I re-watched this movie tonight after 15 years and was surprised how well it holds up. The script moves at a furious pace and is often a step ahead of the viewer, giving him two shocks while he is still anticipating the first one ("The sheriff has gone to the diner"). There's lots of gore, sure, but also a fair amount of tongue-in-cheek which rather servers to throw the viewer off balance instead of granting him relief.
The acting is consistent throughout, and the money for special effects is well spent. The camera does not linger to show sfx shortcomings, rather some ingenious mixes are used to overcome them, like the strobe light in the movie theatre to hide the copy/paste blob. In short, the director does everything right and the movie feels like an A-movie more often than not. The biggest shortcoming IMHO is the soundtrack. With an orchestral soundtrack - I'm thinking Jerry Goldsmith - this would have become a horror classic. As it is, The Blob is great popcorn theatre that will glue you to your seat - pun intended.
The acting is consistent throughout, and the money for special effects is well spent. The camera does not linger to show sfx shortcomings, rather some ingenious mixes are used to overcome them, like the strobe light in the movie theatre to hide the copy/paste blob. In short, the director does everything right and the movie feels like an A-movie more often than not. The biggest shortcoming IMHO is the soundtrack. With an orchestral soundtrack - I'm thinking Jerry Goldsmith - this would have become a horror classic. As it is, The Blob is great popcorn theatre that will glue you to your seat - pun intended.