{"id":21462,"date":"2019-06-18T07:45:21","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T14:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=21462"},"modified":"2019-06-18T07:45:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T14:45:48","slug":"review-new-york-ripper-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2019\/06\/review-new-york-ripper-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"The New York Ripper Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The New York Ripper<\/em><\/strong> is hardly perfect but does have some interesting elements, most notably a serial killer who quacks like a duck, comes across more bizarre than scary or even creepy.<\/p>\n

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The New York Ripper
\n<\/span>\u2014 3-Disc Limited Edition \u2014<\/span>
\n(1982)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Suspense, Mystery<\/span>
\nBlue Underground | NR \u2013 93 min. \u2013 $49.95 | June 25, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 06\/18\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Lucio Fulci<\/span>
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Gianfranco Clerici, Vincenzo\u00a0 Mannino, Lucio Fulci (story), Gianfranco Clerici, Vincenzo Mannino, Lucio Fulci, Dardano Sacchetti (screenplay)<\/span>
\nCast: <\/strong>Jack Hedley, Alamanta Suska, Howard Ross, Andrea Occhipinti, Alexandra Delli Colli<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Interviews, Featurette, Poster & Still Gallery, Theatrical Trailer<\/span>
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes<\/span>
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No<\/span>
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray, DVD, CD<\/span>
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 7.1), English (DTS-HD MA 1.0), Italian (DTS-HD MA 1.0). French (Dolby Digital 1.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0)<\/span>
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.38<\/span>
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English (for Italian audio), French, Spanish<\/span>
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>44.77 GB<\/span>
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>38.43 Mbps<\/span>
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC<\/span>
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Blue Underground provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>A blade-wielding psychopath is on the loose, turning The Big Apple bright red with the blood of beautiful young women. As NYPD detective Fred Williams (JACK HEDLEY) follows the trail of butchery from the decks of the Staten Island Ferry to the sex shows of Times Square, each brutal murder becomes a sadistic taunt. In the city that never sleeps, the hunt is on for the killer that can\u2019t be stopped.<\/p>\n

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Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>I\u2019m not the biggest fan of some Italian horror mostly finding some of the dubbing to be pretty distracting but beyond that, the storytelling and character development, and more to the point their decision-making, does tend to reach ridiculous levels. That said, I do find some of them somewhat entertaining and one of the maestros in that realm was Lucio Fulci, the filmmaker behind many horror movies such as Zombie<\/em> (1979), a movie I surprisingly enough enjoyed.<\/p>\n

The New York Ripper<\/em><\/strong> was released in 1982 and is one those films that showed off the grungy, dirty, decaying, crime-filled New York City from the 70s and 80s that both was revolting yet also gave a certain flavor of the era (see: Death Wish<\/em>, The French Connection<\/em>, Shaft<\/em>, Basket Case <\/em>and many others). This movie was no different, showing off the XXX areas along with the grimy subway system that really set the mood quite nicely in a disturbing sort of way. And on that front, I did find this to have a certain uniqueness. On the other hand, the story itself at times felt disjointed and not entirely engaging, not helping were some uninteresting characters, though did kind of like the gruff Detective Williams, played by Jack Hedley but does have the distraction of dubbed actors (Edward Mannix dubbed over Hedley).<\/p>\n

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Although The New York Ripper<\/em><\/strong> wasn\u2019t as entertaining as Zombie<\/em> (hard to surpass a zombie punching a shark) \u00a0it did surpass Manhattan Baby<\/em>, my only other Lucio Fulci movie I\u2019m all that familiar with, but it did have the psychotic killer quacking like a deranged duck, so it had that going for it, though it was more bizarre than terrifying (and the reason behind it was on the eye-rolling, absurd side).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This \u201c3-Disc Limited Edition\u201d release comes housed in a clear HD keep case with a lenticular slip cover<\/strong>; inside is the Blu-ray, DVD and CD with the film\u2019s soundtrack. Also included is a nice 20-page essay booklet<\/strong>. The inner cover artwork is reversible.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Author Troy Howarth (\u201cSplintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and His Films\u201d) is pretty much a staple on many these horror releases and gives his examination on the movie providing bits of trivia and all around information about Fulci\u2019s career, the history of the actors, and other items on the production itself.<\/p>\n

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