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Originally Posted by Lord Voldemort
Heh I haven't seen The Thing since forever. The way you describe it makes me want to watch it again.
I saw the 00's remake and even though I didn't remember much from the 80's version I knew it was better.
As for The Fly's final moments; it's abruptness is what made it so powerful, in my mind. The fact that there would be no happy Hollywood ending makes its so rewatchable. Knowing from the second he was spliced with that insect Grundel's fate was forever sealed; making death his only alternative. Such an ending elevated the film as a timeless masterpiece.
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SPOILERS....
I didn't have a problem with the story having Seth trying to absorb his pregnant lover, or him getting fused with machine, or his ending death. On the contrary, they're most fitting for this anti-ubermensch tale.
My problem was with the films focus being derailed, so close to the climax conclusion, by Gina Davis' birth nightmare and and abortion contemplation upheaval. IMO, that was a critical focus mistake.
It's inclusion is generally better suited to a novel, or ensemble cast TV series, not a razor sharp character tragedy driven film.