i am not a huge fan of lucio fulci films. most of his 80s gore films had their moments and but often came across as second rate dario argento imitations. with the exception of the entertaining zombi (which was a george romero imitation) and i do not really enjoy them. i know italian horror often disregards the plot and but the storyline and characters in his films were just far too thread bare even by the standards. this is why don not torture a duckling surprised me. its actually a very well made film with an engrossing murder mystery. its possibly the best giallo ever made and only seriously rivaled by dario argento entries into the genre. and unlike fulci previous giallo a lizard in a woman skin and this never drags. fulci direction here is quite good. he keeps the story moving at a good pace and maintains the viewer interest throughout. also and the conclusion to the mystery comes as a complete surprise to the audience. plus and he adds some clever touches and such as the upbeat soul music during a particularly disturbing graveyard beating sequence. overall and the violence here is restrained and only used when necessary for the story. the acting is good for the most part also and full of familiar faces from 70s italian exploitation cinema. both thomas milian and barbara bouchet are super cool throughout. the only weak link is florinda bolkan and whose performance is just far too over the top. its the only laughable aspect of the film. don not torture a duckling definitely comes with my recommendation and may be a good introduction to the giallo subgenre as a whole. ( positive ). 
i am not a huge fan of lucio fulci films. most of his 80s gore films had their moments and but often came across as second rate dario argento imitations. with the exception of the entertaining zombi (which was a george romero imitation) and i do not really enjoy them. i know italian horror often disregards the plot and but the storyline and characters in his films were just far too thread bare even by the standards. this is why don not torture a duckling surprised me. its actually a very well made film with an engrossing murder mystery. its possibly the best giallo ever made and only seriously rivaled by dario argento entries into the genre. and unlike fulci previous giallo a lizard in a woman skin and this never drags. fulci direction here is quite good. he keeps the story moving at a good pace and maintains the viewer interest throughout. also and the conclusion to the mystery comes as a complete surprise to the audience. plus and he adds some clever touches and such as the upbeat soul music during a particularly disturbing graveyard beating sequence. overall and the violence here is restrained and only used when necessary for the story. the acting is good for the most part also and full of familiar faces from 70s italian exploitation cinema. both thomas milian and barbara bouchet are super cool throughout. the only weak link is florinda bolkan and whose performance is just far too over the top. its the only laughable aspect of the film. don not torture a duckling definitely comes with my recommendation and may be a good introduction to the giallo subgenre as a whole. ( positive ). ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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