How highly do you rate the New York Ripper?

[cazzasguy]

I'm openly ashamed to admit that I didn't watch this film until last week. I had taken only the second day off work in ten years because of feeling sh!t and desperately needed some decent entertainment to improve my mood.

I'm amazed at how compelling the film was. Allusions to the killer's identity changed every few minutes and there were so many twists to the general plot, mr fulci must have been dizzy! They continued up to the final few minutes and the scenes in the hospital were quite unnerving. Of course, the Ripper's omnipresence was a bit unrealistic but hey, what horror fan doesn't need to suspend belief for a while?

Acting quality = great. Naked female forms on view = numerous and gorgeous, before unfortunately being violated. Gore = rarely surpassed and expertly done.

I watched the 'not rated' R0 Anchor Bay disc, which is apparently uncut. Video quality good, sound perfectly acceptable, and I would recommend any true horror fan to purchase it.

Be interested to hear whether it ranks amongst your top 10 flicks - the term 'classic' is a bit overused these days but I certainly think New York Ripper deserves that description!