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This is John Carpenter's epic middle finger to the establishment, an open display of cynical disgust packaged as schlock entertainment. That's the real magic of "They Live"; it's both utterly ridiculous and scathingly on-point. It probably helps in that regard to cast a pro wrestler as your main hero, stop the movie dead in its tracks with an insane back-alley brawl and pepper the movie with one-liners that are just the right flavor of cheese. Indeed, that whole stretch from the discovery of the sunglasses to that alley fight is some B cinema of the highest quality. The whole thing feels like a classic arcade beat 'em up; it's a lot of fun.
Even after Alex Jones co-opted the movie for his own deceitful use, it feels more than relevant today.
10/10
R.I.P. Rowdy.
score 10/10
Mr-Fusion 29 August 2015
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