Product: The Blob (1988)
Rating: 5.0
That's MR. BLOB To You!...
I am a fanatic for the first, 1950s THE BLOB, as well as the swingin', cheeze-log 70s version, BEWARE! THE BLOB!. In this 80s update, we get a cheerleader (Shawnee Smith from Saw) and a local tough-guy (Kevin "Not Matt" Dillon) who try to convince the sleepy town of Arborville that a giant alien mass is eating its way through the population. In keeping with the original, no one believes them. This time out, we get the added attraction of a massive government conspiracy! The best aspect of the new one is its superior SFX, complete w/ rampaging protoplasm and its realistically dissolving victims! My favorite scenes include the "disintegrating football jock", "man sucked down the sink drain" "phonebooth waitress squish", and "imploding dream-date" sequences! There are even a few nods to the Steve McQueen version in the meteor, freezer and movie theatre scenes. Co-written by Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Mist). A worthy addition to the BLOB legacy... P.S.- It's always a treat to see Candy Clark (American Graffiti, The Man Who Fell To Earth) in anything. Her endearing waitress character is memorable...