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George 'Buck' Flower, Keith David, Meg Foster, Norman Alden, Peter Jason
Set in the future, a drifter discovers that alien beings are controlling the minds of the masses by use of subliminal messages urging apathy and obedience.
Id: 10901853
Poorly executed? too clichéd? too silly? I couldn't care less about all that, It simply is a little, modest and loveable action/sci-fi pastiche with tons of fun.
Oh, you still don't like it? well, fuck you!
What lets They Live down is the ending. It feels rushed and unfinished. A sequel would have been good but its too late now. The other thing is the unfortunate recycling of props from other, more successful films (Ghostbusters being one). It's not a big problem though as the rest ...( read more)
Excellent horror sci-fi flick and again what so many films are based around now, or copied.
The effects are great for the time as are the make up on the alien faces, truely spooky.
I love how the film is open ended to make your own mind up, no one really wins,
its really clever ...( read more)
i haven't seen much of john carpenters work but i tell ya what... it's good! i saw christine recently and i've seen this. how fantastic are both movies? i like the scene at the end where the naked bird is shagging the alien. funny as fuck, b-movie scary as hell! grrrr. is it just...( read more)
John Carpenter's tale of a drifter who discovers a conspiracy by aliens who have infiltrated American society in the guise of wealthy yuppies which is the reason for the large gap between the rich and the poor. Roddy Piper stars as the homeless drifter who discovers how to see wh...( read more)
"they live" is a scifi/horor film that came out late 1988 this film actually had great scares and some good humor john carpenter is sure a master of terror
I love this movie. Famous wrestler 'Hot Rod' Rowdy Roddy Piper starts seeing the world for what it is after he dons a pair of special sunglasses. The population is being mind controlled through subliminal messages everywhere by aliens from another world that are disguised as huma...( read more)
Roddy Piper can do no wrong. Don't believe me; check out "Hell Comes to Frogtown".
Roddy Piper is great in this fun Carpenter flick. The plot when just reading it seems kind of corny but the acting/direction is executed so well that what you get is an entertaining movie that will keep your interest up throughout. Love the effects of the aliens and the way the...( read more)
