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Title: Warning: Most of you will not be able to watch this "Jack"
Review: With the release of "From Hell" sure to revive interest in Jack the Ripper, this 1976 effort from exploitation director Jesus "Jess" Franco is going to get some revived interest. But this "Jack the Ripper" is only loosely based on the historic murders. Klaus Kinski plays the title character and his "true" identity of Dr. Orloff. The explanation here is that "Jack" was abused by his prostitute mother and so he starts butchering prostitutes on the streets of London. Even in a film career based on dishing out the gory, Franco finds a way to go way over the top with this one. This is a movie of stomach turning, savage violence that is rated "R" only because they did not have NC-17 way back then. You do not want to know anybody who can laugh their way through the gore in this one. The DVD version includes the theatrical trailer ("Close your eyes and whisper his name..."), photo stills and liner notes.
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