Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1975)

Waste of Money.

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

I never saw this until today. I remember reading the book & enjoying it greatly. Like another viewer, I felt sorry for the mamma snake, she just wanted to protect her babies. But, She also wanted to kill the whole family. I sort of got a view of it in real life. My cat, Orbs, brought home a baby rattlesnake & was playing Rikki-Tikki-Tavi with IT. I managed to grab her & my dad killed it & buried it. I felt sorry for that one too. He was just minding his own business when my crazy cat abducted him.

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.

Based on Rudyard Kipling's classic tale, this 1975 version of Riki-Tikki-Tavi is one I remember with great fondness from my childhood. You can't go wrong with a Chuck Jones cartoon narrated by Orson Welles. It's a well crafted tale exploring the meaning of friendship set in turn-of-the-century British Colonial India. At only one half hour long, the story moves quickly.I recently had the opportunity to watch it again and was just as entranced as I was as a child, although I had remembered the "scary" and "sad" portions as being much longer and more tension filled than they turned out to be this time around. It's enough to make you want to go live in India just for the chance to have a house mongoose of your very own.

This movie makes a great children's movie for any home or educational setting. The great narration, character voices, and music lend itself to an entertaining and informative video that all kids truly enjoy. The minimization of violence and the accuracy of what happens in nature promote fine discussions on bravery, fantasy, foreign culture, etc, etc, etc.