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The Fly (1958)
Topic Started: Jun 18 2013, 10:49 PM (523 Views)
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A scientist has a horrific accident when he tries to use his newly invented teleportation device.
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I saw it once and was scared witless!
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I feel bad that I haven't seen this or the remake yet, and I love Vincent Price dearly. I'll do my best to change that soon. I've seen photos of the make-up work and I'm impressed by what they've done (both this and the remake).
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this intrigues me
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When I said I was scared witless, I also meant the remake too! (woah)
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Jul 13 2013, 03:08 AM
this intrigues me
Agreed.
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Anyone here familiar with Irwin Allen's 60's era show Voyage To The Bottom of The Sea? David Hedison, who played Captain Lee Crane, is the man who plays The Fly and his alter ego in this movie.
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I started the 80s one and never finished it. I always liked this one from childhood.

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Aug 22 2014, 11:28 PM
I started the 80s one and never finished it. I always liked this one from childhood.

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Same here. The original one was really the best, although I did like the remake of The Fly you mentioned, guess it was different for then. be that as it is, the original will always be the one I remember best.

I even have an autograhped photo of David Hedison caught in the web at the end with the words "Helllllp Meeeee!" written on it, lol. He was such a cool guy.
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I grew up in the 80's so of course this was seen by me. LOL! But seriously, I didn't know this was a remake till my father mention it. So I was curious even more knowing Vincent Price was in the original, (please note I am a huge Price fan for future references, lol).

The original had it's dark moments, (unlike the remake of course), but it was much truer to the story on how it was originally written; with minor alterations by the film company. Which I won't go into spoiler details.

I haven't seen the sequel, so I can't comment on. I have read about it though. So if you're into gruesome horror the remake is for you, but if you like the original this one is for you.

Frankly I like both.
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I grew up in the 80's so of course this was seen by me. LOL! But seriously, I didn't know this was a remake till my father mention it. So I was curious even more knowing Vincent Price was in the original, (please note I am a huge Price fan for future references, lol).

The original had it's dark moments, (unlike the remake of course), but it was much truer to the story on how it was originally written; with minor alterations by the film company. Which I won't go into spoiler details.

I haven't seen the sequel, so I can't comment on. I have read about it though. So if you're into gruesome horror the remake is for you, but if you like the original this one is for you.

Frankly I like both.
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The main star of The Fly, David Hedison, also played the part of Captain Lee Crane in the 60's era TV series Voyage To The Bottom of The Sea (a show you may remember if you grew up in the 80's as it was in rerun) and he was also in the 50's era movie "Son Of Robin Hood" to name a few. He was once a major actor for 20th Century Fox studios and did a lot of movies and TV. Still active on the convention circuits at the age of 87. Anyhow, The Fly was a heck of a movie and a fun film I've seen many times over the years, and it just gets better because TV today just gets worse, lol
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Jan 7 2015, 03:20 AM
I grew up in the 80's so of course this was seen by me. LOL! But seriously, I didn't know this was a remake till my father mention it. So I was curious even more knowing Vincent Price was in the original, (please note I am a huge Price fan for future references, lol).

The original had it's dark moments, (unlike the remake of course), but it was much truer to the story on how it was originally written; with minor alterations by the film company. Which I won't go into spoiler details.

I haven't seen the sequel, so I can't comment on. I have read about it though. So if you're into gruesome horror the remake is for you, but if you like the original this one is for you.

Frankly I like both.
Welcome to the Morgue, newest friend! (cheers)

The main star of The Fly, David Hedison, also played the part of Captain Lee Crane in the 60's era TV series Voyage To The Bottom of The Sea (a show you may remember if you grew up in the 80's as it was in rerun) and he was also in the 50's era movie "Son Of Robin Hood" to name a few. He was once a major actor for 20th Century Fox studios and did a lot of movies and TV. Still active on the convention circuits at the age of 87. Anyhow, The Fly was a heck of a movie and a fun film I've seen many times over the years, and it just gets better because TV today just gets worse, lol
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Oh my goodness I do remember it. Good show! But yes, it was. I have seen it numerous times myself. You're exactly right. My opinion of course. Maybe they need to take lessons from the good old days. LOL!

Does that make me old? :P

Anywho, I guess we will see what the future holds.
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So I FINALLY gave this a watch and as is the case with a lot of older films, I'm sort of kicking myself for not seeing it before now.

I really liked the opening credits music and the buzzing sounds that accompanied it. I was pretty shocked that someone was
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The opening scenario was definitely a bit of an unexpected way to start it off, especially since I'd seen the remake first and expected more of the same (except less 'crazy') here. I thought it was cute that it appropriately used the "wouldn't even hurt a fly" phrase before Psycho did.

I really liked Patricia Owens' performance. Her freak out when the nurse killed the fly! (shock) Phillipe was adorable and looked like Carl from The Walking Dead sometimes. Andre was really good looking. I liked the way the story was presented more here than the remake. The reversed lettering on the plate was a cool touch during the first teleportation success. I loved the look of the machines too.

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(cry) The meowing was really creepy. "The more I know, the more sure I am I know so little" was a pretty great line. The "Hand reveal" bit was pretty startling but the "fly head" wasn't as disturbing as I expected it to be. Still, it was pretty effective. I really don't like that over twenty minutes of the movie was spent showing people looking for that damn fly, but the ending made up for it and had a pretty creepy moment with the whole web scene that was both cheesy and unsettling.

I really liked it. :)

6-7/10 quality. 7/10 entertainment.
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This one never really seems to fit well into the horror genre and feels more like a Sci-Fi effort that manages to turn into a horror film in the last act since the opening has the murder already occur off-camera, the ensuing investigation take forever for her to unload the real story with the constant back-and-forth of her being insane or not and then the movie proper tend to focus on the scientific investigation of the machine and the strain on their relationship as it gradually goes about telling the story. It's not until the final act that anything really approaching horror is documented even though that is exceptionally fun stuff with the slow-burn of his change and the glimpses demented appearance generating some fun before he goes crazy and the finale which is still outright classic material. Still, by taking so little horror it feels a little light in comparison to some of the others that came out at that time.
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I saw this yesterday, for the first time and I really enjoyed it.

That end scence , when the fly was in the Web, it was so weried ,,in a good way.


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