Cronenberg's THE FLY (1986)
Well, I've searched high and low and can find no thread for Cronenberg's remake of The Fly - very strange! So if I may, I'll kick things of with this new review from my blog: The 1986 remake of The...
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Rick wrote:Oh, I think Cronenberg's FLY is much, much better than the original. The first one is a fun, slightly spiffier-than-normal '50s s-f flick, but, at its base, just silly fun. Cronenberg's...
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Koukol 5 wrote:Rick wrote:Oh, I think Cronenberg's FLY is much, much better than the original. The first one is a fun, slightly spiffier-than-normal '50s s-f flick, but, at its base, just silly fun....
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I think the fly puppet in Cronenberg's version is a lot cooler than some CGI doodad would be if it were made today.
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G Vallejo wrote: Second, “pus” has only one S. It gives an entirely different meaning to the sentence “There is also some puss involved.” I wondered about that. I don’t remember a cat in the remake!...
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Spoiler II wrote:Koukol 5 wrote:Rick wrote:Oh, I think Cronenberg's FLY is much, much better than the original. The first one is a fun, slightly spiffier-than-normal '50s s-f flick, but, at its...
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the full transformation of the fly in Cronenbergs version is the highpoint.I really disagree with this -- unless by "the full transformation of the fly" you mean Cronenberg's entire film. The...
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Rick wrote: the full transformation of the fly in Cronenbergs version is the highpoint. I really disagree with this -- unless by "the full transformation of the fly" you mean Cronenberg's entire...
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Since the original 1958 version of THE FLY sticks fairly close to the George Langelan short story, while Cronenberg's film takes the concept in a very different direction, can it even be called a...
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scotpens wrote: Since the original 1958 version of THE FLY sticks fairly close to the George Langelan short story, while Cronenberg's film takes the concept in a very different direction, can it even...
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Rick wrote: the full transformation of the fly in Cronenbergs version is the highpoint.I really disagree with this -- unless by "the full transformation of the fly" you mean Cronenberg's entire film....
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Koukol 5 wrote: Rick wrote: the full transformation of the fly in Cronenbergs version is the highpoint. I really disagree with this -- unless by "the full transformation of the fly" you mean...
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Okay, Koukol, I see your point, but I guess I disagree in a different way. Couple of different ways. To me (and maybe me alone) the final transformation is not really the climax of the story. It's...
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Rick wrote: The emotional climax is the last time we see the traces of humanity before being overwhelmed. I actually really like this part of the story but I just wish they had someone in a costume...
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Koukol 5 wrote: Rick wrote: The emotional climax is the last time we see the traces of humanity before being overwhelmed. I actually really like this part of the story but I just wish they had...
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I was just messing with you about the spider puppet. It's certainly less than realistic but serves its purpose. If Cronenberg used modern fx to restage that scene more realistically,it may have become...
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Cronenberg actually had written his own remake/sequel, but Fox shot the idea down, earlier this year. I wonder what it was gonna be like?
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jamesenstein31 wrote:Cronenberg actually had written his own remake/sequel, but Fox shot the idea down, earlier this year. I wonder what it was gonna be like? Maybe he pitched his Opera idea.
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