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GiGi Monique	The Blob	Lead	[-]
Mar 9 05 12:08 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I don't think anyone mentioned being a fan of the movie titled The Blob ( Steve McQueen). I find it cool but yet amusing how a slime substance could have a whole community in a huge panic!!! I love this movie !!! Musecube Portfolio
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blackbiped	Re: The Blob	#1	[-]
Mar 9 05 1:10 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The only really big complaint I have about THE BLOB is that, when the little kid in the footy pajamas runs up and starts shooting his cap gun at the Blob, and then throws it after he runs out of caps, the Blob doesn't eat him. Legend, oh legend, the third wheel legend...always in the way.
Laughing Gravy	Re: The Blob	#2	[-]
Mar 9 05 1:46 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	THE BLOB is one of my favorites, too. The kid is annoying ("Can we call him WIWWIEM?!?!"), but wishing for him to be monster brunch is a little harsh, ain't it?
blackbiped	Re: The Blob	#3	[-]
Mar 9 05 2:08 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	No, actually it's too good for the little peckerhead. Legend, oh legend, the third wheel legend...always in the way.
odradek5	Re: The Blob	#4	[-]
Mar 9 05 4:30 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It was a fine send-off for Olin Howlin, but the sequel, BEWARE! THE BLOB, now there was a strange and beautiful thing. I think there's a good story about how Larry Hagman came to do it, but I don't know the story.
LesDaniels	Re: The Blob	#5	[-]
Mar 9 05 4:38 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I like THE BLOB too, especially the theme song which was recorded by "The Five Blobs" and actually written by future hit-makers Hal David and Burt Bacharach. I used to have a copy of the 45 rpm single which is long gone, but now I have it on CD. Brightens my day every time I play it. "It creeps and leaps and glides and slides across the floor..." The more recent remake was a real mess.
Joe Karlosi	Re: The Blob	#6	[-]
Mar 9 05 6:56 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Funny thing about THE BLOB. I always liked it as a kid, but when I revisited it via the excellent DVD from Criterion, it just didn't hold up much. The best stuff is at the beginning.
porta	the blob	#7	[-]
Mar 9 05 7:52 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Put me down as a massive fan of The Blob. Sadly, youngster Steve Mcqueen never again reached the heights of his leading role in this classic.
Laughing Gravy	Re: the blob	#8	[-]
Mar 9 05 12:05 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	And his girlfriend left him and moved to Mayberry.
paleoguy	Re: the blob	#9	[-]
Mar 9 05 12:09 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I love THE BLOB, too. This was one of the very few monster movies where I recall other (non-monster) kids in the neighborhood talking about it. It actually seemed to really scare them. The only other film I remember getting this kind of reaction was THE TINGLER. One kid told me that, after seeing the movie, he thought heard The Tingler messing around inside his closet all night. Curiously, my main recollection of THE BLOB was noticing, especially the second time I watched it, how many times Steve McQueen says, "I don't know." Try counting them next time. Could be that I'm creating a whole new drinking game here. Martin
GiGi Monique	Re: The Blob	#10	[-]
Mar 9 05 1:13 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	B I always wondered why the kid was never eatten by the blob. lol Musecube Portfolio
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GiGi Monique	Re: The Blob	#11	[-]
Mar 9 05 1:16 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	L Well maybe it is a little harsh.. hehe :) Didn't the blob get shipped out to ummm I think Alaska or somewhere very cold? Musecube Portfolio
GiGi Monique	Re: The Blob	#12	[-]
Mar 9 05 1:17 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I have never seen the 2nd Blob.. will have to check it out. Musecube Portfolio
MarkDClark	Re: The Blob	#13	[-]
Mar 9 05 1:20 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	How can you NOT love a movie that features backwards drag racing?
GiGi Monique	Re: the blob	#14	[-]
Mar 9 05 1:21 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Well I am sure glad to see other people are fans of the blob! I didn't think I would get any replies to any of my topics.. lol :D Thanks you guys !!! Musecube Portfolio
Laughing Gravy	Re: the blob	#15	[-]
Mar 9 05 1:34 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The Blob is dropped in the Arctic wastes (or Antarctic or Rochester, Minnesota, or someplace frigid like that) where a wandering explorer discovers him in the ice in SON OF BLOB, chips a bit out of it, brings it home in a thermos, and soon gets eaten (while watching THE BLOB on TV).
GiGi Monique	Re: the blob	#16	[-]
Mar 9 05 2:05 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	:( Ackkkkkk L* if u come back soon I can respond back to your note in inbox.. not until 22 hours......that is weird one is only allowed 5 messages in a 24 hour period. Musecube Portfolio
Laughing Gravy	Re: the blob	#17	[-]
Mar 9 05 2:17 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Don't worry, I've emailed you a ticket to Sacramento, and I've instructed my housemaid to ready the guest house for you for this weekend.
Auroraboy	Re: the blob	#18	[-]
Mar 9 05 9:30 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	This was one of my fav 50's monster movies as well, until I watched it shortly after reading or seeing a biography of Steve McQueen (which did reference the blob). The bio painted him pretty much a prima donna pain in the a** to work with. Watching the movie I couldn't help noticing his "serious acting". It ruined for me! I gotta quit reading about actors in movies I like. If I find out an actor is creep or crook it just wreaks a movie for me. Maybe therapy, yeah that'll help. I'll check with my insurance carrier.
GiGi Monique	Re: the blob	#19	[-]
Mar 13 05 5:08 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Lol.... I don't think you need to check into a insurance carrier Musecube Portfolio
JimPV	Re: the blob	#20	[-]
Mar 13 05 9:26 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	*Quote:* I like THE BLOB too, especially the theme song which was recorded by "The Five Blobs" and actually written by future hit-makers Hal David and Burt Bacharach. I used to have a copy of the 45 rpm single which is long gone, but now I have it on CD. Funny story: I was talking with some of the Mexican gals at work, when I noticed a song they were playing on their CD player sounded very familiar. Then it hit me: it was the theme song to The Blob, only sung in Spanish! I told them, "I know that song...", and started singing along in English. Their eyebrows shot up, and then they started laughing. Funny moment. I'll have to borrow that CD from them and get a copy. "If I had a hidden microphone inside of my heart, I would turn the power on..."
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