They Live
You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall. You think they're people just like you. You're wrong. Dead wrong.
A lone drifter stumbles upon a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.
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Amazing movie that shows a normie discovering who finds out ((who)) runs America! Very realistic and the movie got taken down 2 weeks in the theaters because Hollywood got scared normies would find out!
White man teams with Black man to fight against ((them)).
((Jews)) didn't like this movie since it is based on what is happening which ((they)) kept asking the director, John Carpenter, if it is about ((them))!
Created: 12-11-2022
Mild Woke, But A Must See Movie
The mild wokeness is because ironically the villain in this film is the business. They mention how money is the god, and the part-timer eventually quits the job in order to spread the truth.
But over the years, the anti-capitalists have proved to be the actual problem (along work the woke capitalists like Starbucks). And they're dead on with their assessment about the media.
Created: 06-24-2023
All out of gum
Much as I am tempted, I can't bring myself to rate this one a 5.
Carpenter is the king of 80s B-movies (except maybe for Buckaroo Banzai), They Live is a cult classic, but it definitely suffers from pacing issues. Although they are idiosyncratic to the 80s. As is utter disregard for trigger discipline. And for reloading.
Rowdy Roddy Piper is the original wrestler-turned-actor (Hogan and Andre never turned), and does a decent job delivering the lines. So does David.
The movie itself is a weird mix of action, sci-fi, thriller (so, usual Carpenter fare) and social commentary. Speaking of, the anti-consumerism message is still very much valid, and does not come across as woke to me. I mean, corpocracy is as far from free market as can be; it's basically Mussolini's modern fascism barely rebranded.
The script does take a jab at 'free enterprise', though.
Quite possibly a must-see for those who haven't, but it mostly made me want to rewatch Escape From NY (soon to be a documentary). And The Thing. Russell is simply better than Piper.
Created: 11-21-2025
