The stuff is a b-horror film from the mid 80's. It is classified as a "body horror film". The general idea is that a substance is found that is one of the best tasting products in the world, but it is actually a living, hive mind creature intent on taking over humanity.After reading rave reviews about 'The Stuff', I decided to give it a go. I was raised on horror films from the 80's and 90's and am a gore hound at heart. The stuff was listed as one of the top body horror films of the 80's and it intrigued me.But it wasn't anything that I expected. For a body horror film, the stuff is incredibly non-violent. There are a few scenes that may be slightly disturbing, but it's few and far between. Further, the film suffers from terrible writing and characters that making completely stupid decisions. Scenes jump all over the place, the overall plot hardly makes any sense. A great example is when the main character Moe is trying to expose the stuff as a dangerous substance, so while trespassing on private property, instead of taking photos for evidence he decides he has to steal one of their trucks as evidence. I mean, what?Or how about how the film makes it look like that the entire population is in love with The Stuff, only to broadcast a radio show that says it's bad and suddenly they manage to just make it all go away? I mean really.I am no stranger to old horror films, but The Stuff is just absolutely absurd and boring in almost every capacity.

The Stuff is a horror comedy movie in the same vain with The Blob but much more funny and cheesy.THE STUFF came out of nowhere became the world most favorite dessert everybody love it although where or how it made such a mystery so a food company hire a industrial spies known as David 'Mo' Rutherford played our main character.David is a very likable guy and the ways he take advantage of others is so awesome.I really can watch this movie with him alone and probably never get bored when THE STUFF not around.In the end it open for a sequel but sadly never been made.I will make sure check out other Larry Cohen movie Q from 1982 that also starring Michael Moriarty soon

Personally I found "The Stuff" to be rather long, boring and difficult to sit through. Perhaps that was because it was nothing at all what I had expected it to be like.This horror-comedy means well and seem sort of a spoof on the genre with movies such as "The Blob", but it just doesn't really deliver a powerful enough punch to make a lasting impression. Plus, it in overall just doesn't really have that much appeal - to me, at least - which made it hard to endure.The very first time you see 'the stuff' is at some factory plant of sorts, found on the ground, and who in their right mind would pick up something thick, white, mucous stuff directly pouring out from the ground and start to eat it? It was just a tad too cheesy for my liking.As for the acting in the movie, well, given it is a movie from 1985, then I wasn't overly impressed. It seems clumsy and forced, trying to be too funny, but failing in the progress.There are far better horror-comedies out there, that far outshines "The Stuff". The most impressive thing about "The Stuff" was the amount of familiar faces that actually turned out to be in the movie. Plus they actually did a good job to make the marketing and merchandising of 'the stuff' actually seem real and plausible.But for a movie meant to entertain, I had to seek my entertainment elsewhere, as "The Stuff" just turned out to drag on for far too long and having no real appealing story to tell.

The Stuff was a nostalgic film for me. I remember seeing it at 8 or 9 on a Saturday afternoon television show which aired weekly horror films (Chicago natives might know to which show I refer) and had been eager to view it again as an adult; however 15 years later, nostalgia simply wasn't enough.Larry Cohen's The Stuff is a horror movie with a unique idea, a satire on America's consumption culture leading to the marketing of a deadly, addictive, frozen treat. However, the best ideas can fail if not executed properly.The acting in this film leaves much to be desired. While I did not go into this movie expecting acting on par with Oscar-caliber films, I was still quite disappointed in its mediocre acting and poor dialogue. The special effects in The Stuff are relatively good considering the b-movie quality and budget of this film. However, the music and sound effects seemed very disjointed and out of place; usually conflicting with the events occurring in the movie.Overall, The Stuff presents an interesting idea that had potential to be a good sci-fi/horror film, but The Stuff simply fails as a good movie; however, it's not unwatchable, and might prove to be a "fun" distraction if you're looking for a campy, mediocre movie with which to kill an evening.3.5 out of 10.