The Fly (1958)

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

This was one of the first horror movies I saw as a kid (it was made the year I was born). I just viewed it again on Netflix, and I am amazed at how well it has held up. When I first saw The Fly, color TV was a commodity for the wealthy. A 14 inch black and white TV was my first look at The Fly during the ABC 4:30 movie.On a color screen,the film looks AMAZING! That old Technicolor film process really does this film proud.The sets are very impressive. I'll always remember that sliding door in the lab, and the creepy sound it made when it was opened.But it is the acting of the female lead that sets this film on a higher level. The actress who plays Elaine really carries the film. Her love for her husband is so authentic and sincere, we have no trouble believing that she would do ANYTHING to help him. When she first sees his horribly transformed hand, her horror is totally believable. The way she regains her strength and composure immediately afterward is exactly how a woman who is completely in love with her husband would react to such a nightmare.All of the acting is really quite good. The police detective is also a stand out as the "long arm of the law" attempting to make sense of an inexplicable murder. The little boy who plays Phillipe also give a great and sympathetic performance.Some will argue that there is too much character exposition before the film gets down to the business of scaring us. However I think the character development is a great way to build sympathy for the characters. A lesson all too many of today's special digital effects laden films seem to forget.

I have just finished the movie The Fly from 1958. It's about a scientist who ends up having a horrific accident when and experiment with his new device he invented that can make objects go from one end of the room to next in a matter of seconds goes wrong. A fly gets trapped with him when he tries to use the device on himself. Then the hunt is on for the fly that has a white head and leg....but it's found too late. What a thrilling movie to watch! I recommend it if you like science fiction movies! It gets a high rating from me! I enjoyed watching this movie and I hope that my review gets you to want to watch this classic example of science fiction at it's best! Enjoy!

A scientist (David Hedison) has a horrific accident when he tries to use his newly invented teleportation device.The creators of this film made an interesting decision: casting Vincent Price in a supporting role rather than the lead. Of course, if he was the lead, he would have his face covered and relatively few lines to speak. So maybe that was the clincher.This film really embraces the 1950s science fiction boom, with the giant computer and invention. Is this a "mad scientist"? Not in the least. Although he is not a particularly logical or well-reasoned scientist. Who tests something on the family cat before using something smaller, like a dead fish? And who tests things on themselves before others? Foolish.

It was Not Only Youngsters who were Terrified by this Slick Fifties Sci-Fi-Horror Film, The New York Times (no less) Called this the Scariest Movie Since The Thing (1951). Legendary in Status and One of those that Stands Apart from Most of the Era's Cheapies, it is a Technicolor, Cinemascope Production with Some Attention to Detail.The Cast is Lead by Second Tier Actors Al (David) Hedison and the Beautiful Kathy Owens and Backed Up by Vincent Price and Herbert Marshall. But the Real Star of the Movie is an Insect or to be More Accurate the Two Cross-Gens, The Fly (two legged) and The Fly (six legged).It is a Great Looking Movie with a Good Mad-Lab and the Makeup for Both Flys is so Horrifying (for the time) that the Film Remained in the Consciousness of Baby Boomers who saw it at the Theatre or Drive-In, for Years and it is One of those that, as Adults, is Touted as "Scared me to death.", "Had nightmares for years.", and Other such Hyperbole.Viewed Today it is So Familiar and has been such an Icon of the Cinema Fantastique, that Most Modern Fans have Seen it or have Seen Parts of it, or have been Aware of the Shock Ending and Often Referenced Final Scenes that it is Probably Not going to have the Impact that it Obviously had in 1958.Overall, a Must See for Fans of Sci-Fi and Horror, Classic Cinema, the 1950's, Cult Movies, Bug Movies, Vincent Price, and Anyone who Loves the Joy of Fantastic Cinema.Note...David Cronenberg remade this in 1986 and is a modern wonder in its own right and is one of the Director's best, and best known Movies.