The Fly (1986)

In 1986, famed horror director David Cronenberg decided to remake one of Hollywood’s most famous horror movies from the 50’s, “The Fly”. The basic premise is the same; a scientist who has created a machine that allows teleportation but is forever changed when tries to use the machine himself, unaware that a single household fly is in the pod with him, and the horrifying results that come from this experiment. In the original film the doctor and the fly swap body parts, an arm and their heads. In this version it’s not as simple. Instead the scientist Brundle and the fly are merged and throughout the film, we watch as Brundle slowly becomes a human sized fly. The change comes slowly first effecting his confidence, strength and stamina. Soon fingernails and teeth fall out and the doctor discovers new methods to eat. The movie is graphic and violent and we love it.

Practically everything about this movie is perfect from the quality of the story to the strength of the actors; both Jeff Goldblum, as Brundle, and Geena Davis delivery quality performances throughout the film. And since the movie was produced in the 80s, the special effects are clever and relied more on make-up more than anything else. I strongly believe that a movie of this nature would include too many CGI effects if this was filmed today. I also strongly believe that this is one of the best remakes of any movie I've seen; it honors the original while feeling updated and current. This is a horror movie for people who like horror movies.

Favorite moment – When Gina Davis delivers the famous line “Be afraid. Be very afraid.” 

A man and his teleportation machine

A man and his baboon

A fly-man and his food