The Blob
“Terror has no shape.”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 50, rated by 1 admin.
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A small town discovers that the thing in the drain has developed a very ambitious appetite. This energetic remake mixes teen rebellion with wonderfully nasty practical creature effects. The goo deserves applause, even while the escalating disaster leaves everyone making increasingly urgent decisions.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 4/10
- Plot
- 6.5/10
- Effects
- 1.5/10
- Dialogue
- 4.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 8.5/10
“The plumbing problem is now larger than the town.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 50
Synopsis and movie facts
In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.
- Released
- 1988
- Directed by
- Chuck Russell
- Running time
- 95 min
Starring
- Kevin Dillon as Brian Flagg
- Shawnee Smith as Meg Penny
- Donovan Leitch as Paul Taylor
- Jeffrey DeMunn as Sheriff Herb Geller
- Candy Clark as Fran Hewitt
- Joe Seneca as Dr. Meddows
- Del Close as Reverend Meeker
- Paul McCrane as Deputy Bill Briggs
Research behind this pick
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- Film reference · themoviedb.org
TMDB identity and credits retrieved on 2026-11-10: The Blob (1988), directed by Chuck Russell. The importer rechecks identity, poster, synopsis, release date, runtime, genres and cast against live metadata.
- Review · badmovies.org
The review describes the town-wide consumption, rebellious lead and increasingly inventive attacks of the 1988 remake; competent effects are not scored as bad. Full review text retained from earlier catalogue research and consulted again on 2026-11-10; no claim of a fresh page download.
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