Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786307343330 Format: Color, EP, Original recording reissued, NTSC ISBN: 6307343338 Label: Good Times Home Video Manufacturer: Good Times Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Good Times Home Video Release Date: May 15, 1997 Running Time: 82 minutes Studio: Good Times Home Video Theatrical Release Date: September 12, 1958 Sales Rank: 7949
Amazon.com essential video: 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 tale 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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Rating: - The classic horror schtick; killer jello.
There are a few movies that I would consider very priceless and classic to the creature flick genre, the first and foremost being The Creature From The Black Lagoon and possibly Attack of the Giant Leeches. ... Read More
Rating: - Run, It's the Blob!
Fete of Death
"The Blob" is an excellent sci-fi horror movie. Admittedly, its special effects aren't in the league of today's horror movies. But it doesn't matter. This movie has a great story. It's ... Read More
Rating: - A Hard-Core Classic!!!
This a classic horror/sci-fi film of the 1950's that stars Steve McQueen as the hero who tries to save the town from a blobby monster. One of my favorite scenes is when the blob starts to attack the movie theater. ... Read More
Rating: - The Blob - Criterion Collection
This is a cult classic, we hosted our 5th annual Movie Night for the neighborhood, showed this and it was a hit! We had a few laughs along the way too. All in all it is a fantastic journey back to our youth, done ... Read More
Rating: - I Have to Admit I love this Movie
My first memories of THE BLOB are late-nite tv as a child. I love this film and am not ashamed to admit it. Actually, it was a well-made picture for it's day (unlike the 1988 remake). Sure it is a reflection of the ... Read More
- The classic horror schtick; killer jello.