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DVD The Fly (Collector's Edition)
David Cronenberg's 1986 remake of the science fiction classic about a scientist who accidentally swaps body parts with a fly is both smart and terrifying: an allegory for the awful processes of slow death and a monster movie with a tragic spin. Jeff Goldblum gives a masterful performance as a sweet, nerdy scientist whose romance with a writer (Geena Davis) makes him more fully alive. Next thing you know, a tiny oversight in an experiment causes him to transmogrify, gradually, into something more like an insect than a human. This is Cronenberg (Scanners, Videodrome) country, so expect The Fly to be a gross-out, but in the way that disease corrupts the body and can make a loved one unrecognizable on every level. This is one of Cronenberg's best films, and certainly one of the important movies of the 1980s. --Tom Keogh
Aside from being chockfull of extras, you HAVE GOT TO SEE what happens when Goldblum sends a baboon and a cat through the teleporter. I was TOTALLY SCREAMING with LAUGHTER at the sight of it! Here's where to see it: Load disc 2 and play the enhanced documentary version. Take it to the 1hr 45min and see for yourself. It is GREAT.
A Better Fly Swatter
Remakes and sequels are generally insulting and blatant attempts to cash in at the box office. Few of them ever repeat the original thrills. Oddly, a very few, such as "The Godfather, Part II" and Philip Kaufman's set-in-San Francisco remake of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," are actually better than the originals. Canadian director David Cronenberg's socko 1986 remake of the cheapo 1950s horror film "The Fly" is now another. Although it isn't the "masterpiece" its makers and some critics claim, it far surpasses the first film in its science, story plotting, social commentary and sheer moviemaking skill (see the director's 2005 "A History of Violence" for evidence of that.)
Jeff Goldblum, who also was in the "Body Snatchers" remake, plays a nerdy scientist and Geena Davis a reporter who is chronicling his "telepod" experiment, one which will change world transportation forever. The actors, who were dating at the time, have real screen chemistry. Their emotional bond is both terrifying and touching when his experiment goes grimly awry. The pre-CGI special effects are truly special, and the tinkering with human genetics is today weirdly current. This classy DVD collector's edition is full of interesting features, including a long documentary on making the film. Watch "The Fly" without the kids or you'll be dealing with their nightmares for at least a week.
Great Film, Great DVD.
The Fly has been a personal favorite of mine for a long time. It combines terror, drama, and some comedy into an instant classic movie.
The new Collector's Edition DVD is well worth upgrading from the original DVD.
It includes a well produced 2.5 hour long documentary similar to those found on the Alien and Gladiator DVDs. In addition to that documentary there is another on the films special effects.
There are numerous Deleted Scenes, Film Tests, Movie Articles with interactive pictures and video, Theatrical Trailers, TV Spots, Original Making of Featurette and more.
And probably the best of all, A new Director Commentary from David Croneberg.
The Fly will always remain a classic from my point of view. It has a lasting appeal. The new Collector's DVD is well worth an upgrade or for those who want to see it for the first time.
Batman Begins discards the previous four films in the series and recasts the Caped Crusader as a fearsome avenging angel. That's good news, because the series, which had gotten off to a rousing start under Tim Burton, had gradually dissolved into self-parody by 1997's Batman & Robin. As the title implies, Batman Begins tells the story anew, when Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) flees Western civilization following the murder of his parents. He is taken in by a mysterious instructor named Ducard (Liam Neeson in another mentor role) and urged to become a ninja in the League of Shadows, but he instead returns to his native Gotham City resolved to end the mob rule that is strangling it. But are there forces even more sinister at hand?
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The Fly David Cronenberg's 1986 remake of the science fiction classic about a scientist who accidentally swaps body parts with a fly is both smart and terrifying: an allegory for the awful processes of slow death and a monster movie with a tragic spin. Jeff Goldblum gives a masterful performance as a sweet, nerdy scientist whose romance with a writer (Geena Davis) makes him more fully alive. Next thing you know, a tiny oversight in an experiment causes him to transmogrify, gradually, into something more like an insect than a human. This is Cronenberg (Scanners, Videodrome) country, so expect The Fly to be a gross-out, but in the way that disease corrupts the body and can make a loved one unrecognizable on every level. This is one of... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Jeff Goldblum - Geena Davis Director(s): David Cronenberg DVD Release Date: Released the 04 September 2001 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Brutal and breathtaking, Sin City is Robert Rodriguez's stunningly realized vision of Frank Miller's pulpy comic books. In the first of three separate but loosely related stories, Marv (Mickey Rourke in heavy makeup) tries to track down the killers of a woman who ended up dead in his bed. In the second story, Dwight's (Clive Owen) attempt to defend a woman from a brutal abuser goes horribly wrong, and threatens to destroy the uneasy truce among the police, the mob, and the women of Old Town. Finally, an aging cop on his last day on the job (Bruce Willis) rescues a young girl from a kidnapper, but is himself thrown in jail. Years later, he has a chance to save her again.
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Val Lewton's name is synonymous with the subtlest, most mysterious brand of horror filmmaking in Hollywood's golden age, and the nine horror classics he produced at RKO between 1942 and 1946 constitute the most remarkable cycle of creativity in B-movie history. (For the record, the Lewton/RKO legacy also includes two non-horror entries, Youth Runs Wild and Mademoiselle Fifi.)
Before becoming a film producer, the Russian-born Lewton was a prolific writer of pulp fiction, nonfiction, and a couple of pornographic novels. He also worked for years as assistant to David O. Selznick, a legendary producer with a distinctive personal signature--and a flair for grandiosity Lewton himself never emulated. It's ever so revealing that, on Selznick's Gone With the Wind, it was... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Boris Karloff DVD Release Date: Released the 04 October 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Bolstered by the success of 28 Days Later, Shaun of the Dead, the Resident Evil movies and the hit remake of his own Dawn of the Dead, George A. Romero returns to the horror subgenre he invented with Land of the Dead. The fourth installment in Romero's zombie cycle (and the first since 1985's Day of the Dead) presents a logical progression of events since 1968's horror classic Night of the Living Dead: Zombies (also known as "stenches" for their rotting odor) are the dominant population, and they've begun to show signs of undead intelligence and gathering power. The wealthiest survivors live comfortably in a luxury high-rise within a barricaded safe zone, ignoring the horrors of the outside world while armed scavengers stage raids in the... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Simon Baker - John Leguizamo - Asia Argento Director(s): George A. Romero DVD Release Date: Released the 18 October 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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