Story Synopsis:
This David Cronenberg-directed version of The Fly stars Jeff Goldblum as Seth Brundle, the hapless scientist whose experimentation with teleportation mutates him into a grotesque fly-like creature. Geena Davis is Veronica Quaife, an intrepid journalist who fell in love with science-boy while covering his research, goes above and way beyond the call of girlfriend duty as she stands by her, um, man. (Laurie Sevano)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD picture is impressively clean and clear, no doubt due to very well-restored source elements! A slight haze and a color palette of a different era are all that date this movie. Hues are well balanced, with accurate fleshtones, and deep blacks. As is the case with many movies from the 1980s, a slightly reddish characteristic is noticed in the color scheme, affecting fleshtones and whites. Contrast and shadow delineation are nicely rendered throughout. Overall, this DVD is quite impressive, very nicely delivering the visuals with a clean picture virtually devoid of any pixelization and rare edge halos. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital and DTS® Digital Surround™ 5.1-channel soundtrack is enjoyable, with most of the background noise cleaned up nicely (although there are scenes where heavy amounts of background noise can still heard, which is accented more in the DTS track), and a more spatially aggressive mix that makes full use of its wide front soundstage. The surround channels are used throughout the presentation, but with both channels fed a mono signal for much of their use, it can create a noticeable center back image instead of distinct split surround envelopment. There are times when the surrounds are split, however, which adds a great deal to the experience. Fidelity is quite pure for the film’s age, sounding much better than the original DVD release. This rerelease is actually quite enjoyable. (Danny Richelieu)