1882: London is in the grip of spiritualists and séances. Arthur Conan Doyle ... more
joins Dr Joseph Bell in a labyrinthine task of investigating a number of corpses found mutilated, floating in the River Thames. Their quest to uncover the architect...
Thriller - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Timothy West, Neil Morrissey, Tara Fitzgerald, Annette Crosbie, Pauline Quirke, Rob Brydon, Denise Van Outen, John Thomson, Kevin Whately, David Suchet
Production Year: 2002 - Thriller - Director: Bharat Nalluri, Rob Bailey, Andy Wilson - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Matthew MacFadyen, Keeley Hawes, David Oyelowo, Peter Firth, Jenny Agutter, Lisa Faulkner
Advantages: Fascinating case, Fuhrman is a really interesting guy Disadvantages: Plodding and unconvicing film
without a cinema run. The second reason is that the film is very linear, it's a murder film without any real violence or horror, because that's not what the film is about.
So the film in my view falls between being entertainment and a documentary programme, because it's neither. I'd really rather watched this having been made in a documentary style, but because the murder of the girl was real, it is difficult to gain any "enjoyment" from it being a horror film.
The DVD has very few extras, just the standard sub-titles and a couple of trailers. I've mentioned in the past in my reviews that I always like extras as I believe that they add some extra depth to the film, and so it's disappointing that there aren't any on this DVD. I suppose however that this is understandable given the low production costs and the intention in making the film a non ...
Advantages: Excellent mystery drama. Disadvantages: Should get more exposure.
Martin Shaw displays his versatility as an actor in the role of Adam Dalgliesh, bringing dignity and gravitas to this double feature. As in Judge John Deed, he has the ability to grip one as the main character around which the others revolve. A more contemplative persona in this, reflective of his position as a top ranking detective, his character encounters a motley collection of tortured souls in the quest for justice, first in a remote windswept monastery, and then in a stately house that contains a museum called the MurderRoom. These atmospheric and absorbing dramas are high on the psychological scale with an air of menace and madness creeping about under the surface. They keep the viewer guessing what will happen next. Thoroughly recommended. ...
Advantages: Lots of twists and keeps you guessing to the last minute Disadvantages: can be a little confusing, all in all a good film
The Devil?s Chair
Film only review
Nick West took his girlfriend to a disused assylum and they both dropped some acid. His date Julie sits on an old abandoned chair and her body is mutilated and dragged into a mysterious black hole. After Nick explains his story to the police he is placed in an asslyum. After four years a brilliant psychartrist takes care of him and takes him and four of his students back to the murder scene.
As Nick arrives back at the assylum he begins having a flashback. The psycharitrist wants to find the truth behind the murder. This film is as gruesome as saw. It has lots and lots of twists. The doctor seems to have other motives for taking them all back there, he wants to summon the monster to our world but it needs sacrifices. This is the real reason we are led to believe for them all being there ...
A tale based on the real-life relationship between Arthur Conan Doyle and Doctor Joseph Bell, his tutor at Edinburgh University.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
IMC VISION; ARVATO SERVICES
Release date
11/03/2002
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
IMC 397 D
Barcode
5016641113974
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Special Features
Interactive Menus, Scene Access
Aspect Ratio
4:3 Full Frame
Sound
Dolby Digital 2.0
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 2.0 English
DVD Description
MURDER ROOMS is based on the relationship between Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle (Charles Edwards) and the real-life inspiration behind the famous fictional detective--forensic pathologist Dr. Joseph Bell (Ian Richardson). Set in the late 1800s, this BBC1 series follows Bell and Doyle as they attempt to solve various mysteries. This episode depicts the pair investigating the appearance of mutilated corpses floating in the River Thames.
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