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Bud Brewster
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 Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2015 3:21 pm Post subject: Beware! The Blob (1972) |
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[Also released as: "Son of Blob""]
Director Larry Hagman assembled an all-star cast for a sequel that's only slightly more tongue-in-cheek than the 1958 original. The alternate title is taken right from the lyrics of the original film's appealing (and now famous) rock 'n roll title theme.
The opening scene shows Godfrey Cambridge watching "The Blob" on the late show. Suddenly the gelatinous alien rises up behind Godrey's chair and engulfs him! (Which is exactly what every kid fears will happen when they watch "The Blob" on the late show.)
True to the original, a pair of teens (Robert Walker, Jr. and Gwynne Gilford) try to warn the skeptical local authorities about the hungry protoplasm.
The list of Blob-food victims includes Carol Lynley, Shelley Berman, Burgess Meredith, Cindy Williams, and Dick Van Patten. Director Hagman even steps in front of the camera long enough to get eaten.
The humans win this second battle by using the same tactic employed in the first film; they freeze the Blob. But they use an ice skating rink instead of fire extinguishers. Hagman had a good idea with this sequel, but it doesn't come off as well as it could have. The original is funnier because the humor sits in the back seat and lets the frights do the driving.
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Bud Brewster
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Yes, this trailer starts with screaming.
Yes, it ends with screaming.
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If you want to watch something that has parts that aren't screaming, you'll have to watch the whole movie. So, here it is. 
_________ The Blob II - 1972 HD Remastered
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alltare
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I haven't seen BEWARE THE BLOB so can't make comparisons, but this sequel certainly seems to be a comedy, based simply on the fact that the cast is composed mostly of comedians (and that's why I have no plans to ever watch it).
On the other hand, I have never thought of THE (original) BLOB as being a comedy, so I certainly don't understand your statement that "The original is funnier". I have always considered it to be a serious SF movie, and a pretty good one, too. |
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Bud Brewster
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| alltare wrote: | | . . . I have never thought of THE (original) BLOB as being a comedy, so I certainly don't understand your statement that "The original is funnier". I've always considered it to be a serious SF movie, and a pretty good one, too. |
I've never thought of it as a comedy either, Steve, but many sci-fi/horror movies have their lighter moments, and those moments enhance the film significantly.
The best example of this would be The Thing from Another World, which had many humorous scenes (like Scotty's dialog). The true genius of The Thing from Another World is its skillful blending of comedy and drama.
That said, I respectfully repeat my initial statement about The Blob (1958), which basically states what I just said, in a different way.
| Bud Brewster wrote: | | The original is funnier because the humor sits in the back seat and lets the frights do the driving. |
For the record, The Thing from Another World is both scarier and funnier than The Blob!
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