Breaking Bad was once again at the forefront of my mind across the day. Mark and I started out by watching a pair of really good episodes together and I am currently deep in conversation about the shows ending with someone on Facebook. All those memories when I first saw the ending came flooding back, gotta keep them to myself though so I don't spoil it for Mark.
After all the crime and crystal cooking shenanigans we turned to David Cronenburg's 'The Fly.' It has been a long time coming, but Mark and I unanimously decided that it was an excellent film which we viscerally enjoyed. It starts off with a genuinely compelling science story - Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) creates a teleportation device to overcome his inability to travel without getting motion sickness. However, it is unsuitable for living organisms to pass through at the get go, but that won't stop the ever-persistent Brundle. After some grotesque failures (an inside-out baboon being the most obvious blunder), all the kinks are ironed out and the machine is fit for human teleportation. But something goes horribly wrong with the experiment and subsequently Brundle is slowing changing into a housefly.
All the special effects were wretch-inducing in all the right ways. While down-right revolting at time, the violence holds a lot of purpose. We see Brundle undergoing the transformation as he sees it. It is meant to be disgusting and disturbing, it terrifies both the audience and also the characters, not just on a base level, but on a human level since the characters and their reactions are so well realised. It felt like more than just a run-of-the-mill horror film as a result. We discussed it in detail shortly after and compared it very closely to 'The Thing' another great, great 80's horror/sci-fi. If you liked that then you will certainly find something to love in 'The Fly.'
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