Friday, May 3, 2013

SYNAPSE FILMS To Finally Release Hammer's "Hands of the Ripper" on BD/DVD Combo!!!!

Price: $29.95
Hands of the Ripper [BD/DVD Combo]

I am so STOKED!!! Its HAMMER TIME AGAIN!!! Synapse Films is set to release the 1971 Hammer Film's classic "Hands of the Ripper." I saw this great movie in the theater when it was first released. Like many Hammer enthusiasts in the US, I've been waiting for this to finally get a Region One release. Synapse Films excited Hammer fans in the US several years ago when they announced they were going to release three long unseen Hammer films on BD?DVD combos. Their releases of "The Vampire Circus" and "Twins of Evil" were outstanding. Now its time for "Hands of the Ripper." This is a very cool film. Part horror, part psychological thriller. It is one of the best films produced during Hammer's late period. I can't wait (even though I have too!)

Director: Peter Sasdy
Starring: Eric Porter, Angharad Rees, Jane Merrow, Keith Bell
Run Time: 85 minutes
Release Date: July 9, 2013
Language: English
Aspect Ratio: 1080p 1.66:1
Format: DVD/Blu-ray combo
Region: Region A

Synopsis

An infant girl watches in horror as her father, the infamous “Jack the Ripper”, brutally murders her mother. Years later, young Anna (Angharad Rees) is now under the care of a fake psychic and has been forced into prostitution. At the end of a séance one evening, a woman is mysteriously killed. Dr. John Pritchard (Eric Porter) suspects Anna is the murderer but cannot understand how she could do this unspeakable act. Using new Freudian psychoanalysis techniques, Pritchard experiments on Anna and discovers a shocking secret. The spirit of the “Ripper” is alive and well, and may be possessing his own daughter! Can this evil be stopped before it’s too late?

Completely restored in high-definition and released uncut for the first time on Blu-ray in the U.S., HANDS OF THE RIPPER is a film widely recognized as one of the most gruesome Hammer horror films ever made.

Features
THE DEVIL’S BLOODY PLAYTHING: POSSESSED BY HANDS OF THE RIPPER Featurette
SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENCE: THE EVOLUTION OF HAMMER GORE – Motion Still Gallery
U.S. Television Introduction
Original Theatrical Trailer and TV Spots
HANDS OF THE RIPPER - Motion Still Gallery
Isolated Music & Effects Audio Track