Correctly executed science fiction film

Rating: 8/10 (1 February 2020)

Seth Brundle is an extremely smart scientist working on a project...teleportation, but it needs a lot of work before he can bring his idea to the public eye. A journalist ( Davis) is excited to bring the story public, but Seth is against the idea, because he hasn't worked out the kinks yet. Plus, he doesn't want his idea exposed just yet. As they bond and fall for each other, Seth works continuously on the project, overcoming hurdles and errors along the way, trying to teleport a live animal, etc. When his teleportation project finally becomes successful, he's ready to take the next big plunge....teleportation of a human being. And he's using himself as guinea pig. Too bad he does something stupid....he forgets to cover the area where small objects can be teleported, and a fly lands on the screen while he's in the pod. The computer program gets confused weather to transport the fly or him over, so by default, it fuses the two together. Hey! Can't blame the computer, it doesn't know what you do and don't want to do, it's just running a program, you run the show! So! He doesn't know he's a fly just yet, his body goes through a small and painful metamorphosis, and he's slowly transforming himself into an insect, defying all laws of human nature. Director David Cronenberg does NOT shy away from the violence here, oh no. This movie was quite gruesome, especially with the gurgitation scenes. The Fly is, bar none, a great science fiction film, and very creative at that. Good movie, but I would avoid the sequel at all costs. ( Trust me. Avoid it at all costs!)