Gross, disturbing, unique and it holds up today

Rating: 9/10 (7 April 2018)

Short preface of (perhaps) important information:

I am fairly young (born in 1998) but i have a passion for older horror films and i love watching them.
I have not seen the original 1958 film.

To give you a short summation of the story without spoilers. The Fly starts off in a science convention centre where brilliant scientists gather. Journalist Veronica is tasked with creating a scoop about the most interesting story she can find. She meets scientist Seth Brundle and asks about the project he's been working on. Seth takes her to his appartment and reveals he has been working on a teleportation device. The device is still a prototype and has difficulty with transporting meat or living beings.
After some refinement Seth decides to try the machine out himself. While intoxicated, he decides to hop in the machine in order to see if the refined machine can transport humans. However, a fly manages to get into the teleporter alongside Seth. Seeing as the machine was unrefined, it gene spliced Seth's DNA with that of a fly. Seth ends up turning into a gross human/fly hybrid being. How that resolves, you have to see for yourself.
One thing i admire about this film is it's pacing. I'm used to horror films being 2.5 hours long and the fact that this film is only 1.5 ours is realy refreshing. It cuts out all the longwinded and boring parts and makes you feel involved every step of the way.
The make up and practical effects are extremely well done. It looks absolutely disgusting and i love it. The hairs, the swollen faces, the spit, the gore, everything looked great even by today's standards. I can't even begin to describe how glad i am that they didn't use CGI.
The acting is great, there wasn't a single moment or line that felt out of place or unnatural and i was throughly entertained all the way through. It wasn't very scary but it was entertaining and disturbing and i loved it. A definate reccomendation for any fan of horror films.