Gabe Reviews Horror

This review was originally written in October 2022. Gabe's 100 Bucket List Horror Films Review #100: The Fly (1986) The Fly is a remake of the 1958 original, following a scientist (in this case, Seth Brundle) as he finishes developing and testing his newest invention, which will allow mankind to teleport. He develops a relationship with a journalist (Veronica) who is documenting his invention, but when it seems like she might be having an affair with her boss/ex-lover, Seth gets drunk and goes along with testing the teleporter on himself while she's away, and it appears to go successfully. However, he starts developing changes- first positive ones, and eventually horrifyingly negative ones. Can he figure out a way to turn himself back? And if he does, will the result be worth the cost? With both iterations of this story (as was the case with a lot of classic horror I've seen this month) I was shocked how little this seemed to parallel the pop culture interpretations of it. ...

This review was originally written in October 2022. Gabe's 100 Bucket List Horror Films Review #86: The Fly (1958) I'd never seen any version of The Fly, but of course I feel like I knew the basic story of it through cultural osmosis. This one is told in a particular way that had me unsure of exactly what was going on (as I'm sure was the intent) but in the end it came out pretty much as I thought it would. I was tempted to detail the entire plot and discuss it with full spoilers, but I don't think that's quite necessary, so I do urge you all to watch this film if you haven't- it's quite good. The Fly's plot is interesting in that a huge chunk (but not all) exists as a flashback, or a story being told. (If the ending were different this could be used as evidence that it's the result of an unreliable narrator; that's not the case but I feel like it could have gone either way.) We start off with the discovery that a scientist, Andre Delambre, has b...