"The Fly" is a lot of fun with plenty of creeps shocks and even a bit of gore. Right from the start "The Fly" shows us a rather gory scene of a man who's head has been crushed by his wife using an industrial press. You don't normally see gore like this in any 50's sci-fi feature so this brings an initial shock. The story then settles in to recall the story of the characters leading up to the murder. We find out that the husband/scientist had invented a transportation machine that can beam things Star-Trek style from one cabinet to another. I don't think the story of "The Fly" is a mystery to any self-respecting sci-fi fan so let's just say the scientist tries to transport himself and well that's where the fun begins. The behavior of wife Helene is curious. She loves her husband so much that she goes to great lengths to help him. The story centers on her and that's a good thing because Patricia Owens shines as wife Helene. I really don't want to spoil what I think are some neat surprises but I have to say that the reveal of the scientist's transformation to Helene is a great moment. Even greater are his final moments of rage when he fights his crazed impulses until he ends up destroying his lab. Very late in the movie there is a scene that is very creepy and is one of my favorite sci-fi/horror moments of all time. It looks so weird and is such a shock...let's just say when you hear "Help Me! Help Me!" you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. It scared the Hell out of me as a kid and still gives me shivers today. The only drawback of "The Fly" is that about 50 minutes crawl by before we get to the terrifying fallout of the scientist's experiments.