Film Review: The Fly (18) (U.S.A. 1986) (Director: David Cronenberg) Friday 13.07.2012 23:00, The Cameo Cinema Screen One, Edinburgh
It has been many years since I have seen this film.
I had remembered it as being quite funny. I had forgotten how cute Geena Davis was then.
On viewing again, for the first time in a cinema, I found the transformation into brundlefly to be more difficult viewing than I remember from before. That is until he starts to use digestive acids to melt parts of limbs of the person he sees as being there to attack him, then it became quite funny again.
The film appears to speak of desperation to reach goals that have been striven for, despite the warning signs. How this can be particularly concerning when it comes to scientific discoveries, and the particular need for caution in this particular field.
Geena and Jeff work well together, their interaction being very enjoyable, to consider they were 'an item' in real life makes sense.
The whole story clearly involves complete suspension of disbelief, though even with doing this, Jeff Goldblum going into a bar and arm wrestling the tough guys and then taking home a bar pick up still feels difficult to take.
John Getz who plays Geena's boss and ex-boyfriend is an appropriately self-centered sleazy creep and makes a considerable contribution towards caring about what happens with Geena and Jeff's characters.
The emotional depth of the film is something I had not anticipated, though very much appreciated. The film has lot more quality to it than just being a gore-fest. The film was enjoyable if gruesome.
Rating: 08/10.
I had remembered it as being quite funny. I had forgotten how cute Geena Davis was then.
On viewing again, for the first time in a cinema, I found the transformation into brundlefly to be more difficult viewing than I remember from before. That is until he starts to use digestive acids to melt parts of limbs of the person he sees as being there to attack him, then it became quite funny again.
The film appears to speak of desperation to reach goals that have been striven for, despite the warning signs. How this can be particularly concerning when it comes to scientific discoveries, and the particular need for caution in this particular field.
Geena and Jeff work well together, their interaction being very enjoyable, to consider they were 'an item' in real life makes sense.
The whole story clearly involves complete suspension of disbelief, though even with doing this, Jeff Goldblum going into a bar and arm wrestling the tough guys and then taking home a bar pick up still feels difficult to take.
John Getz who plays Geena's boss and ex-boyfriend is an appropriately self-centered sleazy creep and makes a considerable contribution towards caring about what happens with Geena and Jeff's characters.
The emotional depth of the film is something I had not anticipated, though very much appreciated. The film has lot more quality to it than just being a gore-fest. The film was enjoyable if gruesome.
Rating: 08/10.
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