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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By "larssongod"
Format:VHS Tape
Ah, The Blob. I first saw this movie when i was about 12 years old, and still remember it well to this day, as it was genuinely scary in certain scenes. Sure, its cheesy too, but that just adds to the joy! Basically we are led to believe an alien has fallen too earth, only this one eats everything it comes across!Or could the creature be a result of some hideous government experiment?! At the start of the movie the creature is tiny, by the end...you do the math! Favourite scenes in the movie are when the old tramp finds the Blob and makes friends with it...and the crazy old preacher with his little "surprise" at the end. Could have done with Steve Mcqueen (like the original) for added coolness, but a great way to waste a couple of hours.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
It is currently the trend in Hollywood at the moment to remake classics, and horror is the biggest victim of all genres. Movies such as Dawn of the Dead, the Texas Chiansaw Massacre, The Fog, When a Stranger Calls and The Omen have all recieved this treatment and the end is result is always the same. Crap!
But in the 1980's some truly classic remakes were released that were superior to the originals in many ways (usually because the director was a fan of the original and wanted to pay homage to that). John Carpenter's The Thing and David Cronenberg's The Fly were far more impressive than the 1950's movies they were inspired by and that can also be said for the 1988 remake of The Blob.
Inspired by a rather naff Steve McQueen movie, Chuck (A Nightmare On Elm Street 3, The Mask) Russell's reimagining was a fun, gore-packed sci-fi horror that featured Matt Dillon's younger brother Kevin as the lead anti-hero, with Saw's Shawnee Smith as the cheerleader-cum-heroine, who try to save small town America from a jello-like substance that devours everything in its path.
While a little cheesy in places, this movie is hugely enjoyable and should be a lesson to modern directors that if you're going to remake a movie, do it properly!
But in the 1980's some truly classic remakes were released that were superior to the originals in many ways (usually because the director was a fan of the original and wanted to pay homage to that). John Carpenter's The Thing and David Cronenberg's The Fly were far more impressive than the 1950's movies they were inspired by and that can also be said for the 1988 remake of The Blob.
Inspired by a rather naff Steve McQueen movie, Chuck (A Nightmare On Elm Street 3, The Mask) Russell's reimagining was a fun, gore-packed sci-fi horror that featured Matt Dillon's younger brother Kevin as the lead anti-hero, with Saw's Shawnee Smith as the cheerleader-cum-heroine, who try to save small town America from a jello-like substance that devours everything in its path.
While a little cheesy in places, this movie is hugely enjoyable and should be a lesson to modern directors that if you're going to remake a movie, do it properly!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Mr.Markzilla
Format:DVD
The original Blob with Steve McQueen is, and always will be a sci-fi classic, this 1988 remake follows the same plot line as the original but is heavier on the effects.
Now-a-days we've got hundreds of remakes flooding the cinemas and DVD shelves, most of tem are awful...Nightmare On Elm Street and Halloween come to mind. But the 1988 Blob has an eighties b-movie charm at it's heart and it's actually a really fun film that's suitable for teenagers.
Of course, it was an 18 certificate when it was released here and the film was cut to ribbons by the BBFC, so much so, it damaged the plot.
The film centers around a small town where a metorite crashes in a field, that rock contains a hungry pink goop that dissolves victims as it eats them alive. The best thing is, the film acknowledges the original 1958 film and plays with it.
This is a brilliant popcorn movie for teenagers who have got access to region 1 players and for once it's uncut.
Also check out The Monster Squad (R1 only) and for a fun but trashy 80's horror movie try Night Of The Comet.
Now-a-days we've got hundreds of remakes flooding the cinemas and DVD shelves, most of tem are awful...Nightmare On Elm Street and Halloween come to mind. But the 1988 Blob has an eighties b-movie charm at it's heart and it's actually a really fun film that's suitable for teenagers.
Of course, it was an 18 certificate when it was released here and the film was cut to ribbons by the BBFC, so much so, it damaged the plot.
The film centers around a small town where a metorite crashes in a field, that rock contains a hungry pink goop that dissolves victims as it eats them alive. The best thing is, the film acknowledges the original 1958 film and plays with it.
This is a brilliant popcorn movie for teenagers who have got access to region 1 players and for once it's uncut.
Also check out The Monster Squad (R1 only) and for a fun but trashy 80's horror movie try Night Of The Comet.
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Published 13 months ago by S. Drury
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I didn't know it was going packaged in German and also that the film was German -.-
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It's my own fault though as its a Region 2 DVD. Read more
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Skip the original....
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