The Blob (1988)

My rating - 8/10

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A strange organism crashes to earth and begins to consume everything and anything in it's path all the time growing in size. When government scientists arrive on the scene it becomes clear the lifeform isn't what it seems.

This wonderful remake of the fun 50s scifi movie has a great cast and some excellent effects. It's a rare case of the remake being better than the original and some of the gore is surpringly graphic. I also loved that the filmmakers wern't afraid to kill of most of the main cast, including kids so that was a plesant surprise!. The acting is fine, the dialogue is fun and the film moves along at a nice pace. The practical effects are the star of the show and are excellent with only a couple of instances where the visual effects look very noticable. That really doesn't spoil it in any way though.

I highly recommend this to anyone who hasn't seen it before!.

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