The Fly

David Cronenberg's grisly remake of the 1958 film of the same name, The Fly, essentially takes the premise of the original and follows it through to its natural, extreme conclusion - something not possible at the time of the original's conception, due to technological limitations. Though Cronenberg - along with his co-author Charles Edward Pogue - essentially keep the basic story the same as the original, they take the opportunity of the remake to expand the horrific tale into more thematically satisfying directions; many have read their version of the film as a metaphor for AIDS. Still, what makes this particular remake so successful is the uncompromising (and brutal) commitment with which Cronenberg pursues the idea of a man transforming into a man/fly hybrid creature.