The Blob (1958)

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Plot: What would the average sensible American do if he encountered a pulsing ball of protoplasm from outer space? That's right: he'd poke it with a stick. Thus begins the endearingly earnest and silly ta...( read more  )le of The Blob. Young Steve McQueen takes on his first leading role as, um, Steve, a spunky teenager with plenty of heart. Steve sees the blob kill the local doc, but darn it, none of the town's adults will believe him! Yup, it's up to the teens to save the day! Steve and his trusty girlfriend Jane break their curfews(!) and head off into the night to find the Blob and warn the town. The Blob is a completely enjoyable watch from start to finish, offering the triple pleasures of 1950s morals, gee-whiz acting, and a whole lotta extras running around and screaming. The special effects, though primitive, certainly get the job done, and it is still a treat to watch the Blob ooze its way to its next meal. You may notice that the theme song is surprisingly bouncy for a horror flick ("Beware of the Blob! It creeps, and leaps, and glides and slides across the floor"). It was written by Hal David and a fresh young composer by the name of Burt Bacharach. --Ali Davis

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  MCT:

  May 11, 2008

  A young Steve McQueen and his friends are menaced by a huge lump of jelly. It's all a bit daft but it's entertaining as well.

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  MCT:

  April 30, 2008

  "Beware of the blob it creeps...and squeeps...and pleeps and beeps across the floor...what's more?...it's there, upon your door..."
  I think that's the theme song. Either that or I'm losing my mind.

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  MCT:

  April 20, 2008

  OMG. This was actually seriosuly funny.
  
  The girls always come out as wozzes in these!
  
  
  
  People in the 50s were scared of Jelly!

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  MCT:

  April 11, 2008

  Back in the day this was a high tech sci-fi horror, if you look at it from that angle, you will love it.

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  MCT:

  April 10, 2008

  People often describe this as cheesy, but it is actually a really good, suspenseful horror movie. What people hold against this is the "cheesy" effects. Well, they aren't cheesy atall and the effects are even better than we get in some films now. This film has really stood the test of time and you'll find it hard to believe it is from the 1950's.

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• Rated: (Unrated)
• Directed by: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., Russell S. Doughten Jr.
• Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror, Cult Movies
• Released: September 12, 1958
• DVD Released: November 14, 2000

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