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Post by darksidebeadle on Jul 6, 2021 9:46:47 GMT
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Post by moviemouth on Jul 6, 2021 9:55:05 GMT
The Blob (1958) - 7/10
The Blob (1988) - 6.5/10
Steve McQueen is so much better in the lead role than Kevin Dillon and I like that the original doesn't bring the military into it.
The blob effects in the 1988 movie are great though.
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Post by darksidebeadle on Jul 6, 2021 11:03:14 GMT
‘88 7/10
‘58 4/10
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Post by spooner5020 on Jul 6, 2021 11:39:33 GMT
Remake. That had some disturbing death scenes. Especially the sink death. Like how was that even remotely possible?
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Jul 6, 2021 12:38:01 GMT
1988
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Post by jamesbamesy on Jul 6, 2021 14:13:36 GMT
88
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Post by TutuAnimationPrincess on Jul 6, 2021 14:15:57 GMT
The original is fascinating for what it is, but I've just never gotten much out of it. The remake is 80s effects horror at some of it's best and always a joy to watch.
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Post by movielover on Jul 6, 2021 14:31:24 GMT
1958, slightly
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Post by Xcalatë on Jul 6, 2021 15:43:22 GMT
1988 for me.
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Post by vegalyra on Jul 6, 2021 17:58:24 GMT
58. Steve McQueen is perfect. The remake is good but the 58 film has McQueen.
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Post by jcush on Jul 6, 2021 20:45:46 GMT
Both pretty good. Slight edge to 1988.
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Post by Prime etc. on Jul 6, 2021 20:49:31 GMT
I prefer the 1988 version.
But the important question is, who would win?
The 1982 Thing or the 1988 Blob?
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Post by Mulder and Scully on Jul 6, 2021 21:36:41 GMT
1988. Far better than the orginal.
Great practical effects. It's a well directed movie. Back when they knew how to make horror films.
Kevin Dillion should have been a bigger star. He's charismatic and has nice presence. He made for a decent lead in The Blob.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Jul 6, 2021 21:44:57 GMT
1988
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Post by phantomparticle on Jul 6, 2021 23:54:54 GMT
The 1958 movie is such goofy fun, I'm always surprised when people dismiss it out of hand. It really encapsulated the atmosphere of the 1950's with its drag racing teens confronting an invasion from space.
Steve McQueen and Anita Corseau are the oldest teenagers in history (I fell in love with her large liquid eyes).
The gang members area a harmless bunch of misfits, somewhere between The Blackboard Jungle and American Graffiti and the movie exudes a dopey resonance that includes a dog that barks like a human being and a rolling ball of jell-o that eats people.
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Post by moviemouth on Jul 7, 2021 0:31:25 GMT
The 1958 movie is such goofy fun, I'm always surprised when people dismiss it out of hand. It really encapsulated the atmosphere of the 1950's with its drag racing teens confronting an invasion from space. Steve McQueen and Anita Corseau are the oldest teenagers in history (I fell in love with her large liquid eyes). The gang members area a harmless bunch of misfits, somewhere between The Blackboard Jungle and American Graffiti and the movie exudes a dopey resonance that includes a dog that barks like a human being and a rolling ball of jell-o that eats people. I agree with all of what you say. I like it because it is goofy fun and I like that it sets the teenagers up as the Rebel Without a Cause types and then immediately goes in the opposite direction with that trope.
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Post by drystyx on Jul 7, 2021 0:32:52 GMT
This one is close, but 1958 wins out because of "atmosphere", and because it doesn't come across as "contrived" or "goofy" as the 1988 version.
However, if graded on a curb, the 1988 version is made during the modern era of "goofy", where characters simply say lines and make movements with zero motivation. The 1988 version is severely inferior in this to the 1958 version, but compared to other modern movies, it is pretty good. Modern movie screenwriters are just hacks, unfortunately.
The newer one has a better characterization of the law enforcement officers, but it lacks the camaraderie that gave 1958 the atmosphere. True, you don't see unity among Americans today, with everyone thinking he's a chief and needing Indians, and no one willing to be the Indian for the chief or the cook for the chef, but it's a good model, and the way we should be.
Of course I feel like Kennedy did. I know most here would rather see things as they are, and use a movie to say why, but I prefer a movie that asks "why not"?
Much more realism in the 1958 version, at least in terms of motivation and character. 1988 is just cardboard cutouts, save for the local police. They actually came across as credible in the 1988 version. That's where the 1988 leads 1958, but that's about it.
Also, the 1988 was a bit too "formula". There's nothing "formula" about 1958 Blob. People acting like humans, respecting other people, having motivation for actions, that's what 1958 gives us that 1988 doesn't give us.
1958 7.5/10
1988 6.5/10
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Post by _ on Jul 7, 2021 5:20:51 GMT
88
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Post by politicidal on Aug 24, 2021 3:38:38 GMT
1988 - 7/10.
1958 - 6/10.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Aug 24, 2021 7:59:57 GMT
Original: 6/10
Remake: 7,5/10
The latter one is such a riot. Ruthless and nasty effects, memorable performances by Dillon and Smith, and some very surprisingly brutal moments as well, and I thought the Blob effects have held up very well.
The original had surely a bit of charm, but like the original The Thing from another World, I just never quite got into it, as much as I had hoped for.
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