Of course, as with all rules, there are exceptions which prove it. John Carpenter's update of The Thing From Another World is phenomenal. Philip Kaufman's 1978 remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers is excellent. David Cronenberg's 1986 update of The Fly is arguably better than the Vincent Price original. And to that list, I have no problem adding Chuck Russell's 1988 remake of The Blob.

So true. When I started reading this, I wondered if you were gonna say that you preferred the 1958 version. I definitely prefer this one from the late 1980s, although I might have only seen it once or twice, a long time ago.

I wonder if, in the future, we're gonna say that we prefer the reboots from the 2010s 2020 over the scifi / horror movies from the late1970s / 1980s. I seriously doubt it. Most 1980s movies are just so much fun and practical effects ( and early CGI ) easily tops whatever is being done these days.

See you around and please keep those awesome posts coming!

P.S. That see you added is amazing! Love it :>)