tdrish That's on the bright side. On the flip side, this is a downright brutal, gory, and horrific version of Beware The Blob. Trust me, they did not puss out on the violence here, it's pretty graphic, and disturbing in my opinion. The first kills are pretty amazing, even for its time, but as the film progresses, and The Blob takes over more and more territory of the town, the kills get a little silly, but it is still a very grim version of the 50's version. Overall, a fantastic attempt from Chuck Russell, but for me, it went its own way from the original. It's not neccesarily a bad thing, but the reviews are for sure going to be mixed on this one. Some will say that the film was quite good, some will say that it was just flat out horrible. Since there's a very small percentage that will remain neutral in their feelings toward the movie, I feel it rides the fence, and I am giving it 5 out of 10 stars. Myself, I did not think the movie was that bad. It does a great job of capturing the horror atmosphere. For an example, there is a scene when the blob is seen climbing up through a mans protective gear suit, and you can see him screaming as the blob presses up against the helmets glass, knowing he can't get out or away from the blob, I mean, even if he runs away, he'll just be taking the blob with him. See what I mean? Horrific atmosphere, and its like that for at least twenty minutes of the film. Just a side note, this movie bombed, BIG TIME. If they ever decide to remake it, I think they should go back to the 50's style, and aim for a PG13 rating. I know what they were thinking....put an R rating on it, and people will want to see it. Guess what, boys and girls....they didn't

Leofwine_draca Remakes of classic films are usually terrible (especially with the likes of PSYCHO and GODZILLA), but a handful of them are actually rather good, and in some cases improve on the original, which was the case with Cronenberg's remake of THE FLY. THE BLOB happily falls into the latter category, being a adrenaline-pumping tale which mixes horror elements, science fiction moments and has the speed and energy of an action film. While the 1950s original classic starring Steve McQueen was a good, original, monster movie with some frightening moments, it was somewhat lacking in the special effects department, and what effects there were just weren't enough to do it justice. This is where the 1988 remake of THE BLOB comes in.The special effects are spectacular and especially gruesome this time around. In the scenes where a large-scale Blob is attacking people, back projection is obviously being used just like it was in THE STUFF, but this does not detract from the entertainment value. There is a high death rate in the film, and lots of spectacular and bloody deaths mostly involving people melting and being enveloped in the Blob's tentacles, and it's pleasing to see that the effects are not at all CGI-generated, like the similarly slimy tentacles were in DEEP RISING.To move the film along, there are a lot of chase scenes, on motorcycles, in sewers, in the streets, everywhere really. These make the film feel a lot like a roller-coaster ride, and that's exactly what it is. The acting is good all-round, from Shawnee Smith as the tough heroine to Kevin Dillon as the outsider who turns out to be a good guy, with support from a creepy Reverend. All of the actors put in over the top performances in terms of emoting, which is amusing, and they thankfully don't take themselves too seriously. THE BLOB sticks (no pun intended), in terms of plot, to the '50s original, but fleshes out the story a lot (even adding in an up-to-date government conspiracy angle), and generally feels to be a bigger, more packed film. Not a minute goes by without something exciting happening. If you're looking for solid escapist entertainment, then THE BLOB is for you.

Edward Painter This is a silly, god awful film but it is funny. I have no idea why I watched it and I don't plan on watching it again but it was strangely funny. It is blatantly obvious that they were trying their hardest to turn this remake, of a not great film anyway, into a actual horrific teen horror movie. No. The premise is just to stupid. A blob?!? Please. The only way it would work was if they turned it into a horror comedy. They didn't try to but it ended up that way anyway. There's this one scene that just made me crack up so much. The bit when an unsuspecting teen sticks his hand down a sleeping woman's top (on purpose, obviously) and the blob comes out and... Well... Does whatever a blob does?! Anyway, if you know what your gonna get and don't mind it, then it's well worth a watch. It's a horror comedy that doesn't know it yet manages to still be a great horror comedy. Besides the crappy practical effects, this film works. Not how it's meant to but it does. Don't go expecting an ending like Godzilla, but it is reasonably good when the blob starts squishing people. I've rated it 5 because the film was a bad horror movie. But if it was a horror comedy, it would be a 7 or 8.That's my view anyway.

coltonboswell195 okay so usually remakes are pretty bad or just so cliché its sickening,BUT this remake on the blob is a very successful horror movie in my opinion. First of all the special effects were great especially for an 80's horror movie. needless to say there is definitely plenty of gore also in this movie. The cast was decent enough, i feel like even though the acting was a little all over the place they still did good with what they had. And oh boy the blob looked very awesome!! especially once the blob got to the size of a building now that is terrifying......... The kills I thought were also done very well, my favorite was when the head CDC guy finally got a taste of his own medicine and got sucked into the sewer by the blob. People may rant how bad this movie is but if your a true horror fan this movie will hold a special place in your heart for all horror fanatics. I give 7/10 stars!