the blob start with one of the most bizarre theme song ever and sing by an uncredited burt bacharach of all people . you really have to hear it to believe it and the blob may be worth watch just for this song alone and my user comment summary be just a little taste of the classy lyric . after this unnerving opening credit sequence the blob introduce u and the viewer that be and to steve andrew ( steve mcqueen a steven mcqueen ) and his girlfriend jane martin ( aneta corsaut ) who be park on their own somewhere and witness what look like a meteorite fall to earth in nearby wood . an old man ( olin howland a olin howlin ) who live in a cabin also see it and go to investigate and he find a crater and a strange football size rock which split open when he unwisely poke it with a stick . laying in the centre of the meteorite be a strange jelly like substance which stick to the stick and if you know what i mean . it then slide up the stick and attachés itself to the old man hand . meanwhile steve and jane be quietly drive along mind their own business when the old man run out in front of steve car and steve be a decent kinda guy decide to take the old man to dr. t. hallan ( alden stephen chase a steven chase ) at the local surgery . dr. hallan say he doesn not know what the substance on the old man hand be but it get big and ask steve to go back where he find him and see if he can find out what happen . steve agrees but doesn not come up with anything and upon return to dr. hallan surgery he witness the blob devour him . the town police and lieutenant dave ( earl rowe ) and the teenage hat sergeant jim bert ( john benson ) unsurprisingly do not believe a word of it and end up suspect steve and his mate al ( anthony franke ) and tony ( robert field ) and someone call mooch miller ( james bonnet ) of play an elaborate practical joke on the police department . however a the blob continue to eat it way through the town steve set about find proof of it existence and convince the police about the threat it posses not just to their town but the entire world . direct irvin s. yeaworth jr. and an uncredited russell s. doughton jr. i be throughly disappoint by this and the original 1958 version of the blob . the script by kay linaker a kate phillips and theodore simonson be an absolute bore and extremely dull not make the most of it strong aspect . the blob focus on the tiresome dramatics and conflict between the teenager and police and in fact the majority of the blob be spend on steve try to convince the police of the blob existence . for most of the film the blob itself almost seem inconsequential and somewhat forgotten . it only have two or three scene for the fist hour and a bit until the less than excite climax when the adult and teenager have to work together to defeat the blob and have a new found appreciation of each other afterwards and yuck . why couldn not the blob just eat the lot of em . no explanation be give for what the blob be or it origins other than it come from space and how long do it take them to come up with that . the dialogue be clunky and silly as well and a be people action and decision making and i love the part when a nurse name kate ( lee paton a lee payton and do anyone use their real name in this thing . ) be confront by the blob and she throw some acid over it and calmly proclaims doctor and nothing will stop it . and how do she know nothing will stop it exactly . there no blood or violence so do not worry about that and the special effect on the blob itself aren not too bad consider but it barely have any screen time and move very slowly and a bit like the film in general actually . the acting be terrible and mcqueen be suppose to be a teenager when in reality he be 28 year old and it show and he look old enough to be his own dad . same thing go for most of the other teenage cast member and everyone generally speak be wooden and unconvincing in their role . technically the blob be very basic and dark static photography and dull direction and forgettable production value . the blob be one of those film that probably sound good on paper and be well know a be a classic but be in actual fact a huge disappointment when finally see . this be one case when the remake the blob ( 1988 ) be definitely well than the original . the original blob be slow and boring and the remake isn not and the original blob contain no blood or gore and the remake do and the original blob have incredibly poor act and cast decision and the remake doesn not and the original blob itself get very little screen time eat only three or four people throughout the entire film and the remake feature the blob all the way through and it virtually eat an entire town . the choice be an easy one and the remake every time a it a good film in every respect . i will give the film two star and give that wonderful main theme song one on it own . definitely not the classic many seem to make out .