This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

best movie i've ever seen.

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

One of the first horror movies I ever watched. I still remember that Saturday afternoon sitting on the living room floor with my brother and sisters. This film scared me so much it's still difficult to watch it today and I'm 55. In my top 10.

The Blob is probably the best of the teens & monsters sci-fi movies of the 50s. The 'crazy-mixed-up-kids' focus actually helps the plot; the teens are an integral part of the community, they might be a nuisance, but can't be ignored.It's almost as though the blob is sort a device for the Steve McQueen-led high-schoolers to win recognition and respect from the adults. It's the elephant in the room which literally becomes too big to ignore. At the same time the menace the blob represents could be evil incarnate. A reminder, perhaps, that out of nowhere (outer space, in this case) evil is ready to destroy us, and nothing is an effective barrier to its invasiveness until it's believed and reckoned with.I think the deadly force of the blob contrasts well with the everyday fun--the hot rod set messing around, pulling pranks, making out, watching creepy films, etc.. The adults have their nutty moments too--the 'way-out' party of 50s yuppies that one teen happens upon; not to mention the earnest old guy genuinely bewildered about whether to put on his Civil Defense or Volunteer Fire Department helmet when things start going bump in the night.The pacing is pretty good, McQueen's restlessness becomes contagious in this isolated town, leading to the iconic blob-bust at the theater and the diner. I would like to have seen a more elaborate set-up to the Blob's appearance. A coconutish meteorite in a tiny crater is about as other-worldly as coals in a campfire pit. I realize there wasn't much budget to work with, but couldn't they have made the meteorite bigger? With its majestic trail across the sky before crashing, one expects something at least as big as McQueen's Plymouth. The flip-side to McQueen's star performance is the generic nature of virtually all the other characters. At least Aneta Corsaut has a demure presence, but her younger brother is so wooden that I kept hoping the Blob would get him. Still, his buddies 'make the scene' convincingly with their cool rods and custom cars. Well worth more than one look, The Blob does the job for me.

I first saw this movie in the 1960's on TV. IT SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME!!!!!So I have one question for all you naysayers: IF "THE BLOB" IS SUCH A PIECE OF GARBAGE, WHY ARE THERE SO MANY REVIEWS OF IT?

Of course, what should have happened is that I should have seen this on original release when I was in my early teens and then undoubtedly I would have been a fan for life. Coming at it so late, even in 4K restoration Blu-ray there is something rather lacking. As I am finding with many of these wonderfully restored prints from the 50s and 60s, it is the colourful and glistening period cars that outshine much else. I always have a bit of a problem with US teen movies where the actors are at least twice the age they should be. And they shout and act as if they cannot act. Even Steve McQueen is a bit shaky in this but then I guess he doesn't really mature as an actor/star for another ten years. The titular 'blob' is okay - I like the way it squeezes through vents and under doors and yes, the scenes withe cinema and diner are iconic but it never gets to the size I was expecting. I realise these comments are irrelevant to those who watched this through their fingers back in the day but coming to this fresh, Blu-ray or not, is rather torturous, I'm afraid.