OK, so some films date more than others and times change. I'm usually fairly open to watching old films and take them for what they are most of the time. Attitudes change and what may have been acceptable in the 1970s won't necessarily appeal now. I'm not one for joining the modern day 'cancel' culture, but I have to say that this was a particularly difficult film to watch with scenes which depicted the shooting of Elephants for their ivory. I couldn't watch. Modern CGI techniques would have treated this differently, but the standards and technologies of the time suggested that the images of Elephants hitting the ground can only have been captured as a result of some shooting or a tranquilliser of some sort - this made the film painful viewing.
That aside, the film did not date well in other terms. This film may have reflected a true story to some degree, but was from the same era as Roger Moore's role in 'Wild Geese' which was so much better in some many ways. The acting was wooden, the story weird, the treatment of the indigenous population cruel, unnecessary and casual burning of an infant (what did this add to the story???) and special effects that were, well, a bit too obvious. There are very few films that I don't finish and I have seen several thousands in my lifetime but, at well over 2hrs, I suspect that I will never get back to the end of this one.
I was curious when I saw this title pop up, as I had never heard of it before and decided to give it a watch. Not my best decision. Not one that I'll be recommending.
That aside, the film did not date well in other terms. This film may have reflected a true story to some degree, but was from the same era as Roger Moore's role in 'Wild Geese' which was so much better in some many ways. The acting was wooden, the story weird, the treatment of the indigenous population cruel, unnecessary and casual burning of an infant (what did this add to the story???) and special effects that were, well, a bit too obvious. There are very few films that I don't finish and I have seen several thousands in my lifetime but, at well over 2hrs, I suspect that I will never get back to the end of this one.
I was curious when I saw this title pop up, as I had never heard of it before and decided to give it a watch. Not my best decision. Not one that I'll be recommending.