The Fly remake ...

the_monkey

Sorry if this has been posted before but apparently David Cronenberg wants to direct a remake of the Fly(1986) - itself a remake..

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17474


I have been hearing about a remake of this for a few years now ...
and was skeptical -- the attached directors had piss poor films
to their name ... but now if Cronenberg is interested it could be
very interesting.

Galvasean

But why? The 86 version is more or less perfect.

the_monkey

Galvasean wrote: »

But why? The 86 version is more or less perfect.

I agree ... but am still interested that Cronenberg is on board ... especially
with the quality of his latest films still outstanding ..

DazMarz

The 1986 version was arguably one of the finest pieces of horror/sci-fi committed to celluloid. It does not need to be rebooted/remade at all.

And of course, they won't have a tagline as scary or as original as "Be Afraid... Be Very Afraid"

the_monkey

Be Afraid .... Be VERY VERY afraid !!!

Galvasean

the_monkey wrote: »

Be Afraid .... Be VERY VERY afraid !!!

of remakes.

Otis Driftwood

Id rather see a direct sequel as opposed to a remake as the Stoltz sequel was kinda pants.

The problem as I see it is that this will be extremely CGI heavy and make a total balls of it.

Part of what makes the 86 version so so good is the man made effects,particularly

as Brundle pulls the gun to its head.

Its one of horror cinemas most poignant moments of all time.

AttackThePoster

Galvasean wrote: »

But why? The 86 version is more or less perfect.

Surely you don't know until you've seen the remake?

Handsome Bob

The 86 version had me scared ****less, this remake will probably have me emotionless, like most horrors these days. :pac:

wobblyknees

nedtheshed wrote: »

Id rather see a direct sequel as opposed to a remake as the Stoltz sequel was kinda pants.

The problem as I see it is that this will be extremely CGI heavy and make a total balls of it.

Part of what makes the 86 version so so good is the man made effects,particularly

as Brundle pulls the gun to its head.

Its one of horror cinemas most poignant moments of all time.

And you actually feel quite sorry for him then

Galvasean

AttackThePoster wrote: »

Surely you don't know until you've seen the remake?

Given the state of most horror remakes/reboots these days (The Wicker Man / Alien Versus Predator spring to mind) I can't hold much optimism for them improving on the masterpiece taht is the '86 version.

On a side note, yes I am aware that the 86 version of The Fly is in fact a remake too (so is the excellent The Thing from '82). It seemed to be a golden age of horror back then. A remake meant fresh new and innovative ideas back then. Unfortunately nowadays remakes are predominantly used as lazy cash cows.

krudler

Noooo, the original(remake, as in the 86 version, bah this is confusing) still has magnificent special effects, a remake would mean a big cgi Brundlefly zipping around the place,I only watched the Goldblum one last week, its still one of the best sci-fi horror movies ever. The last 15 minutes or so are heartbreaking and the score is excellent.

On a side note, I watched the Fly II as well and its not as bad as I remember it being, its still kinda pants but its watchable, it does have one absolute standout scene though:

The scene where the older Eric Stoltz finds the pen where they've kept the dog they mangled in the first teleportation sequence that he befriends, the sight of that poor hideous looking thing dragging its mutilated body across the floor and trying to drink the water is horrible

faceman

There seems to be a great buzz about this remake.... No? ok, sorry I will get my coat...

Seriously though, disappointed that Cronenberg feels the need to remake it. Hope he's not going all George Lucas on us...

ultain

LZ5by5 wrote: »

The 86 version had me scared ****less, this remake will probably have me emotionless, like most horrors these days. :pac:

The 86 verison brilliant, casting was on the money. There's some hope though, 'drag me to hell' was a move back to the old school, when put up against the toss that's around these days.

Duggy747

The Fly is just another favourite movie of mine waiting to be unnecessarily raped again.

Why can't they leave them alone? I know the '86 version was a remake itself but it got everything right, don't piss all over a good name!!

Handsome Bob

It's so weird that it's Cronenberg, why is he remaking his own film? This will start I precedence I fear, next thing we know Tim Burton won't be butchering other people's work, he'll be butchering his own!

Otis Driftwood

ultain wrote: »

The 86 verison brilliant, casting was on the money. There's some hope though, 'drag me to hell' was a move back to the old school, when put up against the toss that's around these days.

If DMTH is the pinnacle of what we can look forward to in terms of mainstream American horror then I may well cry.

Karl Hungus

All aprehension about an unnessicary remake aside, I've been extremely eager to see what Cronenberg comes out with next, as I absolutely loved A History of Violence and Eastern Promises. I'd rather see him continuing forward rather than looking backwards.

the_monkey

Duggy747 wrote: »

The Fly is just another favourite movie of mine waiting to be unnecessarily raped again.

Why can't they leave them alone? I know the '86 version was a remake itself but it got everything right, don't piss all over a good name!!

Good point ... but even if the remake is CRAP ....
nothing can touch the '86 version !! it's not like he is re editing it and
adding new effects ... like Lucas did to the trilogy..