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From Hell (2 Disc Special Edition) [2002] [DVD]

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Binding : DVD
EAN : 5039036010269
Label : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Manufacturer : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Publisher : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Release date : 2002-10-07
Title : From Hell (2 Disc Special Edition) [2002] [DVD]
Actor : Array
Audience rating : Suitable for 18 years and over
Format : Array
Languages : Array
Number of items : 2
Original release date : 2002-02-08
Region code : 2
Running time : 117
Studio : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Theatrical releaseDate : 2001-10-19
Number of discs : 2

Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
Heavy on atmosphere and light on everything else, IFrom Hell/I is visually impressive while lacking the depth of the acclaimed graphic novel it's based upon. Making their third feature since 1993's IMenace II Society/I, twins Allen and Albert Hughes approach the Jack the Ripper case with physical precision, re-creating the gritty Whitechapel district of 1888 London in meticulous detail. What they've forgotten is the sheer terror that gripped Whitechapel in the wake of the Ripper's slaying of five prostitutes, investigated here by a Scotland Yard sleuth (Johnny Depp) who uses opium, laudanum and absinthe to fuel his semi-prescient visions of the slayings. Heather Graham attempts a slippery Cockney accent as a would-be victim, while Ian Holm steals the show as a has-been surgeon with devilish delusions of grandeur. Violence is obliquely suggested or briefly graphic, but no matter how you cut it, IFrom Hell/I is only marginally thrilling as it treads familiar territory.--IJeff Shannon/I p BOn the DVD:/B IFrom Hell/I on disc is presented in widescreen 16:9 glory with atmospheric DTS or Dolby Digital 5.1 sound options. The animated menus look nice but are more than a little confusing. The 23 deleted scenes, including an alternative ending, are all offered in black and white with commentary and justification for the cuts by Albert Hughes. Film commentary is offered by Albert Hughes, screen writer Rafael Yglesias, cinematographer Peter Deming and Robbie Coltraine. p Disc 2 has a wealth of information including a "Victim/Suspect File" which takes you through Jack the Ripper theories from the 19th-century police investigation to modern speculations, including Allen Hughes’ Elephant Man theory! The Production Notes show the locations in Prague and the "Tour of Whitechapel" is a murder-by-murder set visit with the Hughes brothers. There’s a feature on the original graphic novel; "Absinthe Lovers" offer an insight into the psychedelic drink; and, finally, the HBO special "A View from Hell", with Heather Graham, is standard promotional fare.--INikki Disney/I

Customer reviews

review by: date: 2008-12-12 rating:

Far from hellish
I enjoyed this film a lot. How people can pour scorn on any version of the Jack The Ripper yarn is beyond me. Nobody knows his identity, there were numerous suspects and various theories but nothing conclusive. br /The film itself is very well done Johnny Depp once again proves himself a master of accents. Keanu Reeves take note. The victorian settings and the hokey quote at the start of the film alledgedly from the ripper. "One Day Men Will Say I Gave Birth To The Twentieth Century" total nonsense but very entertaining. Depp is a revelation as the doping detective and with Robbie Colltrane as his able sergant they set about the task of finding the "Ripper" with gusto. I wont name the killer but it was a modest surprise when he revealed himself. My only grumble would be the casting of Heather Graham.She was far to attractive in comparison to her fellow street workers. I suppose thats Hollywood at its best. I suggest you take the film for what it is. Great entertainment.

review by: sm date: 2008-05-18 rating:

a great film showing Johnny Depp at his best,recommended
Johnny Depp plays a detective who is addicted to Opium.While spaced out he has dreams that have a habit of coming true.He sees faces and events involved in murders that he later has to investigate.The film tells the story of Jack the Ripper and gives a very believable account of a Royal being involved,along with freemasons and elements within the Police force trying to cover up a scandal that would lead straight back to the Queen.There is some bad language,a touch of nudity,a lot of violence,cleverly handled, but i think the 18 Cert is a little harsh.Both my wife and myself thoroughly enjoyed this film and we highly recommend it.

review by: date: 2007-12-06 rating:

Utter garbage
a more pleasant evening would be had by watching the insides of ones eyelids. Why do the Americans insist that if a story's worth telling it's worth telling inaccurately. I would have walked out of the cinema, but unfortunately my legs had also gone to sleep. I give it 1 star, because 0 was not allowed

review by: date: 2007-08-13 rating:

Not a patch on the graphic novel
Although it may be surprising to some, the graphic novel of the same name by Alan Moore, on which this film is based, has a lot more depth and interest than the film itself. Both the book and the film draw heavily on the work of Stephen Knight, who for me, falls into the category of 'conspiraloon' when it comes to Jack the Ripper explanations, with his credulity straining 'Dr William Withey Gull/Masonic conspiracy' theory (personally, I have always thought Francis Tumblety to be a far more likely suspect), but such speculations were forgivable in such a rich graphic novel which included, for example, some wonderful material on the architect Nicholas Hawksmoor. br / br /The film is something of a travesty in comparison, with the middle aged Inspector Abbeline, played by Johnny Depp as a young opium addict who has visions about each murder. Not that I have anything against Johnny Depp, mind you, it is just that the film bears little resemblance to the very interesting source material, and suffers in comparison. Filmed in Prague, doubling for Whitechapel, it has a suitably realistic 19th century slum quarter look and may be enjoyable in its own right, but I would recommend reading the graphic novel. br /

review by: date: 2007-07-13 rating:

Poor relation to Moore's masterwork
For those people who come to this movie via Alan Moore's amazing graphic novel will be very disapointed. br / br /All the richness of Moore's plot, though undoubtedly some "Ripperologists" would shudder at it, is lost to create what is ultimately a kind of modern Hammer Studio horror flick. No bad thing in itself I suppose but having read the novel, you expect so much more. br / br /Its true that the facts of the real murders feature in the film. There are acurate representations of the murder scenes too. Great for people with a serious interest in the case but the artistic licence taken with the pieces main players in order to make the characters interesting warps any historical worth the film has. Its a slasher movie on historic bones. That's all. And as a slasher movie, it's far from being a good example of its genre. br / br /Depp's and Graham's tragic british accents finish it off. From Hell br /indeed... br / br /I give the movie two stars for elements on the second disc where Rumbellow, the esteemed Ripperologist, recounts some truths of the case as it provides real interest in the real murders. br / br /It was sickening however to watch the short tour of the murder sites sets with the films directors. Seeing these guys making jokes over the mocked up slahed victims laid in the authentic positions they were found in turned my stomach. These were real women, brutaly murdered. Just because it was nearly 200 years ago dosn't mean that fact dosn't matter.

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