being a seasoned fan of italian thrillers and directors dario argento and mario bava and sergio martino and aldo lado and i thought of lucio fulci as an overrated hack. i had seen the beyond which i think is totally overrated and i found the new york ripper to be simply appalling and i do not particularly like the house by the cemetery. these three movies left me to conclude that fulci is the least interesting of these italian filmmakers. but my stubbornness prevailed and i had to check out more of his films. city of the living dead was a film i found very interesting but don not torture a duckling is very nearly a masterpiece. set in a small town in the italian countryside in a repressive religious community where young boys are being murdered. the authorities are clueless as to who behind these crimes and especially after their prime suspect has been cleared. an eager young reporter along with a rather slutty girl (who seduces young boys) investigate and eventually get to the bottom of it. brilliant atmosphere combined with a good story and a good cast (not always the case with 70 italian thrillers) make don not torture a duckling a crackling good thriller. the plot is well constructed and not easily figured out and the end conclusion is very satisfying. fulci creates a dynamic atmosphere of repression and guilt in a very unforgiving and ignorant community and creates some very strong visuals and particularly in a scene where a woman gets beaten to death by some local townsfolk. fulci social commentary concerning religion and innocence are quite edgy and every aspect is well handled. when thinking of his zombie flicks and his ultra violent giallo new york ripper it amazing how well he balances his critique with explicit violence and makes an even stronger point. so far i haven not seen any fulci film made as professionally as this one. while not a traditional giallo film and duckling has many of the genre trademarks. fulci displays complete control over the format and only once going overboard with an unconvincing gore moment and but overall he seems to be even better at making mysteries than full blown gore epics. the extreme scenes here are much more powerful and really pack a punch. so far don not torture a duckling is fulci best film by far in my opinion. edgy social commentary combined with explicit scenes of violence and a crackling good mystery to boot. 
being a seasoned fan of italian thrillers and directors dario argento and mario bava and sergio martino and aldo lado and i thought of lucio fulci as an overrated hack. i had seen the beyond which i think is totally overrated and i found the new york ripper to be simply appalling and i do not particularly like the house by the cemetery. these three movies left me to conclude that fulci is the least interesting of these italian filmmakers. but my stubbornness prevailed and i had to check out more of his films. city of the living dead was a film i found very interesting but don not torture a duckling is very nearly a masterpiece. set in a small town in the italian countryside in a repressive religious community where young boys are being murdered. the authorities are clueless as to who behind these crimes and especially after their prime suspect has been cleared. an eager young reporter along with a rather slutty girl (who seduces young boys) investigate and eventually get to the bottom of it. brilliant atmosphere combined with a good story and a good cast (not always the case with 70 italian thrillers) make don not torture a duckling a crackling good thriller. the plot is well constructed and not easily figured out and the end conclusion is very satisfying. fulci creates a dynamic atmosphere of repression and guilt in a very unforgiving and ignorant community and creates some very strong visuals and particularly in a scene where a woman gets beaten to death by some local townsfolk. fulci social commentary concerning religion and innocence are quite edgy and every aspect is well handled. when thinking of his zombie flicks and his ultra violent giallo new york ripper it amazing how well he balances his critique with explicit violence and makes an even stronger point. so far i haven not seen any fulci film made as professionally as this one. while not a traditional giallo film and duckling has many of the genre trademarks. fulci displays complete control over the format and only once going overboard with an unconvincing gore moment and but overall he seems to be even better at making mysteries than full blown gore epics. the extreme scenes here are much more powerful and really pack a punch. so far don not torture a duckling is fulci best film by far in my opinion. edgy social commentary combined with explicit scenes of violence and a crackling good mystery to boot. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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