Jason K I totally enjoyed this 60's slice of deep sea b-movie monster pie. The story was pretty good and engaging, and very weird the way the monster comes to be and both the miniatures and the monster are great! One of the best underwater humanoid sea creatures since Creature from the Black Lagoon. I don't know the history of the creature or who made it, but a lot of time and effort went into constructing that beauty! As a kid I remember it scared the hell out of me because of its size and speed. Not only that, there are a few suspenseful scenes in Destination Innerspace that work really well and I think still hold up today. Sure, the monster is not so scary now, but I'm still very impressed by the look of it which really made this obscure little gem worth finding again.

Woodyanders A group of researchers in an underwater laboratory are terrorized by a vicious and predatory alien lizard beast (Ron Burke in an obvious, but still nifty scaly costume). Director Francis D. Lyon, working from an admittedly hokey, but still tight and serviceable script by Arthur C. Pierce, relates the enjoyable story at a snappy pace, builds a reasonable amount of tension, stages the creature attack scenes with flair, and treats the pretty silly premise with admirable seriousness. Moreover, the sturdy cast make the most out of the endearingly cornball material: Scott Brady as the stalwart, no-nonsense Commander Wayne, Sheree North as the brassy and fetching Dr. Rene Peron, Gary Merrill as the pragmatic Dr. LaSatier, Wende Wagner as the cute and spunky Sandra Welles, Mike Road as macho diver Hugh Maddox, and veteran character actor James Hong as comic relief Asian cook Ho Lee (complete with pet parrot!). The lovably chintzy Tonka Toy miniatures and rubbery clawed'n'fanged amphibious humanoid reptile monster both give this picture a certain sweetly naive dimestore charm. Brick Marquard's cinematography boasts a few neat helicopter shots and some nice deep sea photography. Paul Dunlap's spirited score does the stirring trick. Granted, this ain't exactly a work of art, but it does deliver what it promises and hence gives you your money's worth -- and that's what it's all about when you really think about it. An immensely fun flick.

Submariner I rate this movie to be like..."The creature from the black lagoon" meets a bad episode of "Sea Hunt", meets "Mars needs women". But....you have to remember the 60's didn't have computer graphics special effects. And you must remember this was a low budget movie. It is ok to watch for a laugh if you watch it in the spirit of the times in which it was made. I like this movie particularly because I have acquired and own the twelve foot long, red, torpedo shaped, twin open cockpits, wet submarine that was used in this movie. It's neat to own a piece of the original equipment from this movie.

sam66 I cry more often now that Mystery Science Theatre 3000 quit making new episodes, and rarely harder than this evening after viewing "Destination Inner Space." This film features a yellow (sometimes orange, depending on aquarium clarity) crucifix-shaped Sealab ("Aquasphere") reached via a yellow-painted soup can on a string and filled with abrasive oxygen-depleting humans being stalked by the Wisconsin state record bluegill. I would applaud the many silent hours of scuba diving, but Scott Brady looks exquisitely uncomfortable in his extremely snug wetsuit; also the lovely silence is often disturbed by loud outbreaks of soundtrack. I like actress Sheree North and was sorry that her character was pressured into falling for the pickup line "Shove that under your microscope and study it." This movie hurts quite a bit, yet amuses in that painful MST3K style, so I recommend it highly to cheese admirers who can drown it out with their own commentary. Grab a puppet and wipe those tears away!