Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Edgar Soberon Torchia Nice little film, with two Oriental servants called Tai and Wan... that's a sample of the inspiration that screenwriter Harry Spalding brought to end the trilogy, but as everybody has pointed out it is better than the previous installment. Mental patient Patricia Stanley (sexy South African actress Carole Gray) is the main character this time, a pianist who escapes an asylum only to get mixed up with the Delambres, who now have cells in their manor, where they keep the victims of their experiments with teletransportation. Tai-Wan are in charge of the Delambre mansion, laboratory and prison, and things get ugly but no flies fly around to make them nastier. Enjoy!

classicsoncall Even without the presence of Vincent Price, "Curse of the Fly" turns out to be quite the effective sci-fi horror thriller, and for me, a welcome treat courtesy of my local library, since I didn't know this third entry in the "Fly" series even existed until today. The picture effectively follows up on events of the original Price thriller, which I remember to this day as one of the all time great horror flicks to leave it's indelible impression on my youthful upbringing. Even if it doesn't have the audacity of 'Pleeeasee, help meee", I thought the picture did a real fine job of spanning the generations utilizing the original teleporter gimmick.But gee, what's with the whole VE3TTF Montreal/G2FRR London business? Did the Delambre's really have to go through all that protocol just to talk to each other? It seemed pretty clever the first couple of times, but wore thin after awhile, and after all, who else would it be on the other end of the line? But I guess that's part of what gives this flick it's unique character. What's really unique though was the way the picture opens. That was a head scratcher actually, I had to check the DVD sleeve to be sure I was watching the right movie. Escaping from the Fournier Mental Hospital (nice set up), Pat Stanley traverses the Canadian countryside in her underwear until rescued, so to speak, by Martin Delambre (George Baker) on his way back home to Montreal. Now think about this - without ever questioning why she might have been traipsing around in her undies, the couple spends a week together before Martin pops the question. Not exactly the best recipe for a lasting marriage, but then again, there have probably been odder scenarios.The fact that you never even see a 'Fly' in this movie shouldn't come as a let down; the whole idea of the picture supports the premise of a Delambre legacy that resulted in tragedy the first time around, and continues to rear it's ugly head, or other mutations as the case may be. The creature effects are reasonably daring enough without going over the top, thereby helping to maintain suspense throughout. If I were rating the trio of pictures in the 'Fly' series, I'd place this second to the original starring Vincent Price. Brian Donlevy is convincingly conflicted and creepy enough to take up the Delambre mantle as he tries to keep his sons in line with the scientific mission. Besides the principals, Burt Kwouk and Yvette Rees are convincing as the loyal Asian servants, but one has to wonder - Tai and Wan - Taiwan? Who makes this stuff up?

Coventry "Curse of the Fly", Don Sharp's closure to the famous "The Fly"-trilogy, is a rather difficult film to comment on. It certainly isn't a bad film, but quite obviously not on the same quality level as the other two. Since you unavoidably WILL compare the three films, you can't but speak a little negatively about this third entry, even though nobody is really to blame. The first element that indicates a shortcoming here is the absence of horror icon Vincent Price, who played a fundamental role in the original film (dated 1958) and even the lead role in the direct sequel (dated 1959). At first I assumed Price refused to star in another sequel because he was too buzzzzzzzzzzy, or either because he didn't like the script. Turns out he's missing simply because he was under contract to an entirely different production company at the time (1965). There you go, nobody's fault. He's replaced by the very adequate Brian Donlevy ("The Quatermass Experiment"), but he can't help the fact he's not as charismatic or imposing as the almighty Vincent Price, now can he? Secondly, there are some severe obstacles in the script, which naturally doesn't handle about the amalgamation of human tissue with that of an ordinary housefly anymore. Like many of my fellow reviewers pointed out in their comments, there's not a horrid Fly-monster is sight, yet that's basically a good thing because, honestly, it wouldn't be very plausible if that same fatal error occurred over and over. Don Sharp and writer Harry Spalding actually did the best they could here, since they admirably attempted to add new story lines and dramatic situations to the basic concept of transferring matter through space. We're still in the laboratory-basement of the Canadian Delambre-family, where Henri and his two sons dedicate their lives to completing the work started by their father/grandfather Andre. Their noble vision of "telepodding" objects as well as humans from one location to another still doesn't function properly and they have 3 cages of horribly mutated guinea pigs to painfully prove this. On top of that, the oldest son Martin marries a girl who recently escaped from a mental institution. The police's search for her inevitably leads to the Delambre mansion and causes Inspector Ronet to dig up the family's dubious past. Don Sharp manages to make his contribution to "The Fly"-trilogy compelling and occasionally even suspenseful. Particularly the opening scenes, in which Patricia almost poetically recovers her freedom, is a stunning piece of cinema and definitely on par with the most stylish moments of the first two films. Another giant plus is the personal horror Martin Delambre experiences each day, going back and forth between his new love & his doomed first wife, as well as coping with a genetically inherited disease. "Curse of the Fly" is inarguably a redundant and unnecessary film, but still a good and competently made one. In case you're exclusively hoping to see another guy walking around with an eerie fly's head, you won't be very pleased. However, if you start watching the film with an open mind towards new & additional themes, you might agree it's an overall praiseworthy effort.

theshadow908 There's not a whole lot I can say for this terrible 3rd entry into the original Fly series. It tells the story of Henri Delambre, the son of the original scientist...Wait, wasn't his son named Phillipe? And didn't he become a fly in Return of the Fly? Guess we're supposed to ignore that. Anyway, Henri is trying to continue his father's work, but is failing miserably as you may suspect. Something about this film that may surprise you though, is that there is no Fly appearance. You read right. The Fly doesn't appear in this movie at all. Just a bunch of messed up people.With Vincent Price gone, there is no hope of seeing a good performance in this movie. This movie features some of the most wooden acting I've ever seen. It's like they figured there was no point and just slacked off. The dialogue and direction of the film are no better. This movie is slow, dull, and not even interesting at all. It's a movie that makes me wonder...What was the point? 1/10