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A meteorite crashes to Earth, carrying a blob of jelly that grows exponentially by devouring everyone in its path. The original Blob movie is charming in a retro-gitchy way, even if you never buy then 28-year old Steve McQueen as a high schooler. I like the first half of the movie, while the Blob is still mysterious and no one believes what our teen-aged heroes are telling them. The film loses its rhythm once the monster starts taking over the town, leading to a climax that feels compromised and an ending that comes all too abruptly.  (I’d also like to nominate the kid brother in this movie for one of the worst child actors in all of cinema.)