Oddly enough I've always had some kind of aversion towards John Carpenter's 1988 movie "They Live". I suppose it was because I wasn't impressed the first time around back in the late 80s when seeing the movie for the first time.
But I sat down and watched the movie again in 2020, and turns out that my aversion to the movie was founded on my preference of movies back in the 80s, because I happened to enjoy "They Live" today in 2020. It is actually a rather enjoyable and entertaining movie. And it is such a glorious swing at the mentality of consumerism and society, that it is a movie that obviously have survived the passing of time, as it is still very applicable to our world in 2020.
The movie's story and plot is nice and enjoyable, and the story progresses nicely throughout the course of the movie.
Initially I was also a bit hesitant about the movie as it starred WWF athlete Roddy Piper. But he was actually surprisingly good in the movie, and he did carry his role and character well, not to mention having a lot of memorable one-liners. And it was also nice to see Keith David in this movie.
The aliens, parasites, or whatever they were as presented in the movie was actually good. I like the concept of them being hidden in plain sight, blending in around humans and looking exactly like humans, except when seen through a special filter.
I am rating "They Live" a six out of ten stars. If you haven't already seen this 1988 movie from iconic horror director John Carpenter, you should definitely do so if you have the chance.
But I sat down and watched the movie again in 2020, and turns out that my aversion to the movie was founded on my preference of movies back in the 80s, because I happened to enjoy "They Live" today in 2020. It is actually a rather enjoyable and entertaining movie. And it is such a glorious swing at the mentality of consumerism and society, that it is a movie that obviously have survived the passing of time, as it is still very applicable to our world in 2020.
The movie's story and plot is nice and enjoyable, and the story progresses nicely throughout the course of the movie.
Initially I was also a bit hesitant about the movie as it starred WWF athlete Roddy Piper. But he was actually surprisingly good in the movie, and he did carry his role and character well, not to mention having a lot of memorable one-liners. And it was also nice to see Keith David in this movie.
The aliens, parasites, or whatever they were as presented in the movie was actually good. I like the concept of them being hidden in plain sight, blending in around humans and looking exactly like humans, except when seen through a special filter.
I am rating "They Live" a six out of ten stars. If you haven't already seen this 1988 movie from iconic horror director John Carpenter, you should definitely do so if you have the chance.