Spoonatects Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Aiden Melton The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Donald Seymour This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

JaydoDre In this movie there is a recurring subplot of a typical slasher film being shown at the local movie theater. After certain events of The Blob, a character says that this will cause him to never see another one of these scary movies. This all feels like some meta commentary by the makers on The Blob itself and is just one of the signs that they did not take this movie too seriously. The other sign: the effects in this movie. The practical gore effects are good, but at the same time they are increasingly comical, and at some points look more like slapstick. My partner and I were laughing out loud during every death, and at the way the titular Blob stalked and chased its victims. The creators could not have been unaware of how their effects looked. Even the name of the movie is kind of funny. The humour of the action, whether international or unintentional, is only underlined by the fact that the rest of this movie is played straight and the quality is alright. Elements established early in the story pay off later on; the acting is alright; the conversations are not the best but not bad for a horror flick; characters are properly established and the central characters have a bit of an arch to them. Sadly, the movie doesn't go far enough into one or the other direction. It is not purposefully funny enough to be a dark comedy and too funny to be a horror movie, which plants it much closer to the so-bad-that-it's-good territory than to any other. In short, this movie is kind of awesome. It's a question whether or not the people behind it realize the reasons why it's awesome, but in any case, it's worth watching. The Blob is a good example of horror slapstick.

jadavix The blob is a viscid, amorphous creature, which looks like a huge jellyfish. It comes to Earth in the shell of a fallen meteorite, where it immediately dispatches the vagrant who discovers it, and then works through the usual hierarchy of horror movie casualties: sex mad teens, cynical working stiffs, and finally, shady government bureaucrats.The film is a remake of the '58 Steve McQueen vehicle, but, as I'm sure I don't have to tell you, this version's Kevin Dillon is no Steve McQueen. His mullet does steal the show, but he's an obnoxious screen presence; perhaps all too convincing as a moronic delinquent teenager.This remake also came after Watergate, meaning that the government types are maybe the real bad guys; at least, they would be in a better movie, which would have developed these guys to people you hate. Here, they're just callous a-holes.There's also a particularly creepy, unpleasant child actor, who I feel I must have seen in other '80s flicks; or perhaps there were just a bunch of child actors around in the '80s who looked and acted that way, or a lot of roles that required them.The movie also has a cameo from Jack Nance, but this is not a movie you watch for the actors. It's a creature feature, and after all this time, the effects are still really impressive, making "The Blob" a great schlock fest, even if its story and characters aren't up to much.

sol- Made on a bigger budget with better special effects, this 'Blob' remake from 'A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors' director Chuck Russell and 'The Mist' screenwriter Frank Darabont is a far creepier experience than the original ever was. Memorable, unsettling moments include an arm being ripped off a teenager that the blob is consuming and the shock reveal of a literally half-eaten corpse on a hospital bed. What truly distinguishes the 1988 version from the 1958 take though are the scattered intelligent attempts to explain the presence of the blob and how it landed in the town. At one point, it is likened to a 'plague', possibly part of the asteroid that is said to have wiped out the dinosaurs; at another point, it is speculated that it is military biological warfare with Cold War tensions hinted at. The remake does little to improve on the characters and the performances though. The notion of a town imbued with cynical adults unwilling to believe any teenagers or kids is sadly missing here and the most likable teen character is killed off very early on. Never to mind, the film is entertaining until the end with lots of well-placed humour (condon-buying shenanigans; horror movie cinema audience reaction shots edited against various blob attacks; a cutaway to red jelly being slurped) and while all the carnage during the final few scenes grows a little recycled and tiresome, the sheer terror of the blob is felt throughout. The ending also leaves open room for a sequel that never eventuated, though a further remake for the 2010s is apparently in the works.

jacobjohntaylor1 This a great movie. It is one of the scariest movies of all time. 6.3 is underrating it. The 1958 version is very scary. This one is scarier. The 1972 version is just crap. This one is a lot better. The story of a space monster that come to earth one a meteor. This movie has a great story line. It also has great acting. It also has great special effects. This one remake that is better then the original. This one the best scenes fiction movies ever. This is a great movie. See it. Kevin Dillion is a great actor. This is one very scary movie. Shawnee Smith is a great actress. If this movie does not scary you then no movie will. This movie is a must see.