Veronica has just given birth to Martin, the child of her union with Seth Brundle who at the time of conception was a human/fly genetic hybrid. Veronica will die during child birth and Martin will become the property of Bartok Inc. The company that supplied his father with equipment and materials.

It is soon learned that Martin is extremely gifted, which Bartok hopes to use so little Martin can perfect his father's work, and not just because of his bizarre birth. Martin has superior IQ and grows at the rate of about 5 regular human years to one of his. Raised and studied in the solitude of Bartok Inc., by none other than Mr.Bartok himself Martin (Played as an adult by Eric Stoltz) soon tires of the constant experiments and observation in his Big Brother like world.

After and accident during a routine test Martin begins the same slow transformation his father did, only Martin willingly accepts it in order to get revenge on Bartok and his corporation. John Getz reprises his role as Stathis Barars in this sequel to explain to Martin what he is becoming and who his father is. Daphne Zuniga plays the love interest.

There is good effects and gore in this one and an incredible head smashing sequence, but that’s not the most disturbing sequence in this movie.

ALMOST A SPOILER ALERT!!! The Fly II has THE most touching scene in any horror movie ever. When Martin is a little boy he befriends a Golden Lab who is a test animal, after a horrific accident Martin believes the dog to be destroyed only to find out a year later that the poor creature has been kept alive. What happens next I cannot even watch anymore and have to fast forward through. This incident only makes the ending of this movie that much more enjoyable. Any animal lover be forewarned, but like me I hope you cheer at the ending.

8/10

I'm really pleased to see a postive review for this film on Horrorwatch. I never did understand the revulsion people seemed to experience en masse when The Fly II came out. As sequels go, I've seen far, far worse.

I genuinely enjoyed watching Eric Stoltz as Martin Brundle (the son of Seth Brundle from the original Fly) and Daphne Zuniga as his love interest, Beth. I felt the continuation of the Bartok Industries storyline was hanndled in a manner that logically expanded the central conciet of the original film, and I was surprised to find that I found Chris Walas's design for the fully "evolved" Martin Brundle to be superior to the look of the creature from the first film.
Decent gore quotient, and - as Prime indicated- a very sad and surprisingly poignant subplot involving Martin's canine friend.

The final shot in this film is an absolute classic..never has the image of a solitary housefly capped a moment of such pure and incorruptible vindication for an audience. It would be a real shame if fans of solid horror filmmaking missed out on this solid little sequel because of the ill deserved press it received upon its intiital release.

Chris Walas- who executed the visual F/X in both modern Fly films - stepped into the directors chair this time around, taking on the unenviable task of following David Cronenberg. All things considered, I'd say he did a remarkable job.

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