Have heard that one of the lions ended up in one of the two leading men's family home foyer in Oregon while the second lion is in the Smithsonian Museum in D.C. One lions head was at the five foot mark while standing flat foot on all fours. Man said the movie was "spot on" save for one part he didn't like.

Wow this was a great idea for a movie but what a trainwreck. When movie" reviewers talk about a bad screenplay this "movie should be near the top of the list. Acting was almost as bad and in general I usually like Val Kilmer and love Michael Douglas. The plot and the screenplay was laughably inept. The bumbling idiots couldn't just dig a pit or something and put a bleeding cow in the bottom of it. Problem solved. Oh wait the lions were so smart cause they were the "Ghost and the Darkness". About half way through the movie, Michael Douglas appears as I guess the great white hunter. Sorry Michael you were completely unconvincing. The first scene with him, he has this mostly thick southern drawl which immediately disappears for the rest of the movie. Same with Val Kilmer. He has a trace of a poorly executed English accent in the beginning of the movie which quickly disappears. There was just one unbelievable scene after another and my sig. other and I were saying, dear Lord please let it end. The lion sneaks into the camp and drags Michael Douglass off (thankfully) near the end of the movie. Val Kilmer is in the next tent and of course he doesn't hear a peep. I could go on all night. By halfway through the movie we were rooting hard for the lions. There were a few cinematography scenes worth seeing but that it. Should change the category to a disaster flick!

The Ghost and The DarknessThe only time it's acceptable to kill a lion is if it's dressed like a cow, chicken or pig.Mind you, the most consumed animal in this action movie is man.Sent to Kenya by his boss (Tom Wilkinson) to expedite work on his railroad, military engineer Col. John Henry Patterson (Val Kilmer) is advised by the project supervisors (Brian McCardie, John Kani) that two man-eating lions have been holding up progress.When he fails to slay the stealthy predators, Patterson's boss hires an experienced hunter (Michael Douglas) to eliminate the threat for good.But even the famed huntsman can't kill the cunning cats, and he soon finds himself on their dinner menu.Based on Patterson's book, this adaptation of his harrowing account is as frightening as it is fascinating, with the lions serving as truly menacing antagonists.But to fair, big game hunters should have to dress as injured gazelle.Green Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca

Set in 1898, this movie is based on the true story of two lions in Africa that killed thirty-five people over a nine month period, while a bridge engineer (Val Kilmer) and an experienced old hunter (Michael Douglas) tried to kill them.I only recently (2015) became aware of the story of the two lions, who I believe are now housed at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. I had no idea this film was about them, which is not surprising given that I did not know they existed. I recall the picture coming out in 1996 and not having much interest. Maybe I should have.We have some really good performances (Kilmer in his prime, and Michael Douglas who is always good). But more so, a very rich color palette for the cinematography. Impressive, and it looks wonderful, far above and beyond the typical 1990s movie.