Greenes
Please don't spend money on this.
Siflutter
It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.
Janae Milner
Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.
Lela
The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.
Hitchcoc
Some cabbages (or leaf lettuce) from outer space come to earth and hang around in the woods. A bunch of teenagers are the only ones who actually see these things. It's the usual runaround as the teenagers are victimized by their age and lack of credibility. Frank Gorshin, famous for the role of the Riddler in the Batman TV show, becomes a victim after he tries to capitalize on his knowledge. The army knows a flying saucer has landed but is trying to keep it quiet. Actually, this is pretty decent for its time because it doesn't take itself too seriously. Of course, all the forces eventually come together and that's what makes the conclusion fun. There is a great line. The young girl's car is called Elvis because "it can shake and shimmy but it sure can go."
gftbiloxi
Unlike most 1950s teenage date flicks, INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN is still mildly entertaining today--and this, when combined with modern reaction to the film's typically "Golly Gee" mentality, makes the movie amusing. The story is basic: two all-American teenagers on lover's lane accidentally run over a little green man from outer space and are then threatened by his friends--but will any of the grown-ups believe them? Of course not, they're just crazy kids!The movie bills itself as a deliberate mixture of comedy and horror; although very mild, the comedy is genuine--but unless you have a fear of children dressed up in big-headed space alien costumes you're unlikely to be even slightly startled, much less horrified. Even the teenagers under attack seldom seem greatly concerned, and our leading lady is more worried about having to hike in heels ("My feet are killing me!") than about little green men from outer space.All in all, INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN lacks the true camp appeal of, say, an Ed Woods movie--but even so it has its points: special effects so tame that even the actors can't get worked up about them, mildly absurd performances (watch for Frank Gorshin), and an odd-ball script. The film is out of print, but if you are really determined you can probably find an old copy for sale... or catch it yourself on the late-late show.Gary F. Taylor, aka GFT, Amazon Reviewer
CinemaBill
Frank Gorshen (TV's Riddler) and Lynn Oborne (from TV's Space Patrol) are the "adult" leads in the film. As traveling salesmen they find the saucermen and plan to make money by showing them around the country.There is the "teenage" couple who also find the saucermen but are not believed by authorities. These are the two parallel story lines. This is one of the first movies to use the "teenagers save the world" theme that became popular during this period.The saucermen makeup is well done by the makeup genius of that period, Paul Blaisdell. His balloon-headed, bug-eyed, mini-martians are still one of my favorites and their photos and other likeness still appear from time to time. Unfortunately, at the time of this review this movie is not available on Video or DVD. But we can hope!
aztek2012
I saw this film a couple of years ago and still think it is one of the best low-budget Sci-Fi movies ever. The best part was actually when there was a mistake in the swedish subtitles. As we all know (who have seen this film) the guy and the girl had a flat tyre on their car and searched fro some help at a house. When they leave the house without finding the help they wanted the girl asked her boyfriend what they should do. The boyfriend replies something about fixing the flat. Now, the swedish translater misunderstood the whole and instead of talking about the flat tyre the translation went "... and fix the apartment". There were a lot of confused people in the theater after this.