The Blob (1988)

A meteorite crashes in a small California town. When it cracks open, a reddish gelatinous blob is released and it increases rapidly in size as it begins devouring every human in its path. A remake of the 1958 horror cult film and directed by Chuck Russell (ERASER). A rare case of the remake being superior to the original source material but that's not saying much. Although taking place in the present day, the film is still steeped in the conventions of 1950s B horror movies (teens making out in cars are punished for being sexual, annoying child characters etc.). The film is saddled by an irritating teenage punk (Kevin Dillon) as its "hero".  Where the film advances on the 1958 film is better special effects and a quicker pacing. The film makers were anticipating a success gauged by the film's ending which screams out "Sequel coming soon!" but the film tanked at the box office so it never happened. Its popularity has increased in the ensuing years to the point that it's now a cult film. The awful synthesizer score is credited to Michael Hoenig. With Shawnee Smith, Jeffrey DeMunn, Paul McCrane, Joe Seneca and Candy Clark (AMERICAN GRAFFITI).