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spirit against man eater."This isnt the lion king"
I would call a lion the black soul of africa after seeing this title "THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS".for this chilling tale is vey much so based on a true story.where the hunters become the hunted..this is a tense, terrfic and true adventure set in 1896 EAST Africa.
Two key actors Michael Douglas and val kilmer are brought into the movie.Ghost and the Darkness simply mean "Two man eaters"The beasts are on a man eating rampage,they hunt together.with no fear of man.two killing machines KIlling for sport rather than nurishment..
MEAN WHILE the railway construction Project, val kilmer was meant to build is on hold.as they get a top big game hunter REMINGTON (thats when Douglas comes into the picture).into the hunt...
But these lions are smart.they no the land better than the people let alone some outside game hunter,who is only in for the money.Egineer Paterson (Kilmer)AND lion hunter (douglas) now set out to stop the devils workers.in other words stop these unstoppable monstes.only the most incredible parts of the story are true in sible (africa)"Breathtaking and thrillng!"its time to prey for the hunters.

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Old fashioned, Hollywood production
This movie tells the story of Lt. Colonel J. H. Patterson, D.S.O., and engineer that was commissioned to build a bridge in the Tsavo region of Africa during the colonial period. His work was interrupted by the activities of a pair of male lions, intent on thinning out the conscripted and hired labor as quickly as possible. This is based on a true story. The film takes liberties with the book from which it came: "The Man-Eaters of Tsavo", by Colonel Patterson, but I can't say I minded that too much. If it's one thing that drives me to distraction its "experts" that nit-pick about the details of a genre picture. This is a Hollywood film, a Hollywood blockbuster, no less - not a documentary. In short, this was a tremendously tense film throughout, and Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer turned in two fine performances. The cinematography of Africa was beautiful, and the lions were terrifying. Did you expect a historical document?

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At times, hard to watch for those who know the true story
While the jacket and intro says this is a "true" story, those who have read Patterson's account, or later retellings like Capstick's know there is a lot of fiction in this Hollywood version (surprise!). Tree-climbing lions with manes, a rouge American hunter who arrives to save the day, the stereotypical British cad who sends Patterson, Masai tribesmen, and numerous other digressions from the truth made this a bit uncomfortable for me. Kilmer isn't a very convincing Irish engineer, either. The scenery and cinematography are superb, however.