BEWARE! THE BLOB (1972)
The 1988 remake of The Blob is awesome. But you already knew that. The 1958 original is regarded as a classic, and while I do enjoy it, I don't think I'm creating controversy by saying it's a bit rigid. Then we have Beware! The Blob, which is usually tagged as a "horror comedy." You can tell that some of the dialogue is riffed by the veteran ensemble, a multifarious congregation assembled by director...Larry Hagman? Yes, that Larry Hagman. This is his only feature-length credit from behind the camera. Seems odd. Then again, I feel like I say that about everything I review. We don't see a meteorite fall from the heavens. Our amorphous assailant is already contained as a frozen specimen from the North Pole. This is where Beware's status as a sequel is called into question. Later on, a character is seen watching The Blob on television. So this is the Halloween III: Season of the Witch of the Blob continuity. At any rate, the rest of the plot writes itself.
I had fun with this little flick. It could be argued that it goes through the motions, but don't certain things have to happen here? I mean, it's Beware! the Blob. The special effects aren't nearly as dismal as one would expect. The tone is lightweight. All of the action leads to a rambunctious climax at a bowling alley. Bowling is cool. This is an easy 87 minutes that deserves to be appreciated at a drive-in theater. Unfortunately, I had to settle for my bedroom, and I didn't even have any nachos. Gerrit Graham has a small role as a partygoer in an ape suit. I didn't recognize anyone else, aside from the red menace. For my money, Beware! the Blob is the second best Blob movie on the block. Now you know.
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