The Blob Directed by Rob Zombie

[Arkhangelsk]

I saw a thread with Rob Zombie in the title, I came as fast as I could!

Oh, as a director? Never saw any of his movies, and not The Blob either, for that matter. Although I might see Halloween 2, if I just got parts of my brain cut out and I can't be scared anymore. Seriously, I would watch the movie, but after seeing the trailer, I'm too scared to. It's scary!

Although I love his music. Will get his album as soon as it's released.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

This is true. I guess I don't like the gore-fests he creates, but they guy does know a bit of film history horror.
Again, I would claim The Blob as horror, more as Sci Fi. Just the fact that like many other movies of that time, the remakes generally forget what the actual one was about.

i think you meant wouldn't claim not would claim, took me a sec to figure that out and i'll assume you meant that

it's a bit of both really, i will like to see what he does with it. i think he will do some good with it, even if the Blob itself isn't in the movie cause it was a rather cheap and cheesy effect

Ah yes. Spelling error. I guess it is horror, but the aspects of it are more sci-fi based. And also most sci-fi films back then were considered horror as well: Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Them!, etc.

tho i have found the issue that most people are having with this and it's they can't read and comprehend what he said

he has said "i'm not going to have a big red blob, i've got another idea" which means no blob like it was in the 50s, not that there won't be a blob at all

 

[Skreeee]

How weird; half an hour before now my mother had just re-watched the blob and tried to convince me that a sequel where global warming is somehow the cause of the blob's return would be a good idea. And now I trip across this thread. Cosmic.

The bad thing about being a film student is that she pitches this kind of crazy shit to me all the time.

 

[N-Sef]

The Blob is one of those movies that still stands up today as incredibly watchable, I really see no need for a remake. Rob Zombie did do a good job, I thought, with the Halloween remake.

 

[Snowalker]

He's a musician from a metal band turned into a horrid movie director. He remade Halloween and made the House of a Thousand Corpses. Ugh.
I assume there will be a Blob, but just not THE Blob.

actually both of those were pretty good, Hallowe'en didn't really change much of the mythos in the original and just added some story for Micheal. as for House of a 1000 corpses, that was freaking awesome and a good return to the gorefest horror films of yesteryear

i think what most people miss is the fact that Rob Zombie has probly forgotten more about horror movies than most people know, a lot of his tattoos are horror monsters, also look at what most of the stuff he sung about in White Zombie and his solo career, one song being about the Munster's car

Way to quote Moviebob...


And how does his singing carrier affect his movie carrier?

Thats like saying because I like the band The Fray they would make an excellent movie, fuck no, they would make an excellent theme song for the movie, but the whole itself, they shouldn't have any input.

 

[The87Italians]

I guess you could look on the bright side, he probably won't touch The Thing.

 

[RebelRising]

I saw a thread with Rob Zombie in the title, I came as fast as I could!

Oh, as a director? Never saw any of his movies, and not The Blob either, for that matter. Although I might see Halloween 2, if I just got parts of my brain cut out and I can't be scared anymore. Seriously, I would watch the movie, but after seeing the trailer, I'm too scared to. It's scary!

Although I love his music. Will get his album as soon as it's released.

You should definitely see The Devil's Rejects? That's by far his best work. Halloween was mediocre, and I wasn't particularly moved one way or another with House of 1,000 Corpses, but damn, DR is really good.

 

[Timewave Zero]

He's just another spaltter-porn filmmaker.
As an aspiring director, I find this to be insulting. Along with Judd Apatow and Eli Roth, Rob Zombie jus shouldn't make films.
It's acctually disgusting that people like him get to make films. They're unoriginal, badly made, special effects ridden gore-porn fests.
When did movies get so shite?
When people lost all deceny for the art of cinema, perhaps?
There are hundreds of filmmakers out there, all with amazing ideas, just waiting to make something really revoultionary.
But will that ever happen? No.
The industry is too clogged up with people like Rob Zombie, Eli Roth and Judd Apatow.
Fucking abominations.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

Way to quote Moviebob...


And how does his singing carrier affect his movie carrier?

Thats like saying because I like the band The Fray they would make an excellent movie, fuck no, they would make an excellent theme song for the movie, but the whole itself, they shouldn't have any input.

well it affects it cause by the various songs he sings, it means he likes horror films and has probly watched his fair share of them and knows the things that should go into them and have gone into them.

so no it's actually not like saying that at all, it's quite different, Rob Zombie has been a huge horror fan for a long time and has also incorporated in a lot of his shows and art work he's done over the years

 

[PurpleRain]

He's just another spaltter-porn filmmaker.
As an aspiring director, I find this to be insulting. Along with Judd Apatow and Eli Roth, Rob Zombie jus shouldn't make films.
It's acctually disgusting that people like him get to make films. They're unoriginal, badly made, special effects ridden gore-porn fests.
When did movies get so shite?
When people lost all deceny for the art of cinema, perhaps?
There are hundreds of filmmakers out there, all with amazing ideas, just waiting to make something really revoultionary.
But will that ever happen? No.
The industry is too clogged up with people like Rob Zombie, Eli Roth and Judd Apatow.
Fucking abominations.

I know the original isn't exactly art, but it holds its own merits for the time it was created. It's a good look at the McCarthyism and Ronald Regan period in films, churning out products like this.

I actually think it will be good. Hollywood is running out of ideas and unless you just want more Twilight, go with the this.

Twilight is based on a book and the fact it has been taken straight from the book means it'll be superior to this. I have never seen the book or movie, but at least I know it wasn't raped like this will be.

I guess you could look on the bright side, he probably won't touch The Thing.

I don't know man. I feel he has it in for John Carpenter.

How weird; half an hour before now my mother had just re-watched the blob and tried to convince me that a sequel where global warming is somehow the cause of the blob's return would be a good idea. And now I trip across this thread. Cosmic.

The bad thing about being a film student is that she pitches this kind of crazy shit to me all the time.

I gotta talk to your mum! I'm a film student and need more film critical chats.

he has said "i'm not going to have a big red blob, i've got another idea" which means no blob like it was in the 50s, not that there won't be a blob at all

Though it being red is a major part of what it was and represented.

 

[Julianking93]

Am I [b/][i/]really[/i][/b] the only one who actually likes Rob Zombie movies?

And, yes, the Blob is one of my favorite horror movies of all time, but I'm interested to see how Rob Zombie will take this movie.

And who the fuck said it had a deep message? I just thought it was a kick ass 50's movie about some grotesque blob eating people.

 

[TheNumber1Zero]

I swear,if they ruin my childhood memories by making the movie crap I will turn the all into frauliens (misspelled?don't know,don't care) and I'm doing it the painful way.

who wants to hold them down?

 

[PurpleRain]

Am I [b/][i/]really[/i][/b] the only one who actually likes Rob Zombie movies?

And, yes, the Blob is one of my favorite horror movies of all time, but I'm interested to see how Rob Zombie will take this movie.

And who the fuck said it had a deep message? I just thought it was a kick ass 50's movie about some grotesque blob eating people.

It just feels... weak. Like you have a nice chocolate cake full of melted warm fudge in the middle. The fudge is what makes it good. Remakes take out the fudge but decorate it so well. Put on extravagant swirls and whatnot on top.
Look at War Of The Worlds. Full of fudge, aka: People turning to religion after science has failed them (having a God Fearing America to get through the horrors of war, etc) and aliens from Mars (Russia) spreading their red slime (propaganda and way of life) with their mass of machines we heard them building (nuclear arms).
New War of the Worlds? Tom Cruise and CGI. Enough said.

 

[Julianking93]

Am I [b/][i/]really[/i][/b] the only one who actually likes Rob Zombie movies?

And, yes, the Blob is one of my favorite horror movies of all time, but I'm interested to see how Rob Zombie will take this movie.

And who the fuck said it had a deep message? I just thought it was a kick ass 50's movie about some grotesque blob eating people.

It just feels... weak. Like you have a nice chocolate cake full of melted warm fudge in the middle. The fudge is what makes it good. Remakes take out the fudge but decorate it so well. Put on extravagant swirls and whatnot on top.
Look at War Of The Worlds. Full of fudge, aka: People turning to religion after science has failed them (having a God Fearing America to get through the horrors of war, etc) and aliens from Mars (Russia) spreading their red slime (propaganda and way of life) with their mass of machines we heard them building (nuclear arms).
New War of the Worlds? Tom Cruise and CGI. Enough said.

I understand what you mean, I'm not a big fan of Tom Cruise either, but I don't think that remakes are ever as good as the original. But I did like that War of the Worlds. Both of them. They were just different. I usually go into a movie taking it as a completely new experience because I know that it will never be as good as the original, so I go in with low expectations and, at least 60% of the time, come out satisfied.

Now, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th, and The Day The Earth Stood Still were absolute shit and would easily rank in my worst movies of all time. Just one more reason for me to hate Michael Bay.

 

[A Weary Exile]

I thought his remake of Halloween was brilliant, it had that extra layer of psychology, his other movies are just meh.

 

[PurpleRain]

I understand what you mean, I'm not a big fan of Tom Cruise either, but I don't think that remakes are ever as good as the original. But I did like that War of the Worlds. Both of them. They were just different. I usually go into a movie taking it as a completely new experience because I know that it will never be as good as the original, so I go in with low expectations and, at least 60% of the time, come out satisfied.

Now, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th, and The Day The Earth Stood Still were absolute shit and would easily rank in my worst movies of all time. Just one more reason for me to hate Michael Bay.

To me, The Day The Earth Stood Still never happened. It just didn't. They never remade it. Moving on!

But I can't see how people liked the War of the Worlds. I mean, the start was nice and the CGI effects were amazing and some scenes were excellent and well directed, but the end! I'm hoping to spoil this for people. Everyone lives and gets back together again?! Could Steven have ruined the film further?! Ack! An audience goes out with the last of the movie in mind, and this was such a let down.

 

[Julianking93]

I understand what you mean, I'm not a big fan of Tom Cruise either, but I don't think that remakes are ever as good as the original. But I did like that War of the Worlds. Both of them. They were just different. I usually go into a movie taking it as a completely new experience because I know that it will never be as good as the original, so I go in with low expectations and, at least 60% of the time, come out satisfied.

Now, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th, and The Day The Earth Stood Still were absolute shit and would easily rank in my worst movies of all time. Just one more reason for me to hate Michael Bay.

To me, The Day The Earth Stood Still never happened. It just didn't. They never remade it. Moving on!

But I can't see how people liked the War of the Worlds. I mean, the start was nice and the CGI effects were amazing and some scenes were excellent and well directed, but the end! I'm hoping to spoil this for people. Everyone lives and gets back together again?! Could Steven have ruined the film further?! Ack! An audience goes out with the last of the movie in mind, and this was such a let down.

I didn't like the ending either, but it was still somewhat entertaining to me. Although I wanted to kill Dakota Fanning after that.

 

[Fire Daemon]

I guess you could look on the bright side, he probably won't touch The Thing.

I don't know man. I feel he has it in for John Carpenter.

No someone else is working on The Thing remake. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0905372/]

I think the only remake I've every seen and enjoyed would be The Dawn of the Dead rmake and I think that's nly because it had zombies in it. You can remake a zombie movie and nobodies going to care because most zombie films turn out the same anyway.

I've never seen the Blob or it's 1988 remake but it seems like the sort of the thing that just isn't going to work in this day and age. The only way I can see this movie being good is if it was more of look into the nature of horror films from the 50's rather than a gore fest we get for horror nowadays. Not necessarily a parody of the original but a movie showing the viewers what horror films used to be like, a sort of horror-edu-tainment. You could make a good movie which is true to original and teachers people something new about cultural history. I highly doubt that this is going to happen though, oh well.

 

[matsugawa]

While I respect and kind of admire the fact that Rob Zombie is essentially making the kinds of movies he wants to make and see, the fact that he's doing remakes just seems like hypocrisy.
In his music career, he resisted his songs being licensed for commercial use, and now he's picking up other people's movies and saying, "I want my own version of this." How is that any different from someone picking up one of his songs and saying, "I want this to represent our company/product?"

Remake starts with R so it can come before Sell-out in the dictionary.