Honestly I can't tell you if this is exciting or depressing. David Croenenberg, who was at the helm for the 1986 remake of the 1958 film, is looking to revist Dr. Seth Grundel and his teleportation machine in a reboot of the now classic film. Here's the thing, I know we have the rule that reboots/remakes/reimagining/re-whateverthehellyouwannacallems suck, that's a rule I don't quite agree with, however the one exception to that rule is if modern technology will better serve the film and if it preserves the original theme and spirit of the story. This is an on point example of that, with the original director in place and the advancements in SFX since the late 80's it's possible that a new Fly movie could be awesome, or perhaps not. This is where I take issue and really it's a personal preference but I thought some of the cheesy FX of the 80's gave their movies a certain charm and otherworldlyness with their plastic masks and real physical parts. Surely if they were to remake this movie now it would be all CGI once the transformation begins, will this take away from the movie? NO, it will probably add to it's belivability but personally I like it the way it was. What do you guys think?
Oh...and am I the only one that thinks of this movie everytime I see someone arm wrestle?
