Perry Kate
Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
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
Matylda Swan
It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.
Rainey Dawn
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
Scott LeBrun
The original theatrical series of "Fly" films from 20th Century Fox concluded with this decent entry. In a very atmospheric opening, a young woman named Patricia Stanley (Carole Gray) escapes from a mental institution. Soon, she runs into Martin Delambre (George Baker), one of the current generation of Delambres. This eternally stubborn family is STILL trying to make their teleportation machines run without a hitch. Well, it turns out that they CAN now teleport human beings, but not without biological side effects. The guinea pigs all develop mutations.It may first come as a disappointment that there are no humans with fly heads in this sequel. Instead, the effects involve more limited use of makeup. But as guided by Australian born director Don Sharp ("Psychomania"), "Curse of the Fly" is a reasonably enjoyable addition to this series that goes off on its own merry way instead of offering a retread of the earlier stories. It's got appropriate laboratory sets, a fine music score by Bert Shefter, and some wonderfully moody cinematography by Basil Emmott. The tale spun by screenwriter Harry Spalding has a romantic angle (Patricia and Martin quickly fall in love and are content not to tell each other much about themselves) and, ultimately, a tragic one as well, which is right in line with the first film.Spalding does also exhibit a sense of humour. The Asian assistants are named Tai and Wan (!) (and are played by "Pink Panther" series regular Burt Kwouk and Yvette Rees). The cast performs the material with all the sincerity they can muster. Both Baker and Gray are appealing. Michael Graham is good as disapproving son / brother Albert, as is Jeremy Wilkin as the detective on the case. Brian Donlevy has a nicely authoritative presence as the father who doesn't want anything jeopardizing his scientific work.Nothing special here, but a solidly entertaining sci-fi story.Six out of 10.
Spikeopath
The Curse Of The Fly is the third instalment of the original series of films born out of the short story written by George Langelaan. Here in this one, a vast improvement on the awful Return Of The Fly, we are with the descendants of doomed Andre Delambre from the first and best original feature film. The links and time frames are rather tenuous, but the basic core of matter transportation still remains, with obviously less than great experimentation results!. Playing out more as a science fiction thriller than a outright horror picture, Curse Of The Fly has oodles of atmosphere and a genuine feel of a tragic melodrama, it also boasts the watchable talent of Brian Donlevy as Henri Delambre. It opens with a fabulous sequence and ends with a very satisfying conclusion, while the make up effects of the creepers certainly don't embarrass the film at all. For sure there is the usual cheese that comes with this up and down genre, but as low grade genre films go, this one most definitely holds up rather well. 6/10
nobodyfred
I wasn't too impressed by "Return of the Fly", but it still fascinated me! When I learnt that there was a third one, I was quite intrigued to see it. I just watched it for the first time on DVD, and I was quite impressed on how smart the story was, and even though there is no Human-Fly monster in it (which, to be honest, is a smart approach), I thought it was more clever to base the movie around the Delambre legacy, rather than focus on the whole "man gets gene-spliced with a fly" blah blah blah! To be honest, I was expecting something REALLY dreadfully cheesy, but surprisingly, I loved it! The visuals (especially, the opening credit sequence, very well thought up!), and the originality of it is superbly done! It's got the classic horror movie style down perfectly! True its not as frightening as say... Alien, but, for its time (1960s), the mutant make up and story are very well sorted! TOTALLY UNDERRATED!
