The Fly [VHS] [1987]

Seth Brundle, an un-heard of scientist and inventor, manages to create a teleport system that can split objects up and then reasemble them at the other telepod. After a few ajustmants to his invention, Seth prepares to teleport himself, however just as he is about to do so, a house fly some how gets into the machine with him, and both are split up and reassembled, creating the ultimate big bug, Brundlefly.

Slowly strange things start to happen to him. First he develops incredible strength and actually manages to rip the wrist off of a guy with who he has a wrestling match. Then he starts to grow weird hairs on his back which are thick and very sharp. Over the next few weeks, his body completely deteriorates until his teeth, ears, and fingernails have all dropped off and his skin is completely deformed, until finally his entire face and body just drop off him, revealing the huge fly that he has become.

In this film there are some really good special effects, for example when he finds out that he can only eat by vomiting powerful enzymes that break down food, and decides to use that on his girlfriends boss when he comes with a shotgun to kill him. Another special effect that i thought was really something, was right at the end when all his deformed face, actually drops off. The way that thay made that happen was brillaint, and to me, looked very real in deed. One of the special effects that was not quite so good was the actual fly itself at the end which didn't really look that real, but if you just accept it for what its supposed to be, your enjoyment is not at all spoiled.

Jeff Goldblum is really good in one of his first movie roles, as the inventor who finds himself in a bit of a mess when his ears and other parts of his anatomy start to drop off before his very eyes. Geena Davis is also convincing as the girlfriend of Seth, AKA Brundlefly who at the end finds out that she is pregnant with his baby!

Overall 'The Fly' which has now become an all time classic horror movie should really entertain most audiences, and for any kind of horror fans, this film is definately in the most-have catagory. Just the right balance of blood, gore, suspence, and a little romance, this film has somthing to please most people, and you will find that it is in fact a valuble edition to anyones film collection.