The Blob (1958)

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• Ken S

  
  The quintessential 50's B movie and a totally infectious theme song.

• Michael G

  
  The Blob is one of those generally awful movies that everyone should see if for no other reason than the theme song. The Blob comes off like a more respectful version of Rebel Without a Cause, especially when a nearly 30 year-old Steve McQueen overacts a teenager's performance.… More
  The Blob is one of those generally awful movies that everyone should see if for no other reason than the theme song. The Blob comes off like a more respectful version of Rebel Without a Cause, especially when a nearly 30 year-old Steve McQueen overacts a teenager's performance. The effects are laughable by today's standards and the script is silly by any era's standards. But at the same time, its a Sunday afternoon movie that won't, um... eat up too much time. As ridiculous as The Blob has a tendency to be, it still beats the hell out of the remake.

• AJ V

  
  This is like the first real teen horror movie. I love it, it's such a cool movie, both with it's special effects and it's story. I highly recommend this movie.

• First L

  
  By the goofy, bossa nova-style opening theme song ("Beware of the blob, it creeps and leaps and glides and slides") you might think "The Blob" is going to be just a typical grade B, 1950s sci-fi cheese-fest, but it manages to set itself apart from the crowd with a… More
  By the goofy, bossa nova-style opening theme song ("Beware of the blob, it creeps and leaps and glides and slides") you might think "The Blob" is going to be just a typical grade B, 1950s sci-fi cheese-fest, but it manages to set itself apart from the crowd with a slightly better than average story. What's so great about it? Well for starters, the disaffected youth aren't overly dramatic, rebels-without-causes, they're kind of actually believable human beings. And yet, the age-old generation gap is played up big for the kids of the fifties. Actually, I'd go so far as to say it's the adults who look cartoonish and the kids who are the realistic characters here. The film-makers certainly played up to their intended audience. The story starts off the way every sci-fi movie from the fifties starts off, with an unidentified flying object falling to earth from space. It turns out to be a meteorite, containing a gooey substance, or "blob", if you will. The blob begins eating people, and it's up to the teenagers of the town to stop it. Steve McQueen stars as the lead teenager (although he was apparently in his late 20s when this film was made). He and his girl rush the first victim back to the doctor in town (as a side note, the doctor bares an uncanny resemblence to Gregory Peck) and unwittingly unleash the creature on the whole town (you see, the blob grows bigger with each victim it consumes, so that eventually it's the size of an elephant). I'm not sure if the blob just consumes animal matter, or if it eats just anything it comes across: if it's just people, it must devour a lot of them, as it grows awfully big. I've read online the Blob is, whether consciously or sub-consciously on the filmmakers part, a communist parable. I suppose this is possible, but does it really mattter? The Blob taps into our innermost fears of being eaten by something that can't be forcibly stopped (admit it, you're terrified of being eaten by monsters). And it's a fairly clever B movie from the fifties.

• Jeff "

  
  Definitely a classic in the monster genre, Thge Blob is a truly cheesy fun film from the 1950's, the special effects are bad, but who cares. Steve McQueen kicks ass (I personally he's the best actor of that time along with Clint Eastwood) The Blob is simply a fun monster… More
  Definitely a classic in the monster genre, Thge Blob is a truly cheesy fun film from the 1950's, the special effects are bad, but who cares. Steve McQueen kicks ass (I personally he's the best actor of that time along with Clint Eastwood) The Blob is simply a fun monster film that delivers cheesy special effects as the blob grows bigger as it eats an entire town. One helluva monster flick, this film is up there with King Kong and The Mummy. Terrific story and acting make this a classic and a winner.

• Conner R

  
  I think what makes it so much fun and so goofy is the fact that it was intended to be taken so seriously, little did they know it really only works as a cheesy b-movie. Now it's style is seen everywhere, especially in low budget horror, but this really is the king of all… More
  I think what makes it so much fun and so goofy is the fact that it was intended to be taken so seriously, little did they know it really only works as a cheesy b-movie. Now it's style is seen everywhere, especially in low budget horror, but this really is the king of all implausible sci-fi horror movies. To think about a man eating ball of gelatin destroying a town is just utterly ridiculous. I love the acting too, it's an essential part of the movie's effect. It's as if the Cleaver's town was taken over by aliens.

• Randy T

  
  '50's sci-fi horror movie about a gelatinous mass of shapeless, carnivorous goo from outer space. Besides being a cinematic cult classic, it's also a wonderful film for parents who are having difficulty teaching their children to not touch anything that looks nasty or… More
  '50's sci-fi horror movie about a gelatinous mass of shapeless, carnivorous goo from outer space. Besides being a cinematic cult classic, it's also a wonderful film for parents who are having difficulty teaching their children to not touch anything that looks nasty or sticky. "Don't touch that, it might be the blob" was all my Mom ever had to say to get me to leave things alone and undisturbed.

• Tim S

  
  I have to say, I love Steve McQueen, but the remake is a much better version of the story.

• Jason O

  
  FINALLY saw this tonight. The 1988 remake's always been a favorite of mine. Enough so that it made me want to look back and see how it all started. I liked this one too, but the 1988 one blows it away. The special f/x were good for their time and I never got bored or anything… More
  FINALLY saw this tonight. The 1988 remake's always been a favorite of mine. Enough so that it made me want to look back and see how it all started. I liked this one too, but the 1988 one blows it away. The special f/x were good for their time and I never got bored or anything negative, there just should've been more gore and killings, if you ask me. It centers mostly around McQueen and his friends trying to convince cops there's a monster in town, then when it finally happens, it's rather unconvincing.

• Phil H

  
  Havent seen this for along time,i think I saw it when I was quite young and it actaully scared me abit hehe it works well, it is creepy and the effects are nice for the time. Of course Mcqueen is kinda the main focal point. Its harmless fun and has a nice open ending which kinda makes… More
  Havent seen this for along time,i think I saw it when I was quite young and it actaully scared me abit hehe it works well, it is creepy and the effects are nice for the time. Of course Mcqueen is kinda the main focal point. Its harmless fun and has a nice open ending which kinda makes you think abit.

• Cherry D

  
  "..Beware of the Blob! It creeps, and leaps, and glides and slides across the floor.." I watched this when I was really young (as in 4 years old kind of young) and had nightmares about it lmao, so I can't really give it a proper review. I don't want to watch it… More
  "..Beware of the Blob! It creeps, and leaps, and glides and slides across the floor.." I watched this when I was really young (as in 4 years old kind of young) and had nightmares about it lmao, so I can't really give it a proper review. I don't want to watch it again and see how stupid I was :)

• Greg S

  
  Interstellar space goo lands in rural America and eats people. Teenage time capsule where the plot is interrupted by backwards drag races and other hijinks; decent nostalgia with a little suspense, and McQueen is charming as the teen the adults won't believe.

• Lafe F

  
  Easily in the top-ten of 1950's alien invasion flicks. It's a fascinating concept. It's golden. Great opening title sequence.

• Cindy I

  
  So cheesy and so much fun. Steve McQueen was a little old to play a teenager, but he's still fun to watch early in his career, before he was cool. The effects are obviously miniatures, but it doesn't matter. See it anyway.

• xGary X

  
  The original teen B-movie monster flick, it's utterly absurd and dreadful to the point of being pretty good fun! And Steve McQueen!

• Dannielle A

  
  YES! This is such a classic! And it's pretty scary too, for an old movie!

• alan j

  
  Steve McQueen looks closer to 30 than 20 in this hokey monster movie that feels more like an extended Mayberry RFD episode; all that is missing is Andy Taylor and Barney Fife, with Aunt Bee thrown in for good measure. The movie has little in the way of action/suspense....bring your… More
  Steve McQueen looks closer to 30 than 20 in this hokey monster movie that feels more like an extended Mayberry RFD episode; all that is missing is Andy Taylor and Barney Fife, with Aunt Bee thrown in for good measure. The movie has little in the way of action/suspense....bring your pillow..you will need it.

• Barry L

  
  Great film. The next one was better though.

• Moe E

  
  For a late-50's B-horror flick this is actually a well done movie...

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