The Blob
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Movie Reviews of The Blob
Movie Review: Prepare to be totally grossed out!
Summary: 4 Stars
There is nothng more terrifying than watching the young and beautiful destroyed, while being robbed of their lives. Even the concept of what this creature is and the ideas it gives the imagination of what it must feel like to have such a hideous creature, like this, traveling through every orafice of your beautiful body, while it dissolves you as you scream in horrific pain, goes without saying. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has thought these thoughts watching this film. But this is what makes for good horror.
Most scenes are a result of reverse filming, forward projection work and matt screening as well as latex modeling: Well done for the most part, but with some minor flaws in the effects and story line.
Given the paranoia of the pestulance that hit the earth, starting 1981; first with AIDS, then ebola, and many other unheard of pathogens before that time, this film, I think, best expresses the darkness, fear and death scenario of the time as our world became overwhelmed with plagues.
The death scenes in this are grizzly to say the least; with no respect given to life at all, thus adding to the suspense value. Except for some minor plot and effects flaws, I gave it four stars when it comes to addressing the subject of horror.
It's been 20 years since this remake was made. I figure we are all due for a new remake from Hollywood, using today's computer graphics any time soon. Won't that be a treat?! I suggest no one under age 15 should watch this and those who have epilepsy should skip the theatre scene with the strobing effect used; so as to avoid possible seizure from happening.
Movie Review: Great special effects for its time...NOT BAD AT ALL
Summary: 4 Stars
If you're looking for some top-notch acting...this is NOT for you. If you're looking for CGI special effects...this is NOT for you either. If you're looking for a killer script...well, this just may be that "killer" script you're looking for. What THE BLOB definately does have is some fantastic special effects, great shocking moments and one slimmy-mean BLOB. When THE BLOB captures its prey, it is frightening. Not to mention, creepy and graphic(and I mean it is graphic to the bone). I'm not crazy about some of the clay-mation effects. Thankfully there isn't many of these scenes. Sadly, some of the acting is poor. At times, it just seemed rushed or possibly the director didn't want to shoot some of the scenes over and try to get a better take. However, I'd say there's more "good" acting then bad. Maybe it's just an '80's thing? What really drew me in was how intense THE BLOB scenes were. There's a very good character build-up and when someone got killed...I felt it. Many kudos for that. I hate it when a horror flick just kicks right in and starts killing people. Those kind of movies have no emotional tie and really all you're doing is watching a blood-fest. If I'm going to watch someone die, there'd better be emotional tie with a purpose! THE BLOB has all the purpose in the world, TO GROW!
Not a bad popcorn movie...NOT BAD AT ALL.
Movie Review: Surprisingly good re-make of a classic
Summary: 4 Stars
This 1988 re-make of the classic 50's horror film may have a few misfires here and there and it may look a bit dated, but it's a surprisingly good re-make which is quite a rarity. Nightmare on Elm Street 3 director Chuck Russell, who would go on to direct the Mask and Eraser, is at the helm of this gross-out romp with Kevin Dillon starring as a teenage rebel outsider who allies himself with a cheerleader (Saw's Shawnee Smith) when a murderous, slimy, monster goes on a rampage through their small town. The blood and gore effects are great for their time, while the effects of the Blob monster itself look a little dated. Everything else about this re-make however is still better than you would expect, including some imaginitive deaths. The cast also includes ER's Paul McCrane, and look for small roles featuring Baywatch babe Erika Eleniak and David Lynch regular and Eraserhead star Jack Nance as a hospital doctor.Movie Review: I am your blob
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a perfect example of a horror movie that can only be scary to a child or someone who's not a regular horror movie watcher.
Think about it- a giant blob goes around and kills people. Isn't that funny? And isn't it even funnier to someone who's extremely familiar and huge fans of other horror classics such as the Exorcist, or any Stephen King movie? There's no WAY someone who's a big fan of those movies would be able to find any horror in a blob going around attacking people.
I remember as a kid I used to pretend my action figures were the victim of the blob on my bedroom floor- the blob being playdoh or silly puddy or something. Ah, I can still remember the smell of playdoh and silly puddy. You never forget it.
Anyway, it's not a scary movie to an adult, to put it simply, but it's entertaining enough to watch a couple times.
Movie Review: "Chew on that, slimeball!"
Summary: 4 Stars
As far as remakes go this one kicked a lot of [...], the one disappointing part (besides the fact that The Blob didn't attack [funny line removed by Amazon]) is the brief slow down in the middle of the film for the story twist.
Everything is rockin': The Blob's eating everybody in horrible ways, the pace is moving along quick, the character development is great, Kevin Dillon is strutting like his life depends on it, Shawnee Smith is lookin' good and I'm grinning like an idiot when all of a sudden everything screeches to a halt for a unneeded bit about where The Blob really comes from. Nobody cares. Get back to the action!
Worth checking out, better than the original and about 87 billion times better than BEWARE! THE BLOB. Phew. That one really stank.