Garp
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BONUS: 'Killer Leopard'
Bomba half-heartedly tracks a potentially lethal leopard, while getting entangled in a married woman's affairs.
This is another of those mix of plots, but one that works rather well. A leopard mauls a native and now has a taste for human blood. Bomba is assigned to kill it, but really this is a subplot for the larger and frankly more interesting story. An American is in Africa, looking for a guide who doesn't ask too many questions. Later, his wife turns up, looking to bring the man home. The mystery is set up well early on, and the story is teased out organically.
As such, this isn't really a Bomba film. Sheffield, looking even more like a man than a boy, is sidelined for much of the story as we catch up with a host of character actors. The story has a number of interesting twists, but still a fair amount of stock footage and recycled scenes from previous films to remind you that it is actually a Bomba film. Compared to other Bomba films, and seeing how late in the series this was, 'Killer Leopard' was a pleasant surprise.
Bomba half-heartedly tracks a potentially lethal leopard, while getting entangled in a married woman's affairs.
This is another of those mix of plots, but one that works rather well. A leopard mauls a native and now has a taste for human blood. Bomba is assigned to kill it, but really this is a subplot for the larger and frankly more interesting story. An American is in Africa, looking for a guide who doesn't ask too many questions. Later, his wife turns up, looking to bring the man home. The mystery is set up well early on, and the story is teased out organically.
As such, this isn't really a Bomba film. Sheffield, looking even more like a man than a boy, is sidelined for much of the story as we catch up with a host of character actors. The story has a number of interesting twists, but still a fair amount of stock footage and recycled scenes from previous films to remind you that it is actually a Bomba film. Compared to other Bomba films, and seeing how late in the series this was, 'Killer Leopard' was a pleasant surprise.