The Blob (1988)

Because everyone loves to play sparks and bullets fly when a grizzled cop invades a suburban home for a stakeout that leads to slapstick comedy and hilarious heroics. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 08/31/2004 Starring: Kevin Dillon Run time: 95 minutes Rating: R Director: Chuck Russell Product Description

Blob (1988) Review

This horror flick is suspenseful, has good dialog, convincing acting, and a good score. The director even provides some drama at times, such as the scenes following the death of the young girl's boyfriend at her house with her parents. May 12, 2008

I am your blob

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. March 16, 2008

A fun, gory, gross movie!

The Blob isn't a scary movie at all to me. But it's definitly a fun ride. Some decent acting and really good death scenes. It's cool watching people dissolve alive inside the Blob. One of the things I really liked about this movie. Is the ones you think are not going to die... Die!! Now that's some great stuff! January 18, 2008

This movie is just gross.............so buy it.

If your looking for a no-holdem horror movie from the 80's that just gross, this is your movie, good horror. August 2, 2007

Prepare to be totally grossed out!

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.
July 16, 2007

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