De Zeemeerman (1996)
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Duration: 111 minuten / 78 minuten (producer's cut)
Alternative title: Tony, de Zeemeerman
Country:
Netherlands / Belgium / Germany
Directed by: Frank Herrebout
Stars: Daniël Boissevain, Gonny Gaakeer and Frans van Deursen
IMDb score:
2,9 (562)
Releasedate: 10 October 1996
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Actors and actresses
Tony Pellicano
Julie/Natasja
Timo Babel
Suzy
Gregor
Christa
Simon
Pedro
Bob de Brijn
Bea
Reviews & comments
Demoniac
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- 413 messages
- 1462 votes
When I saw the film in the TV guide, I got a little curious. Keeping in mind something like "it will soon become clear why this film has such a low average" I had already prepared a DVD to watch, but that turned out not to be necessary. It was not a punishment to see this film. The story is quite absurd and there are enough special situations. The pace kept my mind from wandering, and I didn't get annoyed by the movie either. At times I even thought it was quite funny. Quite a few familiar faces passed by and there were also a few pretty nice ladies walking around.
Of course I also saw that it was often badly acted, but it didn't really irritate me. I also heard that the sound was out of sync, that it didn't sound realistic, that it was pasted carelessly over the images, but I got used to that pretty quickly. The special effects were also not very convincing, but I did not experience that as disturbing.
Of course it's a matter of taste, but I'm afraid the extremely low figure that people see here is more likely to encourage giving half a star; just like the highest rated films are more likely to be given five stars. I absolutely cannot agree that this is one of the worst films ever according to the voter average. Although there is little "good" about the film, 'De Zeemeerman' entertained me quite a bit and that's what it's all about for me in the first place.
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namingway24
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- 1117 messages
- 1403 votes
Saw the movie on TV but forgot to vote. Well the Mermaid Man is the weirdest collection of scenes I've ever seen, and I quite liked it too 
Weird though, that 50's Rock 'n Roll atmosphere. The story is too ridiculous for words, but with a few friends there was a lot of laughter at the bizarre events. The film isn't good of course, and the ending is a bit of a blow (ha!) but if I have to judge it purely on the experience (and that's what MovieMeter is for?) I give it a tight enough...
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MindlessAssassin
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- 505 messages
- 263 votes
Fished out of a tank at a video store in a god-forgotten village in Belgium. I could still remember this being a movie that, according to MM, is one of the worst movies of all time. So taken for 0.50€.
The film is, at times, quite entertaining because of the content: "Look how bad it is, it's just funny." Only sometimes the films even missed out on that aspect. As a result, it definitely falls into the category of “worst movies” for me.
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