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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Anchor
EAN: 0013131213393
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
MPN: ANBD12133D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 21, 2003
Running Time: 124 minutes
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Theatrical Release Date: February 09, 1979
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The legendary sherlock holmes & his faithful assistant watson take on the horrific case of jack the ripper. But uncovering the truth turns out to be a nightmare of hidden agendas deadly conspiracies & blood-curdling murder. Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 09/07/2004 Starring: Christopher Plummer James Mason
Amazon.com:
Murder by Decree has the distinction of being not only one of the best Sherlock Holmes films, but one of the best pastiches (i.e., a Holmes fiction created by someone other than author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) featuring the late-Victorian Era detective. Christopher Plummer is very good as Holmes, and James Mason redeems the many mishandled screen portrayals of Dr. John Watson with a rare, insightful performance. The story may not be unique in post-Doyle Holmes adventures--the private investigator pursues Jack the Ripper during the latter's reign of monstrous murders in foggy London--but the script by John Hopkins (Thunderball) is keenly intelligent, developing concentric circles of power and evil with great subtlety. Before losing himself in Porky's, director Bob Clark did a masterful job of surprising audiences with Murder by Decree, convincing viewers they were watching one kind of drama but then unleashing something very different, very unsettling. --Tom Keogh
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
perhaps the most riveting and entertaining of all sherlock holmes venues, 'murder by decree' offers viewers an amazing theory about jack the ripper.
normally depicted as a madman with an astonishing capacity for using cutlery, this film explores the possibility that 'jack' was indeed part of an intricate plot hatched by higher-ups in 19th century england to protect the very throne, which they perceived was in jeopardy as a result of an indiscretion by a heir-in-waiting.
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Here's a tantalizing What If. What if the greatest detective of all time were to try his hand at cracking the greatest unsolved serial killer mystery of all time? Cinemadom had two tries at this, first with 1965's A Study in Terror, then with this one, 1979's MURDER BY DECREE. Christopher Plummer, probably most well known for playing Captain Von Trapp in THE SOUND OF MUSIC, isn't the first actor you'd think of to bring the Great Detective to life and, yeah, whether Plummer succeeds or not in this ... Read More
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Conspiracy theorists will love "Murder by Decree." Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are investigating the Jack the Ripper slayings in Whitechapel. The two friends soon learn that it is not the work of a single madman but several. They are being followed, their investigation manipulated, and their lives endangered. Don't expect a tremendous amount of blood and gore, but there is quite a bit of brutality, both emotional and physical.
"Murder by Decree" boasts quite an impressive ... Read More
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A fun story and the best one involving Jack the Ripper. Plummer plays Holmes with aplomb and is more accessible and likeable than some other portrayals. Mason as Watson is, well, perfect.
Rating:  -
The Bottom Line:
The production values of this Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper film are decent but Plummer and Mason never seem comfortable in their roles and the movie goes through the motions of a Royal conspiracy without ever engaging the viewer; unless you're a Ripperphile who's already seen From Hell, there's little reason to make time for this turgid bore.
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