Film198895 min

The Blob

Name: The Blob
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1988
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Kevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith, Donovan Leitch, Jeffrey DeMunn, Candy Clark

Taste attributes: horrorscience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalthrillerunsavouryheavyimaginaryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Scream now, while there's still room to breathe. Terror has no shape."

Boxlist takeExpect a morally murky, otherworldly horror film, heavy rather than light. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

6.7/10

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Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Balanced originality, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

Remake of the 1958 horror sci-fi about a deadly blob which is the spawn of a secret government germ warfare project which consumes everyone in its path. Teenagers try in vain to warn the townsfolk, who refuse to take them seriously, while government agents try to cover up the evidence and confine the creature.

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