Sunday, March 9, 2008

The Blob (1958) Directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.

Summary: When a meteor falls to Earth and its passenger - a gelatinous alien life form - begins consuming everything in it's path, it's up to a couple of teenagers and their friends to convince the local townspeople of the danger.

Things I Liked: The props and highly inventive visual effects. The simplicity of the plot. The effective use of tension within scenes. The delightfully campy theme song.

Things I Didn't Like: The exceptionally poor performances of a few of the more minor characters. The unnecessarily long-running time of the more superfluous scenes included for character development.

Three and One Half Stars out of Five Stars



FilmWatch Ratings Legend:

One Star: Hated it

Two Stars: Didn't like it

Three Stars: Liked it

Four Stars: Really liked it

Five Stars: Loved it

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