There are a lot of similarities. A strange thing lands in the bush, is found by crazy old guy, gets his hand engulfed. At the hospital, the blob moves on to others. The police are brought in and are relatively competent, but the blob still gets out. It takes out a movie theatre and seems to die in fire... but no! Instead, it dies in cold. The day is saved!
The 1958 version is very 1950s sci fi. Young guys in cars, dames hanging on their arms, the blob is basically a pink goo that engulfs, but otherwise doesn't get too gory, the police/army win at the end.
The 1988 version cranks up the gore a lot, in so much as taking out the leading man! We see half-melted people inside the goo, it's far more active in taking people out. And we get that the blob is because of scientists from earth instead of something from beyond the stars.
Very much movies of their time. Clearly we missed one for 2018. Something that is devastating, that just rolls over the country, killing people... hmm... maybe not.
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