‘THE SUBSTANCE’ (Starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley) | Official Trailer | MUBI (9/20)

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In what way?

Here's some I noticed, and a few are ones I saw when I googled the two.

I instantly thought of The Shining when we see the carpet with a repetitive pattern in a narrow hallway.
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The bathrooms at the studio and the red bathroom from The Shining have a similar aesthetic.
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This might be a reach but with all the other Shining references I don't think so.
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I didn't think of this watching the movie, but it makes perfect sense that Sue is the young lady in room 237 and Elisabeth is the old lady. I caught the nods that Elisabeth was turning into an old witch or "Crone".
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Here's a good collage of gifts from The Shining and The Substance.
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I didn't get this one either. I haven't seen 2001 in a long time but looking at them its obvious.
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Some other horror movies

Re-Animator
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This blog has good examples. There's more but I picked the 2 that I thought of when I saw the Substance.
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The Fly
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From Beyond
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I think the star earings that sue wears is a reference to Coralie Fargeart's rape revenge movie, Revenge.
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Revenge has a bunch of gratuitous butt shots in the movie like The Substance. Demi Moore is the model from the I Spit on Your Grave Poster
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this movie is amazing 10/10


ETA: People walked out of this movie. Are you serious?

What did they expect out of a horror movie?

No problem seeing a person get sliced up or get their head blown off but seeing
some saggy boobs and some weird looking old chick
is a problem.
 
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