The Blob

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Summary: Sometimes less is more!
Review: I saw this film because I was such a fan of the orignal version. What a dissapointment. This film goes heavy on the gross-out and special effects because the story is weak and full of holes. The original was much scarier because of what you didn't see. The imagination is a powerful tool. We can imagine much worse that what we see. Just knowing the blob was somewhere, without actually seeing too much of it provided me with years of nightmares. I own the DVD of the original and watch it at least six or seven times a year. Matt Dillon was the flavor of the month when the remake came out. His performance was less than remarkable. An earlier review mentioned that Dillon was a much better choice of teen angst/rebellion than was Steve McQueen. Interesting, where the hell has Dillon been since this abortion of a film? McQueen is an icon and is still much more popular than Dillon. McQueen is also dead.

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Summary: Very bloody movie, great effects
Review: This was a good flick. Lots of blood, carnage, and violence. The movie had some really gross scenes. A guy gets pulled down a drain, a jock gets dissolved at the hospital{this scene disturbed me the most} and another guy gets pulled through a ladder and is broken in two backwards. OUCH! There was nothing that I really didn't like about the movie. Just that there sometimes was a little too much blood. Certainly not for the weak at heart or stomach.

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Summary: Gruesome but Witless
Review: Not a big fan of 50's sci-fi, but the original Blob freaked me out something good. This one just doesn't retain the freakishness or eerie dread of the original. The special effects are definitely better and the gore factor is high, with the requisite shlock-horror bits of T&A thrown in for good measure. Highlights : Blob snaps man in half and pulls him through a small opening, Blob ambushes and explodes woman in phone booth; Dissolving boyfriend scene; Blob ambushes evil men in bio-warfare suits who want to kill blob; and the aforementioned sink scene which could be used as an effective deterrant to young people who want to become plumbers.

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Summary: This Time it Aint no Strawberry Jam
Review: Chuck Russell constructs a great remake of the original and has the audacity to kill off Donovan Leitch (SP?), the Steve McQueen type hero, all-american boy nearly at the very start. But Kevin Dillon fills in wonderfully as the James Dean rebel without a cause but plenty of clues to help save Shawnee Smith and the whole town from a biological man-made weapon which the secret powers that be want to use to destroy communism forever. The problem with this weapon is that it wants to eat us too so the military and CIA types really anger this thing and it darn near kills off everybody until.....well, the ending is too horrible to be believed...you'll have to see it for yourself. This is an excellent remake. Wait...what's that? It's..no! AAAUUUUUGGHHHH!

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Summary: Excellent!
Review: Ok, i was a fan of the original and i am also a great fan of this version. I don't know why it took so long for me to buy the video. I saw it when it 1st came out, but as i say, YOU gotta get this one! Also, my wife and I note that Kevin Dillon in this version looks like my brother did at the the time the movie was made. Its funnny, we always joke about it. Get the Movie!

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Summary: TERROR HAS NO SHAPE!
Review: Directed by Chuck Russell (Nightmare on elm st 3) this remake of a B-movie is definately worth a look. I saw the trailer to it and instantly wanted it in my horror collection. The effects are great, plenty of gore and an ending which opens doors to a sequel...

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Summary: Horror Movie Yes - Scary Movie No
Review: Okay, I admit I was kinda grossed out by The Blob itself but the movie wasn't scary at all. It is a bit sad though (in my opinion). It did have some pretty good special effects for the 1980's (a magical year for many). If you have a weak stomach, this movie IS NOT for you!

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Summary: Great FX! Not as scary as when I first saw it , though.
Review: This is one of the all time greatest remakes ever! I first saw this when I was 10 and it scared the heck out of me. I only watch it once a year to keep from getting sick of it.I never do , though. Why do so many people care about the character development in thse kinds of movies? I could care less who gets eaten , just as long as he gets eaten! Most of the people here love this movie , but I know there's someone out there complaining about acting. When you go to a movie entitled The Blob , do you go in looking for Oscar material? I don't think so! I'm just happy this movie has been treated better than John Carpenter's The Thing , another great remake. Critics hated it because they "said" there was no characterizition. They were complete idiots! Don't let anyone tell you The Blob is a crappy movie until you've seen it. Go by your opinion. If you like incredible FX , you've got it. Do you want to see a man pulled completely down a drain head-first.It's got that too. This is the perfect horror/scifi flick!

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Summary: COOL SPECIAL EFFECTS AND LOTS OF BLOOD.
Review: A good movie but not great as the plot is kind of jacked-up but, the special effects were good and it had lots of neat deaths. Definatly worth watching if you like blood.

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Summary: ONE OF THE SCARIEST MOVIES I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!!!
Review: I first saw this catchy sci fi flick on T.V. a few years back!!! I thought it was another lame movie, but I was wrong!!!! After watchin the 1988 remake of the blob, I was afraid of looking in my room vent for days!!!! From the beginning to the end, THE BLOB will scare the pants off you!!! Such gory and notable scenes such as the man being pulled down the drain scene [My personal favorite scene] to the boy in the sewer, this movie is shocking!!! BUY IT!!!!!!!!