Eric Stevenson Well, after having one of the most prolific careers in any single role, Johnny Weismuller calls it quits as this is his last "Tarzan" movie. I'm not sure if this is meant to be the last "Tarzan" movie in this series. The main flaw with this movie is that it's too short. We don't even get to hear Tarzan's scream! Anyway, this still isn't really bad. I like how they try to put some variance by having Tarzan and Jane go somewhere else. It was still kind of annoying with how there wasn't much action. I'm used to seeing more of that in these movies.I haven't seen every single one of the films, but it looks like there are certainly things going on. I was thinking that they'd make it so that the fake god turned out to be real after all. I'm actually glad they didn't. It was also nice to not actually see mermaids in the movie. Instead, we just get people who act like them. Still, that is a pretty misleading title. What is it with these movies and doing that? There were some nice peaceful bits in it that were pleasant enough. It's just that this didn't have anything that memorable. I'm still glad I saw all these movies. **1/2

MattyGibbs This is the last of the Johnny Weismuller Tarzan movies and unfortunately it's a damp squib. The charm of the early movies is lost as a tired plot limps towards the inevitably rushed and predictable finale. The setting is at odds with earlier movies being filmed quite obviously (from the extra's alone) in Mexico. The plot is terribly weak and Brenda Joyce lacks any of the charm of Maureen O'Sullivan who was such an integral part of the success of the early Tarzan films. There is also a lack of any jungle animals those being replaced by an octopus. Even for the time this really is a poor effort, it's as if they had all just given up. Only a few impressive diving scenes and it's historical value make this film worth watching. Even for the most ardent Tarzan fan this is desperately disappointing fare.

Petri Pelkonen Johnny Weissmuller's Tarzan saga ends here.Weissmuller ended his Tarzan career after twelve motion pictures.Here he lives in the jungle with the sweet Jane (Brenda Joyce) and Cheeta.Boy has left to study in England.And a man named Benji (John Laurenz) brings some singing mail from him.Linda Christian plays a young girl who is being forced to marry an evil pearl trader who poses as the God Balu.But she's in love with Tiko (Gustavo Rojo).So she jumps into the ocean and escapes until Tarzan captures her in his net.Robert Florey's Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948) isn't the most critically acclaimed Tarzan movie but it works for me.It's a lot of fun to watch this character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs getting away from sticky situations.In this movie the sea has a big part.It's a real treat to watch the beautiful and sensual Linda Christian swimming and diving like a mermaid.The movie is full of great underwater action.Take Tarzan battling with a giant octopus, for instance.Some sweaty situations take place on shore, as well.Altogether this is a nice way for Johnny Weissmuller to say farewell to the character, the mighty Tarzan.

estabansmythe I always want to see the aging veteran ballplayer play that one last season. Most of the time, they shouldn't - but I want to see it anyway. Why? Because I love those guys and want to prolong the experience of seeing them perform as long as possible. Alas, Tarzan & The Mermaids is your classic example of taking a film series one film too long. The should have stopped with the fine Tarzan & The Huntress. But hey, what can you do? Filmed down in Mexico on a buck-and-a-half, Tarzan & The Mermaids is a total cheapo with long interludes of silence, as though it were indeed shot as a silent film. The film is dull, the plot, hell, who cares? This film was the perfect transition for Johnny Weissmuller to transition into Jungle Jim. The time had come. I hate saying this, but this one isn't even for true devotees. Catch the ones where he fights the Nazi's instead. Those are great!