The Fly (the remake)
I saw this last night and I like it better than the original. Jeff Goldblum plays the scientist/inventor who finds himself slowly turning into a giant fly. Geena Davis is also in this one and plays...
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Yes, I like THE FLY though it really isn't for all tastes; just like THE THING (1982), it's a remake which is much more graphic than the original offering. But TIME Magazine critic Richard Corliss...
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Not me! I love Cronenberg's THE FLY, and have ever since my first theater viewing when it was new. I find it extremely well-made, sober, intriguing, intelligent, character-driven, beautifully-scored,...
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I saw The Fly remake in the theater as well. I appreciate people's love for it, but it was just too plain disgusting my my taste. Too graphic. I couldn't stomach it.
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I'm also a fan of both Cronenberg and this version of The Fly. BB mentioned one of the best, most powerful sequences. The film also is responsible for one of the better lines in sf filmdom (one I...
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It's an excellent 'body horror' film where the monster comes from within than from without. It really taps into how innately sad and revolting it is to be human. Our bodies aren't temples-- they decay...
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For me it's Jeff Goldblum that makes the picture work. Like Chris Walken in THE DEAD ZONE, it's his solid, sincere performance that drives the movie. And like TDZ, it's a film that's more about the...
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A lesser actor (and director) might've had audiences waiting for the next disgusting progression in Brundle's disintegration, but Goldblum & Cronenberg make the character so likable and...
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This is one of the few remakes (the new WAR OF THE WORLDS is another), which improves on the original without diminishing the original. The remake of THE FLY was so good, it showed what could be done...
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Quote:The remake explored what would really happen if a man transformed into a fly, lingering over the painful changes and transformations. Whatever Goldblum is turning into doesn't seem to be a mere...
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Quote:Whatever Goldblum is turning into doesn't seem to be a mere fly. As he pegs himself, he's turning into "Brundlefly" -- a molecular reshuffling/fusion of the two entities caught inside the...
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I saw the the sequel to this one last night "The Fly 2" and I found it even more disturbing than the 1st one. I don't think I could sit thru and watch it again,at least not for along time. There is a...
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I like FLY2 but only as a fun, second-string horror flick. It's nice to see the Stathis character again, after his unfortunate encounter with Brundlefly. Also there are some pretty cringe-inducing...
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Shortly after THE FLY came out, I wrote a treatment for a sequel, called FLIES. It received Cronenberg's recommendation at the time, but it wasn't the story that 20th decided to go with, ultimately....
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Having been through similar situations several times, it doesn't surprise me that Fox didn't go for your inovative idea, Tim. The studios almost always think in terms of "franchise." Without Goldblum...
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Frank Darabont, one of the several writers on THE FLY 2, said that he avoided watching RETURN OF THE FLY in order to keep from repeating the plot. When he saw FLY 2 (sitting next to Chris Walas), he...
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I read in a magazine several years ago (Monsterscene, No. 7) that Chris Walas shut his effects studio down to pursue other interests and spend time with his family. I do hope he returns to the business.
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