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I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

The film is not great, despite the efforts. As acting performances, the best are Gerald Sim and Susan Brodrick. Ralph Bates is repeating himself and is not a right choice, not creepy enough, not convincing at all. The same can not be said about Martine Beswick, for her is perhaps her best role. Nice ass and breasts too! Roy Ward Baker is a good director but with other films, especially "The Saint"(TV Series), "The Avengers"(TV Series), "The Baron"(TV Series).

One of the best of the latter day Hammers, this is an engrossing and surprisingly light-hearted film with a tongue firmly pressed in cheek. Don't let that put you off, though, as it's still a disturbing horror film, and there are many bloody murders along the way to startle and shock the viewer. The best thing about this film is the way that it ties together three different classic horror strands into one; this isn't your basic Jekyll and Hyde variant, as I, MONSTER was from the same year.No, as well as Robert Louis Stephenson's story providing a basis for the film, we also learn that our good Dr Jekyll buys bodies from the body snatcher pairing of Burke and Hare, and (and!) moonlights as Jack the Ripper in his spare time! Of course, the twist in the tale is that instead of turning into a hairy brute, Jekyll now turns into a beautiful woman, which provides plenty of comic relief - lines such as "he's not been himself of late", a scene where Bates makes advances towards his alter-ego's love, and many other similar moments. The film is set in the classic fog-bound streets of Victorian London, a perfect place to brew plenty of atmosphere as shadowy figures roam around and prostitutes fall dead.What makes this different from many other Hammer films of the time, though, is the jokey feel in which thing aren't taken too seriously. This is thanks to THE AVENGERS man Brian Clemens, serving as scriptwriter, and who makes the film very palatable; it's a fun film to watch. Ralph Bates gives a tour de force performance here, for once he is given a solid and starring role (let's forget the misfiring HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN) and does a good job of it. It's just a shame that Bates was never in more horror films, as I always liked his performances - watch the scenes where he convinces himself to murder people, because the outcome is more important than the means to that outcome. He may not have been totally convincing but he was a likable actor nonetheless. Martine Beswick is the alluring, mesmerising Sister Hyde, and portrays the character with icy beauty, extremely cold. Of course, we all know by now that Bates and Beswick possess uncannily similar appearances, and it's a lot of fun watching the two spirits struggle over the body of one person.The rest of the cast are also good - especially the actors playing Burke and Hare. Gerald Sim plays an elderly doctor whose love for women gets the better of him, and Lewis Fiander and the actress playing his sister are nice, normal folk and provide good comparisons to Jekyll's manic lifestyle. The main thing I liked, though, were the many visual images used, such as Bates' face split in a broken mirror, suggesting his split personality, plus the transformations where Bates and Beswick's visages are distorted and merged into one.As I mentioned earlier, this is one of my favourite latter-day Hammer films, resplendent with all the classic scenes of bubbling test tubes, mad doctors, and young prostitutes being stalked through the foggy alleyways by a faceless man. The ending is also surprisingly dark, with all the research Jekyll has done being destroyed when a beaker full of a chemical solution is tipped upon his diary. DR JEKYLL AND SISTER HYDE is a great, old-fashioned slice of melodrama, complete with a dramatic score, a classic rooftop chase finale, and immaculate sets and costumes, and should be viewed by any fan of the Hammer studios.

Not to be confused with "Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde" ('95) or "Daughter of Dr. Jekyll ('57), "Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde" ('71) is a wonderful entertainment that was written and coproduced by Brian Clemens. Clemens, perhaps best known for his work on TV's cult series "The Avengers," as well as for writing and directing "Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter" (his only other film for Hammer Studios, in '74), also wrote a song for "DJASH"; needless to say, he is a man of many talents. In this film, he not only conflates the Whitechapel murders of Jack the Ripper in 1888, the notorious body snatcher/serial killers Burke and Hare (who both died many years before that, but no matter), and R.L. Stevenson's oft-told Jekyll and Hyde story, but gives it all a novel spin by having Jekyll transform into a woman. Also interesting is the fact that Jekyll, well played by Ralph Bates, is almost as monstrous as the Hyde creaturette that he becomes: Jekyll is willing to murder street trollops in order to obtain the female hormones needed for his experiments. Martine Beswick, it must be said, is perfect as Bates' "feminine side." She really does look like his female counterpart, and manages to appear both beautiful and scary looking at the same time. The film is very nice to look at, too; almost like an episode of "Masterpiece Theatre," but with more blood and mayhem. All in all, this is still another winner from the House of Hammer...with loads of fine extras on this DVD, too!

The stiff upper lip and jaw of Ralph Bates finally come into their own in this nice variation of Jekyll and Hyde, which also mixes in good quantities of Jack the Ripper myth and the famous 17th century grave robbers Burke and Hare. Considerably less stiff is Martine Beswick as the doctor's female alter ego. She is absolutely too loose in her ways, but I am certainly not complaining! Both are just the right persons for their clashing roles and superbly so. The actual physical change between the two supreme parts in one person is shown in subtle manners and without great special effects, which not only was cheaper to do, but also leaves a lot for a viewer to imagine and so makes it in a way easier to accept. A wise decision from the makers.The plot idea of unifying the two main story lines of such classic origins is nothing short of brilliant. The invention of elixir of human life using female hormones and how to get it by "uncanny goings in late hours" really does the trick. So does the fascinating and at the same time foul results of the experiment, the mixing of selves and struggle for dominance. Of course much more could have been built in and deepened in the script making the story more intriguing and disturbing. Some needed romantic and freshening humor aspect comes from the continuously snooping neighbors with their funnily pretentious "it doesn't concern us" attitude.In all, this is once again a fun and stylish horror movie from Hammer studios. The bolder style of company's early seventies film is very much present with some slight gore and nudity added in the proceedings. So, now everyone hurry up and see it.