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Summary: Good, Goopy fun
Review: This is a great "drive-in" style film, similar to the original except that the special effects are much better. Its well worth a look.
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Summary: If it dosen't scare you, it'll gross you out
Review: I saw this when I was ten only a year ago and I never watched it again. It was a great movie don't get me wrong but it gave me nightmares and like in another review, I thought the blob was coming down on me due to leaky pipes in our cieling. The blob special affcts were great and the acting was good too, but like remakes, they sometimes don't follow the original. The blob first devours the old man, from his elbows down, he's fried and gooey like a pizza. Then it devours a teen who was sort of playing the part of steve mcqueen except his name was paul. In the scene, Paul runs intothe doctors office and dials nine one one after seeing the old mans fried up body. He has his back turned toward the door and dosen't see the blob sneak in and stick itself too the roof. A couple water droplet fall from the cieling near where paul has his hand, he looks up and the blob tumbes down on him. After giving out a blood curdling scream, his girlfriend runs into the office and see's her date being devoured by a gooey creature. She grabs his arm and febally trys to pull him out but to no aviel. By this time the blob had already sucked out his eye color and his skin was starting to turn pale, and in that instant, his arm melts off from his body sending his girlfriend flying through the air and slamming against the wall. The blob must have been made out of some sort of acidy fluid cause then paul melts. Its a great movie, but for those of you who can't stand gory things, this is not for you. I would recommend this to anyone who's a fan of horror movies.
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Summary: Campy but Entertaining Special F/X Movie.
Review: When a Meteor Crashes in the Planet Earth, an Alien Life-Form was inside the Meteor and then It`s Terrorrize the Civilans from a Small Town, which the Life-Form Ooze as it Devours the Inhabitants. When a Gouverment Amry Come to Help but They are Up to No Good. It`s up to the Two Teenagers (Kevin Dillon and Shawnee Smith) to stop the Alien Invaders.Directed by Chuck Russell (A Nightmare on Elm Street 3:Dream Warriors, The Mask, Bless the Child) brings a sometimes Frightening and Occasionally Comedic Remake of the 1958 Cult Classic. This may be the Best Horror Remake since The Fly from the Late Eighties. Some of the Visual Effects are Terrific. This Sci-Fi/Horror Thriller is a Absolute Entertaining Thrill Ride with Stomach to Take It. Screenplay by Chuck Russell and Frank Darabont (The Green Mile) from the Original Screenplay by Theodore Simonson and Kay Linaker, From the Story of Irving H. Millgate. Grade:B+.
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Summary: ThE bLoB will devour you
Review: An awesome 80s remake with great special effects. The blob lands in a small town and starts to devour everything in its way especially people. it gets bigger everytime it eats. cool scene with a lady trapped in a telephone booth by the blob. A definite movie if you like horror movies.
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Summary: pretty cheesy remake
Review: A cheesy remake of the perrenial drive-in favorite starring Steve McQueen, THE BLOB works well as an enjoyable thriller. This time starring Shawnee Smith and Kevin Dillon, the "Blob" of the title is a science experiment gone wrong that wreaks havoc in a sleepy town and terrorises the over-sexed teenagers who live there. From a droll screenplay written by Frank Darabont and Chuck Russell (who also directs this turkey), the film moves along nicely but pretty much only picks up in pace during the last half-hour or so. The film's only redeming feature is (of course) the titular Shawnee Smith who does a great send-up of Linda Hamilton's famous line in THE TERMINATOR. I won't wreck the surprise but you will be howling by the end thanks to the unintentionally-funny script and overall hammy performances. A pretty fluffy piece of schlock; nothing more nothing less. Also starring Candy Clark. The DVD includes the trailer.
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Summary: If the cover doesn't freak you out....
Review: The rest of the movie will.....! I've seen this move a great many times it used to be my all time fav movie at the ripe age of 4yrs(I'm now 16yrs), and well lemme tell you after not seeing it for a few years then watching it when I was 9yrs(In broad daylight)it scared me so much I thought for around 3months while lying in bed at the night, that the blob would drop from the ceiling(you'll understand this if you watch the movie)... This was one of the first and last horror movies I'll ever watch. But its worth a watch for horror fans... It really is a classic, I haven't seen the original version, but the effects in this movies are very good and well gross... There are several scenes so grossly gory that they will scare the living (...) outta ya!!! Its not really so much the gore that's scary, but the blob itself, you never know where its gonna be. This movie is full of suspense. But though I watched it many times as a child it is VERY innapropriate for children at that age... I wouldn't let them watch it, it'll prolly give them nightmares... I wont describe the movie itself, been done to many times... Just when you watch this don't expect to much(Cause if you dom no matter how good a movie is, you'll prolly be let down!!!)come in with an open mind and sit back and relax and and enjoy the show!!! God Bless ~Amy
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Summary: A frightening classic
Review: I personally am not a big horror moviegoer. Not that my stomach is queasy but just that they don't interest me that much anymore. The Blob on the other hand I,ve been watching many time since I was a kid and unlike many horror movies this one has held up well and is my all time favorite horror move. This movie is about a malignant life form from outer space that feeds on anything that moves, women, children, men, you name it, even animals. I can still recall when I once was afraid of the dark because no other horror movie scared me like this one did when I was younger. Today at 19 this movie still is a frightening masterpiece, far surpassing the 1958 version. The special effects and the scene of where the man was pulled down the drain leaves this movie forever written into the photographic cells of my memory. I will love this movie for many years to come. For those qho have queasy stomachs, stay away from this movie but for those who want some horror, this is an essential movie. I recommend it. Bravo for the greatest horror movie ever.
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Summary: One of my all-time favorite horrors!
Review: Back when I was a kid and my parents were still together (in the gone but not forgotten decade of the 80s), me and my mom used to go to the video store all the time and rent tons of horror movies. There were a few that we both liked so much that we would rent them over and over again, and "The Blob" was one of them. In "The Blob," a huge meteorite crashes on top of planet earth and releases a mysterious gooey substance that has a churning in its transparent stomach for human beings. This creature is very hot and it instantly devallows anybody that it can get its sticky hands (if it has any) on. Almost as mysterious as this galactic creature itself is a group of government workers who say they want to save the people, yet capture the alien in its live form. "The Blob" is great in every way. It has good acting, it's sort of scary, it's suspenseful, and the storyline is intriguing without ever getting even slightly boring. Probably the most captivating is the film's special effects. Even though this version of "The Blob" was made in 1988, its special effects are so great that they are not dated one bit. Even by today's standard, "The Blob" has some of the best special effects ever, in my opinion. During most of the running time, the movie follows a few teens around while the plot develops and the blob makes its deadly run. Whether it's swallowing somebody by aid of a drain, residing in the swamps, or taking over the city, this interstellar monster is fun to watch over and over for years and decades to come. "The Blob" isn't one of my favorite movies of all time just because I have some fond memories of watching it when I was growing up, I still watch it every chance I get these days because it is a GREAT movie. I don't have a DVD player yet, but I know that when I do get one, this 1988 version of "The Blob" will be one of the first movies that I'll purchase. I haven't seen the original version of "The Blob" yet, but I know one thing, even if the original is better, this 1988 classic will still be one of my favorite movies of all time....it's THAT good. If you like classic horror movies that are unforgettable and that don't know the meaning of getting old, purchase "The Blob" today!
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Summary: Great remake of a classic thriller.
Review: The remake of The Blob is a high octane monster movie packed with attacks and effects, for the first forty-five minutes or so. Then it slows down a little and settles into the typical monster on the loose with the teenagers saving the world plot that make those drive-in schlock fests of the fifties so much nostalgic fun. Once again a meteorite slams into earth and from within it slithers a blob of protoplasm that absorbs any flesh it comes in contact with. As the blob grows it becomes more and more aggressive in its attacks, each a show stopper, until it's oozing down main street USA, the populace running for their lives. Can it be stopped? Writer/director Chuck Russell (who co-wrote this with The Shawshank Redemption's Frank Darabont) is an obvious fan of fifties horror, this movie being one on 80s cinema steroids. While he doesn't neglect the characters, developing most of them enough to care about whether or not they are engulfed or narrowly escape the horrible fate of being an evening snack for the overgrown amoeba, the individual attack scenes are the highlights. Well worth the purchase price, or at least a rental. Recommended.
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Summary: Well-Polished Version of an 80's Horror Classic
Review: If you wish to read of my adulation for this grisly, shocking, excellent remake, just scroll down to my March '99 review "Steve Mcqueen, Eat Your Heart Out!" As far as the long-awaited DVD release of "The Blob" is concerned, I must say it is an absolute treat for this here horror/sci-fi buff! Just to see Chuck Russell's masterful film in its digitally remastered 1.85:1 widescreen glory, along with the original trailer feature, really made my collection's day! My only qualm is that Columbia/TriStar was rather remiss towards the sound design (still in 2.0 surround, just like my old VHS copy). "The Blob" is a film that is definitely made for a 5.1 or DTS mix with all of its explosions and the oozing, organic sound effects that helped breathed life into this infamous & reviled movie monster.
An awesome flick and a 4.5-star quality DVD...worth every cent.
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