The Blob

The classic 1958 monster film gets a modern facelift in which the major difference is the grade of special effects on display. The plot remains essentially the same, with a dash of conspiracy and paranoia thrown in for good measure, but the blob--and the full-view digestion of its victims--is more frightening than ever. ... Full Review

The classic 1958 monster film gets a modern facelift in which the major difference is the grade of special effects on display. The plot remains essentially the same, with a dash of conspiracy and paranoia thrown in for good measure, but the blob--and the full-view digestion of its victims--is more frightening than ever. ... Full Review

The classic 1958 monster film gets a modern facelift in which the major difference is the grade of special effects on display. The plot remains essentially the same, with a dash of conspiracy and paranoia thrown in for good measure, but the blob--and the full-view digestion of its victims--is more frightening than ever. ... Full Review

The classic 1958 monster film gets a modern facelift in which the major difference is the grade of special effects on display. The plot remains essentially the same, with a dash of conspiracy and paranoia thrown in for good measure, but the blob--and the full-view digestion of its victims--is more frightening than ever. ... Full Review

One remake that managed to live up to its cheesy inspiration was Chuck Russell's version of The Blob, in which the title goo crashes to earth and promptly begins digesting the residents of a small California town while growing to gargantuan proportions. ... Full Review

But as the Blob grows -- a slimy, undulating Microbe-wave from Hell, as single-minded as the IRS -- the effects start regressing until, at film's end, they have much of the same chintzy "faked" look as the original. Conspiracy theorists will appreciate this, particularly for the way Russell blends such disparate sources as "E.T." and "C.H.U.D." Only the Blob remains the same -- hungry, so hungry it even chows down on perpetual good gal Candy Clark. ... Full Review

The original movie from the year 1958 launched the career of Steve McQueen. Paramount is picking the project up from Warner Brothers, where the film's original producer, Jack Harris, set it up. ... Full Review

The Blob' is just one such film and also has the pleasure of being hilariously dated. Add to that scenes such as an attack on a cinema (taken from the original) leading to a creepy sewer chase and the final attack at the town hall and you have one of the best directed 80's action flicks that more than stands the test of time. ... Full Review