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Title: Maneater (2006) Starring: Gary Busey, Ian D. Clark, Diana Reis, Marina Stephenson-Kerr, and Ty Wood Director: Gary Yates Rating: Unrated Runtime: 88 minutes Avg. Score: 4 Submit Comment Hits: 75

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• Posted on 2008-07-06
  Man Boredom
  
  I was very disappointed when I watched this video. The cover suggests great viewing but I never could completely follow the storyline nor understand why the tiger would not eat the little boy. It really tried hard to be a good movie but it just didn't meet my expectations. It's possible that others might find it entertaining.
  Score: 2
• Posted on 2008-05-24
  Going a Shikaar!
  
  Part of a series of low budget films of animals gone amok that aired on the Sci Fi channel, this film is surprisingly good. For me, the main selling point was that we have an escaped Bengal tiger running amok in Appalachia and fighting with Gary Busey. What more do you need right there, I mean really?
  
  Okay, so the plot really isn't all that complicated, essentially being yet another variant on every other 'animals run amok' movie since Jaws. Nonetheless, its quite enjoyable for such a cheesy flick (and they have a real tiger in it!). Ummm... you've got a Bengal tiger. And he escapes and starts picking off people in rural Appalachia. Gary Busey is the sheriff trying to stop it. Media frenzy ensues (complete with some reporter chick named 'Casey Couric,' lol). The army comes to hunt down the tiger, only to get eaten one by one (as highly trained and heavily armed soldiers are appearantly wont to do if movie logic teaches us anything). And a random British big game hunter, inspired by Jim Corbett, shows up to save the day.
  
  Overall, its much better than you'd expect from a made for TV 'animal attack of the week' type movie. Sure, its kind of goofy at times. I mean, you could expect as much from the description on the box. But its also a fun movie, especially if its late at night or your just hanging out with your friends and want a straight out animal/monster attack movie. No complex plot, no surpise endings, just a regular animal going on a rampage. And the best part? Its actually the first in a series of such movies... with names like 'Grizzly Rage,' 'Eye of the Beast,' 'Shark Swarm,' and 'Swamp Devil' how can we go wrong?
  Score: 5
• Posted on 2008-04-29
  Good Tiger, No Captions, Bad Cast Credits
  
  Despite the Amazon listing (see "Format") the DVD has no closed captions or subtitles, which is unfortunate for about 9 million deaf and hard-of-hearing persons in the United States who might otherwise enjoy this film.
  
  One further point of irritation: the on-screen cast credits omit all roles (the viewer is given nothing more than an alphabetical list of the actors' names), and they scroll past at quadruple speed (as though the Sci-Fi Channel were in a hurry to get back to the commercials).
  
  All in all, a less than bare-bones DVD release.
  Score: 3
• Posted on 2008-03-31
  Entertaining and Tense
  
  I saw this on Sci-Fi Channel yesterday and found it entertaining. I may add to my DVD collection. I enjoyed Gary Busey in "Silver Bullett" and in this movie too.
  Score: 4
• Posted on 2008-03-31
  Totally Not a JAWS rip off
  
  Without a doubt this is Gary Busey's best work since Slapshot 2: Breaking the ice. I love how you couldn't tell this was filmed on location in Canada, all the actors had great midwest accents. Also the tiger shots were thrilling. The animal totally didn't look like it was just walking across the shot towards some raw meat just outside of the shot. I know i had chills. Also I love how the apple/corn festival was built up for about 1 1/2 hours and then they delivered with about 15 seconds of the actual festival. Great screenwriting!! Watching this movie over and over again helped me recover from 1st degree burns i received on over 5% of my right hand while i was making cookies last week. The only thing that kept this from being 5 stars was the obvious omission of Scott Baio as the mayor. I mean come on, he would have been the perfect fit. A true gem of cinemetography.
  Score: 4