The Fly ザ・フライ （５）

ザ・フライ

Brundle then reveals his desperate, last-ditch plan to Veronica—he will use the three Telepods (the third pod being the original prototype) to fuse himself, Veronica, and their unborn child together into one entity, so they can be the "ultimate family".

Veronica frantically resists Brundle's efforts to drag her into Telepod 1 and then accidentally tears off his jaw, triggering his final transformation into a monstrous combination of man and insect.

The Fly ザ・フライ （４）

ザ・フライ

Attempting to find a cure for his condition, Brundle installs a fusion program into the Telepod computer in order to dilute the fly genes in his body with pure human DNA.

To her horror, Veronica learns that she is pregnant by Seth, and cannot be sure if the child was conceived before or after his fateful teleportation. After she dreams of giving birth to a giant maggot, a terrified Veronica has Stathis Borans persuade a reluctant doctor to perform an abortion in the middle of the night.

The Fly ザ・フライ （３）

ザ・フライ

Seth and Veronica reconcile, and, shortly after his teleportation, Seth begins to exhibit what at first appear to be beneficial effects of the process—such as increased strength, stamina, and sexual potency.

He believes this to be a result of the teleportation process "purifying" his body. Veronica, however, is more concerned about Brundle's growing mania, as well as the strange, bristly hairs growing out of a previously-sustained wound in his back.

The Fly ザ・フライ （２）

ザ・フライ

PLOT

Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum), a brilliant but eccentric scientist, meets Veronica Quaife (Geena Davis), a journalist for Particle magazine, at a meet-the-press event held by Bartok Science Industries, the company that provides funding for Brundle's work.

The Fly ザ・フライ （１）

ザ・フライ

最近かなり忙しくて先週も一週抜けてしまったけど、今週はちゃんとやるよ～。

そんな今週は、自分の好きな映画ベスト１０には入る作品、デヴィッド・クローネンバーグ監督、ジェフ・ゴールドブラム主演の『ザ・フライ』（1986)。1958年に公開された同名の映画（邦題『ハエ男の恐怖』）のリメイク作品だ。

デヴィッド・クローネンバーグと言えば、1981年の監督作品『スキャナーズ』があまりに衝撃的だったけど（頭が破裂する特殊メイクが圧巻）、その他の映画も一風変わった映画が多くマニア向けと言える。

Van Helsing ヴァン・ヘルシング （５）

ヴァン・ヘルシング

Making his way to the laboratory, Van Helsing frees the Monster—but not before Dracula's spawn are given life. He then confronts Dracula. Van Helsing tells Dracula that his children will die if he is killed. Dracula confirms this to him whereupon Van Helsing becomes a werewolf and enters a final battle with Dracula (who turns into a giant bat-like creature).

Dracula reveals that Van Helsing is really The Archangel Gabriel, the Left Hand of God—as well as the one who originally murdered him. He offers to restore Van Helsing's memories, but Van Helsing refuses, deciding that "some things are better left forgotten".

Van Helsing ヴァン・ヘルシング （４）

ヴァン・ヘルシング

In Budapest, Van Helsing agrees to trade the Monster for Anna (never actually intending to submit the Monster), and hides the Monster in a cemetery before he and Carl head off to save Anna, who is at a masked ball which is later discovered to consist only of vampires.

At the ball, after placing her in a trance, Dracula attempts to seduce Anna, and nearly bites her in the process. Van Helsing and Carl manage to rescue her, but the Monster is captured and taken away on a boat. Escaping from Dracula's Summer Palace, Van Helsing, Anna, and Carl return to Castle Frankenstein, where they find all the equipment has been removed.

Van Helsing ヴァン・ヘルシング （３）

ヴァン・ヘルシング

Arriving in Transylvania, the two meet Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale), who tells them her brother Velkan (Will Kemp) was recently killed by a werewolf. Van Helsing then saves her from Dracula's brides as they attack the village, ending with Van Helsing killing Marishka as the others escape.

When Anna takes the pair back to her castle, she is determined to kill Dracula herself, but Van Helsing is unwilling for her to take the risk, knowing that she is the last of the Valerious family. When she resists, he gasses her to sleep and puts her in her bed.

Van Helsing ヴァン・ヘルシング （２）

ヴァン・ヘルシング

In 1887, Transylvanian Doctor Victor Frankenstein (Samuel West) brings to life his Monster (Shuler Hensley) with the aid of his assistant Igor (Kevin J. O'Connor), and Count Dracula (Richard Roxburgh).

Dracula kills Dr. Frankenstein after revealing that he helped him only so he could use Frankenstein's monster to bring his undead children to life, although this plan is revealed to the doctor off-screen. Frankenstein's monster then escapes to a windmill, which is burned down by a pursuing mob.