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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: 20th Century Fox
Salesrank: 6761
Released: October 22, 2002 |
| Our Price: $5.43 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
A clairvoyant police detective must stop the most notorious serial killer in history - Jack the Ripper - before it's too late! Johnny Depp and Heather Graham star in this "engrossing, stylish thriller" (People) that "grips tighter than a chokehold and cut as deep as a knife" (Washington Post)
Description of From Hell (Widescreen Edition):
Heavy on atmosphere and light on everything else, From Hell is visually impressive while lacking the depth of the acclaimed graphic novel it's based upon. Making their third feature since 1993's Menace II Society, 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 semiprescient 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, From Hell is only marginally thrilling as it treads familiar territory. --Jeff Shannon
From Hell (Widescreen Edition) Reviews:
Not a bad film or blu ray! 
2009-10-11 - Not a bad film for what it's worth. The first time through I was maybe expecting more but the blu is worth a purchase.
Like A Surgeon... 
2009-09-19 - Jack The Ripper has fascinated generations of would-be detectives (including myself). The fact that this legendary serial-murderer was never caught has always brought chills. FROM HELL takes some theories about the case, mixes them w/ facts, and adds a bleak air of dread and doom. Johnny Depp (Sleepy Hollow, Ed Wood, The Ninth Gate, Sweeny Todd) plays an opium-addicted police inspector, drawn into the action due to his ability to "see" certain future events in his dreams. Heather Graham is the sweet yet tough prostitute, Mary Kelly, who assists in the investigation. Ian Holm (Alien, Brazil, The Fifth Element, Lord Of The Rings) plays a kindly old doctor w/ extremely valuable information. Thick w/ symbology, conspiracy, and mystery, FROM HELL plays (somewhat) like a Sherlock Holmes story, w/ elements of horror sewn in. This is a great movie for Depp fanatics, as he comes through once again. Robbie Coltrane (Harry Potter And The...) is wonderfully low-key in his Watson-esque role as Depp's assistant. Highly recommended...
ALL of this edition DEFECTIVE! 
2009-09-08 - Rotten or NO QUALITY CONTROL - 4 out of 4 sets that I've tried have defective menus - They are so messed up and unwatchable that in some cases the bonus material cannot be activated - Thus making this 2 disc edition utterly useless! The film portion on the first disc plays normally (its menus are also unwatchable.
Great work!
2009-08-10 - Johnny Depp never fails to amaze me. He is one of the bravest actors out there and will take on any role offering a challenge. This movie is great and if you check old photos of the crime scenes and the details, you'll find they did an amazing job sticking to the facts. If you're into Jack the Ripper stuff, this is a must see!
Wow, That Was an Unexpected Surprise 
2009-07-24 - Usually I am pretty critical of a movie depicting historical events when it tries to twist things and, in ways, change the view of history or give biased views, etc. As I believed there was "nothing on tv" as we all say, I just left my tv on as I started in on my Sodoku book. However, within minutes the book was down and I was following the movie. In conflict of my normal views on historically-based movies changing facts, I actually enjoyed this movie thoroughly. Someone obviously knew enough of not only the story of Jack the Ripper, but of the surroundings at the time. Weaving in the royal family, Scotland yard, thugs running amock, true events, and the secret society of the Free Masons, this turned out to be a very enjoyable movie. Historically knowing that The Ripper was never found or uncovered, I expected the ending to be the same but honestly was pleasantly surprised to see the ending in this movie. I am not much of a horror/mystery movie fan but this one is good enough that I plan on purchasing it now.
