Product: The Blob (1988)
Rating: 5.0
THE BLOB: From Goo to Gold!!!
Kevin Dillon (ENTOURAGE), Shawnee Smith (SAW 1-3), Donovan Leitch (GLORY), Jeffrey DeMunn (THE HITCHER), Candy Clark (Q: THE WINGED SERPENT), Paul McCrane (ROBOCOP), Ricky Paull Goldin (ALL MY CHILDREN), Beau Billingslea (JUST JORDAN), Art La Fleur (HOME IMPROVEMENT), Michael Kenworthy (THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD PART II), Bill Moseley (TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2), Del Close (BEWARE! THE BLOB) and Joe Seneca (THE VERDICT) star in Chuck Russell and Frank Darabont's under appreciated 1988 remake of THE BLOB. By the title, I find this remake to be gold. The cast is much more capeable, much more memorable and much more likeable than the original movie's cast. The special effects are the best thing since John Carpenter's THE THING (1982). The movie also has a great sense of humor. There is a funny scene where a jock is going to buy condoms, the reverend shows up and the jock places the blame on his friend, Paul who is also in the pharmacy in the corner. Paul goes on a date later and meets his date's father who was the pharmacist who gave the other jock the condoms. The father says "Ribbed!" You have to see the movie in order to really laugh at it or watch the great reviews by johnsparadise or trachenburg. The death scenes are superb. My favorites are Paul's, the Chef's, Dr. Meddows's and Deputy Briggs's. The whole movie is great, I even like the last few minutes of the movie despite the filmmakers are never going to make a sequel sadly. If they ever do, I think it should be an apocalyptic sequel with Reverend Meeker as the main villain. Here's my toast to the movie and I give this an infinity out of infinity star rating. I know I always say that but this film deserves it. It definitely deserves to be placed at the top of best horror remakes along with THE THING, THE FLY and THE HILLS HAVE EYES. Those 3 and THE BLOB are my favorite remakes ever made!