Customer Reviews
THE OPERA 
2008-09-08
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'... 2008-08-06
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 2008-05-15
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 2008-05-08
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.
Among the best of its kind 2008-04-27
As far as horror and science fiction movies go, Cronenberg's 1986 version of The Fly is hands down one of the best ever made. The blending of a great storyline, great acting, and mind blowing special effects rarely ties in as seamlessly as it does here. Not to mention the film manages to be equally funny, sad, and disgusting all in the course of 90 minutes.
The movie wastes no time as we are quickly introduced to Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) pitching his latest invention to journalist Veronica (Geena Davis) at a convention. He convinces the skeptical Ronnie to come along to his laboratory where he proceeds to give her a demonstration of his invention that will change the world as we know it, the telepods, which enable teleportation. When she decides to write a magazine article on his unfinished masterpiece, Seth urges her instead to work with him and chronicle his work in a book that will launch her to fame as well. She agrees and the two begin living together and form a relationship much to the dislike of Veronica's ex (John Getz).
As Seth's work progresses, he finally hits it big when he successfully teleports a living creature, and as he becomes more self-assured he even runs the procedure on himself. Unfortunately, Seth was unaware that a fly was in the telepod along with him, thus fusing his genes with that of the fly. At first he finds himself with incredible newfound speed, strength, and agility and convinces himself that the procedure somehow enhanced him. But as he begins deteriorating mentally and physically, we witness the slow and horrible degradation of a person becoming something more insect than man.
Really there's nothing I can say about this movie that hasn't already been said. Jeff Goldblum's performance as Seth Brundle is absolutely top notch, as is Geena Davis and John Getz's in their respective roles. The special effects are legendary, and to this day remain some of the grossest and most convincing ever made courtesy of Chris Walas. I would even go as far as to say this movie is among David Cronenberg's best work. All in all if you want a smart, entertaining, and truly effective horror film, it doesn't get much better than The Fly. This is one to see at all costs!
Scary, funny, and thought-provoking -- what more could you ask for from a film? 2008-04-15
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.System Requirements:Run Time: 95 minsFormat: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: HORROR Rating: R UPC: 024543427896 Manufacturer No: 2242789
One of the best horror movies ever made 2008-04-08
The Fly is more than a horror movie it's a statement of the eighties. I remeber seeing this film for the first time when I was five years old and telling my friends about the gore scenes but as I got older and viewed the film again I realzied how much of a tragic love story the film was. Jeff Goldblum gave an Oscar worthy performance of ill fated scinenits Seth Brundle and Genna Davis gave an equally good performance as his love interest. The special effects were very good for the eighties and the film does have some scary moments
Questions and concerns! 
2008-04-05
Hi, was wondering if anyone could answer a few questions and concerns I had?
First, my case is white, not black as seen on the amazon product picture.
Second, it has no slipcase... The Fly II does and I was wondering if The Fly was supposed to as well?
Third, on the back of the case it says there's an alternate ending... but I can't find it! Does anyone know where it is?
I'll call it "Brundlefly". 2008-03-24
Though I saw this film on VHS when it first came available, I noted then, that it was the first film since "Alien" to get under my skin (very uncomfortably, I might add). This was not the first Cronenberg film I had seen, but the fact that he directed it with his trademark weirdness made it all the more effective. The original "The Fly" was a pasty bit of horror obviously dated by the time I first saw it. Though it was a good film, it lacked that certain element that this new version displays in spades! It departs from the original film fairly early on, but for good reason. We see first-hand the dangers of messing around with
Mother Nature"!
Jeff Goldblum as Brundle, is a geek who works for a company at the forefront of scientific discovery. He has recently built a device that will make obsolete any and all present transportation systems. Geena Davis plays a reporter of a science magazine assigned to cover a convention dealing with scientific breakthroughs.
After meeting, ol' Jeff's hormones are overtaking his reason, and invites Geena to his "abode", which is not much more than warehouse space! He shows his new invention to Geena, who promptly reports it to her Editor. While he gets to know her better, he is wary of her involvement with her magazine, so makes a deal with her. For exclusivity, she tells NO one about his invention.
Jealousy rears it's ugly head, and Brundle, in a fit of drunken confusion, decides to give the device it's first "human trial" (the previous trials ended in rather horrifying fashion). It's successful! There's only one problem....You guessed it, a fly was with him during the trial!
All appears well, at first, but as time passes, Brundle begins his "transformation". In Cronenberg fashion, we are witness to what has to be the most disgusting mutation in all of film history!! Even after all these years, I have found no other film that tops it!
Though the Hedison/Price version of "The Fly" was a very good film from the 50's era, this version is vastly superior. There was a sequel, which dealt with Brundle's son, which was O.K., but a bit inferior to this film. Again, we have another Cronenberg jewel!!
Well done 
2008-02-22
This movie is very well executed. The special effects and the acting are awesome.
That aside, I really despised this revolting piece of crap. This movie is gross, probably one of the grossest movies I have ever seen in my life and I watched a movie where a little boy found a stillborn baby in a barn and kept it in a box under his bed. I've watched a movie where some guy died of a heroin overdose, his 8 year old daughter didn't realize he was dead, put lipstick and a blond wig on him and left him there for weeks while she ran around talking to some severed doll heads that she kept on her fingers like finger-puppets. That should give you some indication, but sadly, I don't think I'm capable of even describing how disgusting this movie is. I couldn't finish watching it, I NEVER ever want to watch it again, not only because it's gory and it is VERY gory, but because of the sheer heights of psychological horror it soars to.
Besides that, I like Geena Davis and Jeff Goldblum and think they have done wonderful acting in the past, but I hated the revolting, stupid, vile, idiotic characters that they played. Geena Davis is a reporter and Goldblum is a mad scientist who sacrifices poor, innocent monkeys to his crazy dream, which is to build a teleporter and so he can be rich.
Do you know who I would root for in this movie? Some trigger happy, gun-toting psychotic ex-marine character that would walk in there and just blow Jeff Goldblum's melting, oozing puss- filled head off already. I never wanted a character to die so much in my entire life! Just end this monstrosity, please!
If I was Geena Davis, I would have skipped out of his apartment after I saw him step out of his bathroom with a jar of extremities that had fallen off of his body and then peel his ear off the side of his head, and I would have returned with a machine gun, pumped it in his direction at close range until it was completely devoid of ammunition and put him out of his sugar-infested misery. After warning him that shooting him was going to hurt me a lot more than it hurt him.
And Geena's character. Give it up, you idiot. You only knew him for about a month. (I'm having a really hard time trying to describe this without profanity.) He's sticking to the walls because all of his fingers have fallen off and he's actually excited about the change. He's gone, let him go, he is not coming back!
Also, I would not be twiddling my thumbs in an abortion clinic so that he can wander in, carry me off and plead for me to have his maggot-child because it's the last vestige of humanity left. Whose fault is that, dumbass? No one told you to try teleporting yourself without a wingman. You saw what happened to your monkey.
So if I was Geena, about the time I put my machine gun down out of mercifully killing him, I would find myself a coat hangar and take care of that little problem. And then to be safe, I would wander the city throwing myself down every staircase I came across. Or maybe I would just shoot myself.
I think watching a guy puke all over his ring-dings and then start crawling around on his walls, because he has started sticking to them would make me feel very old and like I've seen way too much of the world.
Bottomline: I hated it! But I'm rating it fairly for what it is. If you want to see this movie and you like...this kind of thing, this might be the movie for you. I had to abort, and the DVD for "The Fly 2" remained cold, virginal and untouched as I made a beeline for the nearest used book/DVD store.
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