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Cinematic Creeps => Classic Monster Movies => Topic started by: ChrisW on July 10, 2013, 11:28:02 AM

Title: Going to BLOBFEST 2013
Post by: ChrisW on July 10, 2013, 11:28:02 AM
Held this week-end in Phoenixville, PA, site of the Colonial Theater - where the Blob created a panicked stampede of theatergoers! We've got our tickets to see The Blob and Tarantula! Saturday night.
http://thecolonialtheatre.com/category/events/blobfest/ (http://thecolonialtheatre.com/category/events/blobfest/)
We're also taking a side trip the the Stoogeum in Ambler, PA
http://www.stoogeum.com/ (http://www.stoogeum.com/)
It'll be a geeky good time!
Title: Re: Going to BLOBFEST 2013
Post by: Mord on July 10, 2013, 11:32:19 AM
Sounds like a great time!
Title: Re: Going to BLOBFEST 2013
Post by: tidroplane on July 10, 2013, 05:18:30 PM
That`s pretty cool!
Title: Re: Going to BLOBFEST 2013
Post by: McDougals House of Horror on July 10, 2013, 06:02:22 PM
The "runout" sounds like a blobby blast!!

(http://smhttp.14409.nexcesscdn.net/806D5E/wordpress-L/images/the-blob-theater.jpg)
Title: Re: Going to BLOBFEST 2013
Post by: Phantom Stranger on July 14, 2013, 11:35:56 AM
And lets hope it's  "healthfully air conditioned"
Title: Re: Going to BLOBFEST 2013
Post by: ChrisW on July 15, 2013, 08:40:47 PM
Quote from: Phantom Stranger on July 14, 2013, 11:35:56 AM
And lets hope it's  "healthfully air conditioned"

It was, and boy did we need it! We had a great time. The movies were pristine 35mm prints, not digital. Saw THE BLOB and TARANTULA!, as the Saturday night double feature. Nothing better than seeing an old film in a classic theater with an appreciative audience.
Title: Re: Going to BLOBFEST 2013
Post by: McDougals House of Horror on July 15, 2013, 08:42:48 PM
Sounds completely gelatinous -- hope you'll post pictures of the run-out!
Title: Re: Going to BLOBFEST 2013
Post by: Frankenmarx on September 05, 2013, 08:25:51 PM
The 70s version of The Blob really scared me at the age of 7 or 8.  The McQueen version never was scary...but great cast.
Title: Re: Going to BLOBFEST 2013
Post by: Flower on September 05, 2013, 09:40:33 PM
I remember watching  "The Blob" on television as a little girl and the thing that stands out in my mind is that they had spotlights on cars.

I saw 'Tarantula" on television around ten years ago.  I wish that I could catch a cool double header in a classic movie theater.
Title: Re: Going to BLOBFEST 2013
Post by: dlhenderson on September 09, 2013, 02:39:17 PM
The trailer which aired at the time of its release freaked me out (I was like five or something). The scene with Olin Howlin getting his hand gobbled by the Blob and the voice-over: "This is what will happen to YOU if you touch THE BLOB!". The closest I can get to the Blob Fest is owning the Criterion blu-ray.  ;D