The Blob

The Blob (1988) starring Kevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith. High school kids battle a gelatinous mass from outer space; the blob feeds on flesh, and it grows rapidly as it finds victims. Then government agents show up and (spoiler alert!) it turns out that the blob is in reality a biological weapon. The big disappointment in this movie, aside from the script, is the special effects. The blob is not well rendered, and it does not move in a convincing way. This is a truly awful film, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. (To its credit, the DVD has subtitles in several languages, including English. It also has closed captions, which are my first choice.) Grade: D