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Ginger Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

funbaggs Probably one of the best films of the 80s Sci-Fi/action genre and it is a true story of how we are sheep to controlled media and propaganda lies. i would highly recommend watching this film to anyone who wants to see great action and thought provoking ideals. Now don't get me wrong I DO NOT believe this is real but its idea is very real.. i love the movie for its core value and its superb acting by the late great Rowdy, and lets face it this is mans movie but with sci-fi and thinking involved..

Pjtaylor-96-138044 'They Live (1988)' is a satire of consumerism and commercialism by way of an over-the-top, ass-kicking science-fiction thriller but bizarrely spends far too long mulling about alongside its initially unambitious protagonist as he goes about his day-to-day drifter business. This leads to a slow first half that ultimately drags down the much more fun and ostentatious sequences that come later on. When it works, it works well and is an entertaining pseudo-exploitation flick with some great fight-scenes - including a fantastically unnecessary, surprisingly brutal yet slightly camp alleyway brawl over a pair of sunglasses - and a proper sense of its underlying satirical humour. You know it isn't taking itself too seriously and can therefore laugh alongside it rather than directly at it. 7/10

TheDirector451 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!"

ants-09725 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!!!