Although this film contains many scenes that are almost surreal and over the top, not that many of them are truly fun. The producers weren't sure if they were making a horror film or a comedy, and in trying to do too much they have done far too little.
It would be hard to summarize all the ways in which this movie is offensive. 2 Jewish bowlers are eaten by the blob, last seen lifting crucifixes in the air as if to repent at the last moment. Dumb "blacks" are everywhere, and sure to be fodder for Son of Blob's maw. In fact, pretty much everyone, including the cops and the hippies, are made fun of, and this film fails to latch onto anyone as the "hero" although there is a nominal pair of teens who pop up every once and a while. They do not carry the film with one tenth the force that the original film's duo has.
Also worthy of note is the terrible photography and forceless direction. It's almost painful to watch this film, at least in the faded color print I saw.
Strangely enough, this unfunny film has a cast that includes many very talented comedians and dramatic performers, to such an extent that my friend and I were constantly seeing people popping up. For example, Burgess Meredith pops up for about 30 seconds as a bum. Cindy Williams, Arnold Stang, Dick Van Patton, and others also appear briefly, making one wonder if the producers thought of this as a lesser "Mad Mad World".
Although the film takes a lot of time building up Van Patton and another character as the villains, we don't get to see either one day. Just another offensive thing about this film, which can only claim in its defense that at least it is an equal-opportunity offender -- it exploits literally every character and allows us to empathize with none, making this Blob's streak of terror a far less memorable one.
It would be hard to summarize all the ways in which this movie is offensive. 2 Jewish bowlers are eaten by the blob, last seen lifting crucifixes in the air as if to repent at the last moment. Dumb "blacks" are everywhere, and sure to be fodder for Son of Blob's maw. In fact, pretty much everyone, including the cops and the hippies, are made fun of, and this film fails to latch onto anyone as the "hero" although there is a nominal pair of teens who pop up every once and a while. They do not carry the film with one tenth the force that the original film's duo has.
Also worthy of note is the terrible photography and forceless direction. It's almost painful to watch this film, at least in the faded color print I saw.
Strangely enough, this unfunny film has a cast that includes many very talented comedians and dramatic performers, to such an extent that my friend and I were constantly seeing people popping up. For example, Burgess Meredith pops up for about 30 seconds as a bum. Cindy Williams, Arnold Stang, Dick Van Patton, and others also appear briefly, making one wonder if the producers thought of this as a lesser "Mad Mad World".
Although the film takes a lot of time building up Van Patton and another character as the villains, we don't get to see either one day. Just another offensive thing about this film, which can only claim in its defense that at least it is an equal-opportunity offender -- it exploits literally every character and allows us to empathize with none, making this Blob's streak of terror a far less memorable one.