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One
lazy Autumn night a strange meteor crashes just outside Arborville,
an old man who lives in the woods does one of the worst mistakes
in monster movie history and checks it out. After investigating
the meteorite a small gelatinous ball of plasma attaches itself
to his hand and slowly eats away at him, fortunately a couple
driving by find him, the hard way, and take him to the hospital.
After the monstrous blob finishes his dinner and has a quick dessert
it escapes and slowly makes it’s way to the small town.
The
movie is a remake of the 1958 movie with the same name, directed
by Chuck Russell, and it is a big improvement over the original
if you ask me. The Blob looks great, way better than the rolling
ball of Strawberry Jelly (which makes somewhat of a little cameo
in one scene) we were supposed to be terrified of, not only does
it squeeze under crevices it shoots out tentacles and is wicked
fast!
The
acting is alright and we have that one liner near the end and
some weird dialogue, but then again which monster movie doesn’t?
The gore is pretty solid as well, but most of it is unrealistic.
To help you get a mental picture, in one part The Blob pulls someone
down a drain, and it was made in the 80’s, so it looks kinda
funky. There's also a half-digested woman, and an imploding face.
Plus, we get to see some justice served to that noisy man in the
theaters that we all hate!
This
movie is also pretty scary, although I hate the jump scare technique,
they do it really well in here, and you can’t help but feel
scared for the characters as they run and hide from the alien
fiend.
There
are new things added to the movie, there are twists done to the
plot and an ending that surprises me that they didn’t make
a sequel. And unlike the first one, the Blob is shown more often
and surprises us with all the things it’s capable of. All
in all this is a real good “Monster from outer space”
movie, if you’re a fan of these types of movies or enjoyed
the ‘58 version then you’ll be very satisfied with this
film, a great movie to watch late at night! Recommended.
8
out of 10 reasons you should sit near the exit in movie theaters.
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