{"id":42660,"date":"2019-02-11T23:16:13","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T06:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42660"},"modified":"2020-12-10T23:38:31","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T06:38:31","slug":"blob-the-1958","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42660","title":{"rendered":"Blob, The (1958)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know what this is &#8212; but it&#8217;s got to be killed before it gets any bigger!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blob-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blob-Poster-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-42661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blob-Poster-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blob-Poster-89x128.jpg 89w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blob-Poster.jpg 693w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a dating couple (Steve McQueen and Aneta Corsaut) encounter an elderly man (Olin Howland) whose arm is covered with a gooey substance, they seek assistance from a local doctor (Steven Chase) and his nurse (Lee Payton), who are soon trapped by the all-encompassing blob, too. The town&#8217;s police &#8212; including Lt. Dave (Earl Rowe) and Office Jim Bert (John Benson) &#8212; are unsure whether the blob is real or simply a scheme by local teens to fool the cops; can McQueen convince authorities to take this issue seriously, before the entire town is engulfed in viscous red gunk?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mutant Monsters<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;No One Believes Me!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Science Fiction<\/li>\n<li>Small Town America<\/li>\n<li>Steve McQueen Films<\/li>\n<li>Teenagers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary&#8217;s incredibly short review of this &#8220;low-budget sci-fi film&#8221; by Irvin S. Yeaworth, Jr. &#8212; &#8220;once a drive-in favorite&#8221; &#8212; gives no indication that it would one day merit the full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/films\/630-the-blob\">&#8220;Criterion treatment&#8221;<\/a>, with restoration and commentaries provided. He does write that it&#8217;s &#8220;still fun&#8221; and &#8220;one of the few films of the fifties that was totally on the side of the teenagers&#8221;, though he adds the &#8220;creepy first half&#8230; loses momentum and becomes stilted until the rousing conclusion.&#8221; I&#8217;m not a huge fan of this slowly paced (perhaps deliberately so?) thriller, which seems to be trying to address too many audiences and themes at once in its mash-up of juvenile delinquent films with young romance and a mysterious alien presence. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4105blob.html\">DVD Savant<\/a> has a slightly different take, noting that &#8220;the story captures the slow pace of rural life, interrupted by something extraordinary.&#8221; Regardless of whether the blob represents something profoundly catastrophic or simply a laughable nuisance, this flick is worth a one-time look for its notoriety.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Colorful and atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blob-Still1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blob-Still1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blob-Still1.png 688w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blob-Still1-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blob-Still1-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blob-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blob-Still2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blob-Still2.png 688w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blob-Still2-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blob-Still2-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blob-Still3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blob-Still3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blob-Still3.png 688w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blob-Still3-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Blob-Still3-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, once, simply for its historic relevance. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=1784#historical\">Historically Relevant<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0051418\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4105blob.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/4435\/the-blob#articles-reviews?articleId=31590\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/sciencefiction\/blob-1958.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1958\/11\/07\/archives\/the-blob-slithers-into-mayfair.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know what this is &#8212; but it&#8217;s got to be killed before it gets any bigger!&#8221; Synopsis: When a dating couple (Steve McQueen and Aneta Corsaut) encounter an elderly man (Olin Howland) whose arm is covered with a gooey substance, they seek assistance from a local doctor (Steven Chase) and his nurse (Lee Payton), who are soon trapped by the all-encompassing blob, too. The town&#8217;s police &#8212; including Lt. 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