Hands of the Ripper (1971) - Movie Review

Dark Night Films host Matt Spease reviews the classic Hammer Film Productions horror film Hands of the Ripper (1971), directed by Peter Sasdy and starring Eric Porter, Angharad Rees, Jane Merrow, Keith Bell, Derek Godfrey, Dora Bryan, Marjorie Rhodes, Lynda Baron, and Douglas Chippendale.

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[Chrisin]

Hands of the Reaper/Ripper, sounds like a good hammer film. Great thoughts on the film Matt.

[jamesgrassia]

It’s been years since I saw this as I remember I enjoyed it.

[etrisb]

I'm not a big horror fan, but I like this. I watched it because I liked Angharad Rees from Poldark in the 70s.

[Chrisin]

Question of the Evening : What would you be doing right now if you didn't direct any movies at all?

[SvetlanaVladimirova]

Thank you, Matt, that was such a wonderful, thoughtful review - I really enjoyed it. For me, it's Eric Porter who really makes this movie: what a remarkable actor he was, and his character in "Hands of the Ripper" is so manly, decent and likeable. Personally, I'm prepared to suspend disbelief and forgive the film's triggers of the shiny necklaces and kisses on the cheek. I guess I put reality and logic slighty to one side when I watch Hammer horror movies. There's inevitably a fairy-tale aspect to them that I am more than happy to embrace. "Hand of the Ripper" is not a great film, but it's a very good, highly enjoyable one. My score: 9.0.

[jkfame]

Looking forward to watching and critiquing the movie