One night, while a bum is minding his own business in the forest, a meteor falls and lands near a small town in the USA. The bum goes there to see what came falling down from the sky, and all of a sudden, his hand is attacked by some jelly-like thing. He's discovered by a local kid and two other kids that hit the bum with their car while on a date. They take him to see a doctor, and they soon find out that the jelly-like thing is a man-eating blob, attacking and eating away at everyone in the town. Soon a bunch of government scientists shows up in the small town to help out. But are they really there to help out, or are they behind the whole thing?
This movie's a remake of the original The Blob from 1958. Now, I haven't seen the original flick and I'm not too eager to see it either. My guess is that this remake is more fast-paced, looks better and has a hell of a lot more gore. The Blob is a great 80's horror comedy about a government warfare experiment gone wrong, and a blob that's eating up the good citizens of a small town. Considering the fact that it was made in the 80's, it of course didn't have all the CGI and effects that we've gotten so used to see these days. But let me tell you, this movie looks awesome, and the special effects and make-up is truly great to look at. Some stuff may not look brilliant, but it's still impressive enough and nothing actually ever looks bad.
Kevin Dillon plays a local tough kid who one night comes across a man in the forest who has got some jelly-like thing stuck on his hand. The man runs away but gets hit by the car of two who are out on their first date. They take him to see a doctor, and after the doctor has ignored them for a while, they see that the mans lower body has melted, and soon a big blob attacks the guy (Donovan Leitch) while his date (Shawnee Smith) is watching.
 
So there's a blob on the loose that seems to get bigger by the second and is eating away at all the town's people. Soon some scientists and military people show up to help out, but we soon learn that they started the whole thing. Kevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith and the scientists are all trying to stop the blob, and at the same time, the scientists also seem to wanna keep everything a secret and so does not care about how many civilians gets killed for the cause.
The great thing about this movie, except for the awesome gore, is that it's a hell of a fast-paced and fun ride from start to finish. It actually never really slows down, and its running time of 95 minutes go by very fast. At first Kevin Dillon is not that likable but he gets better while its going. He's some kind of tough local kid but that later shows that he has a warm heart and actually cares what happens to people. He makes for a good hero though, and is not your usual goody two-shoes kind of a hero. Shawnee Smith makes a great performance as a girl from the town who gets caught up in the whole mess when her boyfriend is eaten infront of her early on in the movie.
Now, the gore is absolutely awesome, and the movie has a lot of gory moment to offer. We get to see faces and bodies that melt, body-parts that are ripped out and that falls off, plus a lot of blood and guts of course. At the same time the movie has some dark humour and feels more like a fun 80's movie to watch, rather than a pure horror movie. It's never scary, but quite action-packed, fast-paced and fun, and of course all the gore makes it stand out as well. The acting is totally ok from all parts involved, so there's nothing to complain about when it comes to that. Good score too.
Even though it's a remake, it's still a 80's classic movie. Thing is that movies like this aren't made these days, and if you're a fan of 80's movies, this is a definite must see as well as if you're a horror fan. Great gore, great fun, and a great ride. Truly recommended.
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MOVIE YEAR: 1988
DIRECTOR: Chuck Russell
WRITING CREDITS: Theodore Simonson, Kay Linaker
GENRE: Horror, Comedy, Sci-Fi
CAST: Kevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith, Donovan Leitch
COUNTRY: USA
RUNTIME: 95 min
RATING: 9/10
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