Don't Torture a Duckling

Einer der Filme, die klar beweisen, dass Lucio Fulci nicht nur ein Trashmaker, sondern auch ein geschickter Regisseur war. Ein Thriller-Drama, dem man im Hinblick auf die Filmemacher-Seite wahrscheinlich nur die übertriebene Laufzeit vorwerfen kann. Es ist ein Thriller mit einer konventionellen Handlung über die Fahndung eines Mörders, der sich in einem unkonventionellen Milieu abspielt. In dem Film findet man natürlich Fulcis fetischistische Aufnahmen von Details, die durch eine seltsam funktionierende Musik begleitet werden. Der Film hat praktisch keine Hauptfigur. Er konzentriert sich auf mehrere Akteure, die er abwechselnd als unschuldig oder verdächtig zeigt. Ich habe mich über die provokative sexuelle Spannung einer der markantesten Figuren gefreut, die von der schönen Barbara Bouchet dargestellt wurde. (23.06.2003)

"Do not torture a duckling" is a film that stands out in the giallo genre. Just by being set in the countryside rather than a big city, it evokes a different atmosphere, as if it were a prelude to a slightly different concept. And that is indeed the case. Additionally, Fulci has a talent for incredibly powerful scenes. In this case, it is a scene where a woman is beaten and then desperately hopes for rescue at the last moment. But she does not receive it. People around her simply drive by. This is something that sends shivers down one's spine. (12.04.2014)

The best of Fulci’s Giallo. Horror movie of the Year. (31.12.2010)

According to the reviews here, this slightly morbid giallo film is quite OK. Well, I don’t really think so because other than the scene involving the naked Italian actress who was trying to seduce a 10-year-old boy, I only enjoyed one other scene that I had to wait for until the very end. An average course of investigation that looked like a combination of French crime movies and Italian naughty movies reached a conclusion that literally took my breath away. You see, the final fight was like an absolutely brutal Italian Fight Club. Brutal, illogical and in the end also bloody. I had to watch the scene twice because I haven’t seen something this funny in a movie for a long time. Thank you, Mr. Fulci, you kept low-key during the entire movie but you sure had a lot of fun with the ending. (27.02.2017)