Monday, February 4, 2008

The Fly (1986)

If the debate over whether computerised special effects are better than hand-crafted "practical effects" needs a swift kick in the you-know-what and a hands-down unequivocable, undeniable answer - it's this film. It's essentially wall-to-wall with excellent practical effects which never, ever look unbelievable and never fail to elicit squirms of horror and uneasiness from the audience. 

The seemingly bland story of a guy turning into a fly is given a disgusting amount of texture here. If it wasn't for the emotional scenes (as a parent, they're über off-putting) I'd show this to everyone I could.

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