Product: The Blob (1988)
Rating: 5.0
"Don't eat with your face!"
I'm almost ashamed to admit I like this version better than the original. This Blob is a bit more aggressive and as such, the suspense jumps a notch or two above the first. You actually get to see the results of being overtaken by the Blob. Fear of the unknown is one thing, but seeing the results of what something can do leaves no doubt. In the first film, the Blob looked like a dab of strawberry jam on the loose. This Blob isn't afraid to show how it absorbs people. It's also easier to believe the "kids" starring in this version are kids (or thereabouts) as opposed to the middle-aged teens in the first offering. I also love that this film opens with the suggestion that the city is already a ghost town, devoid of people. There's just more to consider in this version than the first.I always watch these two films as a double feature, never one, or the other.It's like the Blob came back with his older brother and he's going to beat the crap out of you.