Movies Like This?
Any other movies like this? True animal stories, but also kinda strange?
shareBrotherhood of the Wolf is a good one.
shareOf course there is Jaws, which this movie borrowed liberally from.
shareI have dozens of reasons why this movie is on my top ten list, but most of all, I LOVE the fact that it was based on true events!
If you are asking about 'true story' animal movies, at the risk of sounding cheesy, I really, really liked Eight Below.
(Not so biographic, but defintely based on true events is a novel made into a movie is White Fang - I found it moving but then again, I may just be a sucker for puppies!)
If you're looking for a film that is more generally a true story and not so much animal related, I would highly recommend Glory to anyone!
I also hold these movies high on my list:
Tombstone
The Insider
The Last Of The Mohicans (based on a real fort falling to the French)
Ali
Schindler's List
Goodfellas
Memoirs Of A Geisha
Other 'true stories' that I was entertained by:
Coach Carter, Blow and Catch Me If You Can.
I love seeing the world through Michael Mann's eyes!
Don't forget about Gettysburg and Zulu
sharethe white buffalo
A similar lion movie is "Prey"...haven't seen it, but I hear it's good, another movie about maneating lions.
Hector, Son of Priam
"Honor Your Gods, Love Your Woman, Defend Your Country"
Well worth watching is also "Roar" (1981). It took them 10 years to complete the movie.
shareSirga
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106820/
Lost in Africa
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110386/
and a more "human" true story, "Born Free".
...it's alright, Ma, if I can't please himshare
The recent movie "Prey" reminded me of "The Ghost and the Darkness"..."Prey" was very intense...it seemed like the lions might win.
Hector, Son of Priam
"Honor Your Gods, Love Your Woman, Defend Your Country"
prey was actually quite bad.
this reminded me of the edge a little, but instead of a lion you have a huge bear and instead of africa it takes place in alaska.
I play cards with J.D. Shelnut, chief of PO-lice! So kiss my ass, you old bastard!
I saw "The Edge"...it was good...
What didn't you like about "Prey"?
Hector, Son of Priam
"Honor Your Gods, Love Your Woman, Defend Your Country"
"Of course there is Jaws, which this movie borrowed liberally from."
How so? This film was based on true events.
I agree that Jaws was inspiration for this film. Yes, it is also inspired by true events.
There were two lions, and a British officer named Patterson did kill them.
The Quint..oh i mean Remington character is a Blatant steal from Jaws, he was a completely fictional character. But then i guess you could argue that Quint in Jaws was a blatant steal from Moby Dick.
The grass areas were almost perceived as "sea" like. Flowing with the wind, with the hidden evil inside...very much like Jaws.
When Paterson's gun missfires...it has the dolly zoom effect (moving the camera closer to the target while zooming out) that spielberg expertly used in Jaws
Don't get me wrong, i love this film... i am a fan of "monster" films, and this is indeed one of the best imo.
The Grey starring Liam Neeson, also a very good film with a hidden enemy in the form of a predatory animal, the Grey is based on lots of true events all rolled into one story.