Filmmaker reacts to The Fly (1986) for the FIRST TIME!

[@jamie4892]

The practical effects in this film are just legendary

[@JamesVSCinema]

Damn straight!

[@htruman]

@@JamesVSCinema Have you seen the Delete Scene regarding what happen to the second Babon?

[@joshuah9109]

Oscar winning makeup effects and clearly well deserved.

[@D2jspOFFICIAL]

it's really insane. in a postive way lol.

[@st0n3p0ny]

​@joshuah9109 the sad thing is that CGI has ended this art form. Creature creation, puppeteering, stunt work... if this came out today, people would assume it's CGI.

[@jakehobbes3747]

"Disgusted, enthralled, & weirdly moved" - yep, best summary of this movie.

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

Body horror aside, this story is tragic. The psychological and mental buildup to his transformation is a huge part of why this movie works. In the end, he literally asked her to kill him to take him out of his misery. Sad, sad stuff.

[@Missjunebugfreak]

You're spot on. I don't think this film would be as highly beloved as it is if it was only about the body horror, amazing as it is. The story is what makes this so compelling and heartbreaking at the same time. You see him go through this sad transformation of lovable eccentric scientist to a monster who can no longer control his natural impulses. Some critics say this film was an allegory for the AIDS crisis at the time.

[@jermainehaslam5634]

@@Missjunebugfreak I completely agree, it's the tragic story that makes the body horror more affective and memorable.

[@TC-be7kx]

Well there's a part two, but be warned, it's not for the easy eyes.

[@jimtatro6550]

Even though this is a horror movie, I have always thought of it as a tragic love story. Jeff Goldblum has never been better, and the fact that he wasn’t even nominated for an Oscar is a tragedy.

[@Riggswolfe]

It's 100% a tragic love story. It's a very sad movie.

[@joshuah9109]

The Academy's prejudice toward horror films is ridiculous. If he gave the same performance but he was a cancer patient and this was a drama/tragic love story his odds of being at least nominated would have largely increased, especially if the film was a B.O. success like THE FLY was.

[@jimtatro6550]

@@joshuah9109 I agree 100% At least Sigourney Weaver was nominated for Best Actress for Aliens that year.

[@joshuah9109]

@@jimtatro6550 Very true😃

[@showard7153]

I agree. I felt so sorry for both of them.

[@michaelschwartz8730]

"I keep forgetting what kind of film I'm watching" is the highest order of compliment to a movie geek like me. Glad to see this film keep getting all the disgusting, horrifying and yet incredibly tragic love it deserves

[@buchor9455]

"WHERE ARE YOU GETTING ALL THESE BABOONS?" has got to be my favorite reaction out of all your reactions. absolutely hilarious.

[@JOHNN01.82]

They were his pets

[@petenicholson3255]

I was in the other room of my house for a second and heard him say this from my speakers. It's just as funny from another room.

[@washo2222]

Jeff Goldblum on the ceiling is quite an old Hollywood trick. First used in MGM's musical "Royal Wedding," it shows Fred Astaire dancing on the walls and the ceiling and back to the floor all done in one shot. This was done by mounting the "room" within a drum, fixing the furniture and camera and then revolving the drum. It was used again in Lionel Ritchie's music video "Dancing on the Ceiling" and in a brief sequence in 1982s "Poltergeist." The drum is still housed at the MGM studios for whomever needs to use it for a film project.

[@LordVolkov]

"I don't know where this is going..." The Fly lets the body horror creep up on you until it vomits acid everwhere 🤮, and Goldblum's personality change is wonderfully paced. I love his scientific curiosity over his situation, no matter how horrific, and his twisted acceptance of what he becomes is pitiable. You really do feel sorry for what he is going through despite his actions. The sequel, though not Cronenberg, is worth a watch for the monster FX and body horror.

[@mcgfn]

The sequel is a surprisingly fun watch

[@tomfowler381]

I grew up on the original (1958)…saw it when I was 7. Scared me to death. While it’s not as gory as the remake by any means, it still haunted my dreams for years. Especially the ending. If you know, you know.

[@sarabrucker7847]

Vincent Price said they would have made a movie this disgusting if they’d been allowed, lol

[@c.w.miller8195]

*tiny voice*: "Help me! Help me!"

[@evilervcowart6234]

@@c.w.miller8195 ditto, yo! I'd prefer buying the proverbial farm in pretty much any fashion that doesn't include being a savored feast. At the end of the day dead is dead, though, I guess. Trying not to use my new found wings to propel me straight into a spider's web, however, and thusly shorten greatly an already brief life, would've been a top priority of utmost importance. But being transformed into a human-headed fly probably messes with a person's thought process something fierce, so mayhap I would suffer the same fate.

[@jtt6650]

I love the original. When the little fly caught in the web lets out that blood curdling scream . It’s terrifying and funny at the same time haha 🪰 🕸️

[@dunbardunelm3924]

I can still hear him too 😣. The policeman took the edge out of it somewhat 😊.

[@matthewjaco847]

Arguably Cronenberg’s best movie (which is REALLY saying something). What I love is that even when his plots are crazy or his effects are vomit-inducing, there’s always a deep sense of intelligence and care to anything he touches. The Fly is not just a horror movie. It’s a tragic love story.

[@seukfuhi]

So happy that you saw The Fly after Videodrome, from Cronenberg's genius ! What's amazing in this film is the fact that it becomes more emotional than 99,99% of horror films out there, if only because the plot involves 3 crazy character arcs involved in a love triangle: 1) a likeable man losing gradually his body and mind; 2) a woman initially involved with him to pursue her own interests, and then gradually in love, only to wish the offspring of said love being thrown away ASAP; 3) and an initially dislikeable character that becomes the saviour at the eleventh hour, not after the audience gets the opportunity to empatize with him through the gruesome ordeal he goes through in the final scene. A masterpiece by all standards + 2 well-deserved Academy Awards (visual effects and makeups, though Jeff Goldblum should've been considered for best actor IMO). Also noteworthy is Howard Shore's excellent and moving score. Also, totally agree with comparison with The Thing and Invasion of the Body Snatchers: all were 1970s-1980s remakes of 1950s sci-fi horror movies. Well-done practical effects are 100% more effective than CGI, and it's such a pity that this form of art is getting lost, because it had an edge computers can't emulate.

[@garrcarro2063]

That’s my favorite part about this movie, the villain isn’t evil, and the hero isn’t particularly moral. You feel pity for the monster, and you you start out disliking the savior. By the end you just are sorry for everyone affected.

[@christopheryochum3602]

BEST reaction of this film, ever. I was reliving the film, as if for the first time, watching your incredulity. By the way, when they did the final transformation, the first take left a big piece of flesh on the fly's head; so they had to put it all together and refilm it so ALL the pieces would fall to the floor. No way CGI could EVER be as effective as this real-life practical-effects sequence. GREAT reaction. :)

[@TheLegendarySchmidt]

My dad showed this and The Thing to me when I was like 12. I don't think I've ever recovered.

[@Jayskiallthewayski]

😂😂 Nasty parenting

[@shreknet]

"Dude came fresh off the Thriller set" killed me :D This film made the news when it came out, people marveled at its grossness but were intrigued by its ingenuity. The ceiling wallcrawl scene in particular was a revolving tubular set that spun as Goldblum traversed to the ground.

[@richard_n]

James, now you know why I recommended this on the Patreon. It's in contention for best horror movie of the 80s for sure. Like you said, the practical effects were next level. You'd be even more impressed if you had seen the original The Fly from 1958 and how far they took the story as well.

[@jthelonious1817]

This is basically a perfect film. Editing and pacing are so crisp, absolutely nothing in it that doesn't need to be. Wild ride. Oh and it breaks your heart too.

[@JamesASharp]

I agree bro. The Fly is way more disgusting than it is scary. This film never scared me, even when I saw it as a kid. (Us 80s babies are different.) Great reaction bro! 👍🏿

[@gregory3499]

80s babies are different. Saw this when I was 6

[@juliocabral6949]

The dog in The Fly 2 gives me nightmares. I am afraid of revisit it.

[@theguy1045]

watched this last october not knowing what to expect, and it ended up being one of my favorites of the month😂

[@JamesVSCinema]

it be like that 👌🏽✨

[@mattgreen5351]

Goldblum's signature role, I think. He completely nails the personality and physical transformation and makes it so believable. It is a tragedy, of course and so sad at the end. Some of the best makeup effects ever and your replusion was hilarious to watch. Another one of those movies that should never be remade, as it wouldn't have Goldblum and CGI would suck the life out of it,, even though this itself is a remake - go check out the original. :)

[@Missjunebugfreak]

It's Jeff Goldblum's best performance. He really should have gotten an Oscar nomination for it.

[@nunuonroad9969]

I watched this as a child and was traumatized so much that when Goldblums character popped up in Jurassic Park I actually freaked out ☠️

[@tetleyT]

Cheers James - this one was custom-made for a reaction hey. I think Cronenberg did something great here. For such monstrous subject matter, the level of humanity in this movie is incredible. Shout out to all the actors - brilliant characters. Also shout out to Howard Shore for the music. It all comes together in this one. And ... 12:01 Great revised tag line for the movie James!

[@DJKuroh]

One of the kings of body horror. I don't understand how he keeps thinking of new ways to truly creep us out to our cores. Even his kid picked up the knack!

[@stevenhernandeznon-profitf968]

James this is easily one of my top 5 reactions from you. Your increasing dread and then straight HORROR as the hits kept coming was amazing

[@1805movie]

In the words of Dr. Ian Malcolm from _Jurassic Park_ , *"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they 'could', that they didn't stop to think if they 'should'."*

[@Missjunebugfreak]

I remember seeing this film by accident as a kid and being traumatized by the practical gory effects. Later, I watched it as a teenager and found it tremendously compelling not just for the body horror but for the tragic romance at the heart of the story. It's become one of my favorite films of all time and i'm really glad to see it getting more appreciation these days with people my age.

[@S.E.Walker]

I remember being a young teen feeling brave going on a binge through the horror section at the local tape rental place. I was disappointed that so many horror “classics” failed to live up to the nightmares my childhood brain had conjured from the box art… until I got to The Fly. When it ended, I knew in the pit of my soul that I was too young for that, and it would haunt me the rest of my days.

[@shortmommy427]

I watched this at age nine. It opened my world to a whole new world of movies. I’m so happy that you have enjoyed it ❤❤

[@cyberpunkspacejams]

Now that you've seen The Thing and The Fly, it's time to complete the 80's Horror Remake Trilogy with 1988's THE BLOB. A real hidden gem written by Frank Darabont, who directed The Mist, The Shawshank Redemption, and The Green Mile. A well-made horror movie that's also really fun!

[@jalenjohnson1662]

The Blob isn’t my favorite of those three films, but it is the most fun. The effects of the partially digested victims is still unique.

[@cyberpunkspacejams]

@jalenjohnson1662 Same. I love all three, but The Blob is definitely the one I put on for a fun time.

[@melg1621]

Grew up with the original 1958 version and saw this when it first came out. Whoa, was not expecting anything like it. Horrific, but they really amped up the heartbreak as well which is what made it stick in your mind long after you saw it.

[@Thewingkongexchange]

'The Fly' is best known for the effects and grossing out the audience but it's also an incredibly intimate tragedy, which takes it up a whole other level (largely thanks to the actors).

[@Themiddlingallotmentandgarden]

This may be the most reactive of your reactions that I've seen, and it was epic! I laughed a lot! 😅 Thanks James!

[@elwyndude]

I am fairly confident it will be a while before we hear you say "Oh my god his ear fell off" in a react. I loved this film the moment I first saw it in my teens. Its so good in so many ways.

[@justin555666]

This is one of my all time favorite horror/sci fly film. So funny to watch you wincing through the gnarly parts! Hahahaha

[@jakepaulwubbard]

There’s actually a deleted scene for this movie when Jeff was starting to have malformations on his body, before shedding and turning into a fly, he puts a cat and the other baboon that he had in both chambers and teleported and blended them together and it looked terrifying and disgusting, and after, Jeff killed the blended abomination with a pipe. They deleted it because they thought it was too much violence and gore to be adding that specific scene in there.

[@tranya327]

They also deleted the sequence for a different reason: When the scene is included in the film, they found that the people who watched it were so repulsed at what the Seth Brundle character had done (beating the abomination to death), that they lost all respect and sympathy for the main character; An audience watches a film because they care about the characters or the story; the scene killed the audience's incentive to continue watching to the film's end: "What would be the point? I no longer care about this (now) monster, in any way." (I don't think that they needed to go through test screenings to get that info, but this is what Cronenberg reported.)

[@minnesotajones261]

@@tranya327 Yes, he went from a tragic character to a monster and you WANTED him to die at that point.

[@JamesVSCinema]

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[@enzyme181]

I think you would love The Wraith 🤘 good 80's sci-fi thriller

[@philshorten3221]

The final "please kill me" was just perfect!

[@lauce3998]

Someday someone will react to The Changeling (1980).

[@FluxNomad678]

One of freaky things is his end goal and what would the result have been if he'd Won? Would he just somehow merge with his unborn son? Or with Ronnie as well? I think most of all his son carried his Human DNA which is mostly what he wanted. Or maybe let himself be absorbed and he would be reborn?

[@farmersteve661]

“Eraserhead”-(1977) David Lynch 🎥🎞🎃👍

[@joshuabrown3361]

This is my favorite film of all time. The special effects give the story so much more dimension. I'm not spoiling anything just in case somebody sees it based off my recommendation.😊

[@issi529]

A great classic indeed.

[@MamadNobari]

bruh

[@Tom_Van_Zandt]

It's amazing what good old fashioned practical effects can do for a film. The Thing wouldn't be what it is if it weren't for the outstanding practical effects.

[@issi529]

@@MamadNobari What.

[@MamadNobari]

​@@issi529A David Cronenberg film being somebody's "favorite film of all time". Though I haven't watched it yet. I'm actually gonna watch it right now now that I saw this reaction pop up. But I doubt it would be even as good The Thing, let alone be something to consider one of the best movies ever. But we'll see.

[@thelmctodaythelmctoday4037]

Practical effects of the 80s & 90s will always be king over CGI of today.

[@theripper121]

And unfortunately, it will all be a relic from the past. The knowledge of how to pull off the good practical effects are disappearing more and more every year and aren't being pasted down because studios rely so heavily on the cgi now. Sad really

[@MFSeaMen]

While most horror movies don't particularly frighten me, your reaction nails why Cronenberg is one of my favourite Directors. The pure intensity of the OOHHHH!s and EEEUUUUGGGHHH!s he makes you feel.

[@janeeyre3932]

One of my favorite movies! I had a lot of fun watching it along with you!!

[@stewyyishim]

Just watched this movie for the first time a couple weeks ago and did not expect to love it so much. Honestly way more heartbreaking and sad than scary

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

I literally felt like puking at times when watching this movie. The special effects are legendary. I am never arm wrestling ever again after this.

[@walfiend2]

There is a story about how this movie came to be, because Cronenberg saw the original Fly as a kid. There was a Q&A after the movie, in which Cronenberg asked them a question about the film they couldn't answer. It's kinda spoiler-y for the original movie, but it was about the transformation, and why it happened like it it did (in the 1958 movie).

[@rikdekard71]

Chris Walas won an Oscar for the special effects.

[@seamusburke639]

Breaking the guy's arm during the arm-wrestling scene is one of the few times I've screamed out loud while watching a movie.

[@Arsolon618]

You're two deep into the Cronenberg filmography, there's no looking back now James... His stuff in the 2000's is like is the same body horror but in a new genre, crime instead of sci-fi, really amazing collabs with Viggo Morgensen.

[@321CRAZYHOUSE]

So glad you're doing more Cronenberg :) this is one of the greatest body horror films of all time imo

[@321CRAZYHOUSE]

Also just thought I would throw this out there "The Brood" and "Scanners" are two must-watch Cronenberg films

[@Smokie_666]

@@321CRAZYHOUSE Scanners is another legendary must watch!

[@rexmundi2986]

Another great Cronenberg (my fave) but not really leaning into body horror, so much as drama, is "A History of Violence". It's the one that makes you see Cronenberg as not just a horror film maker, but a teller of dramatic stories. That would be a great one for reacting to.

[@lauce3998]

That's good.

[@MrDecksels]

Cronenberg had allready made a couple of drama's before A History of Violence. Have you ever seen Dead Ringers or Spider (one of his most overlooked gems, Ralph Fiennes is amazing in that one)?

[@zhollamychalis4252]

Now that’s what I call a reaction dude. James vs Cinema...the theater viewing was absolutely insane. Cool breeze. Might I suggest Jeff Goldblum in the little seen gems Mister Frost and Mad Dog Time . Must see viewing if you are a Goldblum fan and cinefile. Cheers!

[@alanhembra2565]

My friends and I saw this in the theatre as kids and we were so grossed out and hyped when it was over.

[@jimpemberton]

This was a complete re-write of the 1958 movie. That was before my time, but I remember seeing a run of it one Saturday afternoon back in the '70s. When this came out, we all went to see it and it didn't disappoint. It was also the first introduction of many of us to Jeff Goldblum. When he started showing up in other films he had some great recognition as the Brundlefly guy. We had seen him in stuff like Invasion of the Body Snatchers and The Big Chill, but in my mind this is when he made it big.

[@abonny]

The film is absolutely incredible. His dialogue about insect politics is brilliant. During that sequence you can actually see him slip away from his humanity. In the beginning, he tells her to leave, at the end he tells her to stay. That's why she freaks out and bolts. She realizes that, while talking, he has lost all his conscience, like an insect he doesn't have morals anymore at the end of the scene. The final scene is perfection too. The build up, the pure horror, the music. It all works together to create one of the best final 8 minutes to a movie ever. Such a heartbreaking moment when he tells her to kill him. When it's done, I was literally saying "Roll credits. Come on, Cronenberg. Roll credits." The light flickers out and he cuts to the credits. Movie perfection.

[@jimtatro6550]

I was an usher/projectionist when this movie was released. I used to love standing at the back of the theater and watch people freak out when she hugs him after he pukes on him self.

[@profoundclarity8497]

Seth Brundle: I'm saying... I'm saying I - I'm an insect who dreamt he was a man and loved it. But now the dream is over... and the insect is awake.

[@lauce3998]

That phrase is memorable, sums up the film.

[@jmwild1]

It's weird to think of a movie that is so disgusting, full of top tier body horror, that makes me cry at the end of it.

[@SherriLyle80s]

I remember watching this with my parents and my brother at a drive-in movie theater when I was a kid.

[@TheGarethLusk]

Love folks reaction to the fly..all time top 5 fav films

[@jermainehaslam5634]

This is a top ten film for me, it's horrifying, emotional, tragic and disturbing all at once a true classic in my opinion.

[@edcano2293]

Your reaction was one of your best. Long time sub here. Great stuff man. Glad you really appreciated the film.

[@Keedeeg]

Loved your reactions!! Too funny!!

[@richardisworthless]

First Videodrome, now The Fly! Hell yeah!

[@thecommodore6468]

I like how while a lot of horror movies keep a lot of elements off screen to let the audiences imagination create the horror, David Cronenberg will just show something thats way more messed up than anything you could ever imagine.

[@CommissarSam]

Love the review! One of the best channels on KZbin! Keep it up Sir James.

[@crtg4672]

There's not many things from movies that I find hard to watch but the way Stathis gets his limbs melted is one of those times.

[@Heather61776]

I couldn't even keep eye contact with the screen for your reaction! Lmao. I've watched this movie so many times, and it never gets easier

[@please_im_a_staaar]

Can't shake off the thought that Jeff Goldblum was cast for this role at least partially because of his huge eyes and how far he can protrude them like a fly 😭 Like I'm 100% sure "huge eyes" was a part of the description for casting the lead.

[@shainewhite2781]

One of the best Sci Fi Body Horror Thriller Films ever made! It won the Oscar for Best Make-up at the 1987 Academy Awards.

[@jameskirschling7887]

As much as I love the original The Fly, I've been watching it since I was a kid in the 60's, this was so much fun to watch with James. I did see this movie in the cinema and it was pretty cool, I must say.

[@olicorrivo3289]

This movie makes me see the saying :" its not the destination but the journey that is important" in a totally new way. 😉

[@marcusbeasley3212]

This movie is probably one of the best cinematic body horror experiences. The fact that it's still grossing people out 37 years later is a testament to the master class that it is, not to mention it's well acted and directed.

[@clashofthetron]

Great review. Favorite line: "Oh,look at this. What's this? I don't know".

[@oxhine]

Hey, James! "The Fly" is a fusion of two types of horror: mad scientist horror and body horror. In the '40's, the mad science genre was very popular involving a well-intentioned scientist whose revolutionary discovery goes off the rails transforming him or a hapless subject into an actual monster or monstrous person. Classic Victorian horror literature was the basis for this genre with stories like Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and H.G. Wells' "The Invisible Man". Body horror is more explicit and, therefore, more modern. The threat to sanity and self emerges from within rather than from an external source. This genre stems from people's fear of their own bodies betraying them like cancer or congenital deformities or an aversion to bodily functions. The earliest Pre-Code cinematic example is 1932's "Freaks" by Tod Browning. Canadian director David Cronenberg specializes in body horror with films like "Rabid", "Scanners", "The Brood", "Videodrome", "Dead Ringers", "Naked Lunch" and "Crash". In case you weren't aware, there is a classic horror sci-fi from 1958 called "The Fly" directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Vincent Price. A scientist experimenting with teleportation genetically merges with a fly trapped in the telepod. When their atomic structures are reassembled, two beings emerge: a man with a gigantic fly head and a fly with a tiny human head. It sounds ridiculous but it's quite affecting especially the haunting, horrific ending! David Cronenberg's 1986 remake has the benefit of spectacular practical effects and the phenomenal performances of both Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis. The updated version is a prime example of body horror as Goldblum's human body begins exhibiting fly characteristics that become dominant. It also has a Kafka-esque subtext with existential lines like "I was a fly who dreamt he was a man and loved it but now the fly's awake." Both films are excellent. They are tragic romances. Seth Brundle was a good man who didn't deserve the horrible fate he suffered. The final teleportation has him merge with the telepod door since it initiated when he was half out of the pod tangled in debris. You feel pity for the man he was and the monstrosity he has become. Unable to speak and in unspeakable pain, he gestures with his head and arm to be destroyed and Geena Davis obliges. It's very sad. As for John Getz's Stathis, he pays a steep price for being opportunistic and manipulative but is allowed redemption in the climax. That makes for an interesting character with a little more dimension than your standard villain. The world is full of shades of gray. The sequel is about Brundle's son played by Eric Stoltz. It's a decent follow-up. During the Vice Presidential debate of the last American election cycle, Saturday Night Live parodied both the '58 Neumann film and the '86 Cronenberg film when Jim Carrey's Joe Biden teleported to Mike Pence's head as a human-fly hybrid who began speaking with Jeff Goldblum's distinctive verbal cadence. Did you see the sketch? It was a riff on an actual fly that distractingly alighted on Pence's white hair to which he was oblivious as he talked.

[@whitecompany18]

The real horror of this movie is somewhere out there is a tiny fly turning into Geoff Goldboom😲

[@PodyTheCirate]

Goldblum’s EYES are the first frame of the movie and guide us through his loss of humanity. Just His manic eye movements from start to finish are incredible and can tell the entire story with 0 dialogue Edit: “Peter Parker lucked out” LMAOOOO

[@DumblyDorr]

Cronenberg is one of those filmmakers with a really ... let's say weird taste - but an amazing creative vision and follow-through as well, and the history and culture of cinema is much richer for (a lot of) their work (I'd also count people like Lynch, Verhoeven and Jarmusch among those). The story told here (loosely based on a short story by George Langelaan) is like a mixture of Kafka's Metamorphosis and Frankenstein. Frankenstein, of course, is a gothic horror version of themes present in myth, literature, and drama since antiquity - of playing with far-reaching power without understanding the consequences or ethical implications ("The modern prometheus"). This theme features heavily in a lot of horror movies (it does lend itself quite naturally) - and is perfectly combined here with the alienation and self-alienation themes in the form of the transformation into a "gross" insect, which is the central point of Kafka's Metamorphosis. But again, in a more general form, the transformation of humans into "lower" creatures to symbolize disdain, exclusion and sometimes alienation and self-exclusion is also much older than Kafka - it seems to appear in very old myths in many cultures.

[@christiaanvandenakker901]

This is the most visceral reaction I've ever seen from James.

[@Moctop]

Even at the end there is a sliver of him in there, putting that barrel to his head...gets me every time.

[@Cosmic86x]

David Cronenberg is a real master of the arts! Obviously his movies had the most amazing practical effects but also the directing, the storytelling, the cinematography and the actors/actresses in his movies were really great! The Fly, Videodrome, Scanners, Eastern Promises, A History of violence etc. etc.

[@michaelschwartz8730]

That dream sequence is the most potent nightmare fuel in the whole movie...and possibly ever

[@paulcain548]

Watched so many of these reactions and thoroughly enjoy your comments. Now joined the patreon as well. One of my favourite subscriptions 👍🏻🇬🇧

[@roxanewebster9003]

I laughed out loud at this reaction. You cracked me up! "Apparently there's a second one. Absolutely not " ahahahahahahahahah

[@briantology_reacts]

Cronenberg is a Canadian treasure. Scanners is awesome as well. He also has a director son, Brandon.

[@Tringard]

I almost rewatched the uncut along with you last night, I'm glad I didn't. I saw it the once 20 years ago immediately after watching the original and that was enough. I appreciate how much you selectively covered in this edit.

[@adam-cr5ht]

One of the first times i remember being genuinely scared as a kid was seeing the original black and white version of The Fly. It was on in the afternoon so i thought i was safe. How wrong i was. I dipped behind my sofa when they pulled the sheet off his head. Watched this version years later and loved it. Still haven't gone back to finish the original... Awesome reaction J!

[@krono5el]

I agree this always grossed me out more than the Thing as a kid, its gnarly af : D

[@Pancakeshouse85]

Be brave, James. Be very brave. I believe in you to be!

[@DrGonzo123456789]

James is my best movie analyst. The dude is so on point every time, and that's why I'll keep watching your vids. Thanks James for your contributions and entertainment. I salute you sir.

[@JamesVSCinema]

Much love fam!!

[@christiaanvandenakker901]

Howard Shore later wrote an opera for The Fly that played in Paris and Los Angeles in 2008. David Cronenberg was the director, and Denise Cronenberg (David's sister) again did costumes.

[@taylormade9748]

I remember watching this as a kid and it freaked me out! Best usage of movie makeup and practical effects I’ve seen yet

[@joshuah9109]

18:00. I could not wait util he saw that Seth was actually on the ceiling when he was making that joke!😆

[@Onefromthedarkness]

I love e how soooo blind you went into this movie. That’s what is fun about watching someone watch a movie for the first time. Vicariously experiencing you watching it and seeing if the gags still hit.

[@DavidJacobsvo]

Watching you squirm is hilarious. This film is a classic.

[@Grnademaster]

One of the best and most horrifying lines in cinema is delivered by a computer. "Fusion of Brundle and fly at molecular-genetic level." At this moment, he realizes is 100% screwed.

[@danielflynn9141]

Cronenberg's signature has always been body horror. Weirdly, The Fly is less disturbing to me than A History of Violence. There's something about the revelation that your spouse is not who they say they are that is more horrifying to me than fusing a human with a fly.

[@ShelbyBaby27]

This is hands down one of James' best reactions 😂😂

[@theashrook6129]

The yelling was awesome LOL.

[@lunacouer]

I haven't even watched you watch it yet but I gotta tell you, I busted out laughing at your thumbnail. All I could do was laugh while shaking my head "Yup, yup, you're right" 😂😂😂

[@donaldseale2700]

Ohhh! Ohhh!, I don't even know how to give you guys proper commentary. Nope, you said it perfectly. That was definitely a proper reaction.

[@craigperry5389]

Glad to see you on a Cronenberg kick. Try SCANNERS (1981) next. An indie film from Canada, it's a little rough around the edges but goddamn, it's intense. After that, THE BROOD (1979), and finally, his Stephen King adaptation, THE DEAD ZONE (1983). But honestly, you can never really go wrong with Cronenberg in that his work is always challenging and interesting.

[@lauce3998]

It also has the best one-head explosion that has ever been seen

[@1805movie]

David Cronenberg has stated that this movie was a metaphor for death and dying.

[@scrinbot]

I watched this when i was 12 years old. I´m 42 and still shocked^^