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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 9780792153047
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6305181926
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 01, 1998
Running Time: 109 minutes
Sales Rank: 3114
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: October 11, 1996
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East africa 1896. Two lions on a man-eating rampage have shut down the construction of a railway. Big-game hunter remington and construction engineer patterson set out to stop these unstoppable monsters. But in this astonishing tale of man vs. Beast the hunters become the hunted. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 01/25/2005 Starring: Michael Douglas Val Kilmer Run time: 109 minutes Rating: R Director: Stephen Hopkins
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Val Kilmer stars as Lt. Col. John Patterson, a 19th-century Irish engineer drafted by Britain's railroad bosses to build a trestle bridge over an African river, thus expanding the empire a tiny bit more. In Tsavo, Patterson is instantly hailed for killing a man-eating lion that had been making life hell for native workers. But morale sinks when a pair of unstoppable big cats devour more men and destroy the project. Along comes an Ahab-like, expatriate American hunter (Michael Douglas) to help Patterson face the almost preternatural powers of the two killers. The script by William Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) is based on fact, though the film owes more to Spielberg (specifically to Jaws) than history. There are also suggestive echoes of Kipling and Conrad in the material and characters, and there are hints of emotional complexity and psychological nuance that make one wish this could have been a great film instead of a merely fun one. --Tom Keogh
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Rating:  - Grandson loves this movie
My grandson loved this movie and requested it for his birthday. As soon as we gave it to him he opened it and watched it right away.
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Rating:  - Exciting, Beautiful but Above All - Cool
Two male lions kill lots of people. Sounds cool, and it bloody well is. The Ghost and the Darkness is, by all accounts, a thrilling experience to sit through. It's far from being a perfect film, and yet it's a film that's somehow impossible to hate, or even dislike. There's lots of animal attack galore to be found here, yet it never quite overrides the overall visual appeal of it all.
In 1898, Irish Colonel John Patterson is sent to the river Tsavo, Africa, to construct a railroad bridge - forcing him to leave his pregnant wife behind in London. Upon arriving in Africa, Patterson learns of a rampant lion on the loose. He quickly manages to kill it, raising the morale of the workers. This, however, proves to be entirely deceptive. Soon after, two male lions start to prey on the workers - chillingly, they appear to kill for sport rather than food. All efforts to stop them are in vain until hunter Charles Remington arrives to help Patterson rid Tsavo, and the workers, of this threat. But the lions (called the Ghost and the Darkness by the workers) are smart, and disposing of them won't be easy even with Remington in league.
This premise is based on a real-life account by John Patterson, and it was practically destined for a movie adaptation. While it is quite true that the movie differentiates on Patterson's account in many ways (Remington is entirely fictional), it's all for the benefit of this film. The actual lions were maneless, yet for the sake of the movie's aesthetics, ... Read More
Rating: - Lions Kill People...you know you are interested
The Ghost and the Darkness
Upon going to a friend's house, we decided to watch a movie. He had a large selection of movies both him and I had never heard of. We just picked out one with an interesting case and slid it in. The Ghost and the Darkness is what we got. Surprisingly, this movie is a much better experience than one would think. The story is a little farfetched, but not enough so you feel alienated from the story.
John Patterson is sent to Africa to build a bridge. This story takes place in the late 1800s when many European countries were attempting to control Africa. Patterson is sent to build a bridge that would complete a railroad. Upon arriving in Africa, Patterson learns that a lion have attacked a man and killed him. Patterson accepts the responsibility of hunting the lion. Later that night he kills the lion in a single shot. The worker's morale is up do to the thought of safety. Soon another lion threat arrives. Two lions begin attacking the workers. The workers believe they are legendary lions known as The Ghost and The Darkness. Patterson must kill these lions to ensure the workers survive and build the bridge.
The story may sound a bit ridiculous, but you learn to love it. The scenery used in this movie is fantastic. My complaint is that sometimes the lighting is too absent. It is hard to see the characters or lions. This is 1996 though, so lighting does not come as easy. The music in the movie works very well. Suspense is perfectly implemented.
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Rating: - too dark
most of this movie is filmed in the dark & you can't see half of what is going on. Plot was good but it needed to be a lot lighter.
Rating: - Africa movie
My boyfriend hunts in Africa so I got this for him before he went on his trip
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