movie should leave. I felt I was taken away into a surreal world where a beautiful woman is banished to the sea, where her love could never be. They were each other's magical childhood friend, forever together scribbled as "J+M" in a heart on the back of a turtle they found together on the beach. Though the special effects are cheesy and the acting is spotty at best, it really does make you forget all that and just lets you concentrate on the story line. And I do like that fact that it's slow paced without a slick script. The sad ending at the end is what makes the movie too!!I'm glad to have finally found a copy of the movie. This storyline could be such a great remake. I would love to see a modern version of this with computer animation and a richer dialogue.

david2112 I had a similar reaction as others did when I saw this movie on a local TV late night movie when i was 10 or 13. I still remember Jenny and the turtle. (and her spooky glowing blue eyes). The locations in the Caribbean were great. The scene with the doctor describing how the mans father died in the storm were a great way to set up the story. The movie is a great mix of romance and horror. Connie Selleca was very attractive when she made this. Creepy as heck for a Rankin/Bass movie. I finally found someone online about 5 years ago who was selling VHS tapes of it via ebay. I now have a copy. Rewatching it as an adult - the movie is still good but it has lost much of its allure. This should be on DVD. The VHS tape i have is OK but now there are only 5-10 videos i still watch in that format. This would be a great movie to remake with modern effects I think.

jcraddock-2 I have two enduring images from this movie...1. The carved initials the two lovers, as children, showing up years later on the shell of the giant turtle...a very nice touch.2. Carl weathers as an overzealous hunter / fisherman being hauled off into the murky deep as the eerie theme music played out...an interesting way to end the film. I had almost forgotten this film, until it turned up on a random search I did for "TV Movies of the 70's". I can remember how strange it seemed, even at the time - not your usual fare, compared to the choices at the time. I also remember the other Rankin-Bass opus, The Last Dinosaur (and the extraordinarily cheesy theme song...JHC!), having some kind of bittersweet anti-finale, as well. Clearly, there was an ongoing cautionary / environmental agenda going on up in there office...lol...!

kpayne27 I have thought of this movie for 30 years, asking my parents if they remembered, but they didn't. I wondered for awhile if I dreamed the whole thing up, or if the movie was just a TV show, or an actual movie. I do know that it left such an impression that I have never forgotten it! My memories are sort of vague, but I remember that it involved some giant sea turtle or turtles and some sort of music that I loved. I thought I would never know the answers, but here I have found it after searching around just a little on this sight. I see that many people remember this movie and I am not alone! I am wondering how I would get a copy? I can't say really if I love it, hate it, I just REMEMBER it as a six-year-old and it has never left my mind. I find it very strange that it would stick with me as it has, and feel I MUST see it again!