From Hell (Single-Disc Edition)

Starring:Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane, Ian Richardson, Jason Flemyng, Katrin Cartlidge, Terence Harvey, Susan Lynch, Paul Rhys, Lesley Sharp, Estelle Skornik, Nicholas McGaughey, Annabelle Apsion, Joanna Page, Mark Dexter, Danny Midwinter, Samantha Spiro, David Schofield, Bryon Fear
Director: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Product Type: DVD

Product Description

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

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Customer Reviews:

A well-made Ripper movie with twists!.......2007-04-28

The Jack the Ripper murders in nineteenth century London has remained an intriguing unsolved mystery with many plausible theories behind the identity of the Ripper. Based on this background, From Hell posits the theory that the Ripper was actually a member of the British Royal Family, Prince Victor Albert who married & sired a child with a commoner, worse still a prostitute, and the movie revolves around the cover-up by members of the British upper class. Johnny Depp plays the role of the investigating officer who falls for a prostitute, Mary Kelly, played by the beautiful Heather Graham. There is more to the story than just that of course, and the plot is well driven, there is never a dull moment. What makes the movie truly gripping besides the credible performances by the leads is the realistic portrayal of London's Whitechapel district...one gets the sense that it is not a movie one's watching but the district as it truly was with all its poverty, squalor, disease and debauchery. The atmosphere is filled with menace and a sense of evil and this thriller makes for riveting viewing!

Interesting take on an infamous case.......2007-03-22

Based on the premise that the infamous Jack the Ripper case may have involved a member of the British Royal family, namely Prince Albert Victor and hints at possible connections to the notorious Cleveland Street scandal of 1889.

The film explores an alleged plot by Freemasons and high-placed persons in the British government to keep that knowledge away from the general public.

Visually stunning with accurate costumes and sets.

Entertaining but not historically accurate.......2007-02-22

For general entertainment purposes this movie is very good. However the audience must be cautioned that this movie is not historically accurate by any means. Abberline wasn't an opium addict, nor did he die at the end of the case (he live well into the 1920's). The murdered prostitutes never knew eachother, and the royal conspiracy theory is laughable at best. For a good weekend entertainment movie this film will certainly fulfill that need. This is not for the individual looking to learn more about the case.

From Hell (Two-Disc Special Edition).......2007-02-13

I have both the single disc widescreen edition and this issue. The extra bonus material is well worth having. Check out some of the Amazon sellers for GREAT prices if you already own the single disc version.
I especially enjoyed seeing how accurate the scenes were from line drawings from police reports or newspapers of the time and from crude photographs depicting the murder sites. The brothers Hughes did an EXCELLENT job recreating late 19th century London's White Chapel district.
I'm happy with this buy. The movie disc is exactly the one in the single disc version with the same bonuses which actually are pretty decent. The 2nd Disc is loaded with lots of interesting info on making the movie, "Ripper-ology", possible suspects, etc.
John Row
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Graphic , well paced , dramatization of the Jack The Ripper story.......2006-09-09

The Hughes Brothers created a nightmarish vision of Victorian London only matched by some of Dickens novels. Johnny Depp and Heather Graham are fabulous as the police inspector investigating the case and a prostitute who is a friend to the victims.
The film is beautifully shot and the atmosphere of the grimy southside of London is captured incredibly well. The murder scenes are very graphic and this is definitely not for the squeemish or the very young. Depp plays a role similar to the one he played in Sleepy Hollow but this is a much more serious movie aimed at a different audience. My kids loved Sleepy Hollow but I wouldn't let them watch this. It would give them nightmares for a week.

The plot is interesting and while fictional it has enough plausibilty to engage the viewer for it's entire length.

Johnny Depp is an incredible talent. After seeing him in this,Pirates, Slepy Hollow and Edward Scissorhands I have to conclude that this guy is the best actor of his generation. He is always interesting to watch.

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A well-made Ripper movie with twists!
Interesting take on an infamous case
Entertaining but not historically accurate
From Hell (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Graphic , well paced , dramatization of the Jack The Ripper story

From Hell (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Starring: Robbie Coltrane , Johnny Depp , Heather Graham , Terence Harvey , and Ian Holm
Director: Albert Hughes , and Allen Hughes
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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ASIN: B00005JKJM
Release Date: 2002-05-14

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Customer Reviews:

A well-made Ripper movie with twists!.......2007-04-28

Interesting take on an infamous case.......2007-03-22

Entertaining but not historically accurate.......2007-02-22

From Hell (Two-Disc Special Edition).......2007-02-13

Graphic , well paced , dramatization of the Jack The Ripper story.......2006-09-09

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Awesome DVD!!!
Awsome
PANTERA is IMMORTAL
Pantera strengh in one DVD
Panter and Dimebag at their best!!!!

Pantera - 3 Vulgar Videos From Hell
Starring: Phil Anselmo , Rex Brown , Vinnie Paul , and Dimebag Darrell
Manufacturer: Warner Strat. Mkt.
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DimeVision, Vol.1: That's the Fun I Have
Rebel Meets Rebel
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Black Label Society: The European Invasion - Doom Troopin' Live
Far Beyond Driven

ASIN: B000ENUKHG
Release Date: 2006-04-04

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Originally released on DVD in 1999, this new version features the same content-all of Pantera's VHS home video releases, plus Pantera Live From Monsters Of Rock In Moscow-with improved menus and all-new Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. Features videos, live performances, and the band's personal footage filmed on the road.

Dallas-based Pantera unleashed a scorched-earth roar with their monster 1990 major-label debut, Cowboys From Hell. Its follow-up, 1992's pulverizing Vulgar Display Of Power, is an all-time metal masterpiece, and 1994's Far Beyond Driven is widely considered the heaviest album ever to enter the Billboard Top 200 at #1. In a genre often steered by trends, the unassailable Pantera are revered for their uncompromising allegiance to the "power groove," as they call it. They paved the way, but are others brave enough to follow?

TRACK LIST
COWBOYS FROM HELL
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HERESY (Live)
ART OF SHREDDING
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THIS LOVE
WALK
DOMINATION (Live)
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PLANET CARAVAN
I'M BROKEN
5 MINUTES ALONE
DRAG THE WATERS
COWBOYS FROM HELL (Moscow)
PRIMAL CONCRETE SLEDGE (Moscow)
PSYCHO HOLIDAY (Moscow)

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Awesome DVD!!!.......2007-06-05

I love the re-released version of this dvd. I borrowed a friends and he had the old 1999 release one disc version. It didn't feature chapters or anything. This release is amazing, you can actually choose weather you just wanna watch the music videos, I love that option. This is well worth the money if your a big pantera fan, or just getting to know who they are.

Awsome.......2007-03-09

This video is awsome if you dont like this video then you CAN'T be t true Pantera fan. It doesnt get any better than this except for live. Watch it Go!!!!

PANTERA is IMMORTAL.......2006-11-04

If you're reading this - then you already know. PANTERA is IMMORTAL. I saw Vulgar Video and Cowboys from Hell years ago, when they were on VHS, and they only get better with age. PANTERA are musical legends, but a bunch of good guys too, and this shows both sides of the coin, with music videos, live footage and everything in between. Buy it.

Pantera strengh in one DVD.......2006-08-21

This DVD maybe is not unknow to Pantera fans. It reunites all 3 home video releases from the Texas band (Cowboys From Hell - The Video; Pantera - Vulgar Video and 3). This was also released in the past, and this re-issue was made available just after Dime's tragedy. The difference between the older and the new versions is that the the new version has chpater stops and 5.1 sound.

Technically this DVD is very good, the sound is clean, although that's not much room for the 5.1 mix. The image is very good on the video clips and live footage, and is grainy on the amateur footage, as expected.

The content of the DVD is nearly perfect. All Pantera's videos, live footage from Russian Monsters of Rock, interviews, behind the stage footage and more.

Highly recommended to metal fans.

Panter and Dimebag at their best!!!!.......2006-07-25

Everybody knows that pantera pretty much defined heavy metal in the 1990s. These videos show the best that pantera ever was!
The fun they had offstage, the drinking, tattoos, mischief, the fireworks, smoking and of course the music.
I can't say enough good things about the video. They're all there: Dime (RIP Brother), Vinnie, Phil and Rex plus all the stage crew.
You won't be sorry : )

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Victory is never present tense
A first-rate cast gets a third-rate script!
must see for Umberto Lenzi fans!

From Hell to Victory
Starring: Angel Aranda , Horst Buchholz , Capucine , Jean-Pierre Cassel , and Anny Duperey
Director: Umberto Lenzi , and Hank Milestone
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ASIN: B00097E6SG
Release Date: 2005-05-03

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Synopsis: On August 24, 1939, at a small French cafe, six friends are about to go their separate ways. They vow to reunite on that day each year at the cafe. The film follows each of their lives: one begins work with the French resistance, one joins the French commandos, another is forced to join the Nazi army, one becomes a flier, and the two others are just simple officers.

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Victory is never present tense.......2007-03-12

The taste of vistory is so fleeting that before you get to gloat. it is in
the past tense. Relive someone's else victory and you see it for what it really is. Sure, you can celebrate your D-days and your Iwo-Jimas and your
triumph over very ill and dying soldiers at Waterloo but it is only retained subjectively in your flawed memory machine.
Speaking of flawed memory machine, hey, isn't this like the 2nd war movie
and the third Drama George Hamilton & George Peppard were in?

A first-rate cast gets a third-rate script! .......2006-01-04

For those who haven't yet seen this forgotten Italian-made war film (aka Contro 4 bandiere), this movie has the lovely actress Capucine in it. That alone earns the movie at least three stars! Despite the great cast and the abundant action, this movie has so many cliches and corny dialogue that you'll need a dose of Aleve just to finish it. Don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed watching this war movie ever since I was a kid, only now I see all the plot holes and flaws. I mean come on, the "German" fighter planes are nothing but British spitfires with German insignia painted on them!

The movie begins on August 24, 1939, in a Paris cafe, where six friends (George Peppard, George Hamilton, Horst Bucholz, Anny Duperey, Sam Wanamaker, and Jean Pierre Cassel) from different countries (of course) are about to be torn apart by World War Two. They vow to meet again on the next August 24, not realizing that the war would still be raging then. All six join the Allies, except the lone German in the group, Horst Bucholz. Bucholz becomes a Panzer commander and eventually fights against his former friends in the battle of Normandy in June 1944. Each of the six friends takes an active role in the war, and from the British evacuation from Dunkirk to the liberation of Paris, they stuggle to survive and keep in contact with one another. Along the way, Capucine enters the picture as a heroine who will risks everything to save Allied pilots from being captured by the cruel Gestapo.

By the liberation of Paris, however, only three of the six (I won't say which) have survived, and they share a tearful reunion in the same Paris cafe where they had vowed to return. The battles scenes have plenty of explosions, but they are extremely unrealistic. With a cast like this, though, I absolutely recommend this guilty pleasure to fans of war movies. Just don't set your standards too high! By the way, a lot of the battle scenes in this are the same scenes featured in another European war movie (Partizanska eskadrila (1979), aka "Battle of the Eagles"). Unfortunately, since both movies were released in 1979 I have no idea which movie copied from the other.

must see for Umberto Lenzi fans!.......2005-10-03

I checked this out because I really like Umberto Lenzi and George Peppard. I was not disappointed, this is easily my favorite of Lenzi's WWII films. The film is about the effects of WWII on a group of friends, basically. Plenty of action and drama to keep you entertained. And George Hamilton is actually really kick ass in this, I was surprised!

The dvd ain't so hot, though. Its vhs quality but it is watchable and the sound quality is okay. Its worth picking up if you want to see a different side of Lenzi, are interested in Italian WWII films, or if you like George Peppard.

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A different side of "La Pe"
Charming, if a bit pretentious
Don't Tempt Me
Weird yet great movie
Great Stars, Good Idea, Mediocre Execution

Don't Tempt Me
Starring: Victoria Abril , Penélope Cruz , Demián Bichir , Fanny Ardant , and Juan Echanove
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ASIN: B0000ZG0NQ
Release Date: 2004-02-17

Description

Heaven has sent its best, and the devil has enlisted his worst - Victoria Abril and Penelope Cruz co-star as agents doing battle for ultimate supremacy. The winner is to be decided by whoever can secure the soul of a short-tempered, punch-drunk boxer on earth. These sexy angels pull no punches, using their brains, wiles and of course, sex appeal. Damnation has never been this seductive, and seduction never more heavenly; he's not going to know what hit him…he's only human!

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A different side of "La Pe".......2007-05-03

The movie has been rehashed plot wise here endlessly so I won't go there. The movie is a grab bag of good and bad parts, great scenes, mediocre scenes and flat out bad scenes; therefore it is disjointed. I think this is in part because of what it takes on. Heaven, Earth , Hell, the afterlife like never imagined, plots, sub plots, bizarre scenarios, crazy impossible situations are all battling for your attention like the protagonists battling for the soul of the boxer. Gael Bernal-Garcia is a funny but limited director of hell, he doesn't have enough of a role I believe, Victoria Abril is very good in her role as an angel on Earth and Penelope Cruz rocks as a fallen angel, a man returned as a woman bidding for the boxers soul. I love Penelope Cruz in most of her roles so I am impartial. She gives a very good gutsy, down to earth, comedic performance. Her scene where she dances to "Kung Fu Fighting" is hilarious and should be remembered alongside Travolta's "Stay'n Alive." The problem is the audience is different and many mainstream movie goers will never witness her performance. Speaking of audience, it is interesting to note that the movie did well in Spain and Europe. The audience has(everything) something to do with appreciation for cultural nuances in a film. I found the dark comedy to be pretty entertaining, hilarious at times, a little bit of a let down at other times but worhty of an hour and a half of my life. I would give it 3.5 stars. This movie is definitely not for everyone. Recommended for fans of Penelope Cruz and absurd comedies that reflect on our existence and the unknown; between laughs you might even ponder your own existence and the what if's surrounding your existence.

Charming, if a bit pretentious.......2007-03-12

The eternal struggle between Heaven and Hell seems to have come down to one soul: that of a worn-down boxer in Madrid (or at least, that's what Hell's number crunchers claim.) Each side has sent an agent to try to steer Manny Chavez (Demian Bichir) toward their side: Lola Nevado (Victoria Abril) for Heaven and Carmen Ramos (Penélope Cruz) for Hell.

Each agent is quite good in manipulating Manny and other circumstances surrounding him, but neither is quite powerful enough to overcome some of the other forces at work that threaten Manny, including a pair of crooked Madrid cops trying to shake him down for their influential boss.

The lines between good and evil begin to blur as the movie progresses. Lola, who is posing as Manny's wife, is certainly willing to use sex to try to steer Manny in the right direction. Carmen herself possesses considerable charms, but doesn't follow Lola's lead because... well, that would be telling. Near the end, it's hard to tell who works for whom when both are enmeshed in a plot to appease the cops.

Writer/director Augustin Diaz Yanes' script is quite amusing, and he uses language and film effects creatively in this movie. Most of the action takes place on Earth, in Spanish. Heaven is portrayed in black and white as a nightclub where the management and patrons speak French. Hell, meanwhile, is a darkly-tinted prison where each "circle" represents some unique form of punishment depending on the sin... and everyone speaks English.

Abril's performance and character seem quite vanilla at first, but she seems to gain momentum during the latter half of the movie. The sexually ambiguous Carmen is far from a typical Cruz character, but her portrayal is quite effective (watch for that little dance she does to "Kung-Fu Fighting" late on.) Gael Garcia Bernal definitely steals the show as Hell's eccentric CEO Jack Davenport, who is trying to fend off a conspiracy within Hell to replace him.

The movie, originally called "Sin noticias de Dios" (No News from God) is not particularly deep or memorable, but it is fairly entertaining if not taken too seriously.

Don't Tempt Me.......2007-03-12

I was not informed that the film is not in English and has no subtitles.

Weird yet great movie.......2007-01-27

In heaven, they speak French. On earth, they speak Spanish. In hell, they speak English. It's one of my favorite movies, not because Penelope Cruz is in it, but because its a movie that crosses time zones and dimensions but always comes up with lines that make you think about current events.

Great Stars, Good Idea, Mediocre Execution.......2006-12-14

A comedy featuring four sexy stars as representatives of Heaven (Fanny Ardant, Victoria Abril) and Hell (Gael Garcia Bernal, Penelope Cruz) battling over the soul of a Mexican boxer is promising, but this attempt at satire, full of symbolism (Hell is represented by English-speaking executives, for example), is clumsily executed, only rarely amusing, and the superb Fanny Ardant is not given anything to do. What a waste! You'll be better off watching any of the other movies each of these stars has done for more talented directors.

Bhima Swarga: The Journey of the Soul from Hell to Heaven

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Bhima Swarga: The Journey of the Soul from Hell to Heaven
Starring: Ikue Mori
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ASIN: B000O76Q1G
Release Date: 2007-06-12

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Delightfully animating traditional paintings from the Kertha Gosa temple ceiling in Bali, Mori depicts the journey of the soul from hell to heaven in two versions: one scored using her signature laptop electronics and one scored by Matt Welch, featuring a full gamelan ensemble augmented by Welch on saxophone and percussion.

Richard Lewis - Concerts From Hell - The Vintage Years

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Thumbs Up!
His Pain is our Gain
Concerts From Hell

Richard Lewis - Concerts From Hell - The Vintage Years
Starring: Richard Lewis
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ASIN: B000A59Q0K
Release Date: 2005-09-13

Description

The sun's too bright, the traffic's going to be bad, there's too many people out there - it's just easier to sit back on the couch and laugh with Richard Lewis. The reigning "Prince of Pain" finds the dark side of every topic - from his family and his love life to every phobia on the planet. Voted by Comedy Central as one of the top 50 stand-up comedians of all time, Richard Lewis climbed to fame with his many appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman and The Tonight Show. He went on to star in the popular TV series Anything But Love and currently can be seen in Larry David's award-winning Curb Your Enthusiasm. Beloved as America's favorite neurotic, he has sold out venues across the country, including New York City's Carnegie Hall. Come along on Richard's nervous breakdown with these two laugh-packed DVDs: Showtime's I'M IN PAIN and the cable ACE Award-nominated HBO specials I'M EXHAUSTED and I'M DOOMED. Join Richard with such celebrities as Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Rob Reiner, Garry Shandling, Dudley Moore, Howard Stern, Angie Dickinson, Robert Goulet, O.J. Simpson and more. With this triple dose of comedy, you'll be medicated heavily enough to laugh through the pain!

Customer Reviews:

Thumbs Up!.......2005-09-08

I got this DVD today at the Conan O'Brien late night show, where he was featured, it was the first time that I even heard his name, as I wasn't into comedy, but after listening to him a few minutes I became an instant fan of his, so far I watched the first disk of a set of two, and I was laughing and laughing my way through it..... I must recommend this, buy it and you won't stop laughing.........

His Pain is our Gain.......2005-07-09

I cannot wait for this DVD! I can't curb my enthusiasm--I'm dying! These specials were killer. I saw them while I was in college and they killed me. I remember watching one or two in the student union with hundreds of screaming "students from hell." This is really some of the "vintage" stuff that put Richard Lewis on the map as one of the greatest and it's about time we can see the origins of his insanity. I know he has plenty of other stuff so hopefully this is just the beginning of loads of comedy DVD's from the Prince of Pain.

Mr. Lewis, I understand you're in recovery and good going for you, but don't get too well! And keep fighting with Larry David on "Curb"--that show rocks! And you two are like Ali and Frazier!

Concerts From Hell.......2005-07-09

If this 2 DVD set doesn't demonstrate once and for all that Richard Lewis is the spiritual descendent of Lenny Bruce then nothing will. I will be sleepless until the release date and then have a viewing party with my rabbi and a minyon of Jewish men from various countries around the world.

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Gothic Vampires from Hell
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Poop-ship destoyer
Not the best place to start --

Virgins From Hell
Starring: Nina Anwar , Harry Capri , Yenny Farida , and Dicky Zulkarnaen
Director: Ackyl Anwary
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ASIN: B000CCD24C
Release Date: 2006-01-31

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Prepare to be schooled by Mondo Macabro's release of Virgins From Hell, because watching this two-disc delight is like taking a class in the history of Indonesian exploitation film. The first DVD features director Ackyl Anwary's 80s classic, Virgins From Hell, a movie that makes up in style for its vapid plot. Part biker movie, part Women In Prison film, Virgins is a revenge tale about a pack of women united against Mr. Tiger (Dicky Zulkarnaen), a mobster who previously killed the biker gang leader's parents in order to co-opt her family home for his underground narcotics manufacturing plant. Dina (Nina Anwar) and Sheila (Enny Beatrice) emerge as victorious after being captured and enslaved by Tiger, but the perviest parts of the film occur during their entrapment, as a Zorro-suited Tiger roasts one girl on a BBQ spit, or as he whips the girls after meditating on horse portraits hung on his pink bedroom walls. Watch Virgins From Hell to see girls in colorful latex, Power Ranger-like biker suits and boots writhing in their cave prison, or Mr. Tiger's disco palace, replete with zebra-striped couches, furred walls, and tiger paintings throughout. For added laughs, several Rapi Film trailers are included, featuring snake women and men who lose limbs that fly back on. An essay by Macabro author Pete Tombs places Virgins From Hell in its historical WIP context, with a nod to Roger Corman. Lastly, a unique documentary about Indonesian exploitation includes interviews with Rapi's golden age directors, scriptwriters, and set/costume designers, who explain some of the weirdest movies ever. —Trinie Dalton

Description

A double disc limited edition set of one of the wildest movies ever to come out of Asia. The action kicks off with a girl biker gang clad in leather hot pants raiding a casino drug den... and then it gets crazy. the gang is led by two girls who were forced to watch as the leader of the drug syndicate murdered their parents and stole their land. To take revenge they train a gang of hot biker babes to take on Mr Tiger - the bad guy. Unfortunately they lose the battle and are incarcerated in a womens prison camp - playthings of the camps vicious lesbian wardress. But worse - they are to be used as guinea pigs for an aphrodisiac drug designed to turn all women into helpless sex slaves!

Customer Reviews:

Poop-ship destoyer.......2007-05-29

Wow, what is there to say except wow. I like good movies. And I like bad movies. I did not like this movie.

Not the best place to start --.......2007-02-08

Ever since a friend loaned me a bootleg of a film that he absolutely, totally hated called MYSTICS IN BALI (1981), this writer has rutted along sundry gray market paths in search of anything Indonesian. Converts to this particular brand of movie magic will vouch that the films from this far-flung land are like nothing else dreamed of in our philosophies. The fantasy and exploitation films of Indonesia are crude, but never ironic, attacking their lurid and questionable subject matter with a determination to entertain their audience at all costs. My search has since turned up quite a few gems, and there are quite a few movies in my collection that are in their native language, sans subtitles. I would go on to write two long, in-depth articles on Indonesian films for two other publications. I will even step on a few toes and say that comparable films from other nearby lands can only dream of matching the audacity of the projects emanating from this sprawling section of Southeast Asia.

And so it was with trepidation that I learned of Mondo Macabro's intention of bringing Ackyl Anwari's VIRGINS FROM HELL to the DVD format. My initial response was "what on earth for?" (Why not a domestic release of MYSTICS IN BALI?). Indo films are not traditionally good, and well, VIRGINS FROM HELL isn't any good. No, seriously. In spite of hordes of scantily clad jungle babes riding around motorbikes and shooting off machine guns, these VIRGINS indeed make for a lousy date. Director Ackyl Anwari shoots everything from static long and medium shots, with no camera movement of any kind, leading to a very stilted and boring movie. The subject matter simply does not lend itself to an Andrei Tarkovsky-styled presentation.

VIRGINS does have unusual art direction, such as cave interiors sprinkled with glitter and shag carpeting used as wallpaper. But even the most patient viewer of cinema sludge will be checking their wristwatches for this feature to end. In both of my previous articles, I pegged VIRGINS FROM HELL as "the film to miss" on the Balinese trash film tour. The Johnny-Come-Lately who jumps on this bandwagon due to Mondo Macabro's superior DVDs of LADY TERMINATOR and DANGEROUS SEDUCTRESS may just want to jump off after encountering these very frigid VIRGINS.

However -- as in most DVD purchases, it's the extras that make this an essential purchase. This two-disc edition features a plethora of exotic treats on display. On the first disc, along with a widescreen, restored version of the film, there is an essay on the Women-In-Prison genre, an essay by Pete Tombs on the background of the film and the Mondo Macabro promo reel. On the second disc is the documentary "Destination Jakarta" about the Indonesian film industry, and a fistful of trailers for many other Indonesian genre pictures, ranging from serious war docudramas to the popular THE WARRIOR series (with action star Berry Prima) to even more horror films that has thus far escaped my purview. The trailers vary drastically in quality, but you won't care. Pete Tombs wisely ends the trailer park with the one for MYSTICS IN BALI, perhaps supremely confident that this film, above all others will lead countless other viewers such as myself down a rabbit hole to a most curious and wondrous cinematic wonderland.

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hammer wasn't really great at this time
Hammer's last Frankenstein a little rough around the egdes
The Frankenstein saga concludes
Franknstein And The Monster From Hell: The Final Frankenstein
One of the Best in the Series

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Starring: Peter Cushing , Shane Briant , Madeline Smith , David Prowse , and John Stratton
Director: Terence Fisher
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The Revenge of Frankenstein
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Hammer Horror Series (Brides of Dracula / Curse of the Werewolf / Phantom of the Opera (1962) / Paranoiac / Kiss of the Vampire / Nightmare / Night Creatures / Evil of Frankenstein)

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Release Date: 2003-10-21

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Though it wasn't Hammer Studios' final film, Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell can be considered its swan song, an intelligent, inventive, stylized reworking of the themes that had sustained the series for almost two decades. Dr. Frankenstein has buried his old identity and reigns over an insane asylum as Dr. Victor (Peter Cushing under a flamboyant blond wig in his sixth and final turn as the mad scientist) as if it were a live-parts yard for his continuing experiments. With the help of an ambitious acolyte he builds his latest creature, a hirsute apelike brute stitched together from the asylum's most promising inhabitants and turned into a sad, tortured slave. The film was shot at the end of Hammer's glory days, and the budgetary constraints can be seen in unconvincing miniatures and the rather bulky and stiff ogre suit, but the dark, claustrophobic sets create an effectively gloomy atmosphere. Director Terence Fisher effectively pulls out all stops for a marvelous sequence of the creature digging through the asylum graveyard in the middle of a flashing electrical storm, a demonic twist on the iconic gravedigging images that go all the way back to the 1931 Frankenstein. This was the last reunion for Cushing and Fisher, who together gave birth to Hammer's gothic reign with The Curse of Frankenstein and Horror of Dracula. Fisher retired after finishing the film. --Sean Axmaker

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hammer wasn't really great at this time.......2006-03-06

I mean in the late fifties and through the sixties Hammer Productions were great Like Brides of Dracula, The Phantom of the Opera and The Gorgon but this wasnt one of them This was really Weird Its the usally Hammer Frankenstein Story:
Man Meets Frankenstein, Becomes Frankenstein's Helper, Creates a Monster and then destroyes it. This was not a great Hammer Movie
although the music and sets were good I Would Reccomend stopping at "Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed"

Hammer's last Frankenstein a little rough around the egdes.......2006-03-06

"Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell" was Hammer's seventh and last film in their highly acclaimed Frankenstein series. While certainly not of a caliber as their earlier films, this movie is still quite enjoyable for a number of reasons, first and foremost being the return of Peter Cushing to the role after being replaced by the pallid and dull Ralph Bates for "Horror of Frankenstein". Cushing made this role his a long time ago, and he is always a joy to watch, glibly manipulating everyone around him, in this case the entire staff of an insane asylum, until everyone is working for him! Terence Fisher was back for one last go as director, and while this film falls a little short in some areas (notably the incredibly cheap-looking rubber suit of the neanderthal man-monster), Fisher's masterful handling of his actors never lets it get dull. It is a fitting conclusion to a wonderful series of films. One can only lament that Hammer's Dracula films never even approached this kind of continuity or satisfaction!

The Frankenstein saga concludes.......2006-02-01

The last of the Peter Cushing Frankenstein movies opens appropriately enough with a grave robbery. The delivery of the corpse, however, is not going to Frankenstein but rather to Simon Helder, a doctor who wants to follow in Frankenstein's footsteps. He is not very successful and in fact winds up arrested and sent to an asylum for the criminally insane.

Fortunately for Helder, Frankenstein is also in this asylum. He was committed there years earlier, but with the asylum director's cooperation, has faked his death and now serves the institution as Dr. Viktor. He is indeed the inmate running the asylum, and while not attending to patients, he is continuing his experiments. Happily for Frankenstein, his position of authority finally frees him from the meddling officials who always seem to disturb his work. Helder is soon working with him, along with the beautiful but mute Sarah.

This time, Frankenstein's subject is a "neolithic" man who is monstrous in size but homicidal. When the "monster" almost dies in an escape attempt, Frankenstein takes it upon himself to fix him up, giving him new hands, eyes and a brain. Of course, things go awry and the monster goes on a rampage. (As a note of trivia: this movie has David Prowse as the monster; he would go on to work with Cushing in Star Wars.)

The Hammer Frankenstein movies are a fun set, particularly due to Cushing. Unlike the Universal Frankenstein series, the focus is on the scientist, not the monster. Colin Clive, who is probably the most well-known Frankenstein from the Karloff movie (and despite the quality of the Hammer movies, none can top Universal's Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein), played the scientist as an obsessed genius. Cushing is driven less by obsession and more by arrogance, which often drives him into a villainy that Clive's Frankenstein would never have dared.

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell is not a perfect movie, but it does not have some nice moments. Overall, it rates a low four stars, not bad, but not spectacular either.

Franknstein And The Monster From Hell: The Final Frankenstein .......2006-01-09

To: Hammer Film Fans:

The Good:
The baron is back! The newest monster is awsome! Movies that take place in asylums are usually bad. Late Hammer films are usually bad. THIS IS AN EXEPTION! I REPEAT, THIS IS AN EXCEPTION! This is a great film. Buy it. It really dosen't deserve an R rating. It is more like
PG-13 material.

The Bad:
It is really gory. The scene where the monster ttacks Sarah's boyfreind, and she regains speaking abilites is such a stupid scene.

FROM: The Hammer Film Reveiwer

One of the Best in the Series.......2005-12-31

The Hammer Frankenstein Movies that I Liked were the Ones with monsters stiched up and stuff like that, the others were boring
This one could have had a Better Ending like Baron Frankenstein getting killed by the inmates or because of his perverted idea with Sarah and the Monster Simon would have stabbed him or something by this time you could call Baron Frankenstein "Immortal" come on He should have died in "Evil of Frankenstein" or "Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed" Because of there endings. In this he basically scuffs his other monster away and plans more Experiments and sets up for yet another sequel but it never comes "I Hate Those endings" we should have seen Baron Frankenstein get Killed

The ones i liked
The Curse of Frankenstein{1957}
The Evil of Frankenstein{1964}
Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell{1973}

The ones i hated
The Revenge of Frankenstein{1958}
Frankenstein Created Woman{1967}
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed{1969} "The Rape Scene was Stupid"
The Horror of Frankenstein{1970}"I would have liked it if Cushing was in it

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