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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Jul 1, 2008
Pros: very engaging main character, several different voice actors, humor
Cons: some violence
Summary: My brother Nathan has always loved snakes, so I don't think he would care too much for Rudyard Kipling's story of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a snake-slaughtering mongoose, or the Chuck Jones cartoon about him. I think he remains a bit annoyed with J. K. Rowling ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 10, 2005
Pros: Enjoyable animation and thought-out story
Cons: Poor packaging info
Summary: As a major fan of cartoon director Chuck Jones, I was pleased to recently find a DVD of his 1974 TV cartoon special Rikki-Tikki-Tavi in the discount bin of a local Wal-Mart. The cartoon itself is fine (and even has a second Jones special on it), ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 1, 2001
Pros: Everything About This Movie, The Story, Animation, The Music, Narrated By Orson Wells
Cons: This Movie is Hard to Find
Summary: There are a few animated movies that I watched as a child that I would consider classics. Some are the great holiday cartoons, some are the Charlie Brown and Peanuts shows and some are just great cartoon movies that I loved. One of the true classic ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 24, 2001
Pros: Just a plain cute movie...
Cons: Some scary scenes.
Summary: The movie starts with an English family living in India. There is a mother, father and one son. They adopt this mongoose shortly after arriving. His name is Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.
I grew up watching this and never missed it when it was on. I can't ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 12, 2000
Pros: Nice Story about Love and Loyalty
Cons: Scary in parts
Summary: This is a wonderful story about a mongoose who is rescued by a family and how he in turn protects the family. The kids loved the way Rikki Tikki Tavi ran around and flicked his whiskers. It does portray snakes in a negative light and it also has ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 9, 2000
Pros: Classic story, intriguing characters
Cons: Violent but in that cartoon-kind of way
Summary: Let me preface this review by saying I grew up in a really small town that did not have a movie theater and my parents didn't watch a lot of videos so when we watched movies at school or in daycare they were really scary to me (I was six!). ... read more
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