tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post2647766913248823853..comments2024-01-09T06:37:41.791-05:00Comments on The Horror Digest: The Fly: A Day in the Life of Brundlefly.Andre Dumashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07170879111034420803noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-7141192492590951892011-06-14T23:31:29.991-04:002011-06-14T23:31:29.991-04:00It's been awhile, but If I remember correctly,...It's been awhile, but If I remember correctly, a reviewer (when The Fly was first released) wrote about this movie that it's less a horror movie and more a Greek tragedy. And a love story. And I agree. The melancholy always got to me more than the gore. The Fly and The Dead Zone were related to each other in that way. They were sad more than horrific. And they both ended with 'I love you'.Kakapantsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-78306520670652473072010-01-16T14:09:35.127-05:002010-01-16T14:09:35.127-05:00One of my Top 5 Favorite Movies of All Time. Yep,...One of my Top 5 Favorite Movies of All Time. Yep, I love it that much.<br /><br />It's so utterly terrifying, but at the same time so sad (because Brundle knows what he has become, and that his human side will only be in control for a short while longer), when he tells Ronnie: "I'll hurt you if you stay."<br /><br /><br />Fantastic.<br /><br /><br /><br />J.N.<br />http://www.james-newman.com<br />http://www.myspace.com/newmanjames:https://www.blogger.com/profile/10504825689909245851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-65516836721714463262010-01-14T10:49:38.380-05:002010-01-14T10:49:38.380-05:00Bill- I have not seen any of the "sequels&quo...Bill- I have not seen any of the "sequels" but I read a lot about them and am intrigued. Thanks for the heads up, I will definitely be checking those out!Andrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429322588091791426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-38682203574652769812010-01-14T01:02:01.049-05:002010-01-14T01:02:01.049-05:00Not sure if you have ever seen the third installme...Not sure if you have ever seen the third installment of the classic Fly series called Curse of the Fly. It is totally separate from the first two and not really a sequel. It was shot in black and white and never deals with a gene spliced fly but with the results of the transporters effects on the people who use it over and over. It is a creepy film and while The Fly (with Price) I would call more of a sci-fi flick The Curse was a horror film with heavy and depressing overtones. A forgotten film but the scariest of the three classics in my opinion.<br /><br />BillBill Dan Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06841080966908732301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-7989132927202050492010-01-13T18:57:49.129-05:002010-01-13T18:57:49.129-05:00I just nominated you for a blogging award, as I lo...I just nominated you for a blogging award, as I love your writingDavidhttp://davidmcguigan.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-5442989016260594502010-01-13T11:46:50.493-05:002010-01-13T11:46:50.493-05:00Great review! Great movie! Cronenberg is the mas...Great review! Great movie! Cronenberg is the master of grotesque transformations-fingernails, ears, M. Butterfly...kevessencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01380535380125826673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-47685809876111535262010-01-13T09:56:49.414-05:002010-01-13T09:56:49.414-05:00Hey, it's my old buddy Dwayne! :-)Hey, it's my old buddy Dwayne! :-)B-Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-30737512680076690932010-01-13T09:04:59.629-05:002010-01-13T09:04:59.629-05:00Mind-blowing film! I don't even know how Crone...Mind-blowing film! I don't even know how Cronenberg got away with it. If Chris Walas' special effects aren't an argument to keep all CGI out of monster flicks, I don't know what is. Astounding work of horror filmmaking all around.<br /><br />This is one of my favorite reviews of yours, Andre.Chris Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12360811267835990523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-75860579935107597622010-01-13T07:37:31.927-05:002010-01-13T07:37:31.927-05:00I love this movie, on top of all the cool make up ...I love this movie, on top of all the cool make up effects, we get a very well written film. <br /><br />Love it when Brundle goes into his whole "insect politics" speech.Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-71379160248391296442010-01-13T00:29:15.514-05:002010-01-13T00:29:15.514-05:00I felt this weird sense of optimism throughout mos...I felt this weird sense of optimism throughout most of the movie, I truly thought that he would figure out a way to change himself back...even though I knew better.Tashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05744504193549938548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-56974379531657184352010-01-12T23:14:29.177-05:002010-01-12T23:14:29.177-05:00This is one of the few movies I'm repulsed by....This is one of the few movies I'm repulsed by. It's definitely good at what it does.The Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09871017982169159144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-25714877539760384032010-01-12T23:10:00.654-05:002010-01-12T23:10:00.654-05:00I saw this as a double feature with Aliens - at a ...I saw this as a double feature with Aliens - at a $1.00 theater! Those were the days.<br /><br />Yes, lots of gore for the gore hounds, yet it moved the story. Jeff Goldblum as a scientist always works as he has that stammering, tangental delivery that drips with academia. Geena Davis puts in a decent performance as the reporter/love interest.<br /><br />The transformation from Brundle to Fly is a story in itself. You hate him, you pity him, you fear him. Ironically, the more he becomes the fly the more sympathy you feel for him.<br /><br />I guess on the bright side if he had ever fully turned into a fly he would live what? Two days tops?Evil Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00187076125387406033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-563776579604304142010-01-12T23:07:03.350-05:002010-01-12T23:07:03.350-05:00I totally forgot how utterly disgusting this movie...I totally forgot how utterly disgusting this movie really is... in a good way of course. <br />Gah! The ear. And the persistent vomiting. And the fingernails? OMG.<br /><br />Must.Buy.This.Christine Haddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.com