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« Reply #90 on Oct 16, 2009, 6:29pm »

Watching this tonight. I'm struck by just how easily they make the characters in this movie likable prior to the Blob even appearing. So few horror movies bother to do that, it seems.

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« Reply #91 on Oct 16, 2009, 6:51pm »

With the exception of the date rapist.

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« Reply #92 on Oct 16, 2009, 7:03pm »

Fuck yes, DRAIN KILL

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« Reply #93 on Oct 16, 2009, 7:06pm »

Boy, things go from zero to OH SHIT WE'RE ALL FUCKED pretty quick in this movie.

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Re: '88 Blob
« Reply #94 on Oct 16, 2009, 7:50pm »

I've neverever seen this, but I'll definitely give it a shot next week sometime.

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« Reply #95 on Oct 16, 2009, 7:56pm »

It's really good. It's maybe a perfect monster movie, and it really holds up after 20 years.

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« Reply #96 on Oct 17, 2009, 1:54am »

It's a lot of fun, and the effects are awesomely gooey. I did feel the attempt at an epic climax was a bit of a misstep given the obvious budget limitations, though. Also, you should quit being so judgmental Brad. I mean, having a wet bar in the boot of your car and plying girls with alcohol to take advantage of their comatose bodies doesn't automatically make you a date rapist. Especially if the body belongs to Erika Eleniak. She's totally asking for it.

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Re: '88 Blob
« Reply #97 on Oct 17, 2009, 8:46am »

Nerdy as hell thing I noticed last night: Moss, the town mechanic in whose garage the snowmaker is kept, is the voice of Jet from Cowboy Bebop.

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« Reply #98 on Oct 17, 2009, 8:55am »

That's so nerdy that your virginity just grew back.

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Re: '88 Blob
« Reply #99 on Oct 17, 2009, 8:57am »

With an armor plating.

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« Reply #100 on Oct 17, 2009, 9:09am »

To be fair, the guy's got a pretty distinctive vooh who am I kidding.

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« Reply #101 on Oct 17, 2009, 10:59am »

Hah, I never noticed that!

And the effects in this are fantastic. Combined with possibly the meanest streak of any 80's horror films, and you've got a classic monster flick.

The date rapist kill is a great example of the spirit of the film. The rapist's innocent victim has clearly been digested from inside out, the poor dear, but the movie expects us to celebrate this kill regardless because of what happens to the guy.

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« Reply #102 on Oct 17, 2009, 11:28am »

Yeah, it has a fairly callous attitude to its characters. I particularly liked how the sheriff doesn't even get a death scene, you just see his partially digested corpse float by while the object of his affections meets her demise.

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« Reply #103 on Oct 17, 2009, 11:55am »

Yeah, that's great. And what makes it great is that these characters, like I said, are all pretty likable people. They're all introduced pretty quickly, but in ways where you get a quick glimpse of them and a little bit of flesh to their characters, so that when they do die it has that little bit more of an impact.

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« Reply #104 on Oct 18, 2009, 12:03am »

The handsome quarterback, who would be an asshole in any other movie, is a really nice guy! And he's like the first to go!

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« Reply #105 on Oct 18, 2009, 2:32pm »

I knew he would go early. The misunderstood bad boy was set up as the hero from the beginning. My friends and I saw every horror movie that came out those days and were very familiar with the 80's formula. As snarky teens we pretty much mocked this in the theater, but certainly enjoyed all the blob kills.
Come to think of it, wasn't McQueen a misunderstood bad boy in the original?

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« Reply #106 on Oct 18, 2009, 2:35pm »

McQueen is supposed to be a bad boy, but the original film is bizarrely nice about everyone. Even the town cop is like "Gee, if Steve says there's a gelatinous monster on the loose, I think we should hear him out!"

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