From Hell (Two-Disc Special Edition) [DVD] [2002]

Royals always hide their dirty secrets.

Worth a watch

Subtitle timing was off by a whole sentence making it difficult to follow who said which line. There were spaces missing at least once per scene making them difficult to read.

This is an odd film. On the plus side it is dripping with production values. The scene setting and props would have cost the entire British film budget for the year and the cast is, cliché warning, stellar. The entirety of the British film industry must have appeared as supporting actors and famous faces abound on screen. Thank you America for all that funding. No complaints. This is all good. What is not so good is Mr Depp concentrating so hard on not using a Hollywood "British" excent it hurts. The story also is meh and I found myself looking at my watch before the end. As a film, it's a curiosity worth seeing once.

Why a film love it had to buy it lost my dvd

Sorry to say found this film not as good as I expected.

The film recieved mixed reviews when it came out a few years ago, i read alot of people saying it was more style over substance, i have to say i disagree.For a start the cast is fantastic, Depp, Holm, Coltrane, Graham are all great, but to be honest Ian Holm is the star here, his effortless acting shines throughout this film. Depp is as cool and collective as ever and Coltrane a good side kick. The weakest is Heather Graham, this is probably down to her dodgey cockney accent and i think the fact she looks uncomfortable doing it makes it sound worse than it could be.The story is well written, despite having a few plot holes and a silly romantic sub-plot which doesnt detract from the film but its needless realy and adds nothing to it. Its based on one of several theories of Jack the Ripper, it will please some lovers of the now infamous legend of the Ripper, but the sometimes lack of depth or real horror will also annoy others.Indeed it has style and bags of it, its well made and looks amazing and edgey throughout. Dark corners and brilliantly lit scenes give it an almost uncomfortable feel to the movie.All in all its a great film and worth a watch, wether your a thriller/horror fan or a fan of Depp or Holm.Now for the Blu-ray itself.The transfer is fantastic, Blu-rays are like a minefield at the moment, some half baked transfers are out there that realy do not improve on the DVD release, this however has been done with alot of effort.Most of the film is dark and the blu-ray edition realy makes the most of it, the darkness is deep and the colors vibrant when needed. The sound quality is fantastic too, with the excellent sound track (not the horrible teckno pap used on the trailer) looming in the background throughout.Feature wise its a bit thin on the ground, trailers and the usual basic stuff but for £5 you cannot complain.Well worth a place in anyones Blu-ray collection.

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