Supelice Dreadfully Boring

Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Twilightfa Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

bradleybean86 in theory this movie should/could have been awesome. unfortunately, it's probably the single most disappointing little known 80's B Horror film i've managed to track down in all my years of horror viewing. I love 'those' types of movies, the complete freedom to be crazy, violent, ridiculously funny, or even scary and disturbing if the colours are mixed correctly. This movie is none of those things. The 'ripper' is not-so-elegantly foreshadowed by his first 2 lines in the first 5 minutes in the movie, so even the most unsophisticated viewer will know exactly what will transpire towards the end. Also the red herring is shamelessly gallivanted around as if to say "it's this guy, its this guy, it's THIS GUY. And I think most of the IMDb and cult horror viewers like myself will struggle to not roll their eyeballs completely out of their sockets during the course of this movie.OK so the plot stinks! The acting is alright, there's a bit of a sub- plot love story between a younger more attractive James Spader (look up recent pictures of him as an example of how to NOT age gracefully :( and he's just not sexy enough to carry the 'mysterious dark loner' type guy. While horror movies do NOT need to have explicit amounts of gore or violence in order to be good; it certainly tends to help in films like this that just end up being completely boring.I'm assuming this film was originally produced to air on TV and then later video as even the uncut version has zero nudity or violence. Jack the ripper would be ashamed if he had seen this. That being said, if you really enjoy James Spader and whatever lady he co-stars with, if you have an affinity for slightly trashy murder mysteries (sans the mystery in this case) or if you had seen this movie decades ago, perhaps it is worth a revisit :)*also* be on the lookout for the single most ridiculous uppercut/ninja punch that I cannot believe wasn't edited out to look less ridiculous.

bean-d "Jack's Back" (1988) is a serial killer movie that is thoroughly '80s: the soundtrack, the lighting, the acting--everything. Watching this movie is like going back many years in a time machine. In other words, it's pretty fun. It's also surprisingly restrained. For example, in a scene where the lead goes into a topless bar to buy a gun, there is no obligatory shot of topless girls gyrating around steel poles; he just walks into the bar owner's office. Who knows, maybe the small budget held them back, but it was actually enjoyable to watch a movie that didn't indulge in every predictable grotesquerie.The plot is simple: It's the hundred-year anniversary of Jack the Ripper's crime spree, and someone is killing prostitutes in exactly the same manner, on exactly the same dates. Kinda fun.

whpratt1 Jack the Ripper films are one of my favorite, however, this film was boring and very unrealistic. I simply could not wait until it finally ended and the real Jack the Ripper was finally revealed. However, I knew who Jack the Ripper was from the very beginning of the picture. James Spader(John/Rick Westford) "I Witness"'03, gave a great dual performance and is a great up and coming actor along with Cynthia Gibb(Chris Moscari) "A Crime of Passion"'03 TV,who loved John Westford and became very close with Rick. These actors did a great job with a horrible script about nothing !

GettSmartt This may be a superficial observation, but for those of us who are fans of James Spader -- about 30 minutes into the film when we are introduced to Rick -- there is a great shot of Spader in bed. What a physique!! Oh la la! I would see the movie for that shot alone (smile) -- I warned you it was superficial. However, for a movie made in 1988, it seemed quite dated. I would have thought it was made in the 1970s. But, on the plus side, you really can't take your eyes off of Spader playing Rick -- he's terrific.