The Stuff
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Movie Reviews of The Stuff
Movie Review: The Stuff ... there's never enough!
Summary: 5 Stars
The stuff is an alien substance of sorts, found bubbling out of the ground in small towns across the United States. It looks like ice-cream, tastes great, but ... once it takes hold of you, it becomes addictive and deadly. But what is its secret ingredient?Enter Michael Moriarty ('Troll', 'Courage Under Fire'), who is hired as an industrial saboteur by representatives of a food company to discover just what makes the stuff so addictive. As the stuff becomes more readily available, the people selling it are no longer content to merchandise through the smaller outlets. They begin to advertise it nationwide.
David 'Mo' Rutherford (Moriarty) tracks the stuff across the country with the help of Nicole (Andrea Marcovicci) and a young boy, Jason (Scott Bloom), witnessing its effects on the population. During their efforts, they are assisted by Col. Malcolm Grommett Spears (Paul Sorvino) and the wacky cookie entrepreneur, Chocolate Chip Charlie (Garrett Morris, 'Saturday Night Live'). As the film progresses, it becomes impossible to know just who to trust, and resisting the stuff becomes increasingly difficult.
Larry Cohen has become a hero to those whose interests are in cult horror/sci-fi films, having turned out classics like 'A Return to Salem's Lot', 'The Ambulance', and 'Q: The Winged Serpent'. This is his fourth collaboration with Moriarty and it is well worth the money. 'The Stuff' contains comedy, action, science fiction, and horror - a combination of 'The Blob' and 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers', with Cohen's crazy sense of humor thrown in for good measure.
Also stars Brian Bloom, Danny Aiello, and Patrick O'Neal.
Bonus features on this edition include an informative audio commentary with director, Larry Cohen, TV Spots, original theatrical trailer, and widescreen presentation.
Buy it! You'll be addicted.
Movie Review: "Tonight, America Is In Grave Danger..."
Summary: 5 Stars
Michael Moriarty (THE HOLOCAUST), Andrea Marcovicci (THE HAND), Garrett Morris (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE), Paul Sorvino (GOOD FELLAS), Danny Aiello (BLOOD BROTHERS), Patrick O'Neal (SILENT NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT), Alexander Scourby (BECAUSE OF YOU), Colette Blonigan (DINER), Frank Topher (THE PLATINUM TRIANGLE), Brian Bloom (CONFESSIONS OF A SORORITY GIRL), Peter Hock (GOD TOLD ME TO) and Scott Bloom (EXILE) star in Larry Cohen's (IT'S ALIVE, Q: THE WINGED SERPENT) cult satirical horror/comedy THE STUFF. The plot is a popular desert has taken the nation by storm. What the public doesn't know is that it is a creature eating out our insides and go on to another host after it finishes someone off. Now it is up to an industrial saboteur (Moriarty), a female broadcaster (Marcovicci), a cookie entrepeneur (Morris), a military colonel (Sorvino) and a young boy (Bloom) must expose the Stuff's secret side effects. This movie has many memorable scenes/lines. One at the top of the list is Moriarty's catch phrase, "You know why they call me Moe? 'Cause anytime my friends give me money I always want mo." I said mo at the end because he pronounces it that way. Another funny moment is Sorvino's character's catch phrase. Sorvino's catch phrase is "Kill them sons of b****es!" Another moment that will most likely stick to someone when they watch it is when Garrett Morris's head stretches to a couple feet long/wide. His mouth looked like the mask's mouth from SCREAM. If you can, check this movie out. I thought of it as a BLOB rip-off but it is nothing like it. Infinity out of 5 star rating.Movie Review: This Stuff'll Kill Ya
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of those movies I saw a million times as a kid. When I was 10 or so and I'd wake up at 2 or 3 a.m. for some reason, turn on the tv-HBO mind you-and I'd usually catch this. Now I'm crusty and old(I turned 26 today), and I still love this movie. I was in it for the gruesomeness as a kid, but now I get the humor and overall message of the film. This was the first Larry Cohen movie I saw, and it made me a fan for life. An underappreciated director if I ever saw one. Most film snobs have and will always think of him as a hack exploitation director-which he is, but a very good one. As you all know, the "stuff" is a alien parasite -type substance that becomes the newest taste sensation. People get hooked on it and become slaves to it. It leaves their body and returns at will. It makes people crazy and homicidal. It oozes from them when they're shot. Moe Rutherford(who hates sweaty palms) gets down to the nitty gritty and exposes the whole corperate conspiracy. Considering this is a low budget film from 1985, the stop motion effects look pretty darn cool. Cohen did very well with his limited budget. Did this play in the theaters? I'm sure it did somewhere. I'd suggest renting if you haven't seen it, coz it may not be your cup of tea. If you have and like it, you can't go wrong for the price. Anchor Bay did a good job(as usual) with this one. It isn't loaded with extras, but the film looks good and you can listen to Larry Cohen on the commentary! Good stuff.Movie Review: Mmmmm, tasty!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Stuff is quite possibly one of the greatest films ever made. Mo Rutherford and Chocolate Chip Charlie are two of cinema's greatest heroes. Although the effects are sometimes of a poor quality, the story, the characters and the acting are (in most cases) fantastic. I read another review that claimed "...no intelligent adult should watch this film". Whoever wrote this should be truely ashamed of this merciless attack on one of the most terrifying and hilarious films ever made. If Mo Rutherford actually existed I'd have him over to their house to sort them out.
My only complaint about the film is that Chocolate Chip Charlie doesn't feature enough. A man with such a cool name should definitely be given a greater role. His immortal line, "My hands are lethal weapons", is one of the greatest pieces of dialogue ever commited to film. Charlie's horrific death was a twist I never seen coming and to this day it haunts my dreams.
So, to summarise: The Stuff is one of the greatest purchases I have ever made. A truely fantastic film that both terrifies and delights in equal measures. Highly recommended.
Movie Review: the worst movie i have ever seen
Summary: 5 Stars
Larry Cohen is so incredibly unsubtle in every gaudy, ridiculous move he makes, but "The Stuff" takes the cake. This movie is hilarious. I can remember few times in which I have watched my television and had so much fun. Every cut away shot, every leap in logic, every incontinuity of this movie is burned in my brain. I have seen a lot of movies, and this is the most poorly written, directed, and executed of them all. Every time the film tries to be subversive, it hits you in the face with a hammer, and every time it doesn't do this, you have no idea what's going on. This movie is nothing, absolutely nothing, short of terrible. In every respect.
That said, I love "The Stuff". See it, and consider yourself part of the club. I guarantee you won't regret it.