Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Kodie Bird True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Sammy-Jo Cervantes There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

poe-48833 Say what you will, TARGET EARTH is definitely worth a look: the scenes of deserted city streets manage to convincingly convey a sense of desolation and all of the actors and actresses involved help make it believable. The invading Robot is what I call a RETROBOT: one of those early Big Screen automatons simple in design but still oh-so-cool. While we never get to see more than a single 'bot in a given shot, the Retrobot gets the job done. About as tight as they come, TARGET EARTH is the kind of movie I enjoy most: well thought out and put together with a minimum of means, but still infinitely more entertaining than 99.9% of the junk being computer-generated these days.

Hitchcoc Some people wake up in a city like Chicago and miss a mass evacuation that took place. One is a woman who tried to take her own life. Another was a victim of a mugging who was passed out. What is interesting is that in a city of this size, with hospitals and other facilities that would have been difficult to evacuate, a handful of people are left and virtually no sign of anyone. Well, robots from Venus have arrived and are annihilating the populace. Two party people are having a great time drinking champaign at hotels and bars that are left behind. There are two other figures that show up, including a cowardly man and a gangster. Of course, both of these create issues for the main characters. Meanwhile, the army is trying to figure a way to kill these robots which have a death ray. A very typical fifties sci fi movie. The robots are pretty ridiculous in appearance--just guys in robot suits.

lemon_magic "Target Earth" is a a potential minor classic that falls short when the screenplay falters and the budget just can't back up the proper execution of the scenario.The director can be proud of the first ten minutes or so. The premise is set and the story is told with an admirable flow and economy - the impact of the eerie, deserted cityscape and the increasing unease of the heroine are well conveyed. When she finally bumps into the only other living human in the city (I liked this guy immediately - he had a intense eyes and a haunted expression that conveyed volumes) right after encountering her first corpse, and he chases her into an alley, it's a very cool climax. Then about 5 minutes later, we get our first glimpse of the invading alien.It's ridiculous, and the mood collapses almost entirely. The movie is still pretty good in fits and starts after that. But IMO it was a mistake to bring in the whole second story line with the army scientists looking for a miracle solution. Whenever the 1st story thread starts to build any momentum or atmosphere, the movie ruins it by stopping everything for marathon jabber/exposition sessions with a bunch of actors mouthing lines about cathode ray tubes and such. I think the movie's creators wanted to add to the suspense, but instead this kept dispersing the paranoia and claustrophobia that the first story line was trying to create. (Yes, a couple of fine character actors, including Whit Bissell, are in these scenes, but they can't save them.) Plus the fact that the characters in the second thread are completely disconnected from those in the first thread - they don't interact with them at all, or even know they exist. That makes for some problematic narrative structure for someone like me who is accustomed to movies where all the characters in the screenplay are part of an ensemble dealing with a situation,from modern big budget mega pictures like "Independence Day" to creaky "classics" like "The Beginning Of the End" (where special effects included post cards). There are some strange lapses in the plot now and then (for instance, the hero thinks of breaking into an electronics store to get a portable radio so he can get some idea of what is going on, but it never occurs to him to also break into a drugstore or a hardware store to get a battery for the radio). This doesn't help, but I can understand the need to keep the cast in the dark about why they are alone in a deserted city. Still, the climactic sequence at the end is pretty good, with the original couple are cornered by an alien and are about to be barbecued. But then the army up with its miracle science gimmick and easily disposes of it and the movie's ending deflates like a balloon.Too bad. I'm not sorry I saw it, but I can't say I am anxious to see it again.

ferbs54 This movie used to scare the crap out of me when I was a little kid, mainly for the reason that a dead woman that is shown at the picture's opening looks EXACTLY like a neighbor that we had back in 1964. When you're 8 years old, that's enuff to frighten the bejeebers out of you. After seeing "Target Earth" the other day, for the first time in over 40 years, I must say that I no longer find it as scary as I once did. The film's opening, in the abandoned, nameless city, is well done, but that giant lumbering robot that used to be such a thriller as a kid, these days is just a laff riot. (The shot of the dead woman is still kinda freaky, although I honestly don't recall what my old neighbor looked like now!) Anyway, the picture is competently acted, the leads are likable, and at a mere 70 minutes, the film never outwears its welcome. It's good for fans of Grade B, 1950s sci-fi. You know who you are!