They Live (1988)

John Carpenter's 1988 film "They Live" is one of the most original made films I've ever seen. It's very similar to almost all of his other work, the usual anti-hero saving the world by doing a good deed for the hell of it or It's usually for survival. John Nada is the main character who is played by Roddy Piper, we don't hear the hero's name at all, but it is implied that his name is Nada. Anyway, Nada starts off as a drifter looking for a simple job for simple cash to survive. He stumbles upon a homeless camp along with some construction work with Keith David, which ends up going well until Nada develops a habit of getting curious with the church across the street distributing something odd. When the truth is revealed, things get cool. Like not having enough bubble gum, so you start kicking ass type of "Cool". This movie is the perfect documentary for not only what it's story is telling, but if you want a sick unpredictable action thriller that you can watch over and over without getting bored then this movie is it.. This movie to me is a cult classic that everyone should experience. One of my all time favorites. This movie has great fight scenes, great practical effects, amazing music, and Roddy Freakin Piper with Keith David as his sidekick. 10/10 "This one, real fuckin' ugly!"

I don't usually write reviews but i must warn people about this movie. I am a fan of John Carpenter, The Fog and The Thing are both excellent movies, this is terrible. The title of the movie.. They Live maybe could have been "They live along side us but they arnt really doing anything". The film just doesn't go anywhere, i wish i had watched the x-files instead.Stay away!!!

This is a semi-forgotten classic of 1988, John Carpenter's lost gem, his acid attack on Reaganomics, consumerism and very clever Left Field critique of a society that thrives on TV and propaganda. The great late Roddy Piper plays Nada, a man who opens a terrible secret to himself and who becomes a powerful warrior for the right cause. Keith David plays his sidekick with his usual gusto, while Meg Foster provides a very brief but nevertheless awesome role of a traitor. You have to watch this excellent movie which shows a typical Alein Invasion thing at a very unusual glance, and what is a bit saddening here, is a lack of proper character development as well as some depth of plot. Anyway, this is a clever and subtle message which is clear and loud. The world of mindless indifference and languid self-liking lads to certain abysses and losses

Yes. It's horrible. The acting is horrible, makeup is... weird, and the props, the action are all terrible. If you wanna see a good movie, then this is not that. This is really poorly executed, and lacks any commitment. It seems like a "gig" to everyone involved. BUT, if in other hand, you don't mind a flaky production for a good idea, then it's a pretty good movie. I like to judge books, movies, music in three different areas: production, capacity to surface ideas and overall use of the language. Whilst this fails miserably with both the first and the last, it excels on the second area. It will (potentially) make you revisit a lot of your pre conceived thoughts. The six is an average of all the fore mentioned areas: 4, 9, 5.