Der Blob

Beauty! An exceptionally entertaining, thoroughbred B-movie from the 80s. The Blob relies on pure cliché, basically, it has everything that B-horror should have, which would be bad for a more ambitious film, but here it almost made me moan in pleasure. The special and make-up effects are mostly excellent and there are several scenes I will remember for a long time (the cinema, the sewers, the hospital, the phone booth). My five-star rating is very subjective, of course, but it comes form the bottom of my heart. PS: If you want to be scared, get something else. (03.05.2008)

I found out how hard it is to make a solid film out of this particular subject (a bunch of murderous blobs) with the original in 1958. Thirty years later, a remake was made that is still breathtaking today. From his recent work, I have Russell pegged as a decent craftsman, but this is an incredibly distinctive piece of filmmaking that has found a place for everything a proper 1980s horror B-movie should have. There’s plenty of incorrectness (the kill-list made my chin drop!), unpredictability (dead-end situations are solved with a bazooka), excellent characters (well acted), and most of all the absolutely FANTASTIC special effects! The details of the murderous attacks would still score points today. There’s no need to mention all the catchphrases, quotes, allusions and winks at more skilled viewers, which are literally wasted. (08.11.2009)

An unacknowledged King adaptation with everything; from the last name of the main character to the setting and style. Darabont is simply amazing. (26.07.2013)

Reinrassige B-Film, das selbst nach so vielen Jahren unglaublich frisch wirkt. Inmitten einer Flut von widerlichen digitalen Effekten strahlt Slime heute wie ein funkelnder Diamant auf der Mülldeponie von Tromaville. Die visuelle Seite wurde vom Studio Dream Quest Images übernommen, den bekanntesten Experten ihrer Zeit nach ILM (Total Recall ist der Beweis). Dank ihnen haben wir die Möglichkeit, rosa Pudding in seinen verrücktesten Formen oder in fressenden Momenten zu sehen, in denen sie sogar einen erwachsenen Mann in das Abwasserrohr zwängen können. Ich werde nie vergessen, wie ich mir als kleiner Naivling für hundert Kronen ein Originalvideoband gekauft und es begeistert allen meinen Freunden vorgeführt habe. Natürlich ist diese Videozauberei etwas verblasst, aber der Film gehört definitiv zu den besten Werken, die Ende der 80er Jahre entstanden sind. (27.09.2011)

One of the many remakes of horror B-movies from the 1950s, which, by the way, turned out to be better in terms of film quality than the original. It is, after all, over 30 years younger and therefore more dynamic, action-packed, and naturally, more realistic. It is the 1980s, so instead of being the carriers of evil, there are not green men from space, but, as expected, covert government experiments with dangerous weapons. The result of Chuck Russell's work is a slightly, but only slightly, above-average genre film that cannot be denied tension, but a talented and experienced director could have taken it even higher. Especially on the acting side, it is uninspired, and there are also logical stumbles in the screenplay. Overall impression: 60%. (30.12.2007)

Really well-made. Frank Darabont was involved in the writing of the script, so there are plenty of references to King and B-grade horror movies. There are plenty of snappy lines, many original, imaginative scenes and the deaths get better and better. Oh, and Meg during the final sequence… yum. Almost 5*. (22.10.2010)