The Blob: Original vs Remake - 1958 Vs 1988

The Deja Review · Jun 21, 2025 · 49m

🎬 The Blob — Original vs Remake

A simple alien threat became one of the great practical-effects monsters of the 1980s.

Mart and Trev compare the 1958 drive-in classic with the 1988 remake, looking at the creature, characters, effects, scares and how much nastier the Blob became thirty years later.

🎬 ORIGINAL: The Blob (1958)

🎬 REMAKE: The Blob (1988)

Starring:

Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut

Kevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith

Directed by:

Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. / Chuck Russell

Which version wins?

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