On one hand this remake is fairly faithful to the original: once again it is the town's young stud juvenile delinquent (Kevin Dillon in the Steve McQueen role) who has to save the town from the invader from outer space and the film does a nice homage to the original's best scene, when the Blob takes out the local movie house. But because this is thirty years later the political sensibilities of the film are updated considerably. The damsel in distress this time around (Shawnee Smith), might need a hand from the aforementioned young stud, but she is also capable of being part of the solution. Then there is the whole government conspiracy sub-plot that makes this movie something of a precursor to "The X-Files."

In fact, if you want to get reductionalistic (and that is one of the fun things you get to do with a bad B-movie like "The Blob"), this movie is a cross between the original "The Blob," "The X-Files," the remake of "The Thing" (in terms of the gross special effects"), and any teen flick where the good girl and the bad boy end up together. The result is a modern version of a classic drive-in flick, which is to say, a below par flick where you do not have to keep your eyes on the screen the entire time to be able to follow the action. The blood & gore level is pretty high, which means your feeling for this film comes down to whether your wince or laugh at such moments.

I laughed, ergo, three stars.

Final Note: Keep your eye on former E.R. pain in the butushka Paul McCrane as Deputy Bill Briggs, who discovers there are worst things than having a helicopter take off your arm.


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 7 out of 7 found this review helpful

Ah, The Blob. I first saw this movie when i was about 12 years old, and still remember it well to this day, as it was genuinely scary in certain scenes. Sure, its cheesy too, but that just adds to the joy! Basically we are led to believe an alien has fallen too earth, only this one eats everything it comes across!Or could the creature be a result of some hideous government experiment?! At the start of the movie the creature is tiny, by the end...you do the math! Favourite scenes in the movie are when the old tramp finds the Blob and makes friends with it...and the crazy old preacher with his little "surprise" at the end. Could have done with Steve Mcqueen (like the original) for added coolness, but a great way to waste a couple of hours.