Fly

Pros: A great combination of scares and story
Cons: Certain details may be too graphic for some

I first saw David Cronenberg's "The Fly" when it was released to theaters in the summer of 1986. While I watched the movie in an air-conditioned theater, I felt even chillier than usual as I watched the action unfold onscreen. I felt the horror and the he ...

Pros: Perhaps David Cronenberg's most human story to date, The Fly still manages to examine all of the standard Croneberg themes. Couple this with a great cast, and a solid score, and you've got another example of why horror remakes are often preferable sequels
Cons: Since the source material isn't his own, the film seems a little less Cronenberg than some of the other films in his filmography

The Fly (1986): Brooksfilms/ 20th Century Fox
Rating: USA: R/ UK: 18/ Australia: R

This review is part of a write-off covering David Cronenberg’s The Fly put together by Pyallen and Knix. Other participants...

Pros: Superb acting and special effects
Cons: Some really graphic imagery

I saw David Cronenburg's The Fly on the big screen when it was first released. I enjoyed then, and I still enjoy it now, so it has withstood the test of time — certainly far better than its predecessor has.

Seth Brundle [Jeff Goldblum]...

Pros: Set the gore aside and this movie actually has a stylish mood to it
Cons: Cronenberg doesn't set the gore aside

It was 3 a.m. when I sat down to watch David Cronenberg’s 1986 version of The Fly. I shoved the tape into the VCR and sat down on the sofa. The house was deathly quiet…except for a single insect trapped in the room. With an ominous wing-buzz,...

Pros: Seth Goldblum, great effects, good direction
Cons: Some dialogue problems, supporting actors

David Cronenberg is and interesting director. From what I’ve heard his films all seem to focus almost exclusively on matters of the “flesh”. Crash, Videodrome and especially this movie, would certainly suggest to that common theme. Yes indeed, if it’s ...

Pros: Cronenberg. Goldblum.
Cons: Davis, Getz, script... sort of.

An example of the average viewer's (including yours truly) verbalizations while watching David Cronenberg's The Fly: No! Oh gawd no! I don't believe it! Oh my gawd that's so disgusting! No! No! Nooooooooooooo! Don't do it! You ...

Pros: Goldblum and Davis, a touching love story
Cons: Unconvincing science on one level, and the disgust element, if this bothers you

THE (SECOND) **EDITED JULY 27**FIRST AND WORST: WRITE-OFF ON CRONENBERG’S “ THE FLY”


I must apologize for posting early. I am dedicating the weekend to my thankless dead-end job, (You know, the one that pays my rent) and I’m afraid I...

Pros: The Idea of course......and Goldblum, magnificent
Cons: none offhand

Another dual review on the same durn movie. Oddly enough, I liked them both because the 1958 release was so damn funny and the 1986 release was so damn weird. If you have reveled with Jeff Goldblum in the 1986 version of The Fly and...

Pros: The Fly features expert acting and directing
Cons: Some elements require major suspension of disbelief

THE (burial) PLOT

Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum: “Jurassic Park”) is a brilliant scientist who has finally achieved his lifetime goal: he has created the first teleportation device. He brings science reporter...

Pros: direction, casting, makeup, story, verve
Cons: gore, violence, preposterous events, shifting characters, stereotypes

The Fly is a remake of Vincent Price's 1958 camp classic, although the two films have little more than a germ of a story idea in common. Both films were very successful, and each predictably spawned a sequel that was much less successful.
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Pros: It's nearly hypnotic.
Cons: It's pretty ugly.

Remade (in theme only, apparently) from the 1958 classic (although it's pretty darn silly) by Canada's most joylessly visual and just plain bloody director, David Cronenberg, this is a shocking and moving horror film. Using only three characters, this...

Pros: great FX, good acting
Cons: none

I haven't seen this movie since it first came out on video, over 10 years ago, and I'd forgotten a large part of it. Even after 14 years, it has held up well, especially in the light of all the new advances that have been made in the FX department.
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Pros: Geena is pretty in a very wholesome and innocent way
Cons: Love means never having to brush your teeth

When asked to join the other illustrious reviewers (listed at the end of this epinion) in this hallowed write-off, I was hesitant to accept the challenge of writing about David Cronenberg's Fly; after all, I have never actually seen Mr. Cronenberg, much...

Pros: Great acting, cool ideas
Cons: ?

Although I don't love this movie as much as I did when it first came out, David Cronenberg's 1986 The Fly is still one of the best monster movies I've ever seen. I mean, really- what more do you want? The acting is great. Brundlefly is a...

Pros: Jeff Goldblum is funny when he's acting even more hyper than usual
Cons: The movie never made me care about it

This is my addition to The Fly Write-Off organized by knix and pyallen. For the list of all of the other wonderful folks in this write-off, see the end of this epinion.

The Criticism Begins

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