Lack of good storyline.

What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

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.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

This movie deserves its reputation as the worst movie of all time. Bad acting. Bad directing. Bad sets. Bad photography. Bad effects. Bad music. Bad continuity. There isn't a single redeeming quality here. And no, it's not some kind of camp classic. It's not worth sitting around and laughing at. It's a genuine, bona fide piece of junk.

Well, The Amazing Criswell's words in the very beginning of the movie do prepare the ground for what you're about to see. And it definitely is not pleasant for many out there. But for an unexplained reason... it was for me.The movie's cons are it's pros: the plot is so absurd that is actually brilliant, the acting and the lines are so poor that they just make you laugh all the time and the goofs throughout the movie (visible boom microphone, spinning around in order to avoid a curtain e.t.c.) make you ask for more.Cult figures such as Bela Lugosi (who's Plan 9 from Outer Space is his last movie), Vampira and The Amazing Criswell embrace Ed Wood's absurd world but they're not the only ones. Several Baptists were involved in the production on the film, which by the way, was Ed Wood's pride.

For a film that has a reputation as being possibly the worst ever, it's weird to see that the score isn't that low here and a lot of critics like it because of how stupid it is. Having finally managed to download the Rifftrax Live version of this, it was great to see the cast of MST3K finally take this movie on. They thought of using it for the actual show, but thought it was too talky. Now they've riffed on it like five times in different versions. It's at least not worse than what you would expect, but should probably be studied like any film.The film's biggest weakness is how utterly boring it is. It's simply a movie where nothing happens. It seems like there's shot after shot of the flying saucers just well, flying. None of this advances anything and the effects are horrendous. I heard the aliens were just people wearing pajamas. Hey, to be fair, they were good looking pajamas. All the talking parts go on way too long and it's something that would have been better as a very short film. It's easy to tell how bad the sets are and how basic the dialogue is. The effect with the explosion at the end is particularly bad.The Rifftrax version(s?) gave us tons of great lines like, "They move too darn fast" with, "We'll just have to kill the next group that comes along". The one that had me laughing the most was at the end when the guy was talking about how anyone we know could be an alien in disguise with the joke, "Kill them just to be safe". It's great to hear modern jokes like, "Tor studied acting under Dramatic Prairie Dog". I also loved, "Neither running or defending yourself have yet to be invented". I also liked "Holy cow!" with "He just became a Hindu". It's great fun with jokes like, "Flying saucers over Hollywood" with the jokes, "Chris Matthews repeatedly probed" and, "That has nothing to do with the flying saucers, you know". *

I'm giving this rating to this mess because over time it has found the hearts of so many people. How can one really hate the absolute diligence and undying spirit of Ed Wood. This movie has everything. Silly aliens. People rising from the grave. Vampires. Ridiculous flying saucers. And, without a doubt, some of the worst acting that has ever been committed to celluloid. And, still, we laugh and look forward to each scene because we know what's next. We know that Bela passed away and a guy who has no physical resemblance to him had to take over. There is no real plot. I believe that the worst list is for movies that have no heart--something like "Godzilla vs. Freddy Mercury." I believe that there are and were directors who simply wrote for the third feature at drive-in movies where the kids didn't even watch. If you've not seen this film. Have the fun of viewing it for the first time.