Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

ClassyWas Excellent, smart action film.

Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Carsten Corleis When i first read the story and saw this film as a child, something happened, that was surely not intended to be happen; neither by Kipling nor by the producers of this film... Of course, the direction, how the viewer shall see this movie and for who he shall cheer up is clearly given... but damn it... i was dragged to "the dark side of the force"... i felt strong sympathy and pity for Nag and Nagaina! But why? They was supposed clearly enough to be the bad guys of the story... what forced me to cheer up for the bad guys??Today i guess, the reason are the characters of Nag and Nagaina. Both are deeper and more interesting than the character of the hero. Both are only want to defend their home, and later, Nagaina want to revenge her husband... who would not try to do the same as Nagaina in such a desperate situation?? A similar situation was given, for example, in "Road to Perdition"... and here the audience is clearly on the side of the "bad guy" (remember, the hero was a killer!) who want to revenge his murdered wife! A final revenge, that may include the own death too... and at last Nagaina lost the final fight... but damn it, at least she had tried it! She did not run away, nobody was on her side, nobody helped her. She lost her husband, her eggs/babies... she was alone! On the other side, Rikki Tikki had a lot of friends, like Darzee, that helped him in this fight. This did not mean, that i hate Rikki Tikki, he did his job, and he did it good! But you can tell me, i am on the "wrong side", i know, that i am standing on the "wrong side", but i can't help... i always see the story through the (snake)eyes of the "wrong side"!This little movie was really well made, it follows almost literally the book (this story is a part of "The Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling). The narration of Orson Welles (he made the famous radio broadcasting of H.G. Wells "The War of the Worlds" too) was very good. The story seems to be a bit too dark for younger children in some parts, but compared with a lot of crap that was made today, there was a real story behind it, and the makers did not shy away to show the darker parts too. I saw it again a few days ago on TV after many years... and yes, i am still standing on the other ssssside...! ;-)

GSmith9072 I felt compelled to comment on a little film I found lurking around youtube because, aside from it's ludicrously lame material, it oozes potential as something that could be brilliant incorporated into a future full length film. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is an admittedly inspired adaptation of a pretty silly and insensate fable from The Jungle Book by master animator Chuck Jones. It follows the story of a mongoose who gets rescued by a family of rich European colonists and gets named the short animated film's title. Just the family's luck in timing, they acquire the animal that's known for being successful at defeating venomous snakes right at the same moment some cobras, for no logical reason other then maybe not adopting Rikki's fruit-a-vore diet even though nature suggests otherwise, start causing trouble. When Rikki isn't busy attempting to eliminate India's indigenous snake population, he's talking to birds and muskrats (instead of eating them), snuggling by his master the young boy who discovered him, and being consistently successful in deterring the deadly evil snakes. He of course gets constant praise, and the film's tone never changes. He fights he wins, he fights he wins, he fights and, wait for it...he wins. The message ends up being: snakes are evil, and animals that are naturally capable of killing them are heroes. Appropriately Rikki has an annoying voice that makes him sound like some buff superhero. The characterization's of protagonists and antagonists seem to be dictated on the general consensus of how cute and warm blooded the animals are, and killing solves everyone's problems. Okay, the real problem with the film is it's core idea of sympathizing with British imperialism, but that's not enough reason to write the film off; because you don't agree with it's ideology. However, the film's simple-mindedness messes with it's impact and makes it empty. It's a quickie short without a heart, and has no appeal except for it's oddness and nostalgia; it's better off left in the books. I'm one of the lucky ones to not have encountered this cynical little tale in my childhood.

I_Am_The_Taylrus SPOILERS To be honest, actually, I am kind of nervous commenting on Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. Maybe it is because I have not seen this television movie in a long time, two years to be exact. Luckily this tale is memorable. You will not forget a film like this for the rest of your life when you see this. The plot is also pretty simplistic. This is also quite close to the facts. I mean, despite the fact that mongooses and cobras do not talk, mongooses do have some sort of grudge against cobras, and they do indeed kill them. I also can not believe that Orson Welles narrated this. First War of the Worlds, now this.Here is the plot of this "tale." When a family moves to India they find a mongoose that has almost drowned. They nurse it back to health. They then keep it as a pet. They name it Rikki. After a battle with a snake the family discovers that Rikki can protect them against snakes, which is a good thing since two dangerous cobras named Nag and Nagaina want to kill the family. In the family's bathroom one night Rikki catches Nag and the father of the family kills him. Nagaina is not too happy with that. She threatens the family. Rikki finds out a way to kill Nagaina. He does kill her, but they do not show it. He and the family live happily ever after.Overall, this is a fantastic tale of a mongoose and a family and a cobra. This is also quite dark in some sort of way. I mean, two cobras want to kill a little mongoose and a little boy and a family. I also like the climax with Rikki and Nagaina. They have a fight in a hole. You do not see the fight, and it is very suspenseful. You are worrying if Rikki will come out of the hole alive. You also have to wait for about ten seconds. Anyway, this is a great television show that you must watch. It is a great film for the whole family.9/10Recommended Films: The Jungle Book.

Popeye-8 This was a cartoon I would absolutely fear watching as a child, but I still watched it with fascination and awe every year during its brief network run. An excellent adaption of the Kipling classic, and a fine example of animation as storytelling. Well worth the purchase, though the snakes are remarkably frightening--again, courtesy of Chuck Jones' genius--so, it may be a little too 'tense' for some children.