Good catch! I think the pink colour is also there to subconsciously suggest the nature of the Blob, ie. an autonomous stomach. Incidentally, as Chernobyl taught us, being digested while alive to feel it is more-or-less how one dies via acute radiation sickness.
Killing Paul, who seemed set up to be the protagonist, was very deliberately meant to give the feeling that anyone could die. It was also the last kill they filmed, utilizing everything they had learned from making the rest of the blob effects, to make sure that it made the best possible impression on the audience. They knew that if the first onscreen kill was really good, any shortcomings for the rest of the film could be overlooked because the audience's imagination would fill in the gaps from what had already been seen.
I had no clue that was the last thing filmed. Effective if you ask me- when I was 9 and I first saw this I had to turn it off after Paul died. Decided to give it a try in the morning.
This, John Carpenter’s the Thing, and David Cronenberg’s the Fly are the holy trinity of horror remakes, in my humble opinion. Glad it had you lads on the edge of the couch.
Freaky facts: The lead girls reaction was the first time she ever saw it. They hired a bunch of amputees to play semi digested blob victims. The hazmat member hero girl gets the bomb from, is a *triple* amputee. They used a combination of stop motion, puppeteering and suitmation to bring this Blob to life. This movie is one of the top 3 remakes (not just horror) along with the Fly and the THING. It does what a remake is supposed to be. It pays respect to the original while, at the same time, being it's own beast.
Night of The Living Dead remake is another kick-ass remake with Tom Savini as the Director and George Romero as Producer. I personally prefer the remake to NOTLD over the original just because Barbara is a much more interesting character.
@@elskeletor3566 The Night of the Living Dead remake is a FORGOTTEN film, and it is better than the original. I agree. If I was going to show someone the original or the color remake, I'd go with the latter.
“Don’t tell me the kid dies!” Well… Not THAT kid. I remember when this came out in 88. I was WAY too young to see it and it scarred me for life. I watched it again at 38 and finally realized how brilliant it was. So glad I got past my terrorized five year old self.
Same thing happened to me. It was my first horror movie and I was young, I stopped after seeing Paul's death and I had problem sleeping for a month or two. I watched it again when I was twenty, I really enjoyed it as an horror fan but a part of me was still feeling uncomfortable. But it's a great horror movie.
I remember when it hit VHS and we watched it at a friends 9th birthday party. So I was 8. We loved it but some of the kids were probably quite traumatized, haha.
True. Honourable mention should go to James Cameron's The Abyss from 1989, featuring some revolutionary CGI that paved the way for the T1000 in Terminator 2.
@@Mr_Incognito113 Actually if I remember correctly, Westworld from 1973 (I think) was the first movie to use computer effects. Star Wars, Tron, The Last Starfighter all followed after that, even a music video from like 1986 used CGI for the first time.
The trifecta of 80's practical effects: *The Thing, The Fly & The Blob*. Watched The Blob as a wee lad and stooled my undies big-time. Practical FX are on another level. 🤩
The Thing, The Fly, The Blob. You're right, that IS the trifecta of 80s practical effects, and three movies just as awesome today. I'd also throw in From Beyond, which is to me the quintessential Lovecraft movie. You never see anyone reacting to that one.
@@rosebyanyname There's an alternate ending for Little Shop of Horrors you can find on RUclips. It was cut from the movie because it was rather bleak, but the special effects are off the chart.
I will never erase that moment of the boyfriend screaming as he’s dissolved-pure nightmare fuel when I first saw this movie on VHS. It really pulls no punches, and I believe that’s why it didn’t do well at the box office. But it’s become a classic! Great reaction 👍🏻
It wasn't the brutality of the movie that caused it to bomb. At the time TriStar Pictures was going through a management change and the execs were more interested in their new projects, rather than what that had going. This lead to it only getting just over 1000 theater distribution nation wide, and even then it was only in those theaters for 2 weeks. On top of that, 1988 was jam packed with a lot of movie premieres like Rain Man, Die Hard, Big, just to name a few. So it was easy to get overshadowed. Thankfully, it found its fan base through VHS.
@@Valzahd true, but It’s unflinching horror probably didn’t appeal to everyone either. I imagine it would have a much better reception were it released today (which it does have now!). It’s still a pretty dark and brutal movie, even for today and especially for the 80s. Frank Darabont’s writing can go seriously dark (as he did with his own Mist ending of course).
@@faizfuad8361 Being an 18 or X as was doesn't help with box office for obvious reasons. The world was obsessed with E.T. at the time so another alien movie was alwsys going to struggle.
@@Valzahd It seems to be a common thing in Hollywood and in business generally, that the new manager will try to destroy their predecessor's projects. It's purely an ego thing.
The original 1950s version with Steve McQueen in the lead is definitely worth a watch too and stands up pretty well even now (although the effects in this version are more advanced of course).
50's creature features can be pretty good, but I think it behooves us to remember that they were basically low-budget excuses for teens to go to drive-ins and neck. Helps calibrate expectations.
@@michaelccozens There's an annual "BlobFest" at the still-standing theater from the original "The Blob". I don't think they care much about the remake. I certainly don't.
I love how the Blob doesn't give two shits about character development or chemistry. Jock boyfriend? Melted face. Cop and Lady love chemistry? Eaten in a phone booth. Much more serious cop (who also got melted in RoboCop)? DIDN’T get melted on screen, but got folded in half. Government exec who wants to do things for science? Eaten within his hazmat suit.
I was a kid when this came out, and they showed the guy unblocking the drain in the commercials. I covered all the drains in our house with washcloths (flannels to you) so the blob couldn't see me.
Fun fact: the producer for the original film was so excited for the remake after reading the script, he gave the producers for the remake the rights to the film for free. And, it's been reported that he loved the remake after seeing the final cut. And the effects are a combination of stop motion effects and practical effects.
Oh, this movie is one of the GREAT 80s gross-out gems. It subverts expectations left and right (kills off the "main character" in the hospital) and uses its practical effects to their FULL GORY GLORY. The cops end up being reasonable and help at the end. And you've seen Shawnee Smith before! She played Amanda Young, the girl in the revers bear trap, in Saw, the one that survived.
The Blob(1988) is one of the best examples of a horror film that doesn't shy away from killing character the audience likes -- and it does so in truly horrific fashion. It's a film that embraces being horror, and doesn't give two f*cks. A lot of modern horror loves to put in a cast of horrendous people and makes the audience feel as if they deserve to die, which to me is cowardly. The bravest horror doesn't spare people based on whether or not they're good people.
Glad you guys did this movie. It's one if the 80s horror gems. The effects were all practical and optical, there was no CGI in the 80s (apart from a couple of experimental big budget movies), it certainly was way beyond any horror budget.
There was a pretty decent amount of cgi around a few films in the 80s, even in some low budget tv shows. It just wasn't very good relatively speaking for doing what we think of today as cgi (cgi covers many more things than people think of). And the Blob had a fairly decent budget, on the lower end but not tiny. Luckily they stick to purely practical though.
@@wyterabitt2149 Tom's quite right, there's a bit of stop-motion animation in the film using puppet model work, lots of matte paintings as well for backgrounds.
I'm loving the Halloween content. The original Blob with Steve McQueen is old and looks dated, but it is a surprisingly good movie. Definitely worth a view.
Yeah, check out the original, I love that version too, and they was a sequel to the original, BEWARE, THE BLOB (1972), though that one has more comedy to it. It's almost a spoof, but not quite.
@@ollietsb1704 I remember watching the first Quatermass movie late one night when it was on PBS and really enjoyed it, and as a fan of Japanese 60’s sci-fi films, I agree Matango a.k.a. Attack of the Mushroom People is a good one, but feel The H-Man has more in common with The Blob, and luckily that was also real good. What’s not so lucky is that is hard to obtain a copy of it these days.
This is a great monster movie. It doesn't take itself seriously and hits all the bases. The female lead, Shawnee Smith, has a very brief appearance in Armageddon in a scene with Steve Buscemi, where he tells her that her engagement ring is a fake and then offers her a drink.
This movie was why I was afraid to stand anywhere near the drain while taking a shower as a kid. Blocked sink? Nah, I’m out. Edit: I completely forgot about the kid in the yellow jacket! Pure nightmare fuel that.
I saw this on a huge screen on opening weekend. The theater was packed and yelling and screaming the entire time. The effects are still gruesome and the actors are all great. The annoying deputy was the annoying thug in Robocop. He was dissolved in that movie too! This was one of the last movies I went to see, with my younger brother, who passed away a few years later. Definite nostalgia and loving vibes when I watch this movie and 1985’s Fright Night. Still miss you little brother! I give it an 8/10. Great review guys.
The actor from RoboCop has some amazing onscreen deaths: *Dissolved by toxic waste *Back broken by the Blob *A helicopter drops on him on the ER TV series
I love seeing your faces when you see how nasty this film really is, truly hilarious. People hear "The Blob" and it sounds like some cheesy sci fi channel movie but then you watch it and its so much more than you're ready for its great.
this movie along with "night of the creeps ", "return of the living dead" and " house" or ones my mom showed me as a teenager and i still love to this day. great videos guys , keep having fun , thats what its all about .
All great films! Love William Katt and George Wendt in House. And Dan O’Bannon’s Return of the Living Dead is crazy fun. One of my favourite episodes of Community is the Halloween homage to O’Bannon’s film.
I love of the reactions you two put together but horror is another level! The commentary and banter is hilarious, the looks of horror, disgust and shock between you is priceless - Just brightened up a miserable rainy Tuesday for me, Thanks
Great discussion! Love how you accurately describe The Blob as it "doesn't give a f*ck"--the sheriff, the football-player dude, the little kid all get killed. No way a filmmaker could get away with that today (today you kill a kid in a movie, tomorrow you're banned from Twitter) but the relentlessness is what makes the movie so great; right away you start thinking *anyone* can be the next victim and the superb effects really help suspend disbelief.
Fucking love this movie! And by Chuck Russell, the director of Dream Warriors, and Frank Darabont! What a winning combination! As many have already said, right up there with The Thing and The Fly for great 80's remakes.
I agree 1000%! Chuck Russell is such a criminally underrated director. Made such class films (Dream Warriors, The Mask, Eraser) that always kept the viewer engaged & entertained throughout. This one is probably his best in my view. Such awesome viewing.
1958 The Fly starring David Hedison and Vincent Price with Patricia Owens and Herbert Marshall and an end scene that you will not easily forget. The BLOB 1958 Starring Steven McQueen and Anita Corsaut. A campy little horror flick with old school, hometown charm and an indescribable monster. For something fun and different how about The Trouble With Angels starring Rosalind Russell and Haley Mills with June Harding and Jim Hutton.
I love the 1988 The Blob. It's such a uncompromising horror flick where Chuck Russell and Frank Darabont truly make the audience believe anyone could be next. It's such a great horror flick that doesn't get talked about enough. I was thrilled to see you two tackle it.
Saw this in the theatre with my mom, one of my sisters and her friends. My mom got tickets from winning them on an radio station. This creature scared the crap out of me. Never knowing where it was coming from. The whole town seeing this thing in action was crazy. I barely slept the whole night after we came home from the feature. I did like the original with Steve McQueen. But in the end, this was one of the best Sci-Fi horror remakes ever.
From what I remember reading, this film was like 99.9% practical effects with only 1 or 2 small scenes using CGI that dealt with (I think) the sparkling effects of the frozen Blob.
Wow, this is a deep cut I did not expect! This version is so good, it's underestimated by people. Great idea! As always: finish Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy: 2) Prince of Darkness and 3) In the Mouth of Madness.
My God, your faces 😂 I laughed so hard!! Awesome but horrifying movie. I always get sick when I see slimy things so this was a shocker for me. I will never see it again.
The Fly The Thing The Blob An American Werewolf in London Alien and Aliens These are the horror movies I love for the incredible effects. Truly horrific and otherworldly.
It's so cool to see Dale from TWD and Amanda from the Saw franchise in this movie. Surprised either of you didn't recognize them! They are both pretty young in this. This movie is a classic and I absolutely love the gorey deaths in it!
This is also the reason why I wouldn't eat Jelly as a kid for many years lol Anyway I found an article about how the effects were made. Here's a quote. "In shots where its movement was limited, the Blob was sculpted full-size and cast in stiff rubber. When a lot of movement was required, Conway’s team developed a puppeteering device called the “Blob quilt”: layered silk with “ravioli-sized pockets” injected with methylcellulose, a food additive derived from wood pulp. The methylcellulose would secrete through the silk, obscuring the base structure and allowing the puppeteers to manipulate the apparently fluid mass. One of the ways they would puppeteer the quilt was with “mitten-like Blob chunks,” that hid the hand-shapes of the operators. In addition to keeping its shape, the design of the quilts produced small surface movements as the sacks jiggled of their own accord." Some stop motion was also used so good shout on that one. There's a really interesting article that's from, but I can't seem to post links (whole comment gets removed) It even tells you how they set up Paul's death scene, poor guy was on a rig, covered in goo, with a blob blanket that must have weighed a lot, then a thin film of the stuff was stretched over his face, which felt "suffocating" *shudders*
9:24 boys I was waiting for that!!! 🤣😘😛 One of the craziest and funnest in your playlist. Also Meg is a badass final girl. Shaun I think you need some concealer honey!!!
Glad you guys ranked this so high ..This is the first horror movie I ever seen at like 6yrs old and its what started my obsession of horror..really happy you guys enjoyed it as well
My goodness, you must have been so brave to watch this movie at 6 years old. I watched it when I was 14, when it came out and it scared the shit out of me haha.
This comes in at about an 8 for me, in terms of rating it out of 10. The horrifying look to what happens whenever the Blob attacks someone, and how it can attack up drains, and through anything porous - it is perhaps just at the end where things look a bit dodgy, and the whole thing has become less scary. But that's big finales - they're tough; the better stuff is usually earlier. All three original versions of The Fly, The Blob, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers are well worth checking out...with The Fly having been modified the most in the remake. Invasion of the Body Snatchers, original version, is probably my fave of the three oldies, and then - um, tough, but I guess The Blob next, and then the original The Fly.
Ooh! Don't forget the original '50s The Thing (from Another World), that featured as one of the TV movie marathon horrors that the kids were watching on John Carpenter's Halloween. ;-)
@@outtheredude You're right, you're right, I neglected The Thing - I haven't seen the original in a while...and with old memories only, would say it's less impressive nowadays compared to what John Carpenter came up with in the remake. Just some notes, on the literary sources: The Fly is from a short story, by George Langelaan, which has more in common with the 1950s film version. Invasion of the Body Snatchers started life as a novel by Jack Finney (originally titled The Body Snatchers), and the novel features the most optimistic ending, so far. The Blob is generally credited with being inspired by the terrific short story called 'Slime' by Joseph Payne Brennan, collected in Nine Horrors and a Dream, and other books too. Also of interest would be the classic story 'Arena' by Fredric Brown, although when that got turned into a Star Trek episode, the blobby creature was changed to a lizard-man called a Gorn. The Thing was adapted from the novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr., and in this case, the remake has more in common with the original novella.
I'd give The Blob a 7.5/10 it's a very overlooked horror film, great scares are had watching both versions. The very end part with the preacher and his followers I thought could have been cut out, superfluous to the overall end IMO.
@@dr.burtgummerfan439 Same. If only the movie did better financially we'd be (no pun intended) dying to know what the sequel could've been. Remember, the concept of the monster in this version regarding it's origins was it was intended as a biological weapon from the U.S. government. I'd think the preacher and his cult could've used the small living remnant of the Blob as it's ace in the hole to unleash hell and tyranny on the Earth.
One of my favorite horror movies. People always underrate this one!!! The shocked looks on your faces: "What am I watching?". LOL. Thanks for the reaction!
This film truly horrified me as a child. I can honestly say this is the scariest horror movie I have ever watched and still scares me to this day. It's the fact that the people who have been consumed by The Blob are still alive.
I saw a comment from a chemistry professor here on youtube who laid out using chemistry how the people consumed by the blob would stay alive until their major organs were consumed or too damaged. Basically the digestion via acid would liberate oxygen and other gasses from the digested tissue giving the person being digested something close enough to air to allow them to breathe. Grim.
The lengths that prop departments went with practical effects in the 80s was completely insane. I just don't know how they pulled off effects that still look realistic in 2021.
YES! I saw you uploaded this and clicked right away. I LOOOVE 80's body horror (though at the same time it does gross me out) and always love watching people's reactions to them, this one and The Thing, The Fly and the ending of Society, really are some of the best lol I also heavily request that you watch Re-Animator or From Beyond too, more body horror, gross-out classics!
The kid's dissolved face as he surfaces from the water reminded me of Emil's death in RoboCop when he drives into the toxic waste tank, and who was it that played Emil? None other than Paul McCrane who played deputy Billy in The Blob.
Hey Shaun, how’s that hangover?? Haha, you forgot about that quick!! Fun fact: my Buddy’s uncle is the pharmacist, he also played Babe Ruth in the sandlot, which I’m realizing now probably isn’t as big of a classic to you because baseball isn’t a past time in England... You should watch “the Sandlot”
Oh man! So underrated. I remember watching this on video tape on rental and made a huge impression on me. It has everything a good script requires. RLM did a good re:view of it.
I was so excited when I heard that you were doing this movie. This is the movie that I remember scaring the HELL out of me when I was little. The only movie that ever gave me nightmares as a kid. The scene in the doctors office when the blob falls on the guy and the way the blob is like a film slithering up his face as it dissolves him. And the scene where it pulls the guys head into the drain....OMG that gave me chills. And for the most part, all practical effects. This is one of my favorite movies of all times. And I'm like you...why don't people talk about this more, because even the story line and plot of this movie is just unique to most horror/scifi movies. What a frightening creature. Much like the THING, it's just so alien for a creature to have no form...which is what makes it so terrifying. My favorite reaction from you guys next to the MIST.
A question that has always haunted me is; who would win in a fight, the Blob or the Thing? I lean towards the Blob because I think it would break down the Thing on a molecular level. Also, getting blobbed would be hands down the worst way to go. The absolute most agonizing way to die.
The possibility that ingesting parts of the Thing may lead to being transformed into a Thing was specifically raised in the film. Don't think it was answered, but still. Horrifyingly, being "blobbed" is, as Chernobyl showed us, basically the same as dying from acute radiation sickness; being digested while you're still alive to feel it.
I've watched several reactions to people seeing The Blob for the first time. You guys had the best reaction by far. You enjoyed the movie, you didn't over analyze. Loved your reactions.
Exciting reaction, guys! :D 7:18 He got Blobified. He only wished it was Flubber. 8:36 Vicky-Blob is giving him first base. 9:02 Interesting discussion. I think we all need to strive for a better understanding between humanity and Blobkind. 🧑🤝🧑 ♥ 13:04 Poor kid. The Blob did a Robocop toxic sludge on him.
So glad you guys chose this one to react to! It really is an underrated gem with some amazing practical effects. I still find the diner scene to be horrific after all these years!
Haha! Your faces during this! Glad you watched and enjoyed it, good fun innit? Wonder if it cured Shaun's hangover? And as others have probably already said, no CGI in this one. I think your ratings are fair to be honest, it well exceeds its concept and budget for sheer entertainment.
I remember watching this in the cineplex when it first came out. The whole carnage at the movie theatre got me and my friends becoming paranoid sitting in the darkness. That’s the ingenuity of this remake for you!
Once again you guys are hilarious. Your expression make the movie. There's a first time for everything and you do show it. You can also show it watching, Lady in a cage with Olivia de Havilland and James Caan
The first movie to incorporate CGI into live action, in the way it is used today (unless you count Disney's 'Tron' which I put into a separate category) was 1985's "Young Sherlock Holmes", in the scene where the stained glass knight comes to life. I'm sure there are scenes where the crew wished they had CGI, particularly in the end when the blob is massive, but indisputably the fact that it's mostly practical really helped sell how disgusting the creature (and it's eating habits) are.
Fantastic reaction as always. Truly a gem of a movie. I highly recommend The Stuff, Night of The Creeps, Slither, and Killer Klowns From Outer Space (in that order)
Awesome reaction to a very overlooked movie, I was waiting for Tom to say "concept" you could play a drinking game how many times Tom says concept in a review Lol. This is on par with 80s several 80's horror gem yet gets very little recognition. The gores amazing, this harks back to a time filmmakers were inventive & clever using practical effects instead of CGI & what's also great about this film is you don't know who'll save the day. You guys always brighten up my day, there's another film may interest you called The Stuff. I'd rate this 8/10.
One of my favorite movies from when I was a kid! Practical effects are amazing!! And it was shot in a town about ten miles from my hometown, so it holds a special place in my heart. So glad you guys reacted to it!
Finally someone reacts to the blob 88.😁 Props to these guys for picking this one. Vastly underrated movie. Great job guys! I hope someone remakes this its been over 30 years si ce we've had a blob movie. 😎
I'm glad you both liked it, I loved this movie when I was a kid, one of my favorite horror movies. It has a lot of great writing decisions, a lot of memorable set pieces, just awesome all around
YESSSS. I love this movie. I remember watching it for the first time when I was a child, and loved it ever since. The fact that *everybody* can die in this movie was really terrifying and one of the reasons I loved it.
This one is an underrated classic. It's so well made and I love that you never know during the first half who was going to survive! I remember when I saw it in the theatre that there was a lot of screaming, especially at the diner scene. Grisly but fun. I give it an 8 as well. Enjoying your reactions.
This is such a great pick for the season. It's been a long, long time since I saw this (probably not long after it's release) and I'd forgotten how batshit crazy it is. Excellent reaction. Fair scores too.
The blob is actually fairly clearish at the beginning but then it becomes pinker and pinker becoming reddish by the end as it digests more people.
That’s a disgusting detail haha
Human bio mass.
Good catch! I think the pink colour is also there to subconsciously suggest the nature of the Blob, ie. an autonomous stomach.
Incidentally, as Chernobyl taught us, being digested while alive to feel it is more-or-less how one dies via acute radiation sickness.
Yep. The creators realized that it would be subsuming more and more hemoglobin, thus would need to become increasingly red.
The original blob was purple, which was a less organic choice, I guess.
Killing Paul, who seemed set up to be the protagonist, was very deliberately meant to give the feeling that anyone could die. It was also the last kill they filmed, utilizing everything they had learned from making the rest of the blob effects, to make sure that it made the best possible impression on the audience. They knew that if the first onscreen kill was really good, any shortcomings for the rest of the film could be overlooked because the audience's imagination would fill in the gaps from what had already been seen.
Very Hitchcockian.
I had no clue that was the last thing filmed. Effective if you ask me- when I was 9 and I first saw this I had to turn it off after Paul died. Decided to give it a try in the morning.
This, John Carpenter’s the Thing, and David Cronenberg’s the Fly are the holy trinity of horror remakes, in my humble opinion. Glad it had you lads on the edge of the couch.
Couldn’t agree more. Also could add American werewolf in London
Don't forget the 1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers.... it was very good.
@@aaronwhite4954, was that a remake? I didn't realize.
@@lisaleon432 It's not.
@@aaronwhite4954 That's not a remake.
Freaky facts: The lead girls reaction was the first time she ever saw it.
They hired a bunch of amputees to play semi digested blob victims. The hazmat member hero girl gets the bomb from, is a *triple* amputee.
They used a combination of stop motion, puppeteering and suitmation to bring this Blob to life.
This movie is one of the top 3 remakes (not just horror) along with the Fly and the THING.
It does what a remake is supposed to be.
It pays respect to the original while, at the same time, being it's own beast.
Night of The Living Dead remake is another kick-ass remake with Tom Savini as the Director and George Romero as Producer. I personally prefer the remake to NOTLD over the original just because Barbara is a much more interesting character.
The Thing, The Blob and The Fly are the holy trinity of 80's Horror Remakes! Perfect horror films!
@@elskeletor3566 The Night of the Living Dead remake is a FORGOTTEN film, and it is better than the original. I agree. If I was going to show someone the original or the color remake, I'd go with the latter.
Fun Fact: the lead is Amanda from the saw series!
The hills have eyes is a great remake
“Don’t tell me the kid dies!”
Well… Not THAT kid.
I remember when this came out in 88. I was WAY too young to see it and it scarred me for life. I watched it again at 38 and finally realized how brilliant it was. So glad I got past my terrorized five year old self.
Same thing happened to me. It was my first horror movie and I was young, I stopped after seeing Paul's death and I had problem sleeping for a month or two. I watched it again when I was twenty, I really enjoyed it as an horror fan but a part of me was still feeling uncomfortable. But it's a great horror movie.
Because in horror films the kid usually lives.
Thus the horror becomes more real when the kid dies.
@@frankgesuele6298 Exception Jaws
Hoo yeah, not a movie for a 5 year old. It's horrific. But isn't it amazing, that pure childhood terror, how it follows you the rest of your life?
I remember when it hit VHS and we watched it at a friends 9th birthday party. So I was 8. We loved it but some of the kids were probably quite traumatized, haha.
She's obviously younger here, but you've seen Shawnee Smith, the main female character, in "Saw", with the mouth-trap on her head.
"Hello, Amanda..."
Zero percent CGI. That wasn't really a common thing in film until the early-mid 90s. Glad The Blob holds up so well!
True. Honourable mention should go to James Cameron's The Abyss from 1989, featuring some revolutionary CGI that paved the way for the T1000 in Terminator 2.
I think Young Sherlock Holmes had the first CGI...seem to have read that somewhere.
@@fday1964 spot on indeed, first fully cgi character in the stained glass window knight
I think The Last Starfighter was the first film to use computer effects (albeit primitive)
@@Mr_Incognito113 Actually if I remember correctly, Westworld from 1973 (I think) was the first movie to use computer effects. Star Wars, Tron, The Last Starfighter all followed after that, even a music video from like 1986 used CGI for the first time.
The trifecta of 80's practical effects: *The Thing, The Fly & The Blob*.
Watched The Blob as a wee lad and stooled my undies big-time.
Practical FX are on another level. 🤩
And funny enough, all 3 were remakes.
I think The Howling deserves a honorable mention. Great practical transformation effects.
The Thing, The Fly, The Blob. You're right, that IS the trifecta of 80s practical effects, and three movies just as awesome today. I'd also throw in From Beyond, which is to me the quintessential Lovecraft movie. You never see anyone reacting to that one.
I would add Little Shop of Horrors as an honorable mention. The plant effects in that movie were designed by the same guy who worked on the Blob!
@@rosebyanyname There's an alternate ending for Little Shop of Horrors you can find on RUclips. It was cut from the movie because it was rather bleak, but the special effects are off the chart.
If you had fun with this, then you 100% need to do 80s Killer Klowns from Outer Space. It is a freaking blast!
great film lol, love it
One of the bests
Hell to the YES!!!
Yeah loved that film freaky lol
I wholeheartedly second this suggestion!! Such a creatively, fun horror film!
I will never erase that moment of the boyfriend screaming as he’s dissolved-pure nightmare fuel when I first saw this movie on VHS. It really pulls no punches, and I believe that’s why it didn’t do well at the box office. But it’s become a classic! Great reaction 👍🏻
It wasn't the brutality of the movie that caused it to bomb. At the time TriStar Pictures was going through a management change and the execs were more interested in their new projects, rather than what that had going. This lead to it only getting just over 1000 theater distribution nation wide, and even then it was only in those theaters for 2 weeks.
On top of that, 1988 was jam packed with a lot of movie premieres like Rain Man, Die Hard, Big, just to name a few. So it was easy to get overshadowed.
Thankfully, it found its fan base through VHS.
@@Valzahd true, but It’s unflinching horror probably didn’t appeal to everyone either. I imagine it would have a much better reception were it released today (which it does have now!). It’s still a pretty dark and brutal movie, even for today and especially for the 80s. Frank Darabont’s writing can go seriously dark (as he did with his own Mist ending of course).
@@EmlynBoyle yeap, same reason why The Thing didn't do well it first released in theatres.
@@faizfuad8361 Being an 18 or X as was doesn't help with box office for obvious reasons. The world was obsessed with E.T. at the time so another alien movie was alwsys going to struggle.
@@Valzahd It seems to be a common thing in Hollywood and in business generally, that the new manager will try to destroy their predecessor's projects. It's purely an ego thing.
Such an overlooked movie! The practical effects of all the deaths are just phenomenal!
The script is great too
That's right el torito choco taco!
The original 1950s version with Steve McQueen in the lead is definitely worth a watch too and stands up pretty well even now (although the effects in this version are more advanced of course).
Why did I just sing his name in Sheryl Crow's voice in my head? I had forgotten about that song
50's creature features can be pretty good, but I think it behooves us to remember that they were basically low-budget excuses for teens to go to drive-ins and neck. Helps calibrate expectations.
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There's an annual "BlobFest"
at the still-standing theater
from the original "The Blob".
I don't think they care much
about the remake. I certainly don't.
I love how the Blob doesn't give two shits about character development or chemistry.
Jock boyfriend? Melted face.
Cop and Lady love chemistry? Eaten in a phone booth.
Much more serious cop (who also got melted in RoboCop)? DIDN’T get melted on screen, but got folded in half.
Government exec who wants to do things for science? Eaten within his hazmat suit.
I was a kid when this came out, and they showed the guy unblocking the drain in the commercials. I covered all the drains in our house with washcloths (flannels to you) so the blob couldn't see me.
Oh, it sees you. It's merely lying in wait...
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I'm so glad to see your guys' audience growing, but you're still interacting with comments. Good on ya. I've been here since 10k. Keep it up!
Fun fact: the producer for the original film was so excited for the remake after reading the script, he gave the producers for the remake the rights to the film for free. And, it's been reported that he loved the remake after seeing the final cut. And the effects are a combination of stop motion effects and practical effects.
Oh, this movie is one of the GREAT 80s gross-out gems. It subverts expectations left and right (kills off the "main character" in the hospital) and uses its practical effects to their FULL GORY GLORY. The cops end up being reasonable and help at the end.
And you've seen Shawnee Smith before! She played Amanda Young, the girl in the revers bear trap, in Saw, the one that survived.
And should they watch the original The Hitcher (1986) they'll spot the great Jeffrey DeMunn again.
"Ahh! Ahh!" - raves Cinema Rules about "The Blob." Rated R.
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The Blob(1988) is one of the best examples of a horror film that doesn't shy away from killing character the audience likes -- and it does so in truly horrific fashion. It's a film that embraces being horror, and doesn't give two f*cks. A lot of modern horror loves to put in a cast of horrendous people and makes the audience feel as if they deserve to die, which to me is cowardly. The bravest horror doesn't spare people based on whether or not they're good people.
So terrifying.
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A true horror director shouldn't be afraid of terrorizing the shit out of the audience -- it's his job.
Glad you guys did this movie. It's one if the 80s horror gems. The effects were all practical and optical, there was no CGI in the 80s (apart from a couple of experimental big budget movies), it certainly was way beyond any horror budget.
There was a pretty decent amount of cgi around a few films in the 80s, even in some low budget tv shows. It just wasn't very good relatively speaking for doing what we think of today as cgi (cgi covers many more things than people think of). And the Blob had a fairly decent budget, on the lower end but not tiny.
Luckily they stick to purely practical though.
@@wyterabitt2149 Tom's quite right, there's a bit of stop-motion animation in the film using puppet model work, lots of matte paintings as well for backgrounds.
@@LarryFleetwood8675. . . . yea, practical effects? Stop motion is practical. You don't generate something not there.
@@wyterabitt2149 It sure is.
The Blob, The Fly, The Thing. As I call it the "The" trilogy three of the greatest horror remakes of all time.
I'm loving the Halloween content. The original Blob with Steve McQueen is old and looks dated, but it is a surprisingly good movie. Definitely worth a view.
Yeah, check out the original, I love that version too, and they was a sequel to the original, BEWARE, THE BLOB (1972), though that one has more comedy to it. It's almost a spoof, but not quite.
Is that the one that got banned in loads of countries???
@@disclaimer.imjokin I don't know about that.
There are other blob type movies. X THE UNKNOWN is one... MATANGA THE MUSHROOM PEOPLE... even the original QUATERMASS is a worthy entry.
@@ollietsb1704 I remember watching the first Quatermass movie late one night when it was on PBS and really enjoyed it, and as a fan of Japanese 60’s sci-fi films, I agree Matango a.k.a. Attack of the Mushroom People is a good one, but feel The H-Man has more in common with The Blob, and luckily that was also real good. What’s not so lucky is that is hard to obtain a copy of it these days.
This is a great monster movie. It doesn't take itself seriously and hits all the bases. The female lead, Shawnee Smith, has a very brief appearance in Armageddon in a scene with Steve Buscemi, where he tells her that her engagement ring is a fake and then offers her a drink.
This movie was why I was afraid to stand anywhere near the drain while taking a shower as a kid.
Blocked sink? Nah, I’m out.
Edit: I completely forgot about the kid in the yellow jacket! Pure nightmare fuel that.
They actually kill a kid horrifically like Jaws
Same lol
I have a tendency to look up at ceilings because of this movie lol
the original Blob (1958) with Steve McQueen had really good effects for its time.
I saw this on a huge screen on opening weekend. The theater was packed and yelling and screaming the entire time. The effects are still gruesome and the actors are all great. The annoying deputy was the annoying thug in Robocop. He was dissolved in that movie too!
This was one of the last movies I went to see, with my younger brother, who passed away a few years later. Definite nostalgia and loving vibes when I watch this movie and 1985’s Fright Night. Still miss you little brother!
I give it an 8/10.
Great review guys.
Man that would've been awesome in the theater!
The actor from RoboCop has some amazing onscreen deaths:
*Dissolved by toxic waste
*Back broken by the Blob
*A helicopter drops on him on the ER TV series
I love seeing your faces when you see how nasty this film really is, truly hilarious. People hear "The Blob" and it sounds like some cheesy sci fi channel movie but then you watch it and its so much more than you're ready for its great.
SAME HERE THE WAY HE LOOKED AT THE SCREEN DURING PAULS DEATH MADE ME DIE OF LAUGHTER
this movie along with "night of the creeps ", "return of the living dead" and " house" or ones my mom showed me as a teenager and i still love to this day. great videos guys , keep having fun , thats what its all about .
All great films! Love William Katt and George Wendt in House. And Dan O’Bannon’s Return of the Living Dead is crazy fun. One of my favourite episodes of Community is the Halloween homage to O’Bannon’s film.
I’d love to see them react to Return of the Living Dead. Such a funny, wry film with lots of great effects.
I love of the reactions you two put together but horror is another level! The commentary and banter is hilarious, the looks of horror, disgust and shock between you is priceless - Just brightened up a miserable rainy Tuesday for me, Thanks
The Blob is just a good, fun horror movie to me. It's enjoyable and doesn't leave you heavy hearted.
Great discussion! Love how you accurately describe The Blob as it "doesn't give a f*ck"--the sheriff, the football-player dude, the little kid all get killed. No way a filmmaker could get away with that today (today you kill a kid in a movie, tomorrow you're banned from Twitter) but the relentlessness is what makes the movie so great; right away you start thinking *anyone* can be the next victim and the superb effects really help suspend disbelief.
Halloween III - Season of the Witch - I think it's a movie that needs some love too.
Fucking love this movie! And by Chuck Russell, the director of Dream Warriors, and Frank Darabont! What a winning combination! As many have already said, right up there with The Thing and The Fly for great 80's remakes.
I agree 1000%! Chuck Russell is such a criminally underrated director. Made such class films (Dream Warriors, The Mask, Eraser) that always kept the viewer engaged & entertained throughout. This one is probably his best in my view. Such awesome viewing.
"Carrie", next, guys. The original, 1976 film with future Oscar winner Sissy Spacek. Not the many awful remakes.
I agree the original is far and away the best, but I liked the remake with Chloe Grace Moretz a lot more than I thought I would.
1958 The Fly starring David Hedison and Vincent Price with Patricia Owens and Herbert Marshall and an end scene that you will not easily forget. The BLOB 1958 Starring Steven McQueen and Anita Corsaut. A campy little horror flick with old school, hometown charm and an indescribable monster. For something fun and different how about The Trouble With Angels starring Rosalind Russell and Haley Mills with June Harding and Jim Hutton.
I love the 1988 The Blob. It's such a uncompromising horror flick where Chuck Russell and Frank Darabont truly make the audience believe anyone could be next. It's such a great horror flick that doesn't get talked about enough. I was thrilled to see you two tackle it.
The OG blob from 1958 is the movie that my father always said scared him the most as a child and gave him nightmares
Saw this in the theatre with my mom, one of my sisters and her friends.
My mom got tickets from winning them on an radio station.
This creature scared the crap out of me.
Never knowing where it was coming from.
The whole town seeing this thing in action was crazy.
I barely slept the whole night after we came home from the feature.
I did like the original with Steve McQueen.
But in the end, this was one of the best Sci-Fi horror remakes ever.
From what I remember reading, this film was like 99.9% practical effects with only 1 or 2 small scenes using CGI that dealt with (I think) the sparkling effects of the frozen Blob.
Wow, this is a deep cut I did not expect! This version is so good, it's underestimated by people. Great idea! As always: finish Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy: 2) Prince of Darkness and 3) In the Mouth of Madness.
My God, your faces 😂 I laughed so hard!! Awesome but horrifying movie. I always get sick when I see slimy things so this was a shocker for me. I will never see it again.
One of my favourite movie monsters. Up there with The Thing and Splinter
Yes! Splinter is brilliant.
@@singbluesilver1973 A modern sleeper gem for sure. Inspired one of my novellas, and my tattoo sleeve 😂👌
I’m glad this movie is finally getting the love it deserves 30 years later.
This version sucks. The original with Steve McQueen is the one to watch.
The Fly
The Thing
The Blob
An American Werewolf in London
Alien and Aliens
These are the horror movies I love for the incredible effects. Truly horrific and otherworldly.
The 80's not only had amazing music and fashion but was definitely the decade of the awesome remake 😎👏👌
It's so cool to see Dale from TWD and Amanda from the Saw franchise in this movie. Surprised either of you didn't recognize them! They are both pretty young in this. This movie is a classic and I absolutely love the gorey deaths in it!
Thanks for sharing guys. The Blob was horrifying especially for something that couldn've been so cheesy.
Back in ‘88 I had a pretty big crush on Shawnee Smith, definite scream queen.
Speaking of meteorites, you should give the first Creepshow a watch.
Always love reactions where y'all are absolutely *gleeful* watching a movie lol. The Blob is a gem indeed, completely underrated.
I’m liking this because this is one of the best remakes to ever come out.
This is also the reason why I wouldn't eat Jelly as a kid for many years lol
Anyway I found an article about how the effects were made. Here's a quote.
"In shots where its movement was limited, the Blob was sculpted full-size and cast in stiff rubber. When a lot of movement was required, Conway’s team developed a puppeteering device called the “Blob quilt”: layered silk with “ravioli-sized pockets” injected with methylcellulose, a food additive derived from wood pulp. The methylcellulose would secrete through the silk, obscuring the base structure and allowing the puppeteers to manipulate the apparently fluid mass. One of the ways they would puppeteer the quilt was with “mitten-like Blob chunks,” that hid the hand-shapes of the operators. In addition to keeping its shape, the design of the quilts produced small surface movements as the sacks jiggled of their own accord."
Some stop motion was also used so good shout on that one.
There's a really interesting article that's from, but I can't seem to post links (whole comment gets removed) It even tells you how they set up Paul's death scene, poor guy was on a rig, covered in goo, with a blob blanket that must have weighed a lot, then a thin film of the stuff was stretched over his face, which felt "suffocating" *shudders*
9:24 boys I was waiting for that!!! 🤣😘😛 One of the craziest and funnest in your playlist. Also Meg is a badass final girl. Shaun I think you need some concealer honey!!!
Ashleigh Burton has #HALLOBEANS and now Y'all have Finally named Your October film event: #HORRORWEEN
Glad you guys ranked this so high ..This is the first horror movie I ever seen at like 6yrs old and its what started my obsession of horror..really happy you guys enjoyed it as well
My goodness, you must have been so brave to watch this movie at 6 years old. I watched it when I was 14, when it came out and it scared the shit out of me haha.
@@jenny2tone242 Thank you. I guess I think even at that age I knew it wasn’t real so that helped i was more fascinated then scared i think
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Underrated gem, just like John Carpenter's Christine.
This comes in at about an 8 for me, in terms of rating it out of 10. The horrifying look to what happens whenever the Blob attacks someone, and how it can attack up drains, and through anything porous - it is perhaps just at the end where things look a bit dodgy, and the whole thing has become less scary. But that's big finales - they're tough; the better stuff is usually earlier.
All three original versions of The Fly, The Blob, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers are well worth checking out...with The Fly having been modified the most in the remake. Invasion of the Body Snatchers, original version, is probably my fave of the three oldies, and then - um, tough, but I guess The Blob next, and then the original The Fly.
Ooh! Don't forget the original '50s The Thing (from Another World), that featured as one of the TV movie marathon horrors that the kids were watching on John Carpenter's Halloween. ;-)
@@outtheredude You're right, you're right, I neglected The Thing - I haven't seen the original in a while...and with old memories only, would say it's less impressive nowadays compared to what John Carpenter came up with in the remake.
Just some notes, on the literary sources:
The Fly is from a short story, by George Langelaan, which has more in common with the 1950s film version.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers started life as a novel by Jack Finney (originally titled The Body Snatchers), and the novel features the most optimistic ending, so far.
The Blob is generally credited with being inspired by the terrific short story called 'Slime' by Joseph Payne Brennan, collected in Nine Horrors and a Dream, and other books too. Also of interest would be the classic story 'Arena' by Fredric Brown, although when that got turned into a Star Trek episode, the blobby creature was changed to a lizard-man called a Gorn.
The Thing was adapted from the novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr., and in this case, the remake has more in common with the original novella.
I'd give The Blob a 7.5/10 it's a very overlooked horror film, great scares are had watching both versions. The very end part with the preacher and his followers I thought could have been cut out, superfluous to the overall end IMO.
I always figured that part was a setup for a sequel that never materialized.
@@dr.burtgummerfan439 Same. If only the movie did better financially we'd be (no pun intended) dying to know what the sequel could've been. Remember, the concept of the monster in this version regarding it's origins was it was intended as a biological weapon from the U.S. government. I'd think the preacher and his cult could've used the small living remnant of the Blob as it's ace in the hole to unleash hell and tyranny on the Earth.
One of my favorite horror movies. People always underrate this one!!! The shocked looks on your faces: "What am I watching?". LOL. Thanks for the reaction!
Yes, people should be talking more about this film. It's such a solid movie. It's a 10/10 for me!
Deputy Bill Briggs is played by Paul McCrane who a year earlier played Emil in Robocop.
"Two men get traumatized by acidic Jell-O for 20 minutes"
This film truly horrified me as a child. I can honestly say this is the scariest horror movie I have ever watched and still scares me to this day. It's the fact that the people who have been consumed by The Blob are still alive.
I saw a comment from a chemistry professor here on youtube who laid out using chemistry how the people consumed by the blob would stay alive until their major organs were consumed or too damaged. Basically the digestion via acid would liberate oxygen and other gasses from the digested tissue giving the person being digested something close enough to air to allow them to breathe. Grim.
The lengths that prop departments went with practical effects in the 80s was completely insane. I just don't know how they pulled off effects that still look realistic in 2021.
Thanks, Tom! Thanks, Shaun! 💧 Gotta love that tagline, "Terror has no shape".
YES! I saw you uploaded this and clicked right away. I LOOOVE 80's body horror (though at the same time it does gross me out) and always love watching people's reactions to them, this one and The Thing, The Fly and the ending of Society, really are some of the best lol
I also heavily request that you watch Re-Animator or From Beyond too, more body horror, gross-out classics!
The kid's dissolved face as he surfaces from the water reminded me of Emil's death in RoboCop when he drives into the toxic waste tank, and who was it that played Emil? None other than Paul McCrane who played deputy Billy in The Blob.
Oh, cool, my friend Candy's in this. Definitely sharing this with her. I'm with Tom on this and give it an 8.
Hey Shaun, how’s that hangover??
Haha, you forgot about that quick!!
Fun fact: my Buddy’s uncle is the pharmacist, he also played Babe Ruth in the sandlot, which I’m realizing now probably isn’t as big of a classic to you because baseball isn’t a past time in England... You should watch “the Sandlot”
Oh man! So underrated. I remember watching this on video tape on rental and made a huge impression on me. It has everything a good script requires. RLM did a good re:view of it.
I was so excited when I heard that you were doing this movie. This is the movie that I remember scaring the HELL out of me when I was little. The only movie that ever gave me nightmares as a kid. The scene in the doctors office when the blob falls on the guy and the way the blob is like a film slithering up his face as it dissolves him. And the scene where it pulls the guys head into the drain....OMG that gave me chills. And for the most part, all practical effects. This is one of my favorite movies of all times. And I'm like you...why don't people talk about this more, because even the story line and plot of this movie is just unique to most horror/scifi movies. What a frightening creature. Much like the THING, it's just so alien for a creature to have no form...which is what makes it so terrifying. My favorite reaction from you guys next to the MIST.
Amazing remake, great special effects
Did anybody notice Meg Penny is Shawnee Smith from the Saw franchise.
Yeah she's Jigsaw's protégé Amanda.
The cop who the dude from platoon licks, he was the biker from robocop that melts from toxic waste.
A question that has always haunted me is; who would win in a fight, the Blob or the Thing? I lean towards the Blob because I think it would break down the Thing on a molecular level.
Also, getting blobbed would be hands down the worst way to go. The absolute most agonizing way to die.
That or they destroy themselves into something even worse...
The possibility that ingesting parts of the Thing may lead to being transformed into a Thing was specifically raised in the film. Don't think it was answered, but still.
Horrifyingly, being "blobbed" is, as Chernobyl showed us, basically the same as dying from acute radiation sickness; being digested while you're still alive to feel it.
I've watched several reactions to people seeing The Blob for the first time. You guys had the best reaction by far. You enjoyed the movie, you didn't over analyze. Loved your reactions.
Exciting reaction, guys! :D
7:18 He got Blobified. He only wished it was Flubber.
8:36 Vicky-Blob is giving him first base.
9:02 Interesting discussion. I think we all need to strive for a better understanding between humanity and Blobkind. 🧑🤝🧑 ♥
13:04 Poor kid. The Blob did a Robocop toxic sludge on him.
I've always loved this remake. Thanks for sharing your reactions guys!
So glad you guys chose this one to react to! It really is an underrated gem with some amazing practical effects. I still find the diner scene to be horrific after all these years!
Haha! Your faces during this! Glad you watched and enjoyed it, good fun innit? Wonder if it cured Shaun's hangover? And as others have probably already said, no CGI in this one. I think your ratings are fair to be honest, it well exceeds its concept and budget for sheer entertainment.
I remember watching this in the cineplex when it first came out. The whole carnage at the movie theatre got me and my friends becoming paranoid sitting in the darkness. That’s the ingenuity of this remake for you!
This is my all time favorite creature feature. The effects and cheap acting come together to make a true horror movie. It's so good.
Once again you guys are hilarious. Your expression make the movie. There's a first time for everything and you do show it. You can also show it watching, Lady in a cage with Olivia de Havilland and James Caan
it’s not a horror but one flew over the cuckoos nest starring jack Nicholson is one of the best films I’ve ever seen! Great review btw 😁
That’s one of Shauns favourite movies ever too 😊
Im so happy your dad suggested this movie.. it was one of my favourites as a child. Still holds up today.
I don't think there's any CGI in this. '88 is a tad bit too early for that.
All practical!
And a little bit of stop-motion but that's very much hands on as well, literally.
The first movie to incorporate CGI into live action, in the way it is used today (unless you count Disney's 'Tron' which I put into a separate category) was 1985's "Young Sherlock Holmes", in the scene where the stained glass knight comes to life. I'm sure there are scenes where the crew wished they had CGI, particularly in the end when the blob is massive, but indisputably the fact that it's mostly practical really helped sell how disgusting the creature (and it's eating habits) are.
Fantastic reaction as always. Truly a gem of a movie. I highly recommend The Stuff, Night of The Creeps, Slither, and Killer Klowns From Outer Space (in that order)
Awesome reaction to a very overlooked movie, I was waiting for Tom to say "concept" you could play a drinking game how many times Tom says concept in a review Lol.
This is on par with 80s several 80's horror gem yet gets very little recognition.
The gores amazing, this harks back to a time filmmakers were inventive & clever using practical effects instead of CGI & what's also great about this film is you don't know who'll save the day.
You guys always brighten up my day, there's another film may interest you called The Stuff.
I'd rate this 8/10.
How would you stop it?
"I'd get a bigger blob" i lost it 😂
Tom is so funny.
One of my favorite movies from when I was a kid! Practical effects are amazing!! And it was shot in a town about ten miles from my hometown, so it holds a special place in my heart. So glad you guys reacted to it!
The young lad getting killed at the beginning was so unexpected. I also thought he was the protagonist when I first watched it.
The guy hanging from the cinema-ceiling, rolling his eyes in pain as he is slowly dissolved haunts me since I was a kid.
One of the best remakes... love it! Practical FX are excellently executed here.
Finally! Thrilled you guys watched and reacted to this!
Finally someone reacts to the blob 88.😁 Props to these guys for picking this one. Vastly underrated movie. Great job guys! I hope someone remakes this its been over 30 years si ce we've had a blob movie. 😎
I'm glad you both liked it, I loved this movie when I was a kid, one of my favorite horror movies. It has a lot of great writing decisions, a lot of memorable set pieces, just awesome all around
YESSSS. I love this movie. I remember watching it for the first time when I was a child, and loved it ever since. The fact that *everybody* can die in this movie was really terrifying and one of the reasons I loved it.
This one is an underrated classic. It's so well made and I love that you never know during the first half who was going to survive! I remember when I saw it in the theatre that there was a lot of screaming, especially at the diner scene. Grisly but fun. I give it an 8 as well. Enjoying your reactions.
It’s a fantastic film..I went to the cinema to watch it at 14 lol. My friends were horrified by how gory it was but the practical effects are amazing.
This is such a great pick for the season. It's been a long, long time since I saw this (probably not long after it's release) and I'd forgotten how batshit crazy it is.
Excellent reaction. Fair scores too.
There’s a copy on RUclips. Watched it a couple of weeks ago.
@@singbluesilver1973 nice Duran Duran related screen name! The Chauffeur is one of my all time faves.
Went to a Halloween showing of this in '88 with some friends and we had a blast! Please do Rob Zombie's Firefly Trilogy!