Steve McQueen in 'The Blob'

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	Best DVD version is the Criterion release. It is 16/9 enhanced is in the films correct Original Aspect Ratio of 1.66:1 and features loads of extra features. Less expensive but servicable (with correct aspect ratio) DVD versions are available.
	Aneta Corseaut and Steve McQueen This film has all the qualities of wholesome 1950's America. It makes you feel warm and fuzzy watching a young and wholesome Steve McQueen wooing his sweetheart (played by Aneta Corseaut) on a warm Summer night. That is until the BLOB appears and starts killing everybody in its path!
	Run for your life... It's THE BLOB!!! This is one of those films that is so CUTE that you have to love it. Excellent suspense? Hmm... Maybe not. Great Acting? Well.... Hilarious and inventive special effects? For the 1950's, definitely. A classic over the top corny ending? Absolutely.
	Steve looked a bit too old for the role of a teenager, but director Irvin S Yeaworth, Jr. jumped at the chance to get this young up and coming star to appear in his first commercial release. Steve was offered a percentage, but turned it down for a straight pay cheque. A decision he later regreted, as the film made a fortune. As much as he is quoted as hating the film, he alledgedly had the poster on the wall of his bedroom at the time of his death. Fond memories of a more innocent time perhaps? A must see for McQueen fans, and fans of 50's horror flicks.
	DVD extras are on the Criterion release are: 2 commentary tracks. Track 1 features some interesting insights and previously unknown trivia from producer Jack H Harris. On the few occasions that Harris is silent, we are given an obviously pre-prepared dialogue from film historian Bruce Eder. Eder had spoken with McQueen's now deceased co-star Aneta Corseaut, and he gives us some information on her memories of making the film, as well as discussing other points of interest. Track 2 is an entertaining and informative commentary by director Yeaworth. When Yeaworth isn't speaking, we are joined by Robert Fields, who played one of the BLOB fighting teenagers. Feilds has a lot to say about his experiences on the set of the film. (Fields isn't credited for his commentary on the DVD). BLOB-abilia which is a text and image based gallery of behind the scenes photos, posters and set props - including the REAL BLOB! The Original Theatrical trailer. There is also a collectors BLOB poster that comes with the DVD.