Classic horror movie with surprising amount of humor

Rating: 8/10 (22 August 2001)

It wasn't until about half-way through the movie (when jeff Goldblum's ear falls off) that I realized Cronenberg didn't intend the movie to be entirely serious. There's a lot of really black humor in this movie, and along with the superb acting, pacing, and makeup effects it combines to make an excellent film.
Another thing that I really liked was how the movie presented teleportation in a way that made it seem plausible. Goldblum talks like he's believes in what he's doing, and he explains things that make logical sense (computers are dumb, because they only know what we tell them).
The only problems I had with the movie were the lack of characters (there's on 3 main characters, and the minor ones never appear in more than one scene). Besides that, it is enthralling from beginning to end. I'd give it 8/10.