The Blob
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: September 10, 1958 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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5
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2
Negative:
1
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75
Slant MagazineChuck Bowen
The heroes may be teenagers, but The Blob, though generally a goofy and enjoyable B-programmer ideal for watching while loaded in the middle of the night, is still one of the most pointedly reactionary of the 1950s’ alien-invasion movies. Read full review
75
CNNGrace Wong
A fun ride all the way through. [30 Oct 2008]
70
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Despite producer Jack Harris' pooh-poohing of the 'political subtext' theory, rampant Commie-phobia pervades as the ever-redder blob sucks the life-blood out of every sacred American institution, climaxing in a truly marvellous scene in which the enemy within devours an entire diner, over easy, with a side salad and fries to go. Read full review
70
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
Whatever its flaws as a film, a none-too-scary monster chief among them, The Blob is a uniquely compelling monster movie. Read full review
70
The Observer (UK)Philip French
Clever, tongue-in-cheek and far more fun than the hi-tech remake. [05 Jan 2003, p.8]
50
The New York TimesHoward Thompson
It is truly providential that a new horror melodrama called The Blob is so woodenly presented on the whole, for a little astute showmanship applied to such a plot would have been enough to scare the quills off a porcupine. Read full review
40
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Neither the acting nor direction is particularly creditable. Read full review
25
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Jack H. Harris, the cheapie producer who went on to make the forgettable Mother Goose A Go-Go, struck it rich with this silly picture that gave McQueen his first starring role after a few supporting jobs in Somebody Up There Likes Me and Never Love A Stranger. Read full review
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