Tonight we'll look at the 1986 remake of the classic 1958 film which I've never actually seen, though I did see the classic ending. Antway lets begin.
Our movie begins with our main character Seth Brundle trying to pick up women with science talk,because it's just that easy. However he sparks the interest of a journalist named Veronica who shows his teleportation pods that can transport inanimate objects but fails at living. The next day we're introduced to Veronica's editor Stathis who also happens to be her ex lover(which really won't go anywhere)who is none to impressed with the teleporters believing it to be smoke and mirrors(which again won't really amount to much). After some padding Veronica starts filming Seth and his work to perfect the pods but goes nowhere as his experiments turn a baboon inside out. Seth and Veronica start to have a sporadic romance that leads to Seth discovering the problem was computer not being able flesh, yes blame somebody else sure is the internet approach.
Later the try teleporting another baboon which works best kind but Veronica leaves because she learns Stathis is going to run a story on the teleporters, really the only thing this amount is having Veronica leave Seth alone. While drunk Seth teleports himself but there's a fly inside the pod with "DUN DUN DUNNN" which I feel creates a huge inconsistency because the fly in the pod makes a huge and I mean HUGE buzzing sound before Seth tries teleporting you think he would've heard it echo when it flew around like two times. The next day Seth enhance strength and reflexes and believes it to be the work of the pod and tries to get Veronica to teleport herself, but after she refuses to and Seth goes to find a cheap whore which doesn't work out and after being left alone he soon starts to realizes he and the fly we're bounded together the whole time. Also the screens goes to black for some reason when it skips ahead four weeks.
After the four weeks Veronica goes to see Seth after he contacts her and learns that he's started to mutated into a fly like creature and is also losing his sanity has he starts calling himself Brundlefly. Veronica later learns that's she pregnant and after having a nightmare where she gives birth to a giant maggot(charming) she tries to get an abortion but Seth kidnaps her after learning. Stathis arrives at Seth's lab to save Veronica with shotgun in hand because that's the answer Murder!! Unfortunately for Stathis Seth attacks him and uses acid to melt one Stahis hands and foot, Seth than reveals his intention of using his telepods to fuse himself, Veronica, and their unborn child together into some kind of freakish monstrosity during which Seth transformation is complete. However Stathis is able to use his shotgun to severe the link between Veronica and Seth pods so that Seth fuses with with the pod instead and of course since he no longer has just a psychotic killer fly in him but also a cold emotionless machine he begs Veronica to kill which she does ending our movie.
Now since I never saw the original I have no idea how well a remake this movie but on it's own it's great. The pacing, the atmosphere, the special effects on Seth transformation are all top notch and while there is some padding it doesn't feel completely unnecessary. The only real gripe I do have is I feel that Seth and Veronica's romance should had been longer before his trip into the pod because it's only like three or four days it just doesn't feel that tragic like say if they have together for at least a year, but hey maybe that's just me, also I feel there should have been a better way to introduce Stathis instead of making him some jealous ex lover but despite these character flaws the movie is still a must see. This is WinterDeathPeach saying peace out.
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