FLI Integrator COMP5

I believe I'm a fly...

Advantages: Very gruesome and imaginative special effects
Disadvantages: It's not very scary

Those of a younger age may remember the Goosebumps book: Why I'm Afraid Of Bees, which told of a boy who gets stuck in the body of a bee after an experiment goes wrong. If, like me, you thought that was scary, you should meet its bigger, nastier brother: David Cronenberg's 1986 Sci-Fi / Horror classic, The Fly. Jeff Goldblum plays the scientist Seth Brundle, who, along with a pretty funky 80s hairdo, has a teleport machine which could render conventional transport a thing of the past. At a science party (now there's an oxymoron for you) he meets Veronica Quaife, a pretty journalist played by Geena Davis (oh no - her from CutThroat Island!). He takes her back to his laboratory / apartment to show her his huge? telepod, and they come to an agreement whereby Veronica will make a book about his life's work. And they have sex ...

l-m-n-o-p 09.09.2006 · Read full review
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Review of The Fly (DVD)

Buy a Fly Swat

Advantages: A reasonable score.
Disadvantages: Dreadful direction, writing and performances.

It is 1969 and the space race is in full flow. But it isn't just the humans that are determined to land on the moon. There are also three young flies; adventurous Nat, smart IQ and permanently hungry Scooter. They stow away onboard the Apollo 11 rocket, inspired by the tales of Nat's grandpa who claims to have flown with Amelia Earheart. But leaving their home at a dump near Cape Canaveral is a risky business. Not only is there the ever-present danger of being swatted, but the boys also have to deal with the machinations of Russian spy-fly Poopchev and his henchmen. This is the first animated movie made specifically for the new 3D technology - and what a disappointment it is. Presumably the makers thought the novelty of the concept would overcome any issues with plotting or overall quality, but they were wrong. The quality ...

afy9mab 10.01.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Fly Me To The Moon

No Flies on Me (or the Fly Catcher)

Advantages: Looks a bit mad
Disadvantages: Doesn't work

My nan and her friend Ruby went to Whitby for a day trip with her friends at the Salvation Army. Nan had a stroke last year but is making massive strides forward lately and she's getting out and about again, going out with friends on a few day trips and going back to her old favourite ... Bingo on Friday nights with the girls!! Nan loves to go into second hand shops when she goes on day trips and every time she comes back with a little gift for my brother and me. Sometimes these gifts are really nice, like books, puzzles or strange little ornaments, but more often than not, nan just loses the plot completely and brings back items which make us all wonder what on earth was going on in her head when she decided to buy it! Last Bank Holiday when she came back, she proudly gave my brother and me a plastic Fly Catcher! We thanked ...

pennywa 30.05.2008 · Read full review
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Review of STV Fly Bell Insect Catcher