The Blob (1988) - re:View

[@ShoutaFuwano]

Jay's cosplay of "guy outside the gas station who asks me for a cigarette" is spot-on.

[@LıǎmYeǎħ]

GOT A LIGHT?

[@jelhaj7769]

"catch that game last night? you smoke?"

[@icemachine79]

Don't forget "I'm trying to get home. Can you spare some gas money?"

[@JVeezy109]

... And Mike's complementary portrayal of "rambling alcoholic trying for minutes at a time to tell you about things you don't particularly care to know" is absolutely brilliant!

[@JaydevRaol]

😄

[@theghost4502]

They talk about the Blob’s colour... one thing they didn’t get into was how it was just no colour and then got pink and then darker and darker as it consumed human flesh.

[@jacksonc_]

What a horrific thought. Love the thought that went into that detail.

[@VictorythroughUnity59]

Yeah, that was my thought exactly

[@bleepbloop101010101]

I was thinking this too. It's full of ooey gooey people flesh.

[@bobothetransdimensionalhob2659]

@@bleepbloop101010101 tasty

[@spaghettijesus96]

It's quite a horrifying detail.

[@daktastik]

Wife: what are you watching? Me: two film nerds review a 90-minute, 20-year-old horror movie remake that I've never seen for 45 minutes... It's one of my favorite channels

[@glitchedoom]

"20-year-old" I've got some bad news for you.

[@glitchedoom]

@@gsofficial The bad news is that he thinks 1988 was 20 years ago.

[@VEE0034]

​@@glitchedoom, what is your pfp

[@glitchedoom]

@@VEE0034 Pokemaniac sprite from Pokemon Red/Blue.

[@jamestully156]

Two and a half years later, have you seen the blob yet? It's one of my favorite creature features ever. You should watch it.

[@toastedghost8971]

"There's elements of body horror"- Jay, about a film where people get crushed and melted in graphic detail by an amorphous, pulsating ocean of flesh

[@danbach7748]

So often when watching RLM Jay comes across as the most stable, or mature, or dispationate (especially in relation to Rich & Mike's Star Wars & Star Trek feelings). But the moment the limbs start flying his eyes light up and he laughs. It's always the quiet ones...

[@jcena3270]

E L E M E N T S That's what I thought as well. It's one of the most repellent (in a good way) body horror movies, precisely because of the attention to detail mentioned in this Re:view.

[@LawkzBro]

Our standards have changed since then, in the 80s people loved all forms of gore, but these days everyone is so sensitive to these things. (joke)

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

It's still closer to the seventies _Body Snatchers_ than _The Thing_ in terms of body horror.

[@tatehammontree2636]

Jay is so desensitized from all the body horror he's seen this is child's play (no pun intended)

[@RordamJ]

Louisianian here: graveyards are often close to normal places here. We have to put them on the same higher ground as our buildings so the floods don't dig them up.

[@beholder3412]

Just recently moved to Louisiana, definitely noticed it.

[@sweetdaddy9275]

Hell yeah Louisiana

[@larrylaffer3246]

It's why you people have so many mausoleums. It not fun having the swamp the dredge up a couple corpses, then have them float on by you in the streets; Expecially when you're are going to brunch after church or something like that. Kinda ruins the old appetite right?

[@Da_ComputerMonster]

That is horrifying to imagine; a muddy, swampy flood carrying dead cadavers as it streams down a street or something

[@RordamJ]

@@violentjiggler in 2016 there was a really bad flood here. Many roads were blocked by stone caskets that were unearthed and spat onto the streets.

[@FortressofFanitutde]

Jay and Mike, I grew up in Abbeville (pronounced "Abb-uh ville," from the French, "Abbe+ville," "city of the priest," as it was founded by a French priest. I was twelve when the production came to our quaint little town to film. The diner in the film was beloved by the town but was actually fully built for the film itself and demolished after production. The Bank of Abbeville served as the police station. If you guys ever want to visit the filming locations, let me know. I'd be glad to give you a tour. I also have (as many residents do) have a piece of the frozen Blob from the film's climax. Thanks for the great review and for giving Abbeville its due as the perfect setting for an updated 50s B-movie.

[@phuklyyve8941]

pretty sure they'll definitely take you up on your offer

[@tbotalpha8133]

Oh hey, I was looking at the photos they showed, and noticed that they found where the diner was supposed to be, but that there was a car park where the diner once stood. That's really interesting to hear that they actually built and demolished the place for the sake of the film. ...Which raises a question: Jay & Mike assumed the diner interior was a sound-stage. But if the building was built just for the film, could it have maybe been the actual interior of the building?

[@lordmavbmp]

Lotta info in this comment

[@densmorde4520]

Isnt there an alternate ending/after credits thing with a disfigured priest in this?

[@densmorde4520]

Yep, its in this clip at 41:00

[@nuclearmatt8119]

"Red Letter Media: More Reliable Than James Cameron"

[@AxxLAfriku]

I have a big... BIG... BIIIIGGGGG... muscles!!! HAHAHA!!! What did you think I was going for? That's so DIRTY of you! GAGAGAGA!!! I am the funniest KZbinr ever! Maybe that's the reason why I have TWO (!!!) HOT (!) GIRLFRIENDS. Thanks for being alive, dear matt

[@localcommenter4853]

@@AxxLAfriku cool

[@vetromille00]

I'll believe that when they fix that light bulb on the W of "BOTW"

[@LosBerkos]

What a witty comment.

[@frak4981]

@Mike Marlowe Imagine actually feeling this way lol

[@bunicaluip]

Mike: ''A famous author once said that in order to break the rules you must first learn them.'' And that famous author - Pablo Picasso

[@TheZorak420]

lmao

[@YukiGibson]

- Alberto Einstein

[@croinkix]

@@YukiGibson beat me to it lol

[@golarac6433]

I'm pretty sure Williams Shakesman said that

[@zetetick395]

I've read all his books, but I prefer the early ones, before he got popular 🤗

[@nancycollins4109]

Del Close, who played the priest in THE BLOB, was a dear friend of mine. And one of the founding fathers of improv comedy. And Mike should be pleased that Del *did* ad-lib "Trojans, please" to the druggist, or so he told me.

[@frankmerker630]

Ah yes mike is a renowned lover of improv

[@DreamwalkerFilms]

That's so frigging hilarious

[@ShakaCthulu]

Del was awesome. I love his comic that he did with John Ostrander called The Wasteland. Collected every issue.

[@Druffmaul]

I found out about Del Close because of his bit part as the English Lit teacher in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, the "Innnnn...... hhhhwhat....... hhhwaaaayyyyyyy......" guy. I looked him up in the cast list, googled him, and found all these interviews with various comedic actors saying how much he taught them and how modern comedy wouldn't exist without him. Went as far down his rabbit hole as I could and been a huge fan ever since.

[@Heyesy]

I can't tell if you're joking or not. I will welcome being called dumb for either way it could go just to know for sure.

[@Nitecrisis]

The sequel needs an "It's learning" moment fake out, the blob then displays how it isn't learning at all.

[@WakkaMadeInYevon]

The blob flops against a door that wasn't quite closed, causing it to lean open. Scientist character: "It can open doors!"

[@Dr0p0fahat]

The Blob starts operating a movie camera. "It's learning!" The Blob starts making a self-aware, smirking remake of itself. "Never mind, it didn't learn a thing!"

[@doncreech]

I would absolutely watch a version of 'The Blob' where every character is dead-set on it gaining intelligence despite there being no supporting evidence. "What do you mean Blob's acceptance letter to Dartmouth was a forgery!?"

[@itsd0nk]

Me personally, I LOVED this idea. No, I actually really did though.

[@loquaciousjango4214]

Just like Tremors 2....

[@SuperDinoboy2000]

You could see the hurt in Jays eyes after Mike joked about his outfit

[@Carlosdreamur]

@@wesscotchdog9078 jays based

[@dasboom7133]

Looks like the edge from u2

[@SeppukuAddict]

Doomer Jay *Mr Kitty - After Dark starts playing*

[@Ammoniumbicarbonat]

@@Carlosdreamur That's not based at all

[@Carlosdreamur]

@@Ammoniumbicarbonat seems like you don’t know how to spot a based person lol

[@ssjenforcer191191191]

"Hey look, there's the Blob. Let's go in to a room and talk about it for an hour." Hey, isn't that literally what you guys did?

[@williammartin7529]

In reference to the color discussion - when the blob initially emerges it appears to be translucent. If we assume this is its natural state, then any color change thereafter must be acquired. Therefore I believe we can conclude the later reddish/pink color it assumes later is actually the flesh and blood of its victims, not some inherent quality of the blob itself.

[@Chimpbot]

@@SparkY0 I'd pay full price even if that was the only scene in the movie.

[@jcena3270]

Which makes it more horrifying. But really, I don't consider the people consumed as "victims" (as that gives more of a slasher film implication), but rather, prey. The blob is singular in its purpose, to consume.

[@TexasNight]

That was always my thought as well, even when i watched it way back when....

[@scientificbrony]

Thats what i assumed aswell

[@mrpurple11]

I was thinking the sema thing

[@spencernielsen392]

“Starring Steve McQueen and an exciting cast of young people” is still one of the great movie taglines!

[@baconair]

Steve was 27-28 at the time though.

[@themadafaka6839]

I saw the original... Surprisingly..I like it..for a movie of that time. McQueen seems stuck out , like he's from the future tho. His demeanor..or acting style just seems out of place. He's ahead of his time, in terms of his performance.

[@Fedakeen]

The original movie taught Steve McQueen to take cuts of movie profits instead of direct payouts since he lost a lot of money by not taking a cut from The Blob.

[@icemachine79]

@@baconair They made sure to differentiate between Steven McQueen and the exciting young people.

[@Maxisamo1]

​@@baconairThat's why you shouldn't develop a smoking habit, and you should moisturize

[@fodsaks]

The remake should be called 'What About Blob?' and star Bill Murray.

[@ageofdulltron2052]

Bro...

[@badreality2]

See "Zombieland", for how that could work...

[@nicholasbruns6593]

There have been a couple scripts for it, but Bill Murray has exercised his might to keep it from happening.

[@daniellivingstone4523]

Well, there is a podcast that parodied the idea and mostly had fun with it.

[@spillanegottleib1681]

"What About Blob" would be about the accidental birth in the fat folds of Dom Deluise during that fateful bus ride.

[@pavo1394]

Steve Mcqueen was 27 when he played a teenager, but yes he looked 40.

[@maxrobe]

Don't smoke kids.

[@zetetick395]

Everyone from that whole era was middle aged as soon as they turned 22

[@joshuanorris5860]

@@maxrobe im 30 and i still get ID,eed for smokes lol Im going to have to be 50 before i look 25 :P

[@BishopWalters12]

@@zetetick395 LOL, That's true.

[@joshuanorris5860]

@@NostalgiNorden i didnt think 30 was old enough to be a grandpa but ok :P But apparently im a smoker who looks 10 years younger then i am, just sayin lol. Its probably more of a genetics thing and how you carry yourself.

[@airshow406]

It’s nice to see RedLetterMedia’s generous spirit in letting this 80’s street bum film a review with Mike in exchange for a sandwich.

[@mrdrprof99]

I hope they had a dollar for his dog.

[@Horatio787]

They'd better get him out of there though, or he'll attract an 80's thug who just wants to kill people while laughing and burning money.

[@Mark-jr6ld]

He's ashamed that he cut off that awesome mane he had going.

[@lawrencerinehart5747]

Touchstone Picture presents- Down and Out in Wisconsin Hills

[@larrylaffer3246]

@@lawrencerinehart5747 A Universal Studios Presentation in Association with Red Letter Media Productions: I'm Fond Du Lac of You. A romantic comedy of errors in a Wisconsin City. Where the cheesey romance isn't the only cheese you'll see. Staring Rich Evans "Space Cop" as Dick Devenson and Lucy Lawless "Xena Warrior Princess" as Veronica Plink. Coming to theaters summer July 20th, 2023.

[@KrankyKaiju]

Like every 50s husband, the ‘58 Blob theme song *slaps*

[@parkersmith8578]

Dark 😆

[@matheuspinho4987]

@@raydonahue1978 ☪️🧕👏👳

[@theletterm1787]

@@raydonahue1978 is this a racist dogwhistle?

[@theletterm1787]

@@matheuspinho4987 okay so it is

[@PatricioCharlie]

UNlike this joke *Mike turns to camera with blank expression*

[@bunnygrill]

My favorite thing about the original is when the nurse throws a random liquid at the blob and doesn't hurt it so she screams something like "NOTHING CAN STOP IT!!!!!"

[@IgnatiusThorogood]

That random liquid is an extremely corrosive acid. Anything else would've melted away, but the Blob just absorbs it.

[@bunnygrill]

I'm aware of the fact that it was acid that she threw on it, I'm questioning the strength of an acid that would be readily available or even the most corrosive of acids in general. I'm also making light of the cheesiness of her scientific findings that nothing can stop it after such diligent and all-encompassing research into just what could possibly stop it.

[@IgnatiusThorogood]

@@bunnygrill Well at that point, no one's ever seen whatever this thing is before. And she's right there in the same room with it, in her shoes I'd panic and say pointless things like that as well.

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

@@bunnygrill also, if it wasn't a strong enough solution to melt the vessel she stored it in, then why should it melt an extraterrestrial life form that has to survive the irradiated environment of interplanetary space?

[@IgnatiusThorogood]

@@DistractedGlobeGuy Acids usually don't melt glass for one reason or another. But there again, at that point in the movie, those two characters don't even know that it comes from space. Literally all they know about it is it's a lethally dangerous organism (if you can even call it an organism), and it's got to be stopped by any means at their disposal.

[@knarkknarkaren]

Imagine making a whole series of sequels, costing and exorbitant amount of money, but you end taking so long that the entire industry collapses before you finish

[@Luminousreign]

lol avatar 2 has to already exist and be super bad

[@KizaruB]

If Avatar 2 sucks, then how are Avatar 3 and 4 gonna work?

[@Luminousreign]

@@KizaruB Exactly. If 2 never comes out nobody can get fired for 3 and 4.

[@Spootnik]

@@KizaruB Poorly

[@AndMoreso]

@@Luminousreign You gotta admit, though, making four monster budget movies at once to kill your career is one hell of a power move.

[@Th4EvilH4nd]

The scene where Paul dies scared the PISS outta me as a kid.. I thought he was gonna be the main character, made it double horrifying.

[@turkeysamwich00]

I literally, still to this day, cannot watch that scene. Every other scene I can handle, and I know none of it is real, but the specific combination of elements in that scene make my brain cold, in a primal, visceral manner. Every few years, I think, "ya know what, I love special effects, I know it's just corn syrup, I think it's time for some exposure therapy," and I watch it again, and I am not ready.

[@boarlegion5077]

I lived in Abbeville, LA, when this was being filmed. I have some pieces of the frozen blob that was left over at the end of filming. I had friends in the football crowd scene. The red brick building was the bank of Abbeville. They always had an ad before the movie trailers during movies.

[@ArtyomLensky]

This movie must be 100x more scary when it's literally taking place in your town

[@boarlegion5077]

@@ArtyomLensky I was 13 at the time, so not much. It had it's jump scares, but it was just cool seeing your town on the big screen.

[@boarlegion5077]

@UClDGHrSKoRW9rB1g2-E1SVg Yep. They still have it. It was good too. The skillet would be set up in the middle of the street facing the courthouse. Not sure the blob would fit in it, though.

[@koichidignitythief7429]

Is it like this plastic stuff or did they use a stone of some kind?

[@koichidignitythief7429]

Alos lucky, I lived a drive away from Madisonville and the only movie it has to it's name is Green Lantern

[@E-Chap]

Mike not being able to read his own handwriting is one step further in his dementia story arc.

[@MrFruitPrimate]

Set up and pay off!

[@dacypher22]

Speaking of "that guy" being in this movie, Flagg's boss at the garage who loans him a socket set is played by Beau Billingslea. A lot of people may recognize his voice as the English voice of Jet Black in Cowbow Bebop.

[@GenteelCretin]

They did some interesting research on this; they reference the script notes, Google street map scene comparisons, seemingly ind-depth set piece analysis. Mike and Jay are better reviewers than what they project themselves to be, but I'm always impressed at the nature of how they look at things; it's genuinely curiosity-informed topics of research, which always produces more unique results than simple recitation of published facts.

[@Chimpbot]

For the first few minutes, I'm never quite sure just how sarcastic they're being (or not being). Once they ease into the review, though, the genuine admiration does shine through.

[@mikerosoft1009]

Not bad for a bunch of hack frauds.

[@GenteelCretin]

@@CarrotConsumer I don't think it's reasonable to expect a spontaneous bout of research or multiple viewings for a review of a new release, be it good or middling. I hate to break it to you so late in the game, but re:View segments and HitB new reviews are intentionally different for a myriad of reasons.

[@Largentina.]

@@CarrotConsumer Nobody with a brain cares.

[@VargVikernes1488]

@@CarrotConsumer The only thing worse than their wonderwoman review is the Wonderwoman 1984

[@Crumbledink]

With the beanie and pins on the jacket, Jay looks exactly like a kid at my old high school who had a “Kill List”

[@MozTS]

Check his spotify for KMFDM!! ⚠️⚠️⚠️

[@howiegruwitz3173]

The kid w a hitless in my school looked like a cartoon nerd. His father was a small town doctor no one went to. When my gf told me she found his hitlist (went thru his briefcase when he left class, yes she was a bitch and yes he carried a briefcase), I was pissed cuz he totally could've done it.

[@SantaWrek]

My re-write to Mikes re-write: Priest turns around and simply says "Ribbed".

[@Kyle-sr6jm]

"I didn't know you stocked ribbed!"

[@samuelG009]

@@Kyle-sr6jm did you just rewrite his rewrite of a rewrite? Lol

[@TheReelShitOfficial]

I can't believe that Jay didn't bring up that the Lord Zed guy was in Repo Jake with the best line ever. "Fuck the script! These girls can't read!"

[@flusterdouglas9326]

You Jimminy Cricket bastard!

[@JoeChillton]

Rip Axelrod. What a voice he had

[@zetetick395]

Haha, yeah! And of course the immortal put-down line: "Jimminy Cricket prick bastard!!" 🤣

[@KurstKensei]

I'm suprised they didn't mention the Sheriff deputy was played by Paul McCrane. Who was the famous radioactive waste man at the end of Robocop.

[@choc113]

Also the kid that gets "bobbed" at 27:52 looks a lot like him in that scene.

[@Euryptus]

Took the words right out of my mouth ! After all, he's got form with flesh-melting goodness !

[@amazingkris]

Monty in Fffffffaaaaaaaaaammmmme!

[@yewtewbstew547]

Ah I knew I recognised that guy from somewhere.

[@dyveira]

I read that Chuck Russell and Frank Darabont even referred to him as "the melty guy".

[@stockosunday]

Can't believe they didn't shout out "toxic waste guy" from robocop. He was the most recognizable "that guy" IMO

[@SergioLeRoux]

"In hindsight, I'm glad they didn't put it in." Agreed. Also that they didn't add the joke.

[@TheShredworthy]

Damn! Quality on top of quality, it's almost like you can mean things in text if intended. Thanks for this

[@deano1699]

Honestly, I could go both ways. About the joke, too.

[@nancycollins4109]

Del Close, who played the priest and was a dear friend of mine, actually did ad-lib that line, or so he told me.

[@bernardowermuth369]

Something this video made me realize: the blob doesn't start off pink; it becomes pink after eating people.

[@russellharrell2747]

Like flamingos eating shrimp!

[@craserit83]

Think the most disgusting thing about it is that it seems like it’s supposed to be comprised of writhing raw meat, fat and muscle. “Hot pink ain’t natural” says Jay and Mike. Fellas...

[@jaymanuel3396]

You can thank the original for that. It starts off clear in that one.

[@KOS_Nova]

@@russellharrell2747 how many shrimps do you have to eat before it makes your skin turn pink?

[@yewtewbstew547]

@@KOS_Nova Carrots do the same thing and I eat those most nights, yet I've never turned orange, so I'm gonna say you'd need to eat an absurd amount. It's caused by a pigment called carotene. iirc it usually gets converted into vitamin A, but if you're getting too much it ends up in your skin. And feathers, if you're a bird.

[@FairyRat]

When I was a little kid this movie horrified me to no end and gave me mad raving nightmares. It's been one of my favorites ever since. I'd say the body horror is easily on par with The Thing if not more so. Sure the thing dog was ridiculously terrifying, but come on, here we have a half-digested kid screaming in agony. The scenes presented in this video still gave me some of those good old chills.

[@KarbineKyle]

Same here! The "sink scene" was probably the scariest for me. It's a horrifying concept! It consumes and grows, and it kills anyone that is unfortunate to get too close to it in the most gruesome ways! That movie was horrifying! I was about 9 when I saw it, and it took me months to recover! It was so scary! It's a great horror movie! In my opinion, it's not recommended for kids, even if you're with adults!

[@Gggmanlives]

Love this movie. Had nightmares over the dude getting sucked into the sink as a kid.

[@vegidio]

OMG ME TOO!!!

[@KarbineKyle]

I know, right? This movie damn near traumatized me when I saw it! It took months, if not longer to get over it! I've only seen it once, and I want to see it again now! I was only about 9 years old when I saw it, and _that_ scene alone was absolutely horrifying! I became paranoid of sinks, drains, and vents for awhile! I'd also be looking up at the ceiling all the time, especially in the dark! It made me afraid of dark again! This movie worked! This movie was great! Horrifying, but great!

[@howiegruwitz3173]

Drains were scary back then

[@100greenmen]

Good.

[@johnduchovnyugale8406]

Wassup Sonny Jim

[@GreenSoap]

They would call a new remake ”Blob”, to be more cereberal

[@ArtyomLensky]

Blobs

[@Prodmullefc]

and it would be orange with a weird blond wig because hollywood only knows how to write two villains now

[@cheezyfilmsproductions1842]

No no no, it would be be called "The". "Blob" is the sequel, followed by the epic finale "Blobs"

[@Venislovas]

And it's in hollywood as commentary

[@emanuelefieni5761]

John Blob

[@DericeBannock]

"That guy" from Tim and Eric (Robert Axelrod) was also in two Best of the Worst movies, Alien Private Eye, and as the main antagonist in Repo Jake. In Repo Jake he had what Mike called the best line of all time, when he's instructing a porn director on what to film.

[@dbpaperclip]

"fuck the script, these girls can't read!"

[@cognacmccarthy1796]

I'm sick of explaining it's a whale throwing up

[@mrleedra]

@@cognacmccarthy1796 Alien Private Eye is a hot, hot movie. I didn't see the end because I was crying too much. I give it two kisses and three wet mouths.

[@mattmatt1302]

Jay talking about silly titles, in my country the movie's title got "translated" into The Voracious Stain. Imagine going to watch a movie called The Voracious Stain...

[@kevinprendiville9429]

I knew a girl once who left a Voracious Stain on my god damn bed

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

Well, it definitely does leave stains, and it definitely does do vore.

[@voltijuice8576]

I'd love to see that on my resume!

[@johnarbuckle2619]

Yeah, I'm from a Latin American country, same title.

[@cozyapustaja8249]

That’s a kickass title

[@gloryon5609]

Avatar 6 was the most disappointing thing since Money Submarine

[@jellyneck7978]

James Cameron and The Asylum sure love their submarines.

[@TemmiePlays]

but I can bet on a guy screwing an alligator in the money sub. _money sub_

[@philduprey7226]

Money Sub is the baddest motherfucking movie on the planet!

[@turnerlarson12]

Money Sub.

[@shinget]

@@turnerlarson12 Money Subvert Our Expectations

[@MedievalFolkDance]

Frank Darabont understands the appeal of lore. He's like a fusion chef. All he's doing is putting the additives in that you crave to the flavours you asked for. A touch of action, a hint of romance, a hefty pinch of comedy. It might not win any Michelin stars, but, you'll defo have a queue every day.

[@pseudodonn7478]

"We're more reliable than James Cameron" That is such a low bar tho, Jay.

[@Popcultureguy3000]

He’s too focused on making marine biology documentaries no one will care about because they’ll be completely outdone by British tv nature documentary makers when they’re only half trying half a year later.

[@LilNewo]

James Cameron does what James Cameron does......

[@spethmanjones2997]

@@Popcultureguy3000 Honestly whoever does Planet Earth could probably just film themselves taking a dump with their iPhone and it would be an Emmy-worthy documentary masterpiece

[@tbirdUCW6ReAJ]

@@LilNewo Is that from South Park?

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

@@Popcultureguy3000 he doesn't even care about the documentaries-those are just an excuse for him to get thousands of other people to work on getting him to his choice of exotic vacation spots. Honestly, I can totally respect that.

[@saloz9483]

The main memorable thing about this movie was the kids actually getting killed. I watched horror a lot growing up and I was just use to the kids never dying and was floored when it happened here.

[@MrJohnlennon007]

That and Halloween 3 came to mind

[@IndyCrewInNYC]

If you haven't seen it, watch "Alligator." My first time seeing that happen growing up.

[@ambergianello]

Jaws

[@the_once-and-future_king.]

But that is realistic. The Hollywood trope of 'kids don't die' needs to be consigned to history. It's just a dumb relic of the 50s 'duck and cover' films that convinced people that hiding under a school desk will prevent kids being vaporized by atomic bombs.

[@joeyjojojunior1794]

The boy, Brodie, with the kite who was killed in Silver Bullet made that movie so much darker for me.

[@fredscallietsoundman9701]

I like how bad effects or compositing don't matter when the film is great: Robocop and Terminator 1 had cheap stop motion, yet they're absolutely thrilling. Even Aliens has bad rear projection (and it already looked bad at the time), but who cares when the scene is great?

[@bigdumbfatcat2869]

But those effects were the only "bad" ones and not considered terrible for their time at all, not to mention both examples are robots, for which stop-motion actually looks appropriate and not jarring at all.

[@tadpolegaming4510]

The rear projection looked better in Terminator 2

[@1chaoticgood]

exactly, a lot of these newer films don't have good writing and they try to make it up with big budget fancy effects; it never works

[@fredscallietsoundman9701]

@@tadpolegaming4510 Definitely. The shuttle crash in Aliens looks ok too, but the platform scene at the end has terrible contrast issues.

[@lawrencerinehart5747]

The Dick Jones fall with the Wacky long arms.

[@jonf5975]

„We‘re not gonna talk about the Original!“ *proceed to talk about the Original

[@Euryptus]

'We're not going to talk about Judy at all' Oh hold on, wrong episode ;)

[@thewrighter206]

In fact, we're not gonna talk about the original at all!

[@andrewb4999]

They are basically expected to talk about the original whenever they cover a remake on ReView.

[@danderson8954]

Ha! Yeah, those guys ... Honestly, I love both of them. I also love both versions of The Blob.

[@josepharsenault1083]

I prefer the original; I wish they’d discussed it more. But I’m glad they talked it about it for at least a little bit.

[@Indigo_Gaming]

Had no idea MovieBob was so famous back in the 80's.

[@MatthewPooleReviews]

Jesus 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@FWalshingham]

"That's a fairly small amount of McDonalds for an average-sized person, I'd say?" -Diabeto regarding a picture of 20 nuggets, 4 burgers, and 4 drinks.

[@rearview2360]

Consoom

[@larrylaffer3246]

Consume Product, then wait for More Product.

[@guillermoelnino]

zing +2

[@xenofett7008]

Thanks for reviewing this film. The Blob "1988" is one of the few remakes that surpasses the original by miles and is a lot of fun to watch.

[@adamcraig919]

Other than, you know, the other ones they mentioned; the Thing, the Fly, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

[@dugonman8360]

​@@adamcraig919 most of those were remakes of 50 monster movies and I think its infinitely easier to make them better because, as Jay and Mike state, those movies are insufferably boring. The only one that holds up somewhat is the fly because the entire film revolves around the scientists failed experiment. Theres no random scenes where a kid learns how to whistle from an ice cream man.

[@thecappeningchannel515]

​@@dugonman8360those movies were boring because they inserted long talking scenes, where the kids who went to the drive in cinema could make out during.

[@dugonman8360]

@@thecappeningchannel515 I know, it still doesn't excuse terribly paced movies. I would love to love those 50 monster movies if they weren't ungodly boring.

[@januzi2]

Back in the 50's people in movies were standing and talking, sitting and talking, sometimes one person was standing and the second one was sitting ... and talking, and drinking coffee. ;)

[@daustin8888]

Now I see why George Lucas was such a fan of that era of movies.

[@MadScientist512]

And smoking cigarettes...

[@yellowmattereyecusta]

It’s nice as a director because you can do one long shot and take a nap until it’s done.

[@shazang0]

@@taterboob There are lots of dynamic films from the past, but you'll have to look outside of Hollywood for that.

[@Largentina.]

@@taterboob Check out The Night Of The Hunter.

[@stiggy79]

"Disgusting Blob..." Come on Jay, you couldn't cut to Dan Aykroyd in Ghostbusters?

[@purmello]

Feels more like a Mike edit.

[@Marinealver]

Needed the crystal filter skull vodka

[@bera2955]

When talking about a piece of paper and a pen you managed to perfectly pronunce three words in swedish.

[@willycheese4847]

The worse this month goes the funnier the intro gets

[@YukiGibson]

@Laughing Jay Rushmore dog whistle

[@SKyrim190]

@Laughing Jay Rushmore And there are no honks at dusk

[@vorbo01]

@@YukiGibson oh look, the dog can type.

[@DrRyan82994]

I have to assume they were being extra clever. I mean I knew Jan6 was coming but I didn’t think it would be that crazy

[@YukiGibson]

@@vorbo01 How many n-words have you already typed today?

[@gloryon5609]

Rich Evans: gets a bulletproof vest Mike and Jay (whispering): it's learning...

[@Jammonstrald]

The most famous forced perspective scene: "here's looking at you, kid" at the end of Casablanca. They used a miniature airplane and midgets as the runway crew to make it seem like a full sized plane.

[@headphonic8]

That seems significantly more difficult than just getting an existing plane and normal sized actors

[@Jammonstrald]

@@headphonic8 It wasn't the plane that was the problem necessarily, but the airfield, which was a soundstage. Not enough room for a full sized plane to make the background look convincing.

[@mikeespejo]

you forgot that the remake trailer would 100% have a moody slowed-down piano ballad version of "The Blob" song from the 1958 movie.

[@nullno3722]

Overly breathy as well.

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

@@nullno3722 *long, breathy pauses* "Dahon't you waaaaaant meh, bayyyybeeee....dahon't yew wahnt meh, ooooOOOOOOooooooooOO"

[@Horshbox]

The scene when Paul gets eaten really is one of the creepiest horror scenes ever and where I first seen it it was a pretty big shock to see the guy you thought would be the hero to end up dusht that quick!

[@pescando]

It’s that scream. It’s a really intense scream. Matches perfectly with the visuals.

[@Lishadra]

@@pescando Yeah that’s what I was gonna say too. How does that kid know how to scream like that??

[@JohnSmith-oh1ow]

Can't believe you went to the trouble of having a focus on the "that guy"s in the film and didn't mention the deputy who is also Emile in Robocop. Both characters get eaten by a toxic sludge too.

[@FumblsTheSniper]

Two drunks from Wisconsin are more reliable than James Cameron.

[@ArtyomLensky]

That would be true even if you weren't talking about RLM

[@cutecatgirlnya]

Jay's spent so much time under LA overpasses, he knows his hollywood bums

[@planejoe5263]

I watched this staying over in my cousin's room in a sleeping bag on the floor, and I was probably about twelve (around 1992). It kept me awake, not really because it was scary (it did scare me though), but because my little mind kept going back over all the details of the story. Looking back, I think I was caught up in the rollercoaster while the movie was on, and the real magic came after when I reflected on it. That factor was magnified when I rewatched it a couple of times, and every time after that, I get a kick out of how well put together it is, and of course the details that I forget about over time. Great movie, and I really enjoy these re:Views, thanks guys : )

[@johntrains1317]

It's a living stomach this movie traumatized me as a kid

[@KarbineKyle]

Same!

[@LilNewo]

I hope your stomach is living too bro. May need to see a dr

[@763letizia]

Why does Jay look like he's a member of my town's local indie music scene

[@TheRetroRenegade]

I want a montage of all the people who get eaten/digested alive by the titular blob from this film set to the theme song from the 1950's version! That would have made the ending of this re:View episode the best thing ever! (And this still one of the best episodes so far)

[@ShadowSonic2]

A Canadian commercial sort of did that.

[@inzyster]

Talking of “that guy”s, the melty face man from Robocop is also in it.

[@trace6242]

Dr. Romano!

[@judsongaiden9878]

And Art LaFleur! I'll always know him as McNulty from Trancers.

[@MQZ17]

More like Melty-Man , cause his whole body melts

[@ChuckPalomo]

oh yeah, wasn't he the sheriff deputy?

[@gspendlove]

Here's a name some '80s movie buffs might recognize: Pons Maar. He plays the theater manager, and also played Foo in _The Golden Child_ and Saurod in _Masters of the Universe._

[@yansommi9047]

I am from Abbeville, It's pronounced "Abby-ville". It's pretty cool hearing and seeing the name of my hometown in one of these reviews.

[@Rastayeti666]

90% of the effects aged very well, for me a timeless classic like carpenters the thing or alien. Highly underrated

[@spillanegottleib1681]

The stop-motion at the end of The Thing was inexcusably bad. Everything up to that point was awesome.

[@erikskywalker3130]

I'm so glad Mike and Jay are so sensitive about current events

[@xpantherx]

Just insulting Rich Evans for 45 minutes is extremely rude.

[@taylorlawrence3570]

Hey! Best of Giant Bomb guy! You rule!

[@kaykutcher2103]

Yeah those twenty seconds when they don't insult him are such a disappointment.

[@hannibalburgers477]

They don't like him because they're jealous gurl

[@bear211]

Less overt but kind of a funny setup: When Paul asks Meg about her plans for the evening it immediately cuts to Flagg foreshadowing she wouldn't be spending the evening with Paul.

[@TheSpikyShell]

in spanish its called "El terror no tiene forma", which means horror has no shape. Could that be a cool title for a remake?

[@Marinealver]

Sounds similar to Color out of Space

[@RandomAccessDreams]

That was the tag-line for the movie on the poster: "Terror Has No Shape..."

[@davidelizalde3844]

It's called "La mancha voraz" here in México

[@f.d.3289]

Much too long and cerebral for the average movie-goer. One short syllable is what they can process without getting bored.

[@Doc_Fun]

Pretty Lovecraftian. "The Formless Horror".

[@RyanHollinger]

That imagery is madly distressing!

[@ALEX7DX]

The piece of paper he wrote on? Understandable

[@adamskibilngling6350]

Glad to see the two best channels on movies watch eachother

[@adamskibilngling6350]

Hoyever that means they watch you but they probably do

[@bl687]

Now imagine seeing it on tv as an adolescent. It was aired pretty frequently, back in the early/mid 90s. Even edited for tv, I remember it making me sick! Hoyever, I'd watch any time it was on!

[@LordAini]

Hoyiever it is not the most distressing

[@emanuilspasov3678]

When is Jay just going to do the heist he's obviously preparing for.

[@Taffer-King]

I made the mistake of watching parts of the Blob as a kid while we were doing ceiling repairs, so you could see the pink insulation. Sleep did not come easy that night.

[@KarbineKyle]

When I was about 9, I saw the entire movie, during the day too, with my family. Let's just say it damn near traumatized me! I was paranoid of sinks, drains, and vents! It took months for me to get over it! I only saw it once too, and I'm curious to watch it again, decades later! _That_ movie was a horror film! Nothing else I saw as a kid came remotely close! I'd look up at the ceiling a lot, and for awhile, it made me afraid of the dark again! That movie worked!

[@ressljs]

I saw the original Blob when I was really little, and it scared the shit out of me!

[@marks4413]

That original Blob song is fucking incredible.

[@MeAuntieNora]

I grew up only seeing the 80s one... had no idea the tone of the 50s one was goddamn Scooby-Doo hijinks.

[@watapon3415]

That song with the 80s footage would be great.

[@jayhawks4life354]

Composed by Burt Bacharach, one of the greatest songwriters of all time.

[@NaglfarCommando]

About time this movie got some recognition for how awesome it is.

[@craigmurdock4740]

I like how the characters learn things organically by seeing things happen earlier in the film and repeating it later on. But at the same time, I find it more efficient, from a storytelling perspective, to have all human knowledge delivered through a beam in their forehead, then have that character share the knowledge afterwards with the other humans.

[@trickso4025]

Do you WANT lunch!?

[@dyveira]

The guy who played the reverend was actually in the 70's "Beware The Blob!" as well. Also, I think the word they're thinking of is "satchel charge", not "army sack".

[@marcanthonysepulveda3749]

Yes that was Del Close the God father of improv !

[@SSD_Penumbra]

Nah, its "army bang sack"

[@kevinscales]

@@SSD_Penumbra I think it's a "boom bag"

[@chaosmike84]

Yeah but army sack has more flair

[@palchristianandersen9086]

Remember to turn the two knobs before you drop your sack in the sewer.

[@spitefulraven]

Jay's flabbergasted reaction to Mike talking about "making words with motion" is hilarious

[@jellyneck7978]

Commentary for Dungeons and Dragons... need that in my life. I can't wait.

[@TehZergRush]

I’m a big fan of their commentaries, been a long time since the last one. Sept 2019 I think.

[@jellyneck7978]

It's here! Grabbing my DVD copy of Dungeons and Dragons, that I unironically bought in 2001, and enjoying the hell out of the next 1:51:02.

[@TehZergRush]

@@jellyneck7978 I didn’t think ahead, I ordered the DVD last night and will have to wait a few days. Glad to see the dedication, cheers!

[@vladpiranha]

If this movie was made today, it would have a one word verb as its title - something like "Consume". I can already imagine the crappy DVD sleeve.

[@fuckgoogle2554]

Consoom, starring MovieBlob.

[@Marko25Polo]

My dad brought this home on VHS for my 8th birthday and i watched it with a few of my frends at my party. Honestly ill never forget it.

[@bungeegum500]

Man, you guys are great. The part when you guys are discussing the graveyard next to the football field and how you guys just naturally did research just to satisfy your own interest in the film. I admire the passion.

[@mikaelmellbris6103]

Yeah, I found that wierdly entertaining actually, love it!

[@btd0ja]

Native Louisianan here: it’s pronounced “abbey-ville,” so very close Mike

[@biffodio]

He got it right the second time. "Abbuhville" is a common pronunciation.

[@mwellnow5016]

@@biffodio Reminds me of a town in Tennessee named Shelbyville. You can tell when someone was from out of town or not bc people from the town pronounced it shi-buh-ville.

[@deano1699]

It's more like ABBAville

[@biffodio]

@@mwellnow5016 The South has a lot of those shibboleths, but they're especially common in Louisiana because of the Cajun culture. Even "Forked Island" isn't safe.

[@Invertedblueroses]

Haha came here to say this!

[@KingDaveth]

I'm so glad someone else was shocked about the kid dying in this movie. Because holy sit what a terrifying scene.

[@art_christiancahalan]

Here’s a fun fact! Interestingly enough, the kid originally wasn’t supposed to die. Allegedly, the child was supposed to survive the film alongside the brother. However, there was a conflict with the child’s mother as she wasn’t enjoying her son being a side character. This progressed to the point that she was wanting her son to be more important than the main character. The director got so mad he ended up asking the kid if he would enjoy his character having an awesome death scene to the child actor’s excitement. Because it didn’t change the story, they fit it in last minute of the scene’s production. The mother was unaware of this decision until after the scenes had been filmed.

[@hamothemagnif8529]

The father pharmacist reveal had me laughing but they would’ve know who her dad was if they lived in a small town.

[@johnnypools6971]

I thought so too but I laughed anyway

[@jonryder7269]

Not necesarily, i dont remember the relation of everyone i went to school with in an even smaller village, but i guess it depends on how attentive the person in question is. xD

[@ftayl5]

I thought her dad was the preacher for half the movie because they kinda looked the same to me. Not until the end did I realise her Dad was the pharmacist.

[@AdamWhitmore]

When Mike pulls out his notes he needs a little pair of half-moon reading glasses and another pair of different glasses on his head.

[@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat]

Side note: the "bag" explosive is called a "satchel charge", very destructive in a closed space.

[@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat]

@@gsofficial wasn't criticizing or correcting, just giving the technical term to an item that most don't usually see in a movie. Didn't mean to offend

[@immortaluglyfish2724]

I swear, Mike and Jay should direct terrible trailers to hypothetical movies.

[@blastradius7193]

id buy that for a dollar.

[@Smokron]

I loved his idea for The Boy vs Anabelle

[@G3rex]

But then they'd just be one of the many hacks making trailers for current movies.

[@jasondulin7376]

Jay and Mike killing it with their film location photo forensics.

[@sgtsnokeem1139]

Is that Shawnee Smith? Gotta admit I always had a crush on her.

[@danbach7748]

When they were talking about forced perspective I was disappointed Mike didn't bring up Star Trek: The Motion Picture's main engineering set. The long horizontal shaft is forced perspective in order to look longer. Take that as you may. Come on, guys. These jokes write themselves!

[@amazingkris]

Appreciation of this makes us lonely people.

[@HungL0W]

I'm still not convinced that Mike is a real Star Trek fan

[@PatricksCrazyPlace]

The 80s was the decade of the best horror remakes. The Thing, The Blob, The Fly...they all got it right. Make something in the spirit of the original, but different enough to stand on its own. Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.

[@neonsmoviereviews7969]

70s body snatchers is equally great

[@PatricksCrazyPlace]

@@neonsmoviereviews7969 Agreed!

[@GillesVandenoostende]

Remaking bad movies has merit. Remaking good movies for nostalgia does not. Hollywood should just go through a plinketto of bad movies next time they’re out of ideas.

[@dyveira]

@@GillesVandenoostende I'd argue remakes are also valid in the case of old films where the idea wasn't fully realized because of the limitations of the time.

[@bloodfartlake]

@@dyveira this is why I think a Hellraiser remake, which almost definitely would wind-up being completely terrible, still could be worth trying to get off the ground because man does the last 1/4 or so of that movie look embarrassingly dated.

[@dracenines]

rob zombie's the blob is such a bizarre concept that i honestly want to see how he would do it

[@GenericProtagonist7]

The blob would grow a face and say fuck.

[@CanItAlready]

@@rawrdino7046 His wife

[@tadpolegaming4510]

@@CanItAlready same thing

[@CanItAlready]

@@tadpolegaming4510 Eww

[@TheMrsmartass13]

I like how Mike's rewrite is just him making it more like a Monty Python sketch.

[@nfal445]

I remember watching the kitchen scene when I was a kid and the guy's skull collapsing going down the drain physically made me feel ill. It was such a great horror film.

[@neil340]

I still can't forget that today

[@YoutubeChannel-ol7zx]

"As of January 4th I couldn't ask for a better year." - Mike 2021

[@judgegrinch1139]

I love how surprised Jay is everytime he sees paper

[@baraka92]

*The guy who made a giant CARDBOARD table with every character of Friday the 13th 4 & 6.

[@Carlosdreamur]

@@baraka92 I’ve been trying to find it but I can’t. Could you link it

[@JohnnyZenith]

I'm not given to cliche and overworn quoting but essentially what makes this film work is that it's all about family.

[@tituslafrombois1164]

You've gotta have a human core, even in the cheesiest of films.

[@BrentWalker999]

And that's what so powerful about it

[@joppek77]

Great to see a remake that actually made the effort to improve and perfect the original, rather than being a cynical corporate cash grab that just capitalizes on the recognition the original had.

[@vaeringjar1387]

I have been a big fan of the original Blob since I first saw it on PBS as a kid. When they remade this movie, there was a documentary about it on HBO or something before it came out, and they talked about a lot of what they were going for, like how the Blob starts off as white and becomes more pink as it consumes blood and meat. Apparently, some of the special effects guys from the original visited the set while they were working on the special effects and gave their approval, saying the 1988 crew pulled off stuff they dreamed of doing on the original, but didn't have the tech. Good stuff.

[@jobeyjobeyjobey]

Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike -- Those "green army sacks" are called satchel charges.

[@rotekampfflieger-dr.I]

It is ok brother I was saying the same thing.

[@jobeyjobeyjobey]

@@tonyb7615 god damn it, you're right

[@flatflatspin9855]

@@tonyb7615 "Satchel charge" goes back to WW2 or further.

[@cattibingo]

You guys play call of duty too huh?

[@TomVCunningham]

"it's learning." Perfect. It'd essentially be the monster from Dean Koontz's "Phantoms" at that point.

[@Anamnesis]

Mike Stoklasa: I would just call the reboot “The Blob.” Rich Evans: Fuck yeaaaaaah!

[@0ptimuscrime]

These days they’d just call it “Blob”