Vashirdfel Simply A Masterpiece

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

VenturousArtist The sequel to the 1986 remake, of the 1958 motion picture of the same name, has all the potential but no innovative style or flair. Immediately from its introduction, it's an insulting continuation as it partakes oddly middling storytelling and downgraded characteristics. Aside from being heavily flawed by its reduced quality, misguided directing, and bland acting it also remains focused being absolutely grotesque. While its predecessor wasn't far from being repulsive, this sequel however offers no charm or likable traits with its disgustingly dreadful atmosphere. It's a failure as a sequel and standalone carrying the name even with its eccentric but boring premise.This bug deserves pure extermination.

Paul Magne Haakonsen If you haven't seen the original Cronenberg "The Fly", then chances are that you might actually find some enjoyment in "The Fly II", if you take it as a stand-alone movie.However, for us that have watched and enjoy the 1986 movie, then "The Fly II" is nothing more than a shameless attempt to cash in on the success of the first movie. And it is so blatantly a copy of the first movie, that they hardly even bothered with changing anything in the storyline."The Fly II" follows the exact same formula that the first movie did; except this time it is the son of Seth Brundle, who has inherited the fly DNA cells from his father. But other than that, it is essentially just a scene by scene copy of the first movie. And it is this that make the movie such a drag to sit through.On the plus side, then "The Fly II" does have some very young and inexperienced Eric Stoltz and Daphne Zuniga in the lead roles, which makes it somewhat bearable to sit through this rip-off of the first movie.The effects in "The Fly II", however, definitely had a notch upward compared to the first movie. Which is a natural evolution, of course, since there were three years in between the movies. And the special effects team in "The Fly II" do deserve most of the credit for making the movie watchable."The Fly II" is not a movie that was necessary to add to the former movie, because it offers nothing to the particular story and universe established here, aside from it being the son of Seth Brundle this time around.All in all, a less than mediocre movie that is salvaged primarily because of good effects.

SnoopyStyle Veronica Quaife pregnant with Seth Brundle's baby delivers a mutant. Seth's employer Anton Bartok keeps the baby which grows rapidly. Five years later, Martin Brundle (Eric Stoltz) is a young man continuing his father's work. One night, he meets overnight-shift worker Beth Logan (Daphne Zuniga). Martin conceives a way to cure his mutation but it needs to transfer the mutant genes to another donor.Special effects head Chris Walas of the first movie takes over the directing role. It doesn't have the same body fears of the Cronenberg horror. The story is a simple plain sequel. Stoltz is fine and I like Zuniga. Bartok is not impressive enough. There are lots of gore. The fly monster isn't filmed that well but it's lots of goo and blood. I think simply turning off the lights would elevate the scares. It's a weak horror. The story is functional. The young couple is nice. Overall, this is a major step down from Cronenberg.

OllieSuave-007 Picking up where "The Fly" left off, this sequel offers a fresh, different story about the son of Seth Brundle, Martin (Eric Stoltz). His corrupt employer, Bartok (Lee Richardson) adopts Martin only only to use him as a guinea pig to resolve the issues the TelePods present. The fly's genes make five year-old Martin grow extremely faster than normal and, onto the company's scheme, he attempts to find a cure for his condition before he becomes a fly permanently and before the corrupted company succeeds in their evil deeds. This movie highlights, just like the first movie, brilliant make-up and special effects (no CGI stuff) that brings the Fly to life, looking creepy enough to make the hair stand on the back of your neck and make you cover your eyes at times. The plot is fast-paced that cleverly details the scheme of the corporation to Martin attempting to save himself and those he loves, all the while in a thrilling race against time to stop his genes from mutating himself into a full-blown fly. There is the usual graphic scenes like the first one, which one comes to expect from a sci-fi horror, but with added gore. There is also a nice balance of drama, such as the emotional scene involving Martin's dog. And, one thing I would give this film a notch up from the first film is that it had ***spoiler ahead*** a more positive ending (I am a sucker for happy endings) ***end of spoiler***Overall, it's a very good sci-film that relied on its drama, brilliant make-up, and a right amount of horror and action elements in its entertainment value, as opposed to the overly excessive CGI effects, overkill action fight scenes and campy acting that render some of the more recent sci-fi/action films unbelievable and cheesy. Grade B