Still solid

Rating: 7/10 (8 May 2020)

I would love to read the childrens book, "Brundle Fly". I can already see the horrified expressions on the kids faces. As for the movie, there were a number of times when I myself had a horrified look on my face. The body horror stuff is legit great, to this day. Watching Jeff pull his nails off is one of the most grossed out I've been. Goldblum too is great. He gets both more greasy and manic as the movie goes along. It's pretty well structured in that respect. Its a pretty slow ramp up as Brundle Fly becomes more and more fly like. However, both the story and characters are a bit thin. You've nerdy, isolated doctor who falls in love with spunky reporter. Nothing crazy there. Then after Jeff teleports with the fly it really is scene after scene of Jeff getting worse little by little. Which would be fine if the characters where better, but they are equally repetitive. It's still a pretty good movie overall though. Howard shores music is amazing, the effects look awesome, the performances are generally good, and the story is pretty unique even if it's a bit thin. (The only effect that doesn't look great is the full body costume at the end. Telefly on the other hand is awesome)