They Live (1988)

Anautix' Movie Diary 2018 (163 movies items)

"28.10.2018 The message of this movie is still current. my rating: 7,0"

Slant’s 100 Greatest Horror Films – 2018 Edition (100 movies items)

"With They Live, John Carpenter took the idea of allegorical horror, acknowledged it, and proceeded to upend all notions of subtlety, casting a professional wrestler in the lead role and turning his villains into human aliens spearheading a worldwide media brainwash. As Roddy Piper roams the streets of Los Angeles, rifle in hand, chewing scenery and bubblegum alike, a one-man wrecking crew on a mission to thwart invasion and open the third eye of a populace too drugged on consumer culture to real"

31 Days of Horror (Halloween) 2018 (31 movies items)

" Date: 10/19/2018 Viewed: Blu-Ray Re-watch Note: This movie keeps on better and better with viewing. The story, characters and the social commentary are top notch. This movie may look cheesy when it's not. One of the movie's theme is the more things change, the more they stay the same. This movie is timeless. Highly recommended! "

Film Journal 2013 (98 movies items)

" 'They Live' was so cool! Roddy Piper does this amazing job of making us believe he's actually seeing aliens through these sunglasses. He's so non-chalant and natural the whole time. Yeah, the aliens are kind of goofy mask people with bad makeup, but he is so adamant about them being real, you just go along with it. Sure, I'll bite. The way it ended was semi-surprising as well. I'll definitely see this again in the future."

Viimeinen elokuvapäiväkirja 2018 (402 movies items)

"30.6. (BD) Juttua Laajiksen projektiin kujatappelusta."

Movies Viewed in 2018 (361 movies items)

"John Carpenter's underrated cult classic has Roddy Piper as a drifter who finds himself facing aliens that he can see when using a special pair of sunglasses. Carpenter's fun sci-fi action picture has plenty of set pieces and some off-the-wall one-liners like the now infamous "I came to chew bubble gum and kick ass...and I'm all out of bubble gum!" Piper is ably supported by David Keith and their epic fight sequence has gone down in cult cinema history as one of the best."

Elokuvapäiväkirja 2018 (216 movies items)

"9.6 (uusintakatselu) Carpenterin kapitalistinen kannanotto lyö toisellakin katselukerralla Reaganin konservatiiviselta juppiyhteiskunnalta jauhot kurkkuun. Mielipide ei ole muuttunut ensimmäisestä kerrasta lainkaan, mutta vanhempana ja viisaampana ymmärsin entistä enemmän elokuvan pointin. Mustavalkoestetiikka on suora kunnianosoitus 50-luvun B-luokan kauhuelokuville, joiden parissa Carpenter varttui. Kohtaus, jossa Roddy Piper ja Keith David tappelevat kujalla kuvaa sitä, miten työväe"

BAMF's April 2018 Cinejourney (45 movies items)

" Familiar Actors: Roddy Piper Keith David Meg Foster Peter Jason Jeff Imada John Carpenter Al Leong and Matt McColm True Rating: 6.4/10 Body Count: 57 give or take"

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Films: 1988-1989 (46 movies items)

" Directed by: John Carpenter Produced by: Larry Franco Written by: John Carpenter Based on the short story "Five O'Clock in the Morning" by: Ray Nelson Cinematography: Gary B. Kibbs Edited by: Gib Jaffe and Frank E. Jimenez Music by: John Carpenter and Alan Howarth Distributed by: Universal Pictures"

Watched In Feb 2018 (14 movies items)

"No Idea On Viewing "

Movie Reviews (1051-1100) (50 movies items)

" Great homage to old style 1950s science fiction that is sweetened with solid political commentary and an exciting paranoid atmosphere about hidden messages in daily life that no people can see but we are controlled by. It actually feels more believable today even if it is an "alien invasion" film as it could as easily be about capitalistic powers. Roddy Piper do probably the best acting I have ever seen from an ex-wrestler and the long dirty knuckle fight he has with Keith David seem to go on "

Favorite Horror Films: 1988 (35 movies items)

" Directed by: John Carpenter Produced by: Larry Franco Written by: John Carpenter Based on the short story "Five O'Clock in the Morning" by: Ray Nelson Cinematography: Gary B. Kibbs Edited by: Gib Jaffe and Frank E. Jimenez Music by: John Carpenter and Alan Howarth Distributed by: Universal Pictures"

2017 Movie Journal (44 movies items)

"Watched: 08/22/17"