Ghost And The Darkness, The (UK)

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Prey for the hunter
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 106 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Micheal Douglas and Val Kilmer star in this tense, terrific and true adventure set in 1896 East Africa. There, two lions on a man-eating rampage have shut down the construction of a railway. The beasts hunt together, showing no fear of man or fire. What`s more, they`re killing for sport rather than for food - and they have an almost supernatural knack for knowing what traps await them. Big-game hunter Remington (Douglas) and construction engineer Patterson (Kilmer) set out to stop these unstoppable monsters. But, in this astonishing tale of man against beast, the hunters become the hunted.

Special Features:
Theatrical Trailer

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish

Subtitle Tracks:
Swedish
Finnish
English
Spanish
Portuguese
Dutch
Arabic
Danish
Norwegian

Directed By:
Stephen Hopkins

Written By:
William Goldman

Starring:
Brian McCardie
Bernard Hill
John Kani
Tom Wilkinson
Val Kilmer
Michael Douglas

Casting By:
Sarah Trevis
Mary Selway

Soundtrack By:
Jerry Goldsmith

Director of Photography:
Vilmos Zsigmond

Editor:
Steve Mirkovich
Robert Brown
Roger Bondelli

Costume Designer:
Ellen Mirojnick

Production Designer:
Stuart Wurtzel

Producer:
Paul B. Radin
Gale Anne Hurd
A. Kitman Ho
Grant Hill

Executive Producer:
Steven Reuther
Michael Douglas

Distributor:
Paramount Pictures

Your Opinions and Comments

6 / 10

Take "Jaws", put it in Africa, replace the shark with 2 deadly man-eating lions and you`ve got the script for this movie.
While I find the idea of hunting animals (for whatever reason) appalling, this movie can be enjoyed, especially due to its striking African scenes.
The video transfer is ok. There are no compression signs but the transfer is not clear of dust particles and a few scratches.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is good. Africa comes out through all the surrounds very nicely. The sub gets a hell of a workout during the numerous roar scenes.
The menus are still and silent.
The disk offers no extras at all.
Bottom line - an average story that gets a bit too long. Watch it for the beautiful African savanna scenes.

posted by Zvi Josef on 27/2/2002 08:35