Mr_Ectoplasma "The New York Ripper" follows a string of savage murders being committed in New York City by a three-fingered maniac who quacks like a duck while torturing his victims with a cavalcade of sharp objects.Lauded by many of Fulci's diehard fans, "The New York Ripper" is one of his most violent and sexual, and for that reason stands in a league of its own amongst his filmography. Regular viewers of his work know he is not entirely known for cohesive narratives or dialogue, but with "New York Ripper," he does quite literally take a stab at a more straightforward giallo. This is not to say the film is entirely cohesive, because it's not, but when held against something like "The Beyond" or "The House by the Cemetery," it's fairly straightforward save a few quirks.The film has the characteristic bad dubbing that virtually all of Fulci's films have, though it's not quite as distracting here. The performances are rather solid, particularly from Andrea Occhipinti and Almanta Suska, the latter of whom has a bewitching screen presence. The real draw here, unsurprisingly, is the gore, which has Fulci in full form; it's notably violent even by his standards, and the perverse sexuality that is part and parcel of many of the murder scenes adds a disturbing layer.The conclusion has a fun switchback twist that takes the viewer by surprise, but in the end, I wouldn't rank "The New York Ripper" anywhere near my favorite of Fulci's work. Though extreme and fairly well-plotted, it does lack the ethereal, paranormal ambiance that drew me into some of his other work. That said, it's certainly far better than "Manhattan Baby." 6/10.

darksyde-63508 Not really. But this movie does feature a killer who, for some reason that is never really explained, enjoys talking like Donald Duck. Such is the weirdness that comes with this Italian Galeio film. One of the weirder and less coherent of Lucio Fulci's masterpiece, this still has plenty of the expected gore, but for a Fulci film, its pretty restrained in this. Personally, this isn't one of my favorite of his movies, but it does have its moments, some of it unintentionaly hilarious, like the aforementioned killers Donald duck voice.

morrison-dylan-fan Reading the latest issue of the UK Horror/Thriller magazine The Dark Side,I was shocked to find out that Lucio Fulci's infamous Giallo was still getting cut for UK DVD editions.Being keen to see the title in all its uncut gory glory,I started to search round online,and was happy to find an uncut R1 edition,which led to me getting ready to see the ripper walk the streets of New York.The plot:New York-Talking to the landlady of a recent murder victim, Lieutenant Fred Williams discovers that the victim had been receiving strange phone calls from a person who talked like a duck.Visiting the local morgue a few days later,Williams talks to pathologist Barry Jones,who tells Williams that a recent murder victim has been brought in,who appears to have been killed in a similar manner.Suspecting that a serial killer is on the loose,Williams begins searching round on the streets for the killer,in the hope of stopping the stranger from quaking again.View on the film:Whilst the film has left an infamous legacy which has led to co- writer/ (along with-deep breath!: Gianfranco Clerici, Gene Luotto, Vincenzo Mannino and Dardano Sacchetti) director Lucio Fulci being called a misogynist,the movie takes a surprisingly even- handed approach to its cast of street trash,with all the women being shown as emotionally empty and being possessed by extreme sexual aggression,whilst all the men are revealed to be self-serving, nihilistic scum,who only become interested in finding the mysterious killer,when one of them (Lt. Fred Williams-played by a wonderfully gruff Jack Hedley) finds his mistress murdered.Taking the Giallo across the pond,the writer's place a tough,gritty cop back drop against a vicious and mean spirited murder mystery,as Williams goes from beating his fellow cops into action,to uncovering a delightfully bonkers and completely left-field motive behind the killings.Filmed on location and backed by an oddly elegant score from the underrated Francesco De Masi,lucio Fulci and cinematographer Luigi Kuveiller pick up the slime on the streets and smear it across the screen,as Fulci and Kuveiller use rapid,tightly-coiled tracking shots to show the characters surrounded by a rotting location.Having the honour of still being banned in an uncut form in the UK,Fulci strikes each of the murder set pieces with a delicious relish,thanks to Fulci bursting ever corner of the screen with waves of burning- hot blood,as the mysterious killer rips the streets of New York.

gridoon2018 "The sickest movie ever made!", proudly proclaims one of the many different DVD covers for the "New York Ripper"; I wouldn't go that far, but it's certainly one of the sleaziest and most misogynistic. If that's what you're after, you probably won't be disappointed. If, on the other hand, you're looking for a good mystery, you probably will be: there are only two real suspects for the killings, and one of them is soooo obvious that you know it has to be the other (despite one last-minute dishonest red herring thrown in by Fulci - I'm talking about the last phone call). And then there are a couple of Hall Of Shame lines, like "we know from his blood sample that he's lived all his life in New York"!!! The on-location New York shooting and Francesco De Masi's score give the film a flavor of authenticity, but otherwise Fulci's directorial style is mostly point-and-shoot (or is that point-and-slash?) this time around. As for the cast, only Jack Hedley provides a center of sanity here, though Almanta Suska is not bad considering this was her first screen role. I will give "New York Ripper" ** out of 4 because it's certainly memorable in parts, but from an artistic point-of-view it has little value.