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THE CULTURAL GOOFBALLS ON WHICH I AM CURRENTLY HOPPED UP

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

THEY LIVE (John Carpenter,1988)







Can't believe i never watched this sucker till the other night. It was equal parts brilliant and stupid, but in the end the lines gotta fall on the side of brilliant. The very concept is so great it couldn't possibly go too far wrong. The deal is, aliens have infiltrated all stratas of society disguised as humans. But then a lonesome drifter (played by Rowdy Roddy Piper!) stumbles on a special pair of sunglasses that lets him see them in their real skull-face freaky form. His response? Grab a shotgun and start gunning them down!

It's not 100% quality, but there's plenty of great scenes, including a ridiculous 15 minute brawl between Rowdy and Keith David all over Keith refusing to try on the sunglasses.

Recommended!



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