Intense Remake.

Rating: 8/10 (16 October 2013)

David Cronenberg directed this intense & harrowing remake of the 1958 original that stars Jeff Goldblum as brilliant scientist/inventor Seth Brundle, who has created a matter transmission device that can transport both organic and inorganic material from one pod to another. He invites a journalist named Veronica(played by Geena Davis) to his home/laboratory to witness it in action, and is indeed impressed. Seth later decides to try the experiment on himself alone, but unfortunately a fly is there with him, creating a genetic mutation that results in them being combined, gradually evolving into a new fly/human hybrid. Veronica has fallen in love with Seth, and is horrified by the disturbing changes taking place to his body and mind...
Highly effective film is a textbook case on how to do a remake right, by updating the technology and making the science plausible. Goldblum is excellent, and film unfolds as a grand tragedy, and(while undeniably disgusting and gross at times) is ultimately quite moving. Not for the squeamish however...