The Blob Vs The Thing | Face Off
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- čas přidán 26. 11. 2022
- As much as people complain today about Hollywood remaking their favorite movies, back in the ‘80s, it was all the rage! And it actually improved some old movies with cool concepts. In 1982, director John Carpenter took a famous Howard Hawks creature feature and transformed it into a paranoia-inducing, psychological monster movie with some of the best special effects that hold up to this very day with The Thing starring Kurt Russell. The titular Thing is able to duplicate any living organism to give itself the best chance of taking everything over. Every single cell of this being is dangerous. It could be any one of us. Yes, even you!
In 1988, Chuck Russell and Frank Darabont reintroduced us to the ultimate eating machine. No, not Jaws! He brought back the gelatinous force of The Blob. It doesn't matter how strong you are, how tough you are, or how great your mullet is, if you get the Blob on you… you're dead. This itty bitty snotball can very quickly turn into a giant bouncy house of death. If these two species were to meet up, who would walk away the victor? This might be a case of an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object, but let's find out! It’s a Monster Mash here on… FACE OFF!
This episode of Face Off is written by Bryan Wolford, narrated by Shawn Knippelberg, and edited by Ric Solomon. But don’t let us have the final word - tell us in the comments which monster movie is your choice - The Blob or The Thing?
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If the Thing can assimilate the blobs cells than it's no contest.
The Blob just absorbs not truly alive, Thing cannot assimilate a Blob.
In the 80s, remakes were made by filmmakers, not by study executives. That's why they are so good.
Look at 1986's the fly, which was a remake from a movie made in the late 50s, great body horror movie with gross special effects that imo still hold up!
For me The Blob 1988 and The Thing 1982 are the Best Horror Remakes Hands Down 🙌
And of course the third part of the trihorrorgy, The Fly....
"The Fly" and "Invaders from Mars" are also among those rankings.
_King Kong_ '76, _Invasion of the Body Snatchers_ '78, _Little Shop of Horrors_ '86, and _The Lost World: Jurassic Park_ are up there too.
@@patrickcharles6983 Yes they are
I Agree with you I love Both of these movies. ' NUFF SAID'.
One has no shape, while the other takes many shapes
NOTHING beats Kurt Russell and that beard!!! 🤩💙🤩
Fuck yea 🤘
I love both, but the Blob is more fun. The Thing is really good with tension and keeping you on edge, the practical effects/cast are amazing. The Blob has dark humor,good practical effects(not on the thing's level,but still good),never a dull moment. I usually rewatch the Blob more than the Thing.
That's a good assessment of both films, either way, they're both great
I like the theater scene 😆
@@SuperCrazyPsycho731 that scene rocks, the practical effects were gruesome in a good way, especially the chick with the melting head.
The 80s: Doing horror remakes right.
As a Child of the 80's, I wholeheartedly approve of this message. In the 80's you had both Stellar Horror remake's like The Blob & The Thing competing with "New Horror" like The Ghostbusters, Friday the 13th, Halloween (yes, even the Anthology Attempt was good), Nightmare on Elm Street, Hellraiser, Child's Play, Puppet Master, etc., etc...What do we have now? Hollywood doesn't even really care anymore about the classic movies anymore, just in how much money they can take in on the name.....
Kevin Smith really took that opening line about ruining films to heart.
I love both of these movies, and I do believe The Thing is a better film than The Blob. Having said that, if these two creatures were to face each other, the blob would win. If fire destroys the thing, then it's reasonable to assume that acid would have the same effect, and that's essentially what the blob is made of. If both of these creatures are fighting in the first place, then it's safe to assume that it's in an environment where both are active (i.e. not the arctic or any other frigid region). As far as weaknesses go, fire can destroy the thing, but the cold doesn't destroy the blob, it merely pauses it. As far as anyone knows, nothing destroys the blob.
Like I said, I love both of these movies, but not a single point to The Blob? Come on...
In a straight up fight the Blob would win, but I think the THing is the greater thread to humanity. The blob is an obvious danger and efforts to contain it would start relatively fast. By the time we realize that the Thing is attacking us it could already be to late.
PRACTICAL EFFECTS BEFORE CGI
That's my motto
Correction: Practical effects over CGI
I think both work for the right movie
CGI in the thing no avengers movies yes
But for resident evil apocalypse I believe nemesis would have been better as a CGI 7 foot monster like in the resident evil 3 nemesis PlayStation game not a 6 foot or plus kung fu flop with feelings
Once a person gets the Blob on their skin, it's pretty much all over. There is no way to get the Blob off other than walking into a freezer and putting the Blob on ice. Very tough monster.
So, it became "The Bling"
You can't compare these 2 films...One is a masterpiece, the other one is just a good horror. You already know what movie of them is the masterpiece.
Both are equally amazing, one just happens to be directed by an auteur, while the other was written by a future auteur and directed by his friend.
Correct. That are different leagues.
Their not comparing the movies. It’s the creatures that are being compared. It’s different
They are both masterpieces in their own right.
I'm guessing the Thing just because I think it's one of the greatest horror movies of all time, and my personal favorite.
Both awesome horror movies! Both are winners in my eyes!
It doesn't matter what form the thing takes, it's just one more snack for the blob.
The Thing is the much more scary and invincible monster than The Blob hands down!!
It's a win for The Thing.
I think the Thing would have lost. The Blob is essentially a living acid that melts everything. And the Thing tries to avoid everything that can kill it at the cellular level, whether it's fire or acid. But it was cool and scary at the same time if these two amorphous creatures would enter into symbiosis.
Agreed its also funny how the blob hates the cold and the thing hates fire. So I wonder if combined it overcome the weaknesses or suffer from both
The was Blob was NEVER KILLED in any of the 3 movies. You can't kill it, only freeze it.
Both Creatures can survive being frozen.
The Thing is a Living Virus.
If the Blob eats the Thing, the Blob in now infected. People forget you can't touch/eat the Thing.
If the Thing copies the Blob now ya can't kill the Thing!! 😮
For the creature fight, it all depends on what happens first on the cellular level. Can the Thing assimilate the Blob cells before Blob cells absorb the Thing cells? Or vice versa?
The answer lies, as always, with whoever is doing the writing. And since in this post that is me, I’m going with the Thing.
The Blob is a woefully underrated movie and deserves more props than it gets… but I still have to go with The Thing…
Good perspective
The blob was created to absorb and destroy and is a mutated bacteria structure; The thing would die and get absorbed in the process of trying to assimilate.
@@themanwithnoname2857 The Blob is made of cells and assimilating cells is what The Thing does. The Thing's cells may have assimilated The Blobs cell before ol Blobby had a chance to do it's thing. Again, all depends on who's writing the script...
@@KellenMaicher Under script-writing conditions the Thing would clearly win. The blob isn't smart enough to write its own name.
@@bryancorrell3689 Agreed, The Blob can absorb faster than the Thing can replicate
The Blob vs The Stuff would be amazing.
I'd argue that the Blob would defeat the Thing. Bloby has that lovely lil trick of melting everything it touches with acid. The Thing cells would be broken down immediately.
Love both movies to death, but the Blob is the superior evil beastie here.
The blob is a living creature made of cells too, acid or not. It can be assimilated then there just the one in the same, the thing would be the blob
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The blobs acidic qualities would destroy the things cells
That's what I was thinking. Unless the Thing can assimilate the Blob's cells faster.
Gotta 💘 that edit. Nice clips. 👏
I love The Blob, but The Thing is on another level. It's the greatest horror/sci-fi movie ever, in my opinion.
The Thing is a much better movie but the Blob would ultimately dissolve and absorb The Thing.
I'd say weakness to fire is a bigger hit than weakness to cold. We humans have been using fire for a long time and have plenty of ways to generate it. Creating cold conditions is fairly new and requires equipment that's rarely mobile enough to be useful against a blob of significant size.
good point
The Semi that froze the T-1,000/Terminator 2. I see them just about every day on the Highway.
Both are great remakes and stand the test of time
the one thing (pun intended) that The Blob has over, well, The Thing, is that it has a very catchy theme song from the 1950s flick
Your conclusion was amusing. The Thing and The Blob are not the same! The Thing is concerned with imitation while The Blob is just hungry and assumes an efficieent form to captue prey. As noted, The Blob was a botched experiment while The Thing came from outer space.
It is an amusing video, but I think if The Thing and The Blob were thrown in the same pit The Blob would simply consume The Thing.
Learning that The Blob actually has moments of being legitimately terrifying is an experience. I thought it was primarily a comedy
Awesome content!! Would love to see the Killer Klowns from Outer Space vs Pennywise!!
The 1988s Blob is amazing ,and deserves better ..The Thing is just a real classic .
I love old movies
This guy is hands down the best narrator on jo blo, IMO.
Yeah The Thing is def a masterpiece. I say any production by Carpenter is great quality filmmaking He's the GOAT
Thing to note, there are actually three versions of "The Blob" made. the original, one remake in the early/mid 70's, and 1988 reboot movie.
I love both, but for me the blob gets the win. The cookie characters and the blob effects were my favorite.
Damn, the Blob got cleaned out 😂 tbh though I agree
Both movies are excellent, but The Thing is the better movie.
As far as a one on one rumble, The Blob wins easily as it is able to consume any organic material. However, if The Thing is capable of replicating The Blob's cells, that is definitely a different story. The Thing would also be able to figure out The Blob's weakness just like any intelligent being would, so if the "arena" is not enclosed and The Thing has tools to it's advantage, it would stand as good of a chance of stopping The Blob as the human beings in the movie did. Lots to think about and consider. Cool video and great topic!
Great vid! The Thing hands down! How about Scarface vs Scarface?
The Thing (1982), regardless of its initial reception by audiences, is now revered as a horror classic and an example of how to use practical special effects for full-on impact. Nobody discusses or mentions The Blob. Case closed.
I'd give most of those categories to the Blob, myself. Specifically, I'd argue that a weakness to fire is a much bigger liability than a weakeness to cold. The Blob is more averse to cold than the Thing, but they're equally weak to it in the sense that you can stop them if you freeze them solid. However, it's WAY easier (and more common) to weaponize fire than cold.
appreciate the treasure planet reference
This had to be a clean sweep for THE THING.
Some of these rounds had you explaining in detail why the Blob is better in a couple ways (vs humans, for example) - And then saying 'The Thing' anyways.
Both films are fantastic
The Thing by a smidgen over the Blob.
Nice video but I was hoping you would actually try and figure out who would win in a fight would the thing be able to assimilate the blob or would it get devolved by it?
The Thing is to me the best horror movie ever made but I have always liked The Blob really much too
If the Blob does not have cells, the thing not replicate it. the Blob can absorb the thing. Winner The Blob.
The thing would be unable to hurt the blob, I believe. Although maybe it could assimilate it. Impossible to make a real guess
The Thing is a masterpiece because hiding in a imitation is terrifying when you can not know who is a imitation
Both in terms of the monster and the film overall, I just barely prefer _The Blob_ . _The Thing_ is better directed and has better music, but that's not enough to win out against a more relatable setting and a more dangerous monster.
The Blob absorbs The Thing or The Thing absorbs The Blob. Do we have The Bling? Or the Thlob?
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I have to give credit, hadn’t ever thought to put theses two head to head. Blob is basically the ultimate slime so the thing really wouldn’t stand a chance. Like would the “thing” be able to absorb a xenomorphs with acid blood? Doubtful.
Some think the point was a comparison between movies, I thought it was a monster versus thing. Whatever, both films are fun to watch but the Thing has atmosphere and suspense going for it. It’s just way more rewatchable for me.
The Blob for the win!
Tbh The Blob is a really good horror popcorn flick. The Thing is a fucking master piece lol. A better comparison is The Thing vs Invasion of the Body Snatchers imo
Which The Thing also wins. The Thing is almost comparable to Alien.
Blob is just some B movie horror flick.
It comes down to which could assimilate the other faster. It takes the Thing just a little bit to assimilate and duplicate its host. But, I think the Blob takes it, because it takes less time to break down organic material than to replicate it.
Pretty funny, you funny f#cks. Thanks for the video
The entire time I watched this video, I tried to figure out which one I would choose if I absolutely had to pick a favorite out of the two and I just can't bring myself to do it. They're vastly different films. And they're both terrifying. I guess you could say the thing is a bit more terrifying because the nature of the creature is a bit more complex. You know when The blob is coming for you. You don't know when it's the thing. But both of these are absolutely amazing. I've got a bit more nostalgia with The blob as I grew up watching it a lot on TV and VHS as a kid. I never really got into the thing until I was in my teens. John Carpenter is my favorite director. And while both of these movies are remakes, the blob is my favorite remake next to evil Dead 2013. So, you could probably say these three films are my top three favorite remakes of all time. Anyway, I could go back and forth for hours about what I like about each film. This video has given me a great idea though. I think I just might double feature the two of these. Now that's a recipe for a good night! It's done all the time with the asylum and straight to video companies like that, but I would really love to see a big budget creature feature versus film. It wouldn't necessarily have to be the blob versus the thing, as I really don't see how that would work very well even as exciting as it sounds, but I sure would love to see a big budget film pitting two monsters like these against each other.
The Thing is with out question the best film of the 80s “The” remake trilogy technically speaking. The Blob is no slouch either, It’s a lot more fun to watch and less nihilistic so I think it’s a more accessible horror film yet it still doesn’t hold back. Hell the Blob devours a kid in the sewer for gods sake!
This brings up an good idea who would win if these organisms met? Could the blob eat faster than the thing replicate? I was hoping this was answered here.
The thing is the best movie ever made and the blob is on the top 10 of the best horror movies that 80s gave us. Impossible to compare but obligatory to love and enjoy =D
The Thing couldn't assimilate The Blob...The Blob will disintegrated it.
Hate remakes but The Blob and Night of the living dead were awesome
the blob is unworthy to tie The Thing shoelaces...
Now, do The Thing, vs The Borg. I think the Borg's Nanite Technology wins that one.
Ok the thing is a better movie. As for a fight if any of its cells that enter the blob would be emediately destroyed. Cellular destruction like that caused by flames (and the blobs digestive goodness.) Seems to be THE way to deal with the thing.
I don’t think the thing could kill the blob, even if it tried to make contact with it it would be Eaten immediately
I was wondering about that the whole time, could The Blob absorb The Thing without being absorbed itself? I mean The Blob burns and molds down a living creature and absorbs it into it's mass, so would The Thing survive being burned and molded down?
I like The Blob remake, it's a really good horror movie and right up their with the 1993's remake Body Snatchers. I love The Thing, it's a masterpiece.
The Thing would win.
Being able to change at will and adapt nothing stops it from becoming acid resistant like a stomach wall and infecting the Blob.
Having more than primordial intelligence the Blob doesn't stand much of a chance.
Can the Thing assimilate the Blob's bacterial cells before it is dissolved? I dunno. I don't want to think about it
The Thing and The Blob are frozen by cold. Both revive at room temperature. Only The Blob is impervious to anything else, includng fire...it should have won that round.
I think the BLOB could digest the thing with out infection
If it’s a 1v1, The Blob would win as it’s unlikely The Thing could assimilate The Blob with out being completely dissolved, destroying it at a cellular level. But if they were both dropped on earth then then The Thing would win as it could use the humans and their technology to defeat The Blob.
In an actual fight between the two I think the Blob would be the winner. The Thing needs living organic cells to consume, assimilate and mimic while the Blob just consumes all organic matter. In the event The Thing tried to assimilate the Blob, it may have a very hard time. Even if the Thing managed to defeat the Blob I see one interesting side effect possibly happening, the Thing forgets everything it ever learned or copied and gets stuck in the Blob form forever.
The Thing is one of the best movies ever made. The Blob is an excellent remake. Both are awesome.
With December, how about Black Christmas (1974) Vs Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) or Krampus Vs Better Watch Out
Epic entertainment...
Both are solid great remakes that outshine the originals. But my question is, who would win in a fight, The Blob or the Thing? Would the Thing be able to assimilate the Blob or would the Blob just dissolve the Thing’s cells. My money is on the Blob.
Although I agree that the remakes are superior to the originals, the originals are also classics in their own rights.
@@VampireJack10 Oh, no doubt. I love "The Thing from Another World." I'm a sucker for 50s Sci-fi.
I love both of these movies, I think I love the thing a little more, but if these two were to fight, I feel like the blob would win just because I don’t see how the thing would be able to touch it or even fight it without getting absorbed or ate
The thing would become the blob. That’s what it does, become other life forms….
The Blob wins in a fight clearly
Lol if darkcloud says it, it must be true. Hey bud the things whole game is if it touches another living organism, it can become it. They’d be one in the same either way. The thing can change gameplays based on what it’s fighting and earth is just one of its many conquests. It took out much more difficult and intelligent beings that could travel space so I think a fuckin dumb slime goop would be a walk in the park. Also it could just avoid it or freeze it and keep moving.
i doubt the thing could assimilate the blob, it would dissolve it before it could take over. i also don't see how freezing something is easier to do than setting it on fire, fire is everywhere and pretty darn easy to make.
Back in the day when remakes were great. Make remakes great again.
If it came down to both creatures trying to absorb one another, I wonder which one would prove to be more dominant. My money is on the Blob because that thing just devours in order to add to its own mass, but maybe the Thing's doppelganger cells are so powerful that they would just devour the killer jello mold and then duplicate it.
If the thing won than it's all over. A creature without weakness, silent as predator, deadly as Xenomorph. No weakness to fire, ice water, earth the four elements. We only have bacteria from War of the worlds to win or else we are doomee.
They’d just become one in the same, the thing wouldn’t have to do it’s whole transform to defend itself tactic because it has no more threats so it would just maintain blob form while it took over any species in front of it
Both are amazing remakes and films but agree the things a superior! Love to all the actors I love them all in both films and got to meet most from the thing and Shawnee from the blob so fn sweet!! No shade on her or the blob cause I do love it. But I do think the thing is just so much scarier
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I'm not sure if the blob would assimilate the thing or the other way around. Both can add to its own biomass. It could be possible the thing could replicate the blob and that would be well gross lol
I know the Thing was the winner as soon as I read the title.
do chucky vs leprechaun next
The Blob is supposedly impervious to fire, but the fact is it's just a blob of organic stuff, so intense sustained heat will kill it just as it will kill any other organic life form. In the 1988 movie they use a flame thrower briefly, but they don't trap it and roast it in an oven. The cold simply slows it down, and freezes it. Cold doesn't even seem to kill it. The right kind of radiation or chemical or biological weapon could probably kill it. The story never goes there, so we don't find out. Speaking of going there, the 1982 version of The Thing was much closer to the original short story "Who Goes There?" on which the whole franchise was based than the fifties version was. And yeah, the Thing definitely wins against the Blob.
I wish the Blob was as much a body horror and paranoia film as the Thing was.
overall, yes The Thing is the better movie, but both are classic and worth the watch. But, in a head to head battle, I do not see how The Thing will have the ability to compete with the Blob. Its still organic, and the Blob eats/absorbs everything organic! Winner... The Blob!
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The Thing by miles. I love that Blob remake though. One of the best horror movies ever.
Read an old comic once and the it had all the monsters/ aliens face off, (Alf and E.T. got f%@&ed up first if I recall. but the winner was something called the BorgThingHal, with a borg being the host of the thing and hal.
Ps I think a predator was what took out E.T. glowing finger does not work to well against shoulder cannons.
This is the predictable result that you can only get when you let someone who has been assimilated by the Thing make the video!
All hail John Carpenter