They Live (1988)

Directors:

John Carpenter

Writers:

John Carpenter

Actors:

John Carpenter, Tommy Morrison, Matt McColm, Gunnar Magg, Al Leong, Helen Kelly

Synopsis:

Nada, a wanderer without meaning in his life, discovers a pair of sunglasses capable of showing the world the way it truly is. As he walks the streets of Los Angeles, Nada notices that both the media and the government are comprised of subliminal messages meant to keep the population subdued, and that most of the social elite are skull-faced aliens bent on world domination. With this shocking discovery, Nada fights to free humanity from the mind-controlling aliens.
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  • Lowest Rating 70
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They Live (1988)

Possibly the most clever of John Carpenter's films. This movie challenges our incessant need to buy and our overwhelming desire to obey. I love the premiss and would love to see it remade into a full series. I'd write more but I'm all out of bubblegum.
MalleContent
December 1, 2012
77

They Live (1988)

Not sure if John Carpenter has made a movie I didn't enjoy. Here he calls on 'Rowdy" Roddy Piper to pretty much be himself which is good as he's a great presence but not much of an actor. This is a damn good 80's sci-fi action social commentary film.
wintermayer
April 19, 2012
70

They Live (1988)

A B-movie with a political conscience. Classic B-movie cheese but its disdain for the rich and powerful appeals to my own. Definitely entertaining.
andrew
March 25, 2012