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Sep 21, 2019
Badly Cropped 4:3 to 16:9
0 of 1 found this helpful Really good long TV film giving an authentic feel of 1888 London during Jack the Ripper's Autumn of Terror.
The film gives an almost documentary look at the victims and the recreated locations and builds to a thrilling climax as the Ripper is 'revealed'.
Its only major flaw is avoiding to show any of the horror from the slaughter of Mary Kelly. Maybe the producers thought that would be too much for a TV movie. Bad decision, to omit everything from the Rippers 'official' last victim.
The problem with this Blu Ray presentation is that the original 4:3 image has been cropped to 16:9 resulting in an annoying loss of about 25% of the pictures height. This is a irritating trend affecting many movies since 16:9 TVs came on the scene. I feel movies should be presented as they were meant to be seen, but new audiences watching this Blu Ray may not notice any adverse effects apart from people with the tops of their head sliced off! KAN
Sep 05, 2019
Playing with Dolls 3
The third 'Playing with Dolls' movie, and the least effective, though still quite good.
The movie seems to have two distinct and separate themes, one being the expected chase/slasher sequences and the other being really touching and well writing dialogue between a wife, a two-timing husband, and 'the other woman' which is VERY convincingly done, so well that you almost forget you are watching a horror movie.
The biggest assets in the movie belong to Stormi Maya Alvarado, who is sadly written out of the movie early on! This was to be expected as ALWAYS in horror movies the most sexy voluptuous girls never last long.
KAN
Sep 05, 2018
Early Household Gadgets, big and small
Excellent book with many colour illustrations of very early domestic appliances and inventions.
Good condition at very good price.
KAN