October Horror Challenge 2021 - My list of what i've watched (done!!!)
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Sophievirus — 4 years ago(October 23, 2021 01:05 PM)
Don't Torture a Duckling
(Lucio Fulci, 1972)
despite the identity of the killer being one that the audience can take a good shot at guessing, director/co-writer Lucio Fulci's screenplay is riddled with a fascinating number of subtexts which lead to the film becoming a paranoid soaked Giallo. placing the murders in a deeply rural southern Italian village, the writers dig deep into the north/south divide, with the residences all being as deeply uncomfortable over any 'outsiders' entering their land. taking on the strongly held religious beliefs in Italy with a real force, the writers show the deep flaws in each of the religious and government departments of the village to be ones that are simply over looked by the residence, thanks to the police and the church each filling the power vacuum which is to be found at the village.
for the whereabouts of the killer identity, the writers do incredibly well at giving the chances of Martelli finding the killer a strong sense of doubt, due to the rural setting being something which is shown to be prepared to crush any voices which speak out of line. displaying a surprising amount of subtle notes, Fulci (mostly) restrains himself from over exaggerating the gore, by smartly taking a matter of fact approach which emphasis the unsettling mood placed in the screenplay. for the killings in this excellent Giallo, Fulci shows an unflinching eye, with the rather daring on-screen child murders placing psychological terror on the viewer, rather then drowning the audience in buckets of blood.
taking full advantage of the rural setting, Fulci counters the bursts of violence with a hauntingly poetic atmosphere, with the brilliant icy score of Riz Ortolani backing Fulci's elegant wide tracking shots, which Fulci superbly uses to show the rural isolation which the 'outsiders' are met by. the mystery here is truly intriguing. excellent film. 8/10
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cryptoflovecraft — 4 years ago(October 23, 2021 04:15 PM)
Oct. 20 - The Beyond (L. Fulci, 1981) 9/10
Oct. 20 - Don't Torture a Duckling (L. Fulci, 1972) 8/10
Oct. 20 - Seven Black Notes aka The Psychic (L. Fulci, 1977) 7/10
The Beyond is my favorite Fulci film. Zombie, City of the Living Dead, House By the Cemetery, A Lizard in a Woman's Skin, Don't Torture a Duckling and The New York Ripper are great too. Touch of Death (aka When Alice Broke the Mirror) is his most mean-spirited and misogynistic film. I like it but it's not for all tastes. The Black Cat is his most moody and atmospheric horror film. Demonia is probably the worst Fulci film I've ever seen but it still has its moments. He was truly a unique director with an original style and perverse sense of humor. -
CrystalRaindrops — 4 years ago(October 30, 2021 03:04 AM)
Me too, except for the weird ending where Homer tries to kiss Bart (because Bart's a woman in Homer's hallucination) and says, "There's no use struggling, my beloved shelamela." Then Lisa makes honking noises after wishing everyone a merry Christmas.
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Sophievirus — 4 years ago(October 24, 2021 07:41 AM)
nooo i haven't seen Teeth yet, but i am going to (i must admit, i almost forgot if u hadn't said anything) now!
Lol what the **** is this balloon land movie tho
i think i'm gonna love it!! thank u so much for bringing it into my life
suck it.
