Too much of everything

The Worst Film Ever

A Masterpiece!

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

The Delambre name is the only real connection to the first two films of the series. Phillippe is renamed Henri; Henri was the name in the short story not Phillippe but it would have made more sense in this 3rd film to keep his name Phillippe (a lot less confusing that way since it was changed to Henri in the first film).Also do not expect to see any Fly in this film. The teleportation device still has quite a few problems but flies are not one of them anymore. So in a way, this film is only connected to the first two films by the name Delambre and the teleportation device still having troubles. The problem is, with no Fly it's not really a Fly movie anymore, it's not what people are wanting to see which is The Fly.That's not to say this is a bad film because The Fly is not in this movie, it's just not as good as the first two and does not live up to it's name and film poster. It's a deceiving film, cashing in on the success of the first two films.5/10

To be sure, there are genuinely scary moments in this film, but the cons outweigh the pros. The opening sequence of the lovely Carole Gray making her escape from the insane asylum is very atmospheric. PROS: She's in bra and panties and the scene is in slow motion. CONS: But then George Baker (as Martin) sees her running down the road ,in her skivvies, in the Canadian night, and MARRIES her!?Then we're introduced to Martin's father, Henri (Brian Donlevy). It seems he's recuperating from something on a couple of sawhorses. PROS: Good laboratory set. CONS: Mr. Donlevy's voice rises to a laughable squeek when he gets agitated. The family's curse is being fanatical about matter teleportation. "Imagine being able to send help where it's needed INSTANTLY!", squeeks Henri.Various other characters are introduced: Chinese servants (Tai and Wan), the director of the asylum, the police inspector, the misshapen human teleportation guinea pigs, etc. PROS: good makeup on the "failures". CONS: A Caucasian actress trying to portray an Asian house servant. It's stupid and offensive, especially when she speaks in "Engrish".It all goes to Hell in the end, of course. The former lab assistants are fused horribly into a large, multi-limbed, gelatinous mass. Daddy gets disintegrated. Martin keels over and ages into a skeleton. The police inspector leads the now numb Ms. Gray away as the music swells.Thank God it's finally... THE END

"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.

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