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The Blob (1988)

Rate: 5
Viewed: 6/03, 5/08

5/08: Better than the original, The Blob remake isn't great as I've hoped it would be.

Sure, it has more action, less conversations, and more scenes with the Blob. Even a kid gets killed which is a rarity in horror pictures. Kevin Dillon is a nice replacement for Steve McQueen. Uh, nice hair, Kevin...not. It could've had me fooled for the Blob.

Director Chuck Russell does a good job of pinpointing the problems from the original and then correcting them, but he fails to entertain me. Yes, there are plenty of horror and Blob moments, but slow pace is the problem.

All in all, when I think of The Blob, the 1988 version immediately comes to my mind.

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