Creepy gory 80s classic

Rating: Null/10 (12 July 2004)

The Fly is an 80s gory classic - it tells the story of a scientist who is pushing the bounds of science whilst falling in love with a journalist (Geena Davis). He accidentally tests out his invention whilst merging himself with the genetics of a household fly. The fly hits the fan (so to speak) - and his body begins to change... The Fly is a great creepy film - which attempts to delve into genetic ethics while being a "creature feature". It's makeup is truly disgusting - but that makes it all the much better to watch - doesn't it? Jeff Goldblum is perfectly cast as a nervous, socially awkward scientist - and his transformation into a "super" creature is just great. Geena Davis is also excellent as the love interest who gets caught up with all the events in the movie. John Getz is also great - he makes this an 80's movie as the greedy, self-centred yuppie wanna-be Geena Davis boyfriend... Fun but with morals...