The Fly Collection

Shipped fast got here in great condition, filled with five great movies what more could you want

This is the definitive Fly box set, I highly doubt Disney will put these out on 4K any time soon because they are a bunch of schmucks. The transfers for The Fly 58,86, and Return are the same as the Fox releases, this is Curse of the Fly and Fly II's blu ray debut in the US so the transfers are a bit different. The Fly 58 looks fine and I see no fault with it, it has amazing DTS sound and some features. Same goes for Return/Fly. Curse/Fly's transfer is serviceable but nothing exceptional, there really isn't much to compare it too since it's so obscure but it does sound good. The Fly 86 looks solid enough, but it could use a fresh remaster because this HD master is quite old. It has very good audio options including the original stereo track which hasn't been seen since the VHS/LD era and exclusive to this release, there are a bunch of new extras as well with everything ported over from the old discs. The Fly II transfer looks quite good, a big step up from the previous DVD and has two audio tracks, a DTS 5.1 and original DTS 2.0 stereo. Surprisingly this one has the most features in the box set new and old. All and all, buy this before it goes OOP.

Nice box set for the money.

The five stars goes for the Cronenberg film alone. It’s an awesome little set. I wish it had digital copies but at least when the internet dies I can still watch these beauties.

all are entertaining

I like this series of movies. Especially the first one. Not just a horror movie, but a bit of lesson in morality, too. Most people have seen these things by now, so there's no point in going into any detail; but, they make for an enjoyable evening in front of the tube. I'm a bit surprised that more of these movies aren't being put out in 4K now that so many tv's support it. 1080-P is a step back, but when compared to 720-P it isn't, so we can all be glad of that. The picture looks good in these, nice colors, good detail. A good translation. For older folks like myself, older movies are a good break from what is being put out nowdays, as plots migrate more and more toward unrealistic action and adventure with acrobatics and cgi replacing actual acting. And, has anyone else noticed how difficult it is to pick out the voices in these new movies? In the past enunciation was stressed and demanded by directors, making dialog very intelligible in films. There is so much whispering now in movies along with too loud background music that it is very hard for an older fella to understand what is being said. No such problems in this collection of movies.

Not a big fan of all the movies, but the original The Fly from 1958 and the remake from 1986. Both are terrific. In my opinion, one of the extras, a documentary on the life of Vincent Price, was worth the full box price all by itself. BlueRay HD picture and sound is terrific. The only negative is that the original The Fly is in 4x3 aspect ratio, which is what it was filmed in, so it does not fill a typical 16x9 aspect ratio screen. This set is a BUY!

I was really looking forward to getting this boxset and wasnt disappointed after going through each of the movies. The quality is stunning and each movie has a decent amount of extras packed in, especially Cronenberg's adaptation. Included in this set are as follows: the original 1958 film, Return of the Fly, Curse of the Fly, the 1986 adaptation, and the Fly 2. Prior to obtaining this boxset the only film in this collection that I had seen was Cronenberg's version due to my great interest in his work and I enjoyed it. The 1958 film is charming in a 50's B-movie way and seeing Vincent Price is always welcome. According to the extras though, the real gem here is Curse of the Fly. For years this film sat in relative obscurity and was difficult to obtain for home viewing. Conceptually I'd rank it higher than Return of the Fly but sadly the execution wasn't very satisfying.Overall I'd highly recommend picking this set up to see a collection of some classic horror films. Enjoy!