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May 26, 2003"The Blob," the 1958 original...
I just finished watching the 1958 version of "The Blob," and it wasn't half bad. I borrowed it from the local library, so at least the price was right.
Going into this, I had some serious doubts. They were compounded by the uber-hokey theme song that ran through the opening credits. If you can find it on Grokster, it's worth the download time. You won't believe somebody got paid to write it, much less tack it onto the beginning of the film. Before you've seen a single frame of the plot, before it's had a chance to win your trust at all, you're already half out of your seat and out the door. It's like naming a baby Hitler, when he's too weak and young to defend himself.
Anyhow, as I mentioned earlier, it could have been worse--although I don't understand why everybody was so hot and bothered about Steve McQueen. To me, he just looked like a slightly more photogenic Bob Denver from his "Gilligan's Island" days. Also, I'm wary of any movie in which the protagonist's first name syncs up with the actor's first name. It makes you wonder which of the actors couldn't manage to remember a different name--the one who had to say it, or the one who had to respond to it. Hmmmmm...
I couldn't help but laugh when Steve pulls his teenage buddies and their dates out of a horror movie to enlist their help versus the blob. One of his friends pipes up with, "All right, Steve. You made us waste our 80 cents. Now what gives?"
For what it costs for two movie tickets and snacks today, I could have bought that movie theater.
The other high point of the film actually didn't occur within the movie itself. When I was done watching "The Blob," I rifled through the posters and still shots included on the DVD. There were versions of the posters from the film's release in various foreign countries. The Belgian, Mexican, and British renditions of the original poster all stayed pretty true to the original U.S. design:
And then there was the French poster:
What the hell is wrong with French people?
Posted by patrick at May 26, 2003 12:54 AM
CommentsUm, welp, you almost got the graphics thing right. But, a reminder to people (partucularly on AOHell): BMP file bad. JPG and GIF good.
Say it with me: BMP bad. JPG and GIF good...
Posted by: Jon Bastian at May 26, 2003 01:17 AM
I switched 'em over to JPG. Thanks for the reminder, Jon.
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