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The greatest thing about They Live is by far its amazing concept. All of the advertisements, propaganda, and images that surround are daily lives make a lot more sense if they were there because aliens from another planet are using them to try and brainwash us.
The movie follows George Nada as he slowly discovers that everything around him is not as it seems after he discovers sunglasses that show him what the world really is. Because of this fantastic concept, the movie is able to have tension and action throughout the entire film. The main character is played by the late Roddy Piper, and he does a surprisingly good job for a pro-wrestler, and he delivers probably the greatest action one-liner of all time. He is able to give a good blend of badassness and reliability to the character. Most of my enjoyment from the film came from its cheesiness. There is a hilarious wrestle-like fist fight that occurs between to characters, and it is hilarious and entertaining throughout.
This is simply one of those movies like Guardians of the Galaxy or Mad Max: Fury Road that you can't dislike because it's just so fun. This is actually the first John Carpenter movie I have ever seen, and it defiantly makes me want to check out his other movies even more. If there was anything bad I would say about the movie it would be that some of the character motives didn't really make sense, and some actions were confusing at times.
Anyone who likes sic-fi or action will enjoy this movie, and have a great time watching it. I would defiantly recommend it to anybody and everybody.
THEY LIVE
(1988, John Carpenter)
The greatest thing about They Live is by far its amazing concept. All of the advertisements, propaganda, and images that surround are daily lives make a lot more sense if they were there because aliens from another planet are using them to try and brainwash us.
The movie follows George Nada as he slowly discovers that everything around him is not as it seems after he discovers sunglasses that show him what the world really is. Because of this fantastic concept, the movie is able to have tension and action throughout the entire film. The main character is played by the late Roddy Piper, and he does a surprisingly good job for a pro-wrestler, and he delivers probably the greatest action one-liner of all time. He is able to give a good blend of badassness and reliability to the character. Most of my enjoyment from the film came from its cheesiness. There is a hilarious wrestle-like fist fight that occurs between to characters, and it is hilarious and entertaining throughout.
This is simply one of those movies like Guardians of the Galaxy or Mad Max: Fury Road that you can't dislike because it's just so fun. This is actually the first John Carpenter movie I have ever seen, and it defiantly makes me want to check out his other movies even more. If there was anything bad I would say about the movie it would be that some of the character motives didn't really make sense, and some actions were confusing at times.
Anyone who likes sic-fi or action will enjoy this movie, and have a great time watching it. I would defiantly recommend it to anybody and everybody.