6/10
Savage producers too.
8 December 2010
Warning: Spoilers
This little nugget opens with a Patagonian talking about how he bagged a stag because he "just wanted a stag."

From there we go to the animal rights activists and their pre PETA protests. It resembles outtakes from a lost Woodstock clone. Lots of unwashed hippies playing guitars and cuddling woodland creatures. Almost tear-jerking until you see too many of them winking at the camera.

The hunters in Argentina actually trying to capture endangered species to preserve them was interesting. Right before that was a partial list of the extinct. That scene opened in an over decorated hunting lodge. The kind with the pith helmeted Britishers and their "I say old boy" conversations. The heads on the wall completely covered said wall. And just as many rugs on the floor as well.

The lion mauling scene was most likely faked. Apart from a lack of consistency between the narration and the scene (Playful looking lions, visible land rovers with armed men in the background.) the OTT acting of the "victim" and his wife also looked dodgy. This scene probably inspired the bear attack in Faces of Death. (Part 1 in case you need to see for yourself.)

This doc is in it's entirety on youtube. Watch it there if you have time.
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