Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Julian R. White You know I usually tend to agree with the majority of other reviewers here on IMDb, but I really think people aren't giving this film enough credit. It does tend to drag on a bit, and of course the "Gargan" monster is literally the shadow of a lobster. It's quite obvious that the film had a low budget, but the acting isn't nearly as bad as I've seen in many other films of this era. The ending? Oh wow, I was trying my best not to cry, and I'm a 23 year old dude. It's, in my opinion, a pretty exceptional film if you take into account how well it worked for such a small amount of money. It will really warm your heart if you just give it a chance!

jvance-566-20403 Yeah, it's bad, there's no questioning that, but as with the "so bad it's good" this film has a certain charm to it.I saw this when it came out and it scared me pretty thoroughly. I was only 7 so maybe I had never seen a lobster before. Most certainly I had never seen so many skeletonized humans (the smoky one in the pool really creeped me out).I look at it now and it's hard to see much value in spending the time watching. But with the ingestion of correct herbal or fermented substances and a crowd of like-minded friends it could serve for light entertainment.

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

Wuchak Released in 1959, "Teenagers from Outer Space" chronicles a small group of English-speaking humanoid aliens who investigate Earth as a possible breeding ground for their staple food-supply, Gargans, which are essentially giant lobsters that stand vertical. One of the aliens, Derek (David Love), rebels against the others on the grounds that Earth is inhabited by intelligent humanoid beings. Dawn Bender plays Derek's possible romantic interest while Bryan Grant plays Thor, a particularly malevolent alien. If you can ignore the lameness of the non-special effects and overdone or underdone melodrama, the story is well done in ways and Derek & Dawn are likable protagonists. The movie's also worthwhile simply as a historical artifact to observe American society in the late 50s. However, compared to Sci-Fi giants from the 50s like "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951) and the monumental "Forbidden Planet" (1956) "Teenagers from Outer Space" is dissatisfactory and cheesy, not to mention the title is dumb and disingenuous. It can't even compare to 1958's "I Married a Monster from Outer Space" (another dumb title, but at least it's accurate). The flick's worth checking out though for the positive items noted. The film runs 86 minutes and was shot in Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park and Los Angeles, California. GRADE: C-