What the frick. I"m being 100% serious, I have never seen a Blob thread. I just watched it the other night and this song has been stuck in my head ever since. I've jammed to it 20 times. I sing it in my head, I was singing it just an hour ago.
My sister and I saw it on TV once 20+ years ago, and we will still occasionally joke about the song.
Based.
>If you find it hard to watch movies before 1970 you'll fricking hate it.
Do /tv users really
Yes, they do. I'm not speaking for myself there. If they find it hard to watch a movie from the 60's, then they'd hate a cheesy (but fun) movie from 1958.
What the frick. I"m being 100% serious, I have never seen a Blob thread. I just watched it the other night and this song has been stuck in my head ever since. I've jammed to it 20 times. I sing it in my head, I was singing it just an hour ago.
It's an incredibly catchy song. It creeps and leaps and glides across your head.
It's a jam. I find myself doing the popping sound out loud then singing the song in my head as I hum.
>mfw a spanish cover of the song became a hit in Mexico
Is the 1958 version actually good or crap people pretend is good because their boomer parents loved it not knowing any better? It's really hard to watch most American movies made before the 70s.
That's extremely wrong. You're making it seem like they're just sitting there giving boring exposition. That's not the case at all. There's tons of movement and scene changes. Do you even remember the movie?
>It's really hard to watch most American movies made before the 70s.
There are bundles and bundles of great American movies from the 60s and 40s. You're really missing out by depriving yourself of those two decades. 30s and 50s have great stuff too but not as high a volume.
This. There are still too many hold over practices from older productions. So many long wide shots of 3-5 characters with nothing in particular in full focus. Makes me feel kind of detached.
I don't know what year The Thing was made, but these types of shots make since for that movie because it adds to the paranoia "I need to keep my eyes on everyone" feeling the characters are going through.
If you find it hard to watch movies before 1970 you'll fricking hate it. It was filmed like a tv show in color, it doesn't have the production of a movie at the time. That said, I liked it, I love Steve McQueen so it was worth the watch for him. I liked the pace of the movie. But if you're watching it in 2022 as a 25-35 year old you won't understand how the audience felt in 1958 watching it. Nothing like it existed overall.
It was made as a low-budget fun drive-in movie for kids and teenagers. It's notable for being both Steve McQueen's and Aneta Corsaut's first leading roles. Boomers don't really love it. It's just famous for being one of those cheesy movies that somehow got big and became a pop culture icon.
I 'll reccomend you some oldies that you can actually watch >rebel without a cause >dr strangelove >king kong >planet of the apes >the wild one >frankenstein and bride of frankenstein >creature of the black lagoon
These are all films from the 40's and 50's
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blob >Though the budget was set at $120,000 it ended up costing only $110,000. >Twenty-eight-year-old Steve McQueen received $3,000 for his starring role. He turned down an offer for a smaller up-front fee in return for a 10% percent share of profits, thinking that the film would never make money; he needed his signing fee immediately to pay for food and rent. However, The Blob ended up a hit, grossing $4 million at the box office.
based blob
This guy is arguably the weakest though. His main strength is every cell in his body is multi-purposed meaning he can't die from organ failure.
That doesn't mean shit against the Blob, or the Thing.
Wow I'm checking this out and it seems to be much more gruesome than the original blob movies, it's almost 80s Blob tier, that's very impressive considering it's from fricking 1959
That’s Italy for yeah, amazing this wasn’t targeted by the hays code, even the American movie trailer had much of the more gruesome shots placed in. Of course the most gory 50s sci-fi film still is fiend without a face[AXE TO A BRAIN!]
Depends how much they've eaten, when the Blob eats a lot it's a hell of a beast, but its intelligence stays more or less the same, but when the Thing eats a lot not only does it acquire the memories and capabilities of the creature it's eaten, but it also increases in intelligence enormously, to the point that it was able to build a spaceship from scraps, if it acquired enough intelligence it would almost certainly understand how to destroy the blob. on the other way in their early stage the blob almost certainly wins since while it can dissolve the thing but the thing probably can't replicate the blob due to its caustic nature (I suppose)
It's honestly the weakest of the three 1980s remakes of a 1950s horror movie (along with The Fly and The Thing), but that said, it's still really good. The plot is solid, the characters are fun enough, and the special effects are great.
when i was a kid i imagined the blob was under my bed and when i got up it would grab my feet and pull me under to absorb me...which sexually excite me.
Most of Cinemaphile 's anons already look like blobs so, there's that
Anyways i love this film, both versions, but even though the 50's one is a classic i'm a sucker for 80's gory body horror
A remake of the Blob would sadly have 90% CGI. Watching the 58 version had me a bit more freaked than the remake. When McQueen saw the doctor get "dissolved" and his inability to articulate what he was was scary. "He was there and then, and then he was gone."
>The Blob remake >actually amazing >still has practical effects and kills that are amazing to this very day >the blob being an uncaring thing actually horrifically kills even good and innocent characters such as animals and even children >failed at box office
why?
>Is the 70s sequel any watchable? Beware! The Blob or Son of the Blob or whatever. Reputation seems to be pretty iffy.
It's... okay. The human half of things is pretty bad, all things considered. The main hero is boring, there are weird, out of place celebrity cameos, and the story can't decide if it's a legit sequel to or a spoof of the original movie (the Blob comes from a piece of the Blob that was frozen at the end of the 1958 movie, but then later on at some point we see a character actually watching the original movie on TV). That having been said, though, the Blob itself is great and is the one aspect of the film that's treated seriously, the effects for it are pretty solid, and there are some legitimately great Blob moments throughout the film.
*squelches*
whats up my blobby brother
who here /flubber/
HE THICC
BEWARE OF THE BLOB
IT CREEPS
AND LEAPS
AND GLIDES
AND SLIDES ACROSS THE FLOOR
What the frick. I"m being 100% serious, I have never seen a Blob thread. I just watched it the other night and this song has been stuck in my head ever since. I've jammed to it 20 times. I sing it in my head, I was singing it just an hour ago.
It's an incredibly catchy song. It creeps and leaps and glides across your head.
It's a jam. I find myself doing the popping sound out loud then singing the song in my head as I hum.
Beware, the blob!
Stop, you're scaring me.
Life works in mysterious ways blobanon
Very, it happens to me a lot with various things.
Based.
Yes, they do. I'm not speaking for myself there. If they find it hard to watch a movie from the 60's, then they'd hate a cheesy (but fun) movie from 1958.
Old cheesy movies are the best, because they let you imagine how you'd make your own movie on a shoestring budget someday.
My sister and I saw it on TV once 20+ years ago, and we will still occasionally joke about the song.
>mfw a spanish cover of the song became a hit in Mexico
que verga?
frick yeah there it is
*POP*
>it's real
lmao wtf
>real
Magnificent you mean
?t=67
the blob is so cute bros
up until it's dissolving you, sure
i will feed it candy
anon kun...
STAND BACK
Is the 1958 version actually good or crap people pretend is good because their boomer parents loved it not knowing any better? It's really hard to watch most American movies made before the 70s.
It's like 90% people sitting in rooms talking.
That's extremely wrong. You're making it seem like they're just sitting there giving boring exposition. That's not the case at all. There's tons of movement and scene changes. Do you even remember the movie?
>It's really hard to watch most American movies made before the 70s.
There are bundles and bundles of great American movies from the 60s and 40s. You're really missing out by depriving yourself of those two decades. 30s and 50s have great stuff too but not as high a volume.
This. There are still too many hold over practices from older productions. So many long wide shots of 3-5 characters with nothing in particular in full focus. Makes me feel kind of detached.
I don't know what year The Thing was made, but these types of shots make since for that movie because it adds to the paranoia "I need to keep my eyes on everyone" feeling the characters are going through.
If you find it hard to watch movies before 1970 you'll fricking hate it. It was filmed like a tv show in color, it doesn't have the production of a movie at the time. That said, I liked it, I love Steve McQueen so it was worth the watch for him. I liked the pace of the movie. But if you're watching it in 2022 as a 25-35 year old you won't understand how the audience felt in 1958 watching it. Nothing like it existed overall.
>If you find it hard to watch movies before 1970 you'll fricking hate it.
Do /tv users really
Zoomers can't handle anything older than Star Wars and maybe Jaws. I was the same way as a high schooler.
It was made as a low-budget fun drive-in movie for kids and teenagers. It's notable for being both Steve McQueen's and Aneta Corsaut's first leading roles. Boomers don't really love it. It's just famous for being one of those cheesy movies that somehow got big and became a pop culture icon.
I 'll reccomend you some oldies that you can actually watch
>rebel without a cause
>dr strangelove
>king kong
>planet of the apes
>the wild one
>frankenstein and bride of frankenstein
>creature of the black lagoon
These are all films from the 40's and 50's
I wouldn't say it's "good," but it's a fun movie with a unique and zany monster. The entire cast were all amateur actors and actresses.
it was made for smooching to. Do they still make movies like this? like for "Netflix and chill"?
lets goo bobmob bros
i highly recomend any blob-fans to checkout
Wellington Paranormal S3 Ep6 - Fatberg
its a parody of blob
>Wellington Paranormal
You have been reported for being based.
Expect a nock at the door.
Is it actually good?
I think I can get this on demand. Will check it out.
The Stuff vs The Blob, who ya got?
I mean the Blob eats the Stuff, it comes out and then... Frick is more like they have sex and spawn some insane coom monster.
*laughing* anon, your movie is awesome
F for big slime
McQueen was 28 playing a 18 year old in The Blob.
Kek it shows. Don't know why they did it, he looks 40 in most shots.
He always looked old. Dude had a fricked up childhood and he was a heavy druggie
>McQueen was 28
Motherfricker looks 40
This movie had an opening theme on par with The Blob.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blob
>Though the budget was set at $120,000 it ended up costing only $110,000.
>Twenty-eight-year-old Steve McQueen received $3,000 for his starring role. He turned down an offer for a smaller up-front fee in return for a 10% percent share of profits, thinking that the film would never make money; he needed his signing fee immediately to pay for food and rent. However, The Blob ended up a hit, grossing $4 million at the box office.
based blob
>10% percent share of profits
that $400K would be $4 million in today's money
Which one wins?
Isn't cold the blob's only weakness?
The Blob wins, the thing can't just fight and kill the thing if it attaches onto it and eats it.
>McQueen looks 40
Don't drink and smoke, kids.
The thing can replicate anything organic but how the frick is it going to kill the blob to take its place?
The blob however, can just absorb the thing and digest it.
yeah, isn't The Blob not even organic somehow? It's like this weird acidic gelatinous mineral structure or something
The real question is could Goku defeat the Blob?
this goku for sure
is that dr strange goku?
yes
This guy is arguably the weakest though. His main strength is every cell in his body is multi-purposed meaning he can't die from organ failure.
That doesn't mean shit against the Blob, or the Thing.
still we don't know how big calvin could get
Depends if the individual thing-cells can withstand its acidic embrace.
Either the Blob dissolves the Thing, the Thing assimilates the Blob, or they combine into a symbiotic union.
HERE COMES A NEW CHALLENGER! (note: it’s Italian blob caltiki the not so immortal monster)
Wow I'm checking this out and it seems to be much more gruesome than the original blob movies, it's almost 80s Blob tier, that's very impressive considering it's from fricking 1959
That’s Italy for yeah, amazing this wasn’t targeted by the hays code, even the American movie trailer had much of the more gruesome shots placed in. Of course the most gory 50s sci-fi film still is fiend without a face[AXE TO A BRAIN!]
Got all psyched to see this again when I found it on Tubi and...it's not in english.Why? Why do they do this? It has a fricking dub. Use it!
Depends how much they've eaten, when the Blob eats a lot it's a hell of a beast, but its intelligence stays more or less the same, but when the Thing eats a lot not only does it acquire the memories and capabilities of the creature it's eaten, but it also increases in intelligence enormously, to the point that it was able to build a spaceship from scraps, if it acquired enough intelligence it would almost certainly understand how to destroy the blob. on the other way in their early stage the blob almost certainly wins since while it can dissolve the thing but the thing probably can't replicate the blob due to its caustic nature (I suppose)
So Early stages - Blob
Late Stages - Thing
the thing does not eat tho
The Thing was always intelligent, it arrived in a spaceship.
>it arrived in a spaceship
it crashed in a spaceship
No, it ate the pilot of the original spaceship
Sup /blb/
What are your favorite spots to catch and digest people without being seen? I like sewer workers who get separated.
I prefer to absorb little kids who run away from their parents in department stores.
Is the 1988 remake worth watching? I've only seen the original.
absolutely
It's amazing, you'll feel like you ve wasted years by not having seen it earlier
It's honestly the weakest of the three 1980s remakes of a 1950s horror movie (along with The Fly and The Thing), but that said, it's still really good. The plot is solid, the characters are fun enough, and the special effects are great.
You just reminded me how god damn good The Fly is.
Four counting Invaders From Mars, which would bump it up on your list.
it's the best of the three films no doubt
Toilets. Always toilets.
I disguise myself as gelatin jelly dessert at buffets and when someone comes to get some jelly i catch them
when i was a kid i imagined the blob was under my bed and when i got up it would grab my feet and pull me under to absorb me...which sexually excite me.
No you didn't
You slept in a cardboard box
Timmy
Right here, bros
I got nightmares watching these clips on youtube as a kid.
especially that first death with the old guy who turn into a cheese pizza
>I got nightmares watching these clips on youtube as a kid.
Apparently there's an annual blobfest where the owner of the original blob comes to show it off in a parade.
https://baltimorepostexaminer.com/caretaker-of-the-blob-a-lifelong-collector-of-movie-history/2018/07/13
Based, that little diner replica is really neat too.
Most of Cinemaphile 's anons already look like blobs so, there's that
Anyways i love this film, both versions, but even though the 50's one is a classic i'm a sucker for 80's gory body horror
Austria?
Blob bros rise up
Is the raping blob more powerful than the regular blob?
Be-Ware of-the-Blob he RAPES
Saw darabont's version when I was a little kid and had nightmares for a week.
>blob thread is the best thread on the entire catalog
based
take the blob pill squelchers
>"Should we try and color match the hand and jar to the footage behind it, or...?"
>"Shut the frick up, Dave."
his hand's fricked up from being blobbed and frozen to unblob it dude
I hope they make a sequel or a remake sometime. The blob is a really scary concept and the potential for body horror is only matched by the thing.
A remake of the Blob would sadly have 90% CGI. Watching the 58 version had me a bit more freaked than the remake. When McQueen saw the doctor get "dissolved" and his inability to articulate what he was was scary. "He was there and then, and then he was gone."
I wanna frick that blob, get that blob on my knob, if ya knawwuddyesaiyan?
>The Blob remake
>actually amazing
>still has practical effects and kills that are amazing to this very day
>the blob being an uncaring thing actually horrifically kills even good and innocent characters such as animals and even children
>failed at box office
why?
at box office
because they got fricked by their distributor. Sad story considering how much work they went into making this
What's the blob headbanging to anons?
Both OG and the remake were great in their own ways, I remember having fun reading the remake's novelization too.
Is the 70s sequel any watchable? Beware! The Blob or Son of the Blob or whatever. Reputation seems to be pretty iffy.
>Is the 70s sequel any watchable? Beware! The Blob or Son of the Blob or whatever. Reputation seems to be pretty iffy.
It's... okay. The human half of things is pretty bad, all things considered. The main hero is boring, there are weird, out of place celebrity cameos, and the story can't decide if it's a legit sequel to or a spoof of the original movie (the Blob comes from a piece of the Blob that was frozen at the end of the 1958 movie, but then later on at some point we see a character actually watching the original movie on TV). That having been said, though, the Blob itself is great and is the one aspect of the film that's treated seriously, the effects for it are pretty solid, and there are some legitimately great Blob moments throughout the film.
>Did you just call me "Blob"?
***insert Wolverine: Origins photo***
One of my favorite monster movies. I like the 80s remake too, but actually enjoy the original more. The gore from the remake is a little much for me.
Imagine a really hot girl being caught by the blob and eaten alive that would be crazy haha
I mean, that already happens in all three films, so.
Who would win between the Blob and the Thing?