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| IMAX Presents - Kingdom of the Tiger | 
| Director: Bruce Neibaur
Actors: Christopher Heyerdahl, Smriti Mishra, Colin Vint
Studio: Slingshot/Vista Point Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 34885
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Hindi (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: 110 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 9760
UPC: 170789760218
EAN: 0017078976021
ASIN: B000BLI5S2
Theatrical Release Date: June 14, 2002
Release Date: November 15, 2005
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 A disappointing documentary October 5, 2004
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
I rented this DVD with high expectations, hoping to see some of the amazing footage of the majestic tiger that were captured by the BBC Production "India-Land of Tiger". However this one really turned out to be disappointing. It is a poor attempt to make a documentary on Jim Corbett and his association with the Indian jungles and tigers .. moreover, the documentary makes an averse pervertion of truth when it says that Corbett only hunted tigers when they were man-eaters. However in his books, Corbett himself had given accounts of how he hunted down animals for trophies(for example, The Bachelor of Powalgarh and The PipalPani Tiger in his famous book, Man-Eaters of Kumaon) which were ordinary tigers bereft of any man-eating tendencies...it is however a matter of fact that later in his life Corbett was full of regret and remorse and advocated conservation and a stop to wanton killing of tigers and leopards for trophies. apart from this, the documentary lacks any really interesting footage of the tiger in the wild which we see in other tiger documentaries like, for example, BBC's "India:Land of Tiger" or even National Geographic's "Land of Tiger". With a title like "India : Kingdom of the Tiger", one would expect to see beautiful footages of this colorful country and its diverse wildlife the cynosure of which is the tiger, the king of the jungle. But in this documentary I did not see any such interesting footage. Just some haphazard footages showing tigers and some babble about ancient Maharajas of India and their royal passion of hunting and it's all over even before you realize ! DVD sound and picture quality is just average !! Very very disappointing, I can't give it more than one-star.
 Fabulous! June 23, 2004
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've seen this film several times and I must admit that it is by far the best IMAX film ever made! The DVD is very good, complete with some nice extras- but if you get a chance see it on the big screen first.
 Title not very appropriate February 13, 2003
25 out of 28 found this review helpful
Thid DVD is essentially a documentary on Jim Corbett. He is the prime focus, and is portrayed as the man responsible for starting movement to protect tigers. It has boasted quite a lot about India and indian values. However, silently, the onus of tiger killing has been put on indians. It says that the indian kings loved killing tigers, which some britishers too picked up a little in the beginning. Jim Corbett is described as a guy who killed tigers not for his passion, but only for saving indian villagers from man-eating tigers. In these killings, Corbett realised the importance of tiger protection. It could be a true story, but I doubt its integrity. And yeah, the title of the DVD should have been more apt, for example, Jim Corbett: The Protector, in which case I wouldn't have bought it.
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