Friday, July 22, 2011

Film Friday: The Stuff


Well gang, here it is. The Stuff. I've had this movie on my list for a long time now and I've finally gathered the courage to watch it.  Let me just say right off the back, this movie is exactly one Grandpa Seth away from being Troll 2.

I'm not going to sugar coat it for you, folks, this movie is about ice cream fungus zombies.  Confused? Let me explain.  The premise is basically as follows: Some miners find this goop bubbling out of the ground and decided to eat it because their all Appalachian and hungry or something. Anyway, said goop tastes delicious and instantly becomes a nation-wide sensation, replacing ice cream and frozen yogurt as the number one frozen dessert. 
Well surprise, surprise, campers because it turns out you shouldn't eat goop that bubbles out of the ground. The Stuff is actually a living organism that controls those that eat it by eating them from the inside out and then turning them into it's own personal Gundam or w/e.

I'm know what you're thinking. By all intents and purposes this movie should be total crap. But guys and girls listen, there are some things in life that defy logic and much like life in Jurassic Park somehow The Stuff  "finds a way."

First of all, there's the ridiculously cheesy effects, the unpredictable nature of The Stuff, and of course, the karate-wielding ice cream mogul Chocolcate Chip Charlie.

Long story short, this movie is still incredibly cheesy but it has some awfully redeeming moments.


Still, Grandpa Seth would have been nice.


3 out of 5 goop-eating hillbillies






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