I tripped over this again. I remember seeing it when it was current. I was not that impressed having read the book, etc. Hollywood seldoms gets a story like this right. Micheal Douglas interjected himself into the story and I find him annoying in some movies like this one. The film bombed and the critics hated it. Since then it has acquired a bit of cult status. People that grew up with it as kids seem especially taken with it. The monsters under the bed phase hits all kids at some point.
A lot of commenters mention the score as outstanding. The reviewer in the link, who reviews with a historical accuracy theme, does so. He is a big fan of the movie as he says in the second link.
With CGI, and other film innovations, I am waiting for someone to do justice to Jim Corbett. Avatar guy are you listening. You only have 5 billion from the first two to play with. However as the script writer said creature features with real animals as villains is not as marketable as it used to be. We may fear the lions in the film but lions in life have way more to fear from us. The chances of them disappearing in the wild is already close.
Man-eaters still exist but we seldom hear about it. The need to up their game and eat a few white celebrities. LOL
Completely agree. Saw the movie and thought it was one of the worst adaptations I’ve even seen. Rather send the watching time rereading either Corbett or Patterson.
Updated Thurs Feb 16, 2023