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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Jeff Goldblum stars as the ingenious yet over-ambitious scientist/inventor Seth Brundle. During a unique teleporting experiment he accidentally merges his DNA with that of a common house fly. A journalist (Geena Davis) documenting his scientific endeavours can only watch in horror as Seth's often horrific and shocking transformation into the fly begins.
Great acting all around which is becoming increasing rare in the sci-fi/horror genre. Goldblum's portrayal of going from the caring inventor who only wants to do good in the world through his decent into madness as the hideous fly is flawless. Geena Davis' performance as the journalist who falls in love with Seth is also very persuasive.
With Cronenberg realising that a transformation into a fly would not be a beautiful thing he has managed to create a repulsive, gradual, and no holds barred transformation into the fly. The brilliance here is the fact you feel sympathy for this misunderstood monster which Cronenberg has captured perfectly.
Even nowadays this film would still hold an 18 certificate purely because of the final and over-the-top transformation into the fly, and some parts leading up to it. The greatest triumph with this film is the sympathy you feel for the doomed inventor. It's rare that a horror film such as this has the key ingredient of sympathy that too many movies in this genre lack. Although this film is horror, the horror elements take a back-seat to the relationship between the journalist and the inventor.
The DVD itself I had no problems with. However, it did lack in the special features department. Only containing a six minute behind the scenes featurette which is really just the retelling of the story from the actors, producers and the directors point of view with only a short insight into the production. The same can be said for the cast and crew interviews. The main language for this film is English but does you do have the option for subtitles in Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish and of course English.
Fans of the original may be surprised by the different interpretation Cronenberg has taken of the same story. Instead of an instant transformation from inventor to the fly. The fly is completely absorbed into the inventor making the transformation slow and gradual but only creating one monster, another difference from the original.
In my opinion this is an unforgettable film and a classic of this fading genre. Today horrors are all about the violence. Here we have an enjoyable movie that has elements from many genres: science fiction, romance, drama and obviously horror. But don't be put off by this; what you get is unbearable tension that is so rare from many recent films. For £5 it is definitely a movie you need to add to your collection.
Sam
Great acting all around which is becoming increasing rare in the sci-fi/horror genre. Goldblum's portrayal of going from the caring inventor who only wants to do good in the world through his decent into madness as the hideous fly is flawless. Geena Davis' performance as the journalist who falls in love with Seth is also very persuasive.
With Cronenberg realising that a transformation into a fly would not be a beautiful thing he has managed to create a repulsive, gradual, and no holds barred transformation into the fly. The brilliance here is the fact you feel sympathy for this misunderstood monster which Cronenberg has captured perfectly.
Even nowadays this film would still hold an 18 certificate purely because of the final and over-the-top transformation into the fly, and some parts leading up to it. The greatest triumph with this film is the sympathy you feel for the doomed inventor. It's rare that a horror film such as this has the key ingredient of sympathy that too many movies in this genre lack. Although this film is horror, the horror elements take a back-seat to the relationship between the journalist and the inventor.
The DVD itself I had no problems with. However, it did lack in the special features department. Only containing a six minute behind the scenes featurette which is really just the retelling of the story from the actors, producers and the directors point of view with only a short insight into the production. The same can be said for the cast and crew interviews. The main language for this film is English but does you do have the option for subtitles in Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish and of course English.
Fans of the original may be surprised by the different interpretation Cronenberg has taken of the same story. Instead of an instant transformation from inventor to the fly. The fly is completely absorbed into the inventor making the transformation slow and gradual but only creating one monster, another difference from the original.
In my opinion this is an unforgettable film and a classic of this fading genre. Today horrors are all about the violence. Here we have an enjoyable movie that has elements from many genres: science fiction, romance, drama and obviously horror. But don't be put off by this; what you get is unbearable tension that is so rare from many recent films. For £5 it is definitely a movie you need to add to your collection.
Sam
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Its so unfortunate that horrors can't be as good these days. Here we have, what is certainly, a classic film by all accounts, that really captures the main elements of a horror. From excellent acting, to that classic 70's/80's horror "background" music, to incredibly real Animotronics for the final fly sequence, its got such brilliant charcacter that modern films lack.
The 80's was for me such a great era for, what you might like to call, cult films. Such flics as The Terminator, Predator, The Comapny Of Wolves, and many more even non-horror classics kept the young lads trying to sneak into the cinemas under age, and the audience on the edge of their seats. The Fly was one of those many films that set a bench mark for horrors, simply because it had such a strong plot, and in this case, a moral & story thats been taken from an old story waayy back. Modern films lack the good special effects, where CGI creates non-scary characters 'on the cheap'.
The Fly has such a simple plot its easy for anyone to watch. Theres no machine guns, no super duper Matrix technology, just a strong simple plot. Jeff Goldblumm - an 'over eager' scientist, brings the world of Teleportation alive when he invents matter transporting pods. The story then simply evolves around what happens when your too eager, and Golblumm finds himself in a "hairy" situation... (literally, later on!)
The film takes a deep interest into the build of Goldblumms failing, from the moment he steps out of the pod, looking human, to his rather sad (spoiler) death at the end, when he has transformed into a full grown fly. The stages of the development are incredibly real, even now. The make-up is brilliant, and the special effects, including his 'walk on walls' sequence is quite incredible - even i'm not sure how that was achieved. The best quality of the film is the directing though, in which were made to feel sorry for Goldblumm - its almost like a classic tale.
Of course, the most memorable part of this film is the final.. "transformation" into the fly. Much like "The Company Of Wolves", Animotronics are in the thick right at the end, and makes the film look ultra real. I wont describe the transformation - that'd be telling, but it is really super - still horrible though! But these little 'horror' moments do pop up now again, from the fly using his acidic saliva to use on an un-wanted guest, to his ear teeth falling out! I guess thats why classic films like this were so entertaining - there real, unlike todays teen horrors, where we have the blonde bimbo, who eventually kisses the good looking lad, with some cheap CGI in between. Its sad when thought about.
This is sure a film to add to the collection, and has a real 80's feel about it suprisingly. Just don't let the kids watch it- its horrible enough for me at the end!
The 80's was for me such a great era for, what you might like to call, cult films. Such flics as The Terminator, Predator, The Comapny Of Wolves, and many more even non-horror classics kept the young lads trying to sneak into the cinemas under age, and the audience on the edge of their seats. The Fly was one of those many films that set a bench mark for horrors, simply because it had such a strong plot, and in this case, a moral & story thats been taken from an old story waayy back. Modern films lack the good special effects, where CGI creates non-scary characters 'on the cheap'.
The Fly has such a simple plot its easy for anyone to watch. Theres no machine guns, no super duper Matrix technology, just a strong simple plot. Jeff Goldblumm - an 'over eager' scientist, brings the world of Teleportation alive when he invents matter transporting pods. The story then simply evolves around what happens when your too eager, and Golblumm finds himself in a "hairy" situation... (literally, later on!)
The film takes a deep interest into the build of Goldblumms failing, from the moment he steps out of the pod, looking human, to his rather sad (spoiler) death at the end, when he has transformed into a full grown fly. The stages of the development are incredibly real, even now. The make-up is brilliant, and the special effects, including his 'walk on walls' sequence is quite incredible - even i'm not sure how that was achieved. The best quality of the film is the directing though, in which were made to feel sorry for Goldblumm - its almost like a classic tale.
Of course, the most memorable part of this film is the final.. "transformation" into the fly. Much like "The Company Of Wolves", Animotronics are in the thick right at the end, and makes the film look ultra real. I wont describe the transformation - that'd be telling, but it is really super - still horrible though! But these little 'horror' moments do pop up now again, from the fly using his acidic saliva to use on an un-wanted guest, to his ear teeth falling out! I guess thats why classic films like this were so entertaining - there real, unlike todays teen horrors, where we have the blonde bimbo, who eventually kisses the good looking lad, with some cheap CGI in between. Its sad when thought about.
This is sure a film to add to the collection, and has a real 80's feel about it suprisingly. Just don't let the kids watch it- its horrible enough for me at the end!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
David Cronenberg's The Fly is a perfect example at a remake outweighing the original and actually being better. It's strongest element would have to be the tragic love story that lies at the centre of the film. It's character's a well written and we have a top class selection of actors including Gena Davis and Jeff Goldblum.
This edition is great. It's packaged in a steelbook and has a large array of special features, top picture quality and more.
Very impressive.
This edition is great. It's packaged in a steelbook and has a large array of special features, top picture quality and more.
Very impressive.
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