VividSimon Simply Perfect

Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

alessandrolorenzi This is an excellent series with some very good actors. The production value went up after the series left the BBC (as principal producers) and went to Amazon, however the writing and stories weren't quite as good as the first couple of seasons. It also got a little sensationalistic and the characters became caricatures of themselves. That said I still give it a "9" for overall quality and it's original inception.

RileyOnFilm This is a great TV show not because of its period dramatic scenery and wardrobe. It's not great either because it's like Downton Abbey meets a crime thriller. It's an amazing show simply because it has a clever formula.Ripper Street takes its name from the famous killer of England's past but the show is not about him. It starts out with a small group of policemen trying to decide if serial killings are linked to Jack the Ripper. We learn how this team goes through its rudimentary CSI and time specific police tools to solve a class. By the 3rd episode, we learn Jack the Ripper isn't part of this show, he only inspired the title. It is after all a great title I'm sure you will agree.It's a good cast that runs this show. It really does make me think I am in the time period when I'm watching. Once the formula is established, it opens the way for so many stories. The many themes and visual effects keep this show interesting. Let me restate that the actors give it their all and they are brimming with talent. Timely characters appear here and there. For example, in season one we meet and see the Elephant man deliver dialog with other characters we hae become familiar with.Because this show does follow a formula, I think a person could skip episodes and still get the story. It's not necessarily "full" of personality but to those who get into period pieces and good crime stories, I recommend this show. You might call it a Downton Abbey crime drama.

gailforce12 Just caught up with this and admittedly was initially dubious given the earth of literature and movies on this most infamous of unsolved crimes. This series combines strong narrative with detailed period history, never failing to disappoint by bringing in forensics, the development of The Met, social history, criminology all via the strong characters of Reid, Bennett, Rose et al. We see all from Freak Show Victoriana, to Molly Houses, back street abortionists and Music Hall. A lot of work and love...it shows. Sheer craft. The make up for the episode including John Merrick rivals that of Chris Tucker for The Elephant Man and the anatomical post mortem work cold readily compete with the likes of Dexter and Six Feet Under. Simply unmissable and vital viewing for Americans.

abbadon-hades A saga of crime and retribution,where the main players remain over three seasons. Caught in the aftermath of the Ripper killings, Detective Inspector Edmund Reid, Detective sergeant Bennett Drake and Captain Homer Jackson, seek to uncover the truth that slithers and bends beneath the streets of Whitechapel. While searching for such enlightenment, and the protection of the people of this area, its dark heart threatens to swallow them all.The best part of this series is its strong characters. Throughout the series they are allowed to develop, and come into their own. McFadyen seemed a strange choice to me at first as a hardened law enforcer, but his actions and manner turns convincing by the energy McFadyen puts into his role. Flynn looks the part from the beginning, step by step revealing his inner dreams and tenderness. Rothenberg excels as the unwilling participant and freelance medical examiner of H-division. All in due course caught up by their past and their choices.The second thing that makes this series so great is that the story lines always run deeper than its individual cases. Some even to the very end. The show is able to reveal how crime in different ways, and of different categories followed in the wake of the industrial revolution, the new technological developments, and in the name of progress.The third thing that makes this series so great, is the way the time and place in which it takes place, is imprinted on the visual style of the show. How the colors are muted, the streets are foggy and dusted, the people covered by the grime of their daily toil. Also how the violence and murders are rendered in a realistic style, not shying away from the gruesome effects that violence, poison and alike has on a human body.If you have the stomach for it, this show will reward you with a tale that is absolutely riveting. Like a book you can't put down until it is finished