Product Details

• Actors: A.J. Cook, Bruce Payne, Ryan Northcott, Claire Keim, Derek Hamilton
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: January 15, 2002
• Run Time: 113 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005RDSA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,738 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Ripper - Letter From Hell" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

By the time she was 16, Molly had already lived to tell a bloodcurdling tale: she was the only survivor of a violent murderer who slaughtered all her friends. Disturbed by her horrific past, she focuses her energies on researching the minds of serial killers. Enrolled in a forensic science program led by famed author and man hunter Martin Kane, she joins a study group fixated on solving a local campus murder. When the students realize the killer’s modus operandi mirrors that of London’s legendary Jack the Ripper, Molly’s friends, once again, begin to fall victim around her.

Customer Reviews

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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars We've seen it all done before...and better at that!, August 10, 2002

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G. Van Der Bent "Gerb" (Katwijk, The Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ripper - Letter From Hell (DVD)

I live in Holland. Though that doesn't have many advantages, sometimes straight-to-video fodder like RIPPER comes out over here months before it does in the States and that then gives me the oppertunity to cast my verdict a little earlier before any of you American horrorgeeks can.

Now, on to the movie...

The subtitle monicker LETTER FROM HELL may have this appear to be a cash in on the Johnny Depp/ Heather Graham movie, but don't be fooled. It is more in the SCREAM/ I KNOW WHAT YOU DID... vein.

And it isn't a very good movie.

The word 'rip-off' clearly comes to mind. Let me explain a little about the plot and you'll know what I mean. A girl is attacked by a serial killer who butchers her friends and she only narrowly escapes. Cut to 'five years later' and the girl is on campus where her criminology professor is giving a course on...you guessed it: serial killers. Before you can say 'haven't I seen this all before?' the killings have started and the girl and her classmates are the soon-to-be victims of a smart (?) killer who imitates (gasp) Jack the Ripper. So, from then on not only do these kids have to fear for their lives, they also have to find out who the killer is, in a very dull whodunnit subplot by the way.

Alas RIPPER should have been called RIPP-OFF but though there aren't many, I'd also like to name the good points of this movie.
Bruce Payne (as the professor) is a good actor. I like him. He's become a real B-movie regular (HIGHLANDER: ENDGAME anyone?) and it's too bad the heavy from PASSENGER 57 has ended up like this.
Next to him we also have Jurgen Prochnow hamming it up (but in an entertaining way) as a police detective on the trail of the killer, and English pin-up Kelly Brook as the bimbo/ slut student of the group. She really is gorgeous, but is killed off way too soon in the movie. Finally there's a little spark of energy in the finale and the revelation of the killer. I myself figured it out before that, but for you who don't; it shows that the writer of RIPPER isn't a complete knucklehead and hints at what this movie could have been...namely so much more.

In the meantime, if you wanna watch a good horror/ murder mystery I recommend a few Italian giallo's like DEEP RED and DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad slasher movie, January 17, 2002

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William Sorensen "yngpsych" (new york NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ripper - Letter From Hell (DVD)

I was actually pretty impressed with this film, although there are a few plot holes and the idea of people who are being stalked by a maniac deciding to go hide out in a deserted cabin is silly. But if you are a slasher fan, this has got some pretty intense and insane murders...one in a wood cutter has got to be seen. Plus an homage to Dario Argento's Susperia in a goth club is cool... Also, the acting is good, the soundtrack is excellent, and the director does a great job. SO if you aren't expecting a brilliant or absolutely terrifying experience, you might be surprised at how good this B movie is.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another straight-to-DVD gem, August 20, 2008

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Genevieve Hayes (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ripper - Letter From Hell (DVD)

Massacre survivor Molly Keller (A.J. Cook) finds her life turned upside-down yet again when the students in her criminal psychology class start falling victim to a serial killer who appears to be a copy-cat of Jack the Ripper.

Considering the fact that "Ripper: Letter from Hell" is a low-budget Canadian horror film that went straight to DVD, it is a surprisingly good film. The structure of the film is that of your standard teenage hack and slash, but what makes this film stand out is the Jack the Ripper theme that holds the killings together. Unlike many other low-budget teen horror movies, the writer of this film has actually put a lot of thought into this script and it shows, and as someone who is fascinated by Jack the Ripper (ever since I saw "From Hell", another excellent film), I really appreciated the way that the writer took the story of the Ripper and placed it in a modern setting. Like the script, the acting is also above average for this sort of movie. The two leads, Cook and Bruce Kane as Professor Marshall Kane, both make their parts believable. And finally, the ending of the film is also truly awesome and will keep you thinking for the next day or so. After seeing this film, I recommend you have a look on IMDb to see all the different interpretations people have had of this ending. As with the case of Jack the Ripper, there is no one answer that everyone is in agreement on, which makes the film all the more fun.