Format: Criterion Channel
Viewing: second? third?
Director: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. / Russell S. Doughten Jr.
I am 95% certain Simon and I are podcasting the 1950's and 1980's version of this film next Halloween. But here's some early thoughts.
- Pictures for teens may actually provide a more realistic portrayal of cops than 95% of movies (ie: they walk in with a thousand assumptions, ignore all evidence in front of them, and there's a non-zero chance they're going to arrest the very people who were asking for help)
- There are numerous lengthy and pointless scenes in this movie
- Apparently just anyone can get to an air-raid siren
- The instinct to shoot at a gelatinous monster is prevalent and wild
- This movie is terrifying
- The FX are absolutely insane. I need to read up on how they did all of this.
- That poor nurse.
- In some ways, this is a movie about a little dog no one can keep track of.
- In other ways, this is a movie about the world's shittiest first date.
- The job of a teen girl in this movie is to silently stand there and be forgotten but absolutely be in scenes standing there hoping Steve McQueen can do something.
- Everyone in this town shows up for midnight movies. Young, old, rich, poor.
- Weird flex to predict global warming, movie
Anyway, love The Blob. So good.
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