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The plot device is so damned great that it simply had to be revisited: a scientist invents a device that transmits matter by disintegrating it in one chamber and reintegrating it in another. When he attempts to transmit his own body, he accidentally allows a fly into the chamber, and the resulting man-insect hybrid runs rampant across the Canadian countryside. Philippe, the son of that ill-fated scientist, is told the family history by a benevolent uncle (an oddly prim Vincent Price); possessed with the scientific will-to-know, he becomes determined to re-create his father's experiments. The legendarily silly costuming of the original Fly returns, and with it, the perplexing logic of transmogrification--it becomes difficult to decipher which of the man-insect hybrids we're meant to understand as possessing Phillipe's agency. The film is hampered by the lack of a strong female lead, and by performances by all principals that are disappointingly modern in their clear motivation and restraint. Almost normal--even by modern standards--Return of the Fly represents an interesting bridging piece between the arty, abstract, symbolist sci-fi aesthetic of the early '50s and the naturalist, highly mimetic, realist style that quickly came to dominate the genre. --Miles Bethany
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Rating:  - Excellent album !
Very good idea to have these two DVD's, the first and the second parts of this classic sciencefiction films. I watched it on TV when I was a child and I still remember some scenes that astonished me. Now, I watch the DVD's once and once again and I enjoy it so much.
Rating:  - "Help Me"
These two films are both frequently over-looked by people who only remember the David Cronenberg version from the 1980's.
Firstly let me say right from the start that I enjoyed both these films, regardless of any reservations I may have about them. They are good quality horror films of the 1950's. Overall I rate the first film slightly higher than the second one, because its in colour and mainly because the first film has a much better ending than the second, which is a little too Hollywood ... Read More
Rating: - The Fly (1958)/ Return Of The Fly (1959)
These ORIGINAL films make the ( Goldblum films ) look like what they (and most remakes ) are bad copies.
Rating: - Would have been a good Twilight Zone episode.
The Fly is probably not as good as you remember. Oh yes, it does have that gorgeous 1958 CinemaScope sheen, and bears the distinction of being one of the few really big budget science fiction films from that entire decade. Alas, it is also a drawn-out, talky bore with some really obnoxious performances.
To begin with, the film spends about 25 minutes stringing along a pre "flashback" sequence. Not the worst idea, but it drags on and on. Vincent Price prances about like an effeminate dilbert and ... Read More
Rating: - A movie with a heart
"The Fly" is a definite must see because of Patricia Owens, her outstanding performance truly carries this movie. What an underrated performance she gives. From such a fantastical premise, Ms. Owens creates a most believable character, one in which the audience can emphathize with. In an odd way, for a movie about a man with a fly's head,it's heart is in the right place. Ms. Owens does what she does for the love of her husband and her son. Without her, this movie would be just like many other 50's sci fi/horror ... Read More
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