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Summary: Great movie
Review: At first I wasnt sure if I was going to like this movie.....But then my heart was touched by the friendly nature of betty and her grandpa ,who decide to welcome derek with open arms.......Derek is sort of a james dean type person
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Summary: four giant-lobster stars
Review: Derek, a rebel teenager from outer space, strays from his alien pack when he finds that the men of his saucer will release their herd of Gorgons (giant lobsters) on Earth, at the expense of human life. Stumbling into town in his spacesuit, he quickly finds a room for rent (the landlord says he can just "pay later" if he doesn't have the cash immediately... try doing that in California nowadays). Enter the "bad" (albeit really cute) teen alien, who attempts to recapture Derek and return him to his own world.There are two scenes worthy of hearty praise in this fine film. I was very fond of the scene in which Derek single-handedly fights the Gorgon (aka the giant lobster). The lobsters - er, Gorgons - don't really crawl anywhere more than they seem to be held and shook off-screen; this was no doubt expertly performed by an imported British nanny. Another superior scene is when the dishy, oversexed blonde in the swimming pool gives the "teen" alien Derek the up-and-down and invites him into the pool with her (and who wouldn't?). This woman could have won an Oscar for this performance, particularly when she gets zapped by the alien's raygun and turns instantly into bones. Now that's acting. I doubt there are many, if any, actresses in Hollywood today who can turn into bones on demand like that. But outside of the many meaningful performances one will find here can be found the unique aesthetic vision of the director. It's here you'll find a world chock full of pomaded hair on cute '50s boys, great shots of vintage automobiles whizzing hither and tither, and giant alien crustaceans. And what a world it is -- sort of like a space-age, suburban Bali Hai, but located in the outskirts of Baltimore circa 1959. I was so awed by this masterpiece that I created a cocktail for viewers to consume while watching the film. It's called the Teenagers from Outer Space Cocktail, and is made up of: 1 cup pineapple juice, 1/3 cup coconut rum, and a dash of Blue Curacao. Serve over ice, and garnish with a plastic lobster.
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Summary: Incredibly idiotic and incredibly funny!
Review: Don't let the rating fool you. This may be one of the worst movies ever made, but it is also, unquestionably, one of the funniest! In this ridiculous sci-fi horror flick, everything is atrocious: the script, the acting, not to mention the special effects. Who could forget the film's "monster" being nothing more than a siloutte of a lobster! One of my favorite effects are the flesh tearing ray guns the aliens use and leave nothing but the victim's skeleton (in one scene the editing is so bad that you can actually see the metal screws holding the prop together!) Fans of "Plan 9 From Outer Space", "Attack of the 50 Foot Tall Woman", "Eegah", and "The Creeping Terror" will get a kick out of this film. It is a staple at "All Time Worst Movies" conventions. Don't hesitate to rent this one. It is a riot!
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Summary: Incredibly idiotic and incredibly funny!
Review: Don't let the rating fool you. This may be one of the worst movies ever made, but it is also, unquestionably, one of the funniest! In this ridiculous sci-fi horror flick, everything is atrocious: the script, the acting, not to mention the special effects. Who could forget the film's "monster" being nothing more than a siloutte of a lobster! One of my favorite effects are the flesh tearing ray guns the aliens use and leave nothing but the victim's skeleton (in one scene the editing is so bad that you can actually see the metal screws holding the prop together!) Fans of "Plan 9 From Outer Space", "Attack of the 50 Foot Tall Woman", "Eegah", and "The Creeping Terror" will get a kick out of this film. It is a staple at "All Time Worst Movies" conventions. Don't hesitate to rent this one. It is a riot!
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Summary: Pristine print showcases jaw-slackening Bad Film classic
Review: I'd been waiting to see this movie for years (somehow it's never played on TV in the Chicagoland area), and after reading some of the other reviews here my expectations were high. I am not disappointed. 'Teenagers' starts off a little slow, but stick with it; the absurdities pile up steadily until the completely ludicrous finish causes your lower jaw to drop open in amazement. It actually gets better with each viewing. Some of my favorite cheese factors: the alien analyzer machine clearly labeled "multichannel mixer"; the Fabio and Harry Chronic-lookalike aliens; the heroine's salacious hag of a girlfriend; the so-cliched-he's-brilliant TV newscaster; and the disorienting effect of hearing the 'scary' music cues from Night of the Living Dead in this context. Plus, whenever someone gets zapped, their skeleton is curiously held together with metal clips; the high-tech aliens are extremely dependent on human automobiles for getting around; and at bottom the story is really a soppy romance peopled with Mayberry and Mayfield refugees. All alien/hero Derek really wants is a home and family! And of course there's the Gargan; you have to admire their chutzpah and utter shamelessness in using the silhouette of a crayfish (not the actual crayfish mind you!) for their monster. There's something quite Ed Woodian about the whole thing; the naive enthusiasm of the cast, the non-sequitur dialogue, the poverty-stricken effects. Hour of fun for the bad movie connoisseur!
Ironically, Image's DVD presents the film in as pristine a state as could possibly be expected. The tonal values, sharpness, and detail are excellent, and you have to really watch closely to see any speckling or blemishing. The chapter stops are on the main menu, and a trailer for 'Teenagers' is included, as well as five of the same handful of trailers that are on other similar Image releases. Informative production notes are on the box. A solid entertainment value at the price.
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Summary: Argh! The Gargon! Quick! Get the focusing disintegrator ray!
Review: I've always been a fan of these schlocky '50's B-Sci-Fi movies, and this is certainly one of them. This is one hilarious scene that is fixed in my mind: when one of the "bad" space teens blasts a gas station attendent to a smoking skeleton with his "focusing disintegrator ray" he snickers, "I guess it's a self-serve station now." Overall, unfortunately, this isn't one of the best of the B films. The monster ("the Gargon") is a lobster, of all things, and you only see his shadow. And the movie is awful slow at times. Probably the funniest thing of all is that one man wrote, directed, produced, acted in and wrote the music for it. Where are these polymaths these days?
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Summary: So Bad, It's Brilliant!
Review: O.K., it's all been said: So bad it's good; needs an MST3K version released, etc. etc. I'd just like to add that for once, the cheap Alpha dvd version of this movie is a very good, sharp print at only half the cost of the Image disc. Worth thinking about if you're considering a purchase. And as far as cheesy '50s teenage drive-in flicks go.... I thought it was neat-aw-reet! Of course, the good quality picture helps. Go for it!!
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Summary: There's A Lobster Loose!!
Review: Poor Derek (David Love). He just doesn't fit in with his fellow "teenagers" from outer space. He can't agree with them that the humans on planet earth are nothing more than food for the hideous "Gargon", the lobster-monsters they plan on introducing to our unsuspecting world. Derek rebels, causing his comrades to hunt him down. Along the way, we are introduced to Betty (Dawn Bender) and Gramps (Harvey B. "Bride Of The Monster" Dunn) who rent Derek a room in their home. Unbeknownst to them, one of Derek's cohorts, named Thor, is on Derek's trail. He's busy blasting people right and left with a death-ray, skeletonizing them on the spot! Check out the babe in the swimming pool (Betty's friend). Watch as she's turned into a stack of bones before our eyes! Can Derek escape his shipmates? Can he save the earth from becoming one gigantic lobster ranch?? Watch and find out! Worth having just to hear Derek's kermit-the-frog voice! TFOS was written, produced, and directed by Tom Graeff, who also appears in the movie as Joe (under the name Tom Lockyear) the local reporter! I like this one a lot for some strange reason. I can watch it over and over without getting bored ...
Rating:
Summary: So Bad, It's Brilliant!
Review: This has to be once of the worst movies ever made. As a drama, it's a complete failure, but it succeeds quite well as an unintentional comedy. With bad acting and horrible production values, it's a real stinker, but it is just so consistently bad that you'll find yourself laughing the entire ninety minutes. Get a copy of this classic and enjoy it with some friends.
Rating: 
Summary: So bad that it's good!
Review: To other aging baby-boomers out there, this trifle may stir memories of Saturday afternoons at the local picture-show (circa 1959). The most laughable aspect of this movie is the lobster that keeps growing until it becomes a giant shadow of a lobster. We aren't even speaking of a Japanese guy in a rubber monster-suit here. The plot is simplistic and hokey. Earth is invaded by aliens seeking grazing lands for their herds of space cattle, which bear an uncanny resemblance to earth-bound lobsters. There is the obligatory ray-guns and guys running around in cheesy looking space-suits. A dishy looking blonde woman in a swimming pool gets zapped by a ray-gun and turned into a skeleton. There's some low-budget special effects from the 1950s showing plastic and cardboard spaceships. If one considers the corny dialogue, the bad acting, and the general low-budget look, the whole movie can be taken as fun in a low-brow sort of way. This film remains on my personal list of the all-time "so bad it's good" kind of movie. Proceed at you own risk. And remember, everybody watch the skies!
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