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John Carpenter’s 1988 classic They Live predicted it all!

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  1. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum

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    Nailed it. Aliens=Neocon Facist Boomers.



     
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    I haven't seen this in decades will have to watch it.
     
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  3. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum

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    Its right there, brother. Watch before they take it down!
     
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    Rookies. I watch this every other Tuesday just to stay sharp.
     
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    I've never seen it. Prob cause Roddy got under my skin. But the plot is interesting. I'm surprised this hasn't been remade because the structure is sound.
     
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    “What’s wrong, baby?”
     
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  7. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum

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    Being filmed right now!
     
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    Best line in the film:



    Also, I'm pretty sure Meg Foster is a witch who consumed my soul with her nightmarish blue eyes when I first watched this film.
     
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  9. Buck Turgidson

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    As a kid, I could never figure out if she was hot or just really creepy looking. Still not sure.

    Also, this is one of the greatest fight scenes ever...South Park agrees

     
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    I re-watched this last night because of this thread. I hadn't seen it I was a little kid, definitely did not understand the "wokeness" as a kid and just saw it as an alien movie.
     
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  11. conquistador#11

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    Watched it last night. It's on Starz for better quality.
    I missed all the political allegory when I was a kid watching it.
    8/10! That's more than putting perfume on a pig.

    Here is a review from the original release date Nov 4, 1988 by the failing NYT.
    "Since Mr. Carpenter seems to be trying to make a real point here, the flatness of ''They Live'' is doubly disappointing. So is its crazy inconsistency"
    https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/04/...ir-of-sunglasses-reveals-a-world-of-evil.html
     
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  12. Deuce

    Deuce Context & Nuance

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    I love John Carpenter films. All very rewatchable. THEY LIVE is excellent!
     
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    I've seen The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China and They Live about 20 times each and if any of them were on TV right now I'd watch 'em again.
     
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