JoeyBagOfDonuts

So I just finished watching this. I'm kinda numb. I mean I just don't know what to think anymore. I'm not sure what is real and what is delusional. Ok maybe not to that extreme but this movie went to a place that I only imagined to exist. I've been watching horror movies for over 50 years and in all that time I don't think I've ever witnessed anything so disturbing as The Substance. Let's start with a life lesson. You may not be happy with yourself, your life, etc. That is a far cry from where you could wind up though. There's nothing wrong with self improvement, but sometimes the price exceeds the reward. And that is where this movie has gone. I always thought that The Fly (the remake with Jeff Goldblum) went to lengths to gross out the viewer. That movie was a stroll in the park compared to this. Re-animator and From Beyond tried to do it as well, and they were good for their time. But this movie.... I don't have the words to describe the experience. I have a tendency to nod off while watching movies... but this one kept me awake and focused. Even The Human Centipede didn't reach the heights of gross out horror as this. I wish I could share the experience with someone but I don't know anyone who would want to watch it with me. Would you?

I felt like I was watching that TV show. The weird thing is, I actually liked this movie. The two stars actually did a good job portraying the opposite sex.

If only they had the heart, the drive, and the will to make it..... I watch the movie every once in a while... not because I liked it, but because I have trouble remembering it. I remember the beginning.... up till they leave the subway station through the access manhole. From then on my memory gets a little fuzzy... and I wonder if it's the movie or me....