The original quartet reprise their roles as the thoughtful one, the smart one, the dreamy one and the man-eater.

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Interesting to note that the movie revises and pretty much demolishes the tiger-taming tips Martel came up with -- worth bearing in mind should you ever find yourself in close proximity to a man-eater for a prolonged period of time.

CNN: Review: 'Life of Pi' is bold and wondrous

Jilted by the man she loved at the altar, Miss Havisham retreats from the world, exiling herself to her old, decaying mansion, never taking off her disintegrating, yellowing bridal gown and plotting her revenge on the male sex by molding her adopted daughter into a cruel man-eater.

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