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This pseudo-documentary very successfully mimics the kind of cable TV "documentary" that appeals to scientifically illiterate conspiracy buffs. Described by some as a "found footage" horror film, it actually contains only a small bit of such fake footage along with a mix of real and fake historical photos, but none of it achieves ant real horror -- even the disturbing scene in which a boy is supposedly attacked by a dog is far too obviously phony to inspire any horror. While the film succeeds as an exercise in mimesis, it achieves nothing as a drama. It isn't scary. It isn't thrilling. It isn't funny. It is quite dull and tiresome. The actors do a pretty good job of simulating the "talking heads" of some pseudoscience piece of nonsense but this realism is scarcely entertaining.

An American scientist takes his young son to the Algerian desert because he had heard there was something weird about the place that made animals afraid to go near it. While there the family dog attacks and kills the boy. From this bizarre start we somehow make our way into talking about magnetic fields and vile vortices, of which the Bermuda Triangle is the most infamous.

This boring, meandering pseudo-documentary is one of the worst things I've ever seen put forth by the History Channel. Look, I don't have an ax to grind against fringe science or mysteries or anything like that. I happen to enjoy discussions about the Bermuda Triangle, too. But this thing is ridiculous, throwing everything but the kitchen sink into the mix and blaming it on these triangles around the world. The "hook" is to try and present this information with this fictional story about a scientist's quest to find answers for what made his dog go Cujo on his kid. All the while we're hit with dry bits of triangle history by this host guy who is like water and crackers for dinner. I swear he is missing his calling because with a boring monotone voice like his, he should be doing audio tapes for insomniacs. The actor playing the scientist at the heart of all of this is doing his best but he's never believable. I mean, you lost your kid because of these things (or so you believe) yet you're giddy throughout this talking about your stupid theories. How about the hot female engineer (actress) they bring in to explain magnetism to the dumb host who, I swear to God, says he had no idea the Earth needed a magnetic field!

As for the subject of the Devil's Graveyards/Triangles/Vortices/whatever, we're basically told to be afraid. Be very afraid. I mean, to believe this, the damn triangles are swallowing people up like the Sarlacc! They even shamelessly blame the Flight 370 tragedy on this triangle business. But the dumbest, most submoronic part of this is when they -- and I kid you not this happens -- they blame global warming on the Devil's Triangles. That's a mic drop moment for fringe theorists if there ever was one. You're not topping that. Don't even try. But oh, wait, I forgot what channel we're watching here. So yeah, they bring aliens into it. I'd rather die than watch this again. Hyperbole? Maybe. But I really hated this thing. It attacks the viewers and attempts to cause brain damage to us all. Charges should be filed and History should be forced to pay all medical expenses viewers will have because of this. If you're flipping through the channels and you come across this, please quickly change the channel. Don't play with your health like that.

Producers to even contemplate making crap like this? Especially trying to pretend it's real.

I am really curious how this piece of fake nothingness came to be made: what was the point? What's everyone trying to achieve? Is there really money in this?

If these idiots really want to do the public a service while making much more money than shows like 'Graveyards' could ever manage, they should produce 'Who's the Idiot', exposing the nuts, bolts and players responsible for all of Discovery's 'let's pander to the lunatic fringe' division's offerings.

Personally, I'd love to know, in detail, who these people are and why they're doing it. I just can't see how the return could match the effort.

I figured ot this was fake once the bad acting commenced...this is just another "Mermaids found" fake documentary...

Well that was an abortion. The hours of life wasted watching this trash I'll never get back.

This is a fake documentary.....I don't really understand why these fake documentaries are made and who they are aimed at, but they are pretty pathetic! Trying to pass off complete rubbish as real science I really don't find amusing.....They will be some poor soul out there who will watch one of these fake documentaries and think it is real 🙈 Pack it in History Channel! Stop giving this Fake crap air time.....

If you actually enjoy reading a story which is known as the theater of the mind it's obvious most people that review movies never do this so they have very small minds I personally would like to say this is one of the greatest stories I've ever watched without reading and print and quite some time. Thanks for the work guys everybody involved.

Yuck! Not one person should be subjected to this vitriol

What on Earth was this heap of sh** doing on the Sky History Channel? I gave it 10 minutes then deleted.

What is wrong with you, making a fiction movie as a real life documentary? And aired on Sky History Channel???? You, Americans could come up with anything for the sake of money and fame. 😤

This would've probably worked as a cheap-o forgettable found footage flick, but disguising this garbage as pseudo-real documentary is shameful and embarrassing. The 1st clue that it is fake is the 'mobile phone footage' that opens the film, clearly staged and fake; also how the hell is the 'Algerian desert' portrayed as an area lush with greenery?! Mind-boggling amateurism ...

On History Channel? Really? Why? Who .. ? When?.. Why....!?!

This program is out to do one thing, take away the obvious impact on the earth's climate by heavy industry. This is not the only program out there to try to blame anything for climate change other than the big industrial money makers. It is such s shame that they are given the platform to do so.