| Posted by: Mike at August 7, 2003, 1:55 am | | Topic: The Ghost & The Darkness (1996) Forum: JoBlo | | I haven't seen this movie for so long. I remember seeing it a couple of times or better after it was released on video, and I really enjoyed it. And I agree about the scariest scene in the movie being the nightmare. Wow, that was definitely a good and memorable part. Whenever I've heard anyone mention this movie, that part usually always comes up right away. Since it's been so long since I've seen it, my rating might not be the most accurate. But until I maybe see it again someday, my rating is a 7/10 (B-), nothing lower. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: dh1989 at August 6, 2003, 4:04 pm | | Topic: The Ghost & The Darkness (1996) Forum: JoBlo | | Plot: "Set in 1898, this is a true story of two lions in Africa that killed 130 people over a nine month period, while a bridge engineer (Val Kilmer) and an experienced old hunter (Michael Douglas) tried to kill them." *** "Lions don't do this. Lions... never had a lair like this. They're doing it for the pleasure." Stephen Hopkins' The Ghost & The Darkness is one of my favorite thrillers made in the 90's. Scripted by talented scribe William Goldman, the man who also wrote such modern classics as Misery and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, this is based on a true story, but does undergo some "Hollywood"-ization, most notably the inclusion of Charles Remington (Douglas), but, unlike many films based on true stories, the changes serve the film, rather than harm it. This is a rare thriller that manages to never loose it's extreme intensity. Michael Douglas stars as Remington, and he's great. His performance reminds me of Indiana Jones, after a few months in extreme heat, and... | | Read Entire Entry |
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