Review of The Blob (1958) by Kgaard . — 28 Jan 2005

[color=#000000][size=3][font=Times New Roman][color=black][/color][/font][/size][/color][size=3][font=Times New Roman][color=darkorange][font=Arial][i]The Wild One[/i] (László Benedek, 1954)[/font] [/color][/font][/size].

[size=3][font=Times New Roman][color=black][color=darkorange]Dated in many respects but Brando (who, like Elvis, was generally more interesting in the young thin version) is hypnotic as the Dionysian youth. Mothers, lock up your daughters! Just make sure they have the safe word first. [/color][/color][/font][/size].

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[size=3][font=Times New Roman][color=black][/color][/font][/size][color=darkorange][size=3][font=Times New Roman][font=Arial][i]The Blob[/i] (Irvin S. Yeaworth, Jr., 1958)[/font] [/font][/size][/color].

[color=darkorange][size=3][font=Times New Roman]No, this is not a film about Brando post-?70s. [color=black][color=darkorange]Pretty campy, but high energy. Steve McQueen doesn't exactly convince that he's a teenager, but his enthusiasm is infectious. Burt Bacharach's theme song is of the insanity-causing variety.[/color][/color][/font][/size][/color].