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The Fly | 
 enlarge | Actors: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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Rating:  84 reviews
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Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Hifi Sound, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 95 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 6300248135
UPC: 086162150333
EAN: 9786300248137
ASIN: 6300248135
Theatrical Release Date: August 15, 1986
Release Date: December 7, 1992
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David Cronenberg's 1986 remake of the science fiction classic about a scientist who accidentally swaps body parts with a fly is both smart and terrifying: an allegory for the awful processes of slow death and a monster movie with a tragic spin. Jeff Goldblum gives a masterful performance as a sweet, nerdy scientist whose romance with a writer (Geena Davis) makes him more fully alive. Next thing you know, a tiny oversight in an experiment causes him to transmogrify, gradually, into something more like an insect than a human. This is Cronenberg (Scanners, Videodrome) country, so expect The Fly to be a gross-out, but in the way that disease corrupts the body and can make a loved one unrecognizable on every level. This is one of Cronenberg's best films, and certainly one of the important movies of the 1980s. --Tom Keogh
Description
Seth Brundle, a brilliant but eccentric scientist attempts to woo investigative journalist Veronica Quaife by offering her a scoop on his latest research in the field of matter transportation, which against all the expectations of the scientific establishment have proved successful. Up to a point. Brundle thinks he has ironed out the last problem when he successfully transports a living creature, but when he attempts to teleport himself a fly enters one of the transmission booths, and Brundle finds he is a changed man.
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 Age hasn't hurt this one at all. October 22, 2008
THE MAIN MAN (Central Bookin', NY)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Seth Brundle(Jeff Goldblum) is a scientist that successfully creates a teleportation machine. After jumping to conclusions about the actions of his new girlfriend Veronica Quaife(Geena Davis). He gets his booze on then takes a spin in his own device. A house fly enters the chamber undetected and their genes are spliced. Seth then gradually becomes a fly over time.
An excellent horror sci fi for it's time and even now. I don't think anyone could have pulled this remake off better than Cronenberg. Cronenberg has a habit of making his movies nasty for almost no reason. "The Fly" without a doubt showcases some of the nastiest gory scenes you can see. Obviously, I'm not complaining about the gore at all looking at my rating. Plus this is one of my favorites along with the 1958 original.
The storytelling and character depth blends very well together with exceptional special effects. Seths plunge into the mind of a fly is hilarious at times. But at the same time very sad. He's such a likable and innocent character, you can't help but think and say, "why him?" Veronica was a great supporting character even though she seemed a little unrealistic at one point. Overall, the characters weren't a waste.
I have to hit on the gore in this one. There are some occasions that are just insanely gross. Such as body parts falling off and Seth actually trying to eat. This is one movie that I can barely eat through. The special effects are very good also to include the visuals.
The film never slows down and moves at a great pace up until the end. This is one movie that I do recommend to anyone who for some reason never saw this. The extras on the DVD is also a great reason to pick this up. They contain deleted scenes and a very good documentary. This set is definitely worth the money.
THE OPERA September 8, 2008
Minnie and Henery Krumb (Wormwood Scrubbs)
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
OK, We have seen the VinneP version, the Goldblum version the Stoltz version ~ now the Opera?
At yesterday's US Premiere there were giggles and tittles ..... intentional? Not sure? The French [Original European Premiere] laughed.......
Positives - A NEW AMERICAN - YES AMERICAN OPERA ...
Negs?
STAGING? Bad, Bad - High-School amateurish.
LIBRETTO? TERRIBLE.... Too juch recitative - no memorable aria.
No Imagination re the staging whatever - it's about particles and disintegration ..... reassimilation?
Re Stage - Greek Style - Ancient - Protagonist / Antagonist w/ visible chorus.
Take this show out of 1950 and thrust it into 3008!!!!
Talent is excellent but terribly misdirected.
OVERALL THE CRITICS damn this work ~ but I do encourage the work to be re-worked and presented - don't give up guys - this IS an important AMERICAN work!
I want to create a new word specifically for this movie, and that word is `horrortastic'... August 6, 2008
Andrew Ellington (Mulholland Drive)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I wasn't expecting much from `The Fly'. I actually thought that it looked rather corny, and I loathe the actor that is Jeff Goldblum almost all of the time so it was really a stroke I luck that I decided to even give this movie a try. My friends were all talking about it one day and I felt left out, beings that I was the only one of us who had yet to see it and so I rented it and watched it and, get this, loved it.
The film centers around brilliant scientist Seth Brundle, a man on the verge of greatness. He invites journalist Veronica `Ronnie' Quaife back to his place to see the glorious invention he has been working on, and once she witnesses its potential she becomes absorbed in Brundle's life. Brundle has created a device that can transport matter from one pod to another. The machine is not able to handle living matter yet, but that is a bug Brundle is working out. When Brundle finally does decide to test his machine on himself he finds that the results are much more than he expected.
Cronenberg brilliantly crafts `The Fly' into a top notch horror film, a film that is as scary as it is dreadful; as gory as it is detestable, but it also has a beating heart, and that is not something a lot of films of this nature possess. As Seth transforms into the dreadful Brundlefly we see his mental capabilities leaving him, and as he turns into something dangerous to the ones he loves (namely Ronnie) we can see genuine humanity in his fight to save her (and eventually himself). There are moments towards the end of the film that recalled `King Kong' to me, watching Ronnie crumble as her beloved is destroyed before her eyes.
One thing I noticed that I thought was really interesting was the fact that in the opening scenes, where Seth is showing Ronnie his work, their eyes are glossed over and practically bulging from their skulls. They truly appear to be `buglike' and I really think this small detail adds layers to the films depth of character.
So that brings me to the acting.
Like I mentioned on the outset, I generally loathe Goldblum. He is usually a very annoying actor in my eyes. Here though he is spot on perfection. This was truly the perfect role for him. Every one of his usual mannered ticks are in full form here, but they work beautifully. I truly can't see anyone else playing Seth. Geena Davis is also wonderful here. I actually love her as an actress and think that she has continued to deliver film after film. As Ronnie she brings a true raw emotional connection to the film. Without her dedication to her performance the films moral would have went unnoticed, but her believability as Seth deteriorates before her is really what solidifies this films greatness.
So, in the end, `The Fly' is truly one of Cronenberg's finest films, it may even be his best (I openly admit to not having seen all of his work, but of what I have seen I think this, along with `A History of Violence' is my favorite). `The Fly' is truly a brillaint horror film, but even more than that it is a brilliant film; period. Cronenberg has a way of getting under our skin and festering, and `The Fly' is no exception to that talent.
just seen this on tv May 15, 2008
Samantha Haushalter (imperial, PA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
i just seen the fly for the first time on tv yesterday. nothing was on so decided to give this a shot. i am so glad that i did. only seen a few of jeff goldblums movies (jurassic park 1-3, independance day) and also only seen a few of geena davis's flicks (a league of there own, beetlejuice, speechless). man i am glad i seen this movie. grossed me out in a few parts. loved the special effects. the actors were really great in this film. very rare that a remake surpasses the original. i will def. add this one to my collection.
A classic horror/love story May 8, 2008
A. J. Gray (England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The remake of The Fly is in my opinion a true classic, I first saw it many years ago and the memory still lingers, I love the acting, Geoff Goldblum and Geena Davis have never been better. Everything about this film is brilliant, the direction by Cronenberg, the score and the make up effects, no CGI back then just proper physical effects which movies so need to return to. 10 out of 10.
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