The Ghost and the Darkness

...Well according to Hollywood anyway, since "The Ghost and the Darkness" actually takes lots of liberties with its story, about the two man-eating lions of Tsavo. Quite odd since it presses in the beginning that everything you're about to see... Full review

When I was in high school, my English teacher made us document all the differences we could spot between the Ronald Coleman movie version of "A Tale of Two Cities" and Dicken's novel. It's an exercise I find myself doing... Full review

This is one of those rare movies everyone likes. Even the kind of people who hate action and/or suspense movies like this one. Everything is perfect, the visuals, the direction and most particularly the great true story. A movie to own... Full review

I admit the movie could have been better, more action, gore and the like, but that's what makes this movie great. The suspense is displayed straight and throughout the movie. Val Kilmer and Michael Douglas play roles that command the sort... Full review

Scary, edge of your seat suspense. You never know who is gonna get eaten next in this funny but horrorific movie. The sound its breath taking as well as the visual. Some parts seem unlikely possible, but hey, its a movie... Full review

This movie is one of the greatest thrillers i have seen in a while. Michael Douglas is amazing in the movie and Val Kilmer is also very good. I would reccomend this movie to anyone. There is some gore and scary... Full review

Some films make little impression when they are based on a true story but this one certainly leaves a lasting imprint. The story follows Patterson (Kilmer)in Tsavo, Africa trying to build a bridge and a few problems with the local wildlife... Full review

THIS MOVIE IS BEYOND COOL, ITS IN ITS OWN CLASS OF COOLNESS! UR AN IDIOT IF U DONT RENT THIS MOVIE!it about some killer lions that mes up the building of a railroad in Africa(true story)!These are the same lions that... Full review

It is 1898 and charming, cretinous Captain of Industry Beaumont has hired Col. John Patterson,eminent engineer/bridge builder to complete a bridge spanning the river by Tsavo, Africa. Arriving in the continent he has dreamed of forever, Patterson meets his project.... Full review

I always found this to be an outstanding based-on a true story adventure film which holds your interest throughout. It features some great suspense and the story is fascinating. It's always been ranked among my top 50 movies. A good... Full review

Unfortunately, the film has a major problem in its casting. You don't have to be a raging environmentalist to get a little queasy at the idea of blowing away lions. ... Full Review

The main failure of the script is a complete lack of tension. But story about man-eating lions lacks scare factor Movies ... Full Review

Although "The Ghost and the Darkness" is not the best film to come out this year, it does have the distinction of digging out some movie conventions that have been sorely missed for quite a while. Screenwriter William Goldman moves the script along a narrative structure similar to Jaws, by mounting scene after scene of terror as the animal(s)-gone-beserk attack people, until no one is willing to take them on anymore except the wily hunters. ... Full Review

Go to Video Finder The film won an Oscar for Sound Effects Editing. Romantically enthusiastic Irish bridge-builder John Henry Patterson (Val Kilmer) has accepted a commission to build a railroad bridge in Tsavo. ... Full Review

Val Kilmer and Michael Douglas never for a second look like anything other than thoroughly unhappy movie stars stuck in a humid climate and a doomed production. Many scenes are so inept as to beggar description. ... Full Review

``The Ghost and the Darkness,'' out on video this week, was made about a century too late to be appreciated in an unalloyed manner. Based on real-life events, it's the story of two stouthearted chaps who go into the wild... ... Full Article

Yes, its Jaws with lions.All the familiar elements are here: the too-nice-to-live sidekicks, the cynical hunter, the boss-man who cares less about lives than money, the unwilling amateur forced to give up his chosen craft to become a hunter... ... Full Article

746 10-31-96 Africa, 1896: Michael Douglas has a high old time playing Remington, the ex-Confederate soldier turned great, grizzled white hunter. Val Kilmer exudes quiet strength as Lt. Col. Patterson, the Irish engineer who hires Remington to kill two killer... ... Full Article

Haaien, spinnen en leeuwen, wat hebben die drie diersoorten met elkaar gemeen? Ze zijn alle drie jagers, ze zijn alle drie het beste te bewonderen op een grote afstand, op de TV bijvoorbeeld, en ze hebben alle drie een lucratief... ... Full Article

Col. John Patterson (Val Kilmer) stars as an architect tasked to build a railroad bridge deep in the heart of Africa. His boss's motive is a combination of nationalism, greed (the ivory trade), and "saving Africa from the Africans." Not ... Full Article