Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1975)

Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

How sad is this?

Good start, but then it gets ruined

Good concept, poorly executed.

"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" is an animated 30-minute movie from 40 years ago and it was directed and written by the legendary Chuck Jones (in his 60s) based on Rudyard Kipling's tale. This is maybe also why it looks a bit older than 1975 as Jones of course had his great years in the decades before that already. Mel Blanc is not in this one, but this is not a problem as the narrator is Orson Welles and the rest of the voice acting is done by prolific (voice) actors such as June Foray. The story is about a little mongoose who becomes the pet of a boy. Initially, the parents are skeptical, but then he keeps protecting the entire family repeatedly (especially the boy) from a pair of poisonous cobras. A good watch for the entire family. The violence is not too graphic and everybody involved with this one did a fairly good job. Thumbs up.

Technically, yes, this is a dark tale. And it can be a little frightful to some children. But I wouldn't worry. There is a happy ending. I remember watching this when I was a child. Not in 75, more like '90 or '91. Sorry, just wanted to make that clear. :D But I loved this cartoon. It was so interesting to me. Sometimes it scared me a little. But even when I was a kid, I loved scary stories. So, I would highly recommend for adults and kids. But if the kids scare easy, you might want to warn them. But also read the book. Yes, even though I am adult now, I still enjoy these classic cartoons. It's a great one.10/10

I remember watching this in the early '90s as a little girl. It would occasionally appear on Nickelodeon.I had completely forgotten about it until several years ago, when I received The Jungle Book for Christmas.With the book, I became reacquainted with "Rikki Tikki", as well as "The White Seal".This was my first exposure to Rudyard Kipling, although I didn't know it at the time.Because of this cartoon, and others, I became quite a fan of Kipling and still am to this day.Wonderful movie that brings out the four-year-old in me.

I remember being so excited when I would learn this was going to be on. This and the White Seal were two of my favorites. I feel sorry for kids now days who don't have this sort of anticipation. Now they have them on video and can watch them whenever they like. Part of loving x-mas was that Frosty and Rudolph and the Grinch were going to be on. I haven't seen this in a long time, but since this was created for children I will rate this as I would as a child. It was scary and the snakes posed a real threat. It was incredible that such a sweet fluffy animal would be so deadly. I love this film as I love most things Chuck Jones has done.