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 Movie A- |
Video A | Audio A+
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Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Robbie
Coltrane
directors Albert and Allen Hughes | Fox Home Entertainment
2001 | Murder Mystery - Thriller | R | 121 minutes
Region 1 | DVD-9
& DVD-5 | layer switch at
the end of Chapter 15
anamorphic
widescreen 2.35:1 aspect ratio
| THX-certified
DTS 5.1 |
Dolby Digital 5.1
Summary: From Hell is an adaptation
of the notorious serial killings of Jack the Ripper that plague London in
the late 19th Century. Johnny Depp stars as Inspector Abberline,
a police investor who has a knack for solving the most complex
crimes. A series of gruesome, hellish murders has a working-class suburb of
England up in arms. Will Inspector Abberline solve the crime before everyone goes
hysterical? Or is Jack too smart to outwit? Since the movie portrays the heinous crimes of Jack
the Ripper, you can bet that some scenes are pretty gruesome.
Ugh! Those with skittish minds may want to pass on this one, but if
you can brave it out, there's a powerful plot behind this thriller.
The bonus segment of "Jack the Ripper: 6 Degrees of Separation" is a
thorough discussion of facts from the investigations on the killings in
1888. Those into murder mysteries and thrillers who can bear the
gruesome thematic material may find this movie quite gripping.
Special Features: audio commentary with directors
Albert and Allen Hughes, screenwriter Rafael Yglesias, cinematographer
Peter Deming and actor Robbie Coltrane; alternate ending and deleted
scenes; Jack the Ripper: 6 Degrees of Separation; production design;
"Tour of Murder Sites" hosted by the Hughes Brothers; Graphic
Novel; Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder; "A View From Hell" HBO
featurette hosted by Heather Graham; From Hell and Unfaithful theatrical
trailers
DVD released on 5/14/2002 | Reviewed 5/12/2002
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Associated equipment used in evaluation: Sony
DVP-S7700 reference DVD player, Sony
KP-61V45 61" rear projection TV (4:3 screen aspect ratio), Sony ES STR-V444ES A/V receiver, four
B&W CDM 9NTs as left/right main speakers
and left/right surrounds, B&W CDM CNT center channel speaker, Monster Cable M-series S-Video cable MSV-500, Monster
Cable Interlink LightSpeed 100 (Toslink) optical cable, Monster Cable
Interlink 400 MKII interconnects, Monster Cable
Original speaker cables in bi-wire configuration with Monster Cable twist-on gold-plated banana plug
connectors, Lovan Sovereign T HiFi audio
rack, and Sony MDR-V600 studio monitor headphones. Our home theater equipment was calibrated
with the Video
Essentials DVD.
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