J-bot6 and see this movie!Man I love this film. I had no idea what to expect when I pressed play. What followed was one of the quirkiest entertaining movies I've ever seen. It's a mix of awkwardness and brilliance at every turn. There are scenes that are expertly lit and shot interspersed with others that appear almost no-budget. Holding it together are characters that are genuinely fun to watch -- each of them speaking absurd yet awesome lines. The effects vary from good to awful. To top it off, it has great pacing. There's so much going on in this movie. Never a dull moment. Man this film is cheesy. Yet it clearly was a labor of love for the people who worked on it. The lead actress was remarkable and she played it straight right on through to the end. I commend her for playing such an earnest character and really going for it. It actually helped the film a lot. No matter what happened, she read her lines like she was living the story. In short, this film is fun. I have a feeling that this actually influenced a number of notable science fiction directors of the 1970s and 1980s.

Rainey Dawn I found this one only a little bit entertaining. It's an alright film - just drab overacting (not the fun kind) that ruined it for me. The story is fine just some of the actors got on my nerves.It's about some martians that come to Earth in order gather humans as food for their giant lobsters. One of the martians, Derek, falls in-love with one of the Earth girls. Derek is on the run away from the other martians because Derek decides to help save Earth from the invasion.The movie is fairly heavy in the romance department between Derek and the girl. There is some action so it's not 100% a romance film.Not an awful film - it's watchable.3/10

Scott LeBrun This has surely got to be one of the all time "greats" when it comes to 1950s schlock. It's certainly got enough moments guaranteed to make the audience laugh out loud.The title ensures a good time is had by all, even if it's not really that accurate. Among these "teenage" aliens is a dude named Derek (!), played by David Love. They arrive on Earth with plans to take over the planet, and let their pet monsters (played by lobsters) loose. But Derek is pretty humanistic for an E.T., and decides that he won't go with the program, defying his superiors.Pursued by a compatriot named Thor (Bryan Grant), he ingratiates himself with local townspeople such as Betty Morgan (Dawn Bender) and her lovable old grandpa (Harvey B. Dunn, "Bride of the Monster").Sometimes, "Teenagers from Outer Space" is dull and tiresome, with the joke being dragged out a little too long. But it provides a generous amount of diversion with its absolutely priceless dialogue ("You will take me to a doctor of surgery to remove the pellets from my flesh.") and wonderfully idiotic performances. It seems to have been a labor of love for co- star Tom Graeff, who plays the newspaperman Joe Rogers. Graeff was also the writer, producer, director, cinematographer, editor, special effects artist, and music coordinator. Whew! An unqualified highlight is seeing a lobster shadow being employed to show the "Gargon" in its full glory. It's also great fun to see the aliens' ray guns immediately strip victims (human and otherwise) of all their flesh and clothing, and leave only skeletons behind.The acting may be terrible, but it's also remarkably sincere by Mr. Love and the pretty Ms. Bender. Particularly amusing are Mr. Dunn, and King Moody (who played Ronald McDonald in the late 1960s and 1970s) as the spaceship captain.Special effects props are by Paul Blaisdell, prominent monster maker of the era.Seven out of 10.

Michael_Elliott Teenagers from Outer Space (1959) ** (out of 4)Aliens land on Earth to find a new place to breed their deadly mutant creature but Derek (David Love) decides he doesn't want to hurt anyone. He heads off into town where he becomes friends with Betty (Dawn Bender) and soon the two are trying to fight off the evil Thor (Bryan Grant) who wants to kill Derek. TEENAGERS FROM OUTER SPACE is certainly one of the dumbest movies ever made but I must admit that I get a laugh out of watching it ever so often. I think everything that can happen in a "so bad it's good" film in here including the bad acting, stupid story, awful special effects and of course the rather bland direction. However, some of these things are just so campy that I can't help but be entertained by some of them. This includes the rather bad performances with Love being way too laid back and boring to be able to carry the film. Bender isn't much better in her role but there's some laughs to be had and especially with her haircut, which I'm still trying to figure out what it is. The lovable Harvey B. Dunn plays Grandpa and you can't help but want to help him cross the road. The special effects are rather laughable with the silly ray guns but I must admit that I loved the skeletons that the victims turn into. Yes, they're obviously fake and they're quite silly but at the same time it's hard to think of another science fiction film from this era where the victims were so destroyed. This film could have been a lot more entertaining but sadly it runs way too long at 85-minutes with the final thirty really dragging. Another major problem is that the pacing is quite bad and there's way too much dialogue that just keeps the film going. Still, fans of bad cinema should find a few laughs to be had here