Softwing
Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??
Ogosmith
Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.
Celia
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
Bob
This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
joyp
Gary Busey's recovery, after a serious accident, shows a little in his slow delivery, but is totally in character for a rural Appalachian sheriff faced with a wild animal loose on the Trail. I found it campy but very watchable. As a Busey fan, it is very satisfying. As a wildlife and locations fan, the husband and I thought it may have been filmed in North Carolina, as the setting is the Appalachian Trail that goes through the western part of the state. The swamps....in the mountains? I liked the supporting cast, relatively well-acted for a TV movie. All in all, there was enough gore and tongue-in-cheek reference to other wildlife- gone-awry films like "Jaws" and "The Ghost and the Darkness" to make this worth the two hours including endless SYFY channel commercials. I would rent it and watch so you can take a break when necessary.
merklekranz
Sheriff Gary Busey, in a restrained performance, gets right down to business, trying to protect his small Appalachian town from a menacing escaped Bengal tiger. As locals, National Guardsmen, and deputies, become cat food, the situation rapidly deteriorates, until a self appointed British tiger hunter arrives on the scene. Ian D. Clark is quite good in this role, and along with Busey, gives the movie some above the norm acting. The little boy and his religious nut-bag Mother are nothing but damn annoyances, as are all of the news media. "Maneater may not be a work of art, but for it's intended audience, it is totally acceptable. ............... MERK
Mike
...as you may think. Essentially a re-make of JAWS, only the shark is now a tiger and the sea is now the Appalachian Mountains. How much like "Jaws?" Read on: the local sheriff gets involved when a Bengal tiger gets loose and begins killing the townsfolk, so he raises the alarm, much to the dismay of the town's smarmy mayor, who doesn't want the town's big money-making festival canceled. The local yokels get involved when a reward is announced for the killing of the tiger, and an outside "expert" tiger hunter shows up to track the beast as well. So many scenes are reminiscent of "Jaws" it's a wonder Spielberg hasn't sued. For example, a news photographer sets up a shark-proof cage...er...make that a TIGER-proof cage...in a field in order to capture some photos of the animal, and the results are pretty much the same as what befell the shark cage in "Jaws"...that is, it didn't offer any protection! The only significant difference between the two films is that this movie features a young boy who seems to have a strange sixth-sense about the animal, which features strongly in the plot.In spite of the obvious similarities, I actually enjoyed "Maneater" quite a bit. Gary Busey is quite likable as the local sheriff, and Ian D. Clark is just terrific as the British tiger-hunter. Ty Wood is very effective as the young boy with the affinity for the tiger as well.All-in-all, an entertaining way to spend 90 minutes of your time, though if you've seen Jaws, nothing here will surprise you.
montysmith-slp
An escaped Bengal tiger is loose in a backwoods rural community (Selkirk, Winnipeg posing as Taruga County, USA). Local sheriff Gary Busey's more usual small town duties involve permits for frontlawn quilt sales. And the odd missing persons case. The latest is a jogger reported missing in the woods. The tracker dog is spooked, with good reason. There's body parts in them thar hills. And this cat's so efficient at making people disappear it could get a gig in Las Vegas. "Ma! I think there's a lion out here!" says brave little Ty Wood, hearing a growl in the dark. "None of your make believe," says Ma, telling him to get on with his Bible studies. Busey thinks it's maybe a bear. The mayor's more concerned about the annual corn and apple festival. Thank goodness for big-game hunter Ian D. Clark: "For the inexperienced, stalking a maneating tiger is an exotic form of suicide." The hunters are the hunted in a neatly scripted, straight-forward big-cat adventure that earns points for staying away from fake CGI tricks. This cat's for real. And he's not voting for the mayor.
