1988 Directed by Chuck Russell
Remake of the 1958 horror sci-fi about a deadly blob which is the spawn of a secret government germ warfare project which consumes everyone in its path. Teenagers try in vain to warn the townsfolk, who refuse to take them seriously, while government agents try to cover up the evidence and confine the creature.
Kevin Dillon Shawnee Smith Donovan Leitch Jeffrey DeMunn Candy Clark Joe Seneca Del Close Paul McCrane Sharon Spelman Beau Billingslea Art LaFleur Ricky Paull Goldin Robert Axelrod Bill Moseley Frank Collison Erika Eleniak Teddy Vincent Clayton Landey Julie McCullough Jamison Newlander Pons Maar Michael Kenworthy Jack Nance Margaret Smith Don Brunner Jacquelyn Masche Charlie Spradling
Stanley Kastner Bruce Stambler Wayne Heitman Matthew Iadarola Frank A. Fuller Jr. Mark 'Frito' Long Greg Steele Gordon Ecker
Il fluido che uccide, La Mancha Voraz, The Blob 1, The Blob: El terror no tiene forma, The Blob - Schrecken ohne Namen
I really loved this film back in the day. So much so that I wrote a letter to Fangoria and to my surprise... they published it! A few months later, I received a signed copy of the screenplay by "Partners in Slime" Frank Darbont and Chuck Russell. I still have it. I think Darabont sent it himself.
So revisiting the film... perhaps it doesn't reach the heights of The Thing or The Fly but still one of the best of the 80's remakes of 50's horror classics. Still adore the bazooka to the manhole escape scene.
Extras on this Collector's Edition Blu-ray are insane.
- Audio Commentary With Director Chuck Russell, Special Effects Artist Tony Gardner, And Cinematographer Mark Irwin,…
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Perfect quarantine viewing. Fearful of the U.S. government more than the blob itself. The creature-effects are some of the greatest in the history of the medium. Also, a precursor to Twin Peaks' brand of wacky, lovable, suspicious nostalgia.
The Blob joins in what I consider the trifecta of perfect 80s horror remakes which include the likes of the other notable masterpieces such as The Thing and The Fly as The Blob proves itself as another extremely splendid retelling of the original from the 50s.
The film really took care of its rather absurd and simple premise as it was reasonably taken into a whole nother level as The Blob really does not hold back at all when it comes to the incredible special effects of both the Blob creature and the wild killings the titular organism inevitably does. It surely feels more on the rather mean-spirited side and also more nightmarish in style, but damn did I have…
While watching Remote Control I thought to myself, "oh my god, you know what I would rather be watching that is also from 1988, starring Kevin Dillon with a heavy emphasis on 1950s nostalgia? THE BLOB remake!!"
I love Shawnee Smith, I LOVE the special FX, I love that the blob teaches morality lessons by killing people who: 1) try to sexually assault a sleeping woman 2) are okay with killing expendables for the sake of their government research/military weapon 3) talk & spoil movies at the cinema 4) narc on their friends about watching horror movies, etc, etc!
I'm so glad I decided to watch this again because it was even better than I remembered, The Blob....it creeps, y'all!!!!!
Meg Penny says.. "Daddy I want you to meet my friend Paul"
Pharmacist Mr. Penny yells.. "Ribbed!!!"
Priceless!
A modern update to the 1958 Classic complete with MORE gore, horror and Blob antics to Galore!
1988’s The Blob shows no mercy towards victim choice, wiping out a slew of scummy people to boot all while showcasing some of the genre’s best (repulsive chunk gloop!) effects work of the 1980’s. Quick paced, loaded with a cast of familiars, that diner scene (the drain!!!! The phone booth!!!), Kevin Dillion’s mullet, and quite frankly it’s just a blast—almost like a semi serious Night of the Creeps as far as vibe goes? I dunno, whatever it is I love it!
The way the blob gooped along used to give me the heebie jeebies as a kid, a strong memory instilled in my fear center.
Deserves to mentioned in the pantheon of Carpenter's 'The Thing', Cronenberg's 'The Fly', Kaufman's 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers', and YES Snyder's 'Dawn of the Dead', as one of the greatest horror remakes of all time. Some truly impressive gore effects and an admirable pitilessness when it comes to offering up good, decent, small town folks to be dissolved in the pulsating maw of the blob.
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Globby, blobby goodness. The horrors of a town at the edge of the world. Stretches along elements of suspicion, conspiracy, and stereotypical characters to the limit, all while being a tremendous analog achievement of effects-work and droopy atmosphere.
Man, 80's horror is so iconic. I could watch one of any caliber and find enjoyment in it. The practical effects here are so awesome and worth a watch based off of them alone.
This is a pretty hardcore origin story for Amanda.
Quality remake.
got to see/hear a lot of people react to that kitchen drain gore gag for the first time tonight. just beautifully, repulsively chunky stuff.
In remaking 1958's "The Blob," Chuck Russell adds a swiftness, potent sense of terror, and special effects polish to the original film's B-movie sensibilities. Made thirty years after the original horror film slipped and slid into theaters and drive-ins, Russell's "The Blob" turns the material of its predecessor into the basis of a slick, jolting, and horrific thrill ride.
Scripted by Russell and Frank Darabont, 1988's "The Blob" maintains the original film's premise. Treating that premise with deadly seriousness and beats of adventure, the new story adds a subplot dealing with the blob's origins. Other than that story thread, the film sticks to following the young residents of a town under siege by a deadly, gooey force. It is the…
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Die Geschichte ist zwar eher simpel gestrickt, aber die Umsetzung sorgt dann doch dafür, dass die Spannung stehts auf wirklich hohem Niveau bleibt...auch der Humor kommt nicht zu kurz.
"Der Blob" ist trotz einiger Jahre "Staubschicht" immer noch gut animiert und in Szene gesetzt und die Splattereffekte sind (zumindest in der Uncut-Version) schleimig und eklig umgesetzt.
Es geht teilweise auch ganz schön brutal zur Sache 😁
Man bekommt somit mit "The Blob" eine schöne Portion Splatter, viel Selbstironie und gute Effekte!
Da ich ja gerade meine "Klassiker-Must-See-For-Me-Liste" (ja, mir fiel halt spontan nichts anderes ein 🤫) hier etwas füllen möchte, wie sieht es mit dem Original aus den 1950ern aus?
Hat das schon jemand gesehen?
The special effects really are impressive, and the vast majority of the shots are executed with deliberate vision and skill you don’t really expect from a teen monster slasher. There’s a level of awareness depicted humorously and directly by the theater scenes where a generic teen slasher is playing, but the movie ups the ante on that by playing out in unexpected ways and giving up characters to the monster that a lesser film wouldn’t be able to get away with. The ending is an all-timer.
The only thing about this movie that seemed cheap at times was the soundtrack, but who knows how deliberate that was.
Desde el camino que se traza por las tumbas de un cementerio hacia una multitud de aficionados, hasta la bola de cristal nevada que profetiza un estallido de nieve por todo el pueblo; "The Blob" de 1988 escrita por Chuck Rusell y Frank Darabont es tanto hermoso, como grotesco ejemplo de la sutileza escondida en sus simbolismos, pero mas importante en sus set-up/pay-off y tratamientos de personaje tan únicos que llenan de vida y memoria a un pequeño pueblo que es aterrorizado por la negligencia del egocentrismo estadounidense al querer ganar en una carrera científica - tecnológica a otras potencias mundiales.
The blob no solo crece con cada vida que despoja, sino que también se renueva con cada paso que…
Idk why everyone was remaking 50s horror B-movies in the 80s but man are they kickass
A fine 80's film! A solid story brimming with action from beginning to end that surprisingly has spectacular special effects for an 80's flick. A brilliant remake for it's time, could have used a little more nudity but with or without this is always going to be classic.
I started 2021 with a goal in mind. I am going to try to only watch films that I haven't seen before. Doesn't matter what genre, era or runtime (although I'm to pick one less than 3hrs so I can watch them in one sitting). I choose to start this with the 1988 remake of what was a 50s B-movie classic, The Blob. This is a movie I had heard about for years but always kind of written off because of its goofy ass title, but I started to notice people make comparisons to John Carpenter's The Thing which certainly perked my interest. What struck me most about this movie, apart from its incredibly unsettling special effects, is just how…
It's a comic take on preceding cliches but never rises to the level of smug parody. The Blob is delivered not with a smirk, but with a wink. Bonus points for wrapping it up in a tight 90 minutes.
Never seen a blob movie before and this was so much fun! Vibes of an apocalypse and a horror movie. Practical effects are so fucking amazing.
The acting is awful and none of these cliché characters have any sort of investment. However, this is still a better movie that the original 50's version. The main character in this is the titular blob and the gruesome special effects are why this is watchable. There is some truly gross and amazing body horror on display. It seems like they put most of the budget into the first half with it becoming a bit more pedestrian in the latter half which is a shame, but it's a solid, campy horror movie.
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