The Blob

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Noel L Jan 12 You know, for it's time, The Blob is actually a pretty decent film See more ka p Oct 31 This is up there with Billy Budd and gone with the wind it's a movie I watched it for 15 minutes three times See more Stephen C @bob25009 Oct 30 Success in 1 hour and 22 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Filmed in color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Later seen in the movie Grease (1978)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Will W. @willwyrick999 Oct 19 Boy and girl cry-wolf but nobody listens See more DanTheMan 2 Oct 6 A gelatinous mass of laid-back schlocky sci-fi horror and counterculture youth delinquency, The Blob is a fine piece of B-grade pop horror entertainment. Exuberant, extraordinary, and just goopy enough, what the film lacks in urgency, it makes up for in gooey greatness and sheer charm. The tone is established almost immediately, thanks to an incredibly catchy rockabilly song, followed swiftly by an abundance of restless suspense, colourful effects, and moments of both intentional and unintentional humour. The film can unfortunately be overly talky at times, especially when it's mainly repeating the same information we've been told before, substituting any attempt at building an atmosphere with a particular element of goofiness. The Blob itself is rendered fantastically onscreen, even if the effects work hasn't aged that brilliantly. Still, none of that deters from the sheer audacity and ambition of creating a creature quite like it. While the colour palette of the film is certainly pleasing, Irvin Yeaworth's direction itself is fairly one-note. Despite the deeper shades of red growing larger by the minute, the writers seem to have no idea how to frame the veteran vs. youth dynamic that takes centre stage. The acting is pretty stiff, with the sole exception being a very un-Steve McQueen-like Steve McQueen, playing more of a poor man's James Dean. However, despite his noticeable age inconsistency with the rest of the youth, his charisma comes through in spades, showcasing shades of what he would later refine for future roles. If there's anything that The Blob succeeds at, it's in its portrayal of small-town life, complete with all the tacky, squeaky-clean aspects of 1950s America, distilled into a fast-paced 86 minutes, making for an enjoyable, feel-good slice of campy science fiction horror. See more Josh S Jun 27 Actually enjoyed the special effects and mix of animation. The monster doesn't seem sinister but just moves through the town causally devouring people. Everyone's acting is great in the B-movie style but many of the men, Steve McQueen included, have weird ways of speaking some of their lines. They have a way of holding moving their mouths or licking their lips that make them seem like there on speed and/or have tobacco dip in their mouths. See more Read all reviews

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