THEY LIVE (1988) Retrospective / Review

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THEY LIVE (1988) Retrospective / Review
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[@OliverHarper]

Get They Live on Blu-ray here goo.gl/SrKgcN Get the They Live Soundtrack here goo.gl/Snw6tt

[@evilurna]

Oliver Harper is there any way I could get a link to a full rez image of that title card? It is amazing and I want to make a poster of it. This is by far one of my favorite films and I thank you for making this.

[@andriygriffin4782]

Didn't you in an earlier review of his say you thought "Starman" was Johns best? Eh, tastes change, and the thing is really solid!

[@evilurna]

A GriffinTV never seen Starman or the review of it.

[@andriygriffin4782]

He hasn't made a review of it's he said it's the best Carpenter film in a diff review, Escape from New York or the Fog maybe?

[@OliverHarper]

If you go to my Facebook page you can download the image there.

[@SSGTStryker]

Once, while in the military, I had the honor of spending an entire day with Rowdy Piper. We both sat next to each other on a long flight home. He was not only hilarious, but very down to earth and kept thanking me for my service. I later put his “bubblegum” line on the inside of my Kevlar. I still have the copy of my travel orders he signed the back of.

[@OrlandoShroom]

Thanks for your service, Sir. Also, I can’t imagine how hilarious of a flight that must have been.

[@joethekinghawk7514]

What an honor

[@jonnycatland1987]

@@OrlandoShroom When you say thank you for your service what do you actually mean? As far as I am aware the military never "defended" or "protected" us. Only setup puppet regimes and put us where we're at right now. Even though it's not shown in the film that's exactly the kind of thing 'They Live' is about...

[@maxhammer4067]

The hat looks to big for your head 😆

[@joethekinghawk7514]

@@maxhammer4067 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ChannelStarface]

"They Live is a documentary!" -Tweet from Roddy Piper

[@alisonderrick1067]

Haha 😂 S’True!

[@shawnj-o1k]

It’s accurate but it’s actually far far worse 😂

[@FTChomp9980]

That quote was ahead of its time like the movie was pretty scary ain't it.

[@enfekted13]

Yup

[@jwnj9716]

Well Carpenter did say, "They Live is still going on".

[@MisterTutor2010]

Name for a Sequel: They Die :)

[@GCAbleism158]

There was a fan made sequel made in 2017 called they still live, it is free on youtube and lasts about 15 minutes.

[@MrBillcale]

trump is a reptile

[@sifugurusensei]

@@GCAbleism158 was it made by aliens to put you to sleep?

[@BoozyBeggar]

No fucking shit, and we all know who they are, the Silverblatts and the Nosengolds. There's not even a reason for the triple parentheses anymore, it's all out in the open.

[@AntonioGazzaneo91]

this movie is so politically relevant that it will never be forgotten, it really goes to the core of control, human corruption and misery, and i love how it was condensed into a sci fiction story, a great example of smart Cinema

[@rellbgm4473]

The Wraith since when has revealing the truth been crazy?

[@rellbgm4473]

The Wraith I’m not here to try and convince anyone , continue living your life.

[@brendandubalos2149]

@Bravo Two Six Romeo How pathetic. Is this your only response? It seems the only thing man is good at, is repeating the mistakes of the past.

[@RandolphTheWhite1]

I'll admit that the political commentary has its marit for the time it was made, but I mean, other than that, I was kidnapped by aliens in my sleep, and they implanted a chip in my pinky finger, but I out smarted them, cutting off my pinky with a meat cleaver hahahaha (wheezing laughter)

[@intervalkid]

The fact is that there ARE actually creatures behind the scenes that DO work with the government.

[@Tingel_1988]

Roddy Piper R.I.P 😢

[@jelliscorpio]

He was a pretty good actor in this. I'm surprised he didn't have more hits but maybe that was just down to Carpenter's direction, as Oliver suggests.

[@StillTheVoid]

:(

[@joyg2526]

"Nada" also means Nothing. I guess Carpenter was trying to say that the main character was a "Nothing" in society having no job, being homeless and etc.

[@Einnor084]

Joy G Hmmmmmmmm

[@cheezyridr]

no. it was not to suggest he was nothing. it was a euphemism for "nobody". it was to suggest he was a faceless, non descript, regular guy. at the time, the name john was also used this way.

[@SovereignStatesman]

He HAD nothing.

[@cheezyridr]

@@SovereignStatesman he had stuff, he just didn't want you to know about it, so he kept it in his brother's garage, and told all his friends not to tell you about it. i was going to tell you but he said if i did he wouldn't let me have sex with his sister. sorry man. it feels better now that i got that off my chest after all the se years

[@chrisr7768]

Ray Nelson’s short story “Eight O’Clock in the Morning,” on which John Carpenter based They Live, was first published in the November 1963 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. But Carpenter first encountered the story 23 years later, in its comic book adaptation, “Nada.”

[@SyphonNL]

Nada: You see, I take these glasses off, she looks like a regular person, doesn't she? Put 'em back on... [puts them back on] Nada: ...formaldehyde-face!

[@jasoncanby2525]

Points to guy: You, you're okay. Points to woman: This one? Real fuckin' ugly.

[@anonb4632]

"There are no countries anymore" - that line alone proves there is an international problem.

[@BoozyBeggar]

Watch "Network" to get a similar vibe and message from an earlier movie. Also, Carpenter was using fiction to tell real life stories, with both this movie, and with "The Thing". There are shapeshifters among us. No, not in the literal sense. They pretend to be one thing, fellow whites, then suddenly they show their true colors, shalom! To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you're not allowed to criticize.

[@flamesphere3144]

Beery Fuckin hell man no

[@merces47letifer4]

Globalism.

[@andrewvincent7299]

It's called Globalism and the leftist politicians have been pushing for it for decades.

[@taoist32]

Andrew Vincent Not Just leftists. Both parties. Left and right as part of the government (governing/controlling the mind).

[@arthurralstonwakeupblackpe5940]

This movie should have had a part two. Or are we living in part two right now in America and the world ?

[@NoNameNo.5]

LGBTAmerica and BLM is they live 2

[@trevormichael4906]

* in the west

[@andyroobrick-a-brack9355]

So long as Western Society, or any hierarchy exists, we will continue to live in They Live.

[@andyroobrick-a-brack9355]

I don't think we should. The movie is fine by itself. Like The Thing, it leaves us to interpret things ourselves, it leaves us guessing, and more importantly, it leaves you asking "what do we do next?"

[@arthurralstonwakeupblackpe5940]

@@andyroobrick-a-brack9355 sure you're right 👍

[@pauly237]

"Marry and Reproduce" meant that they want the slaves to keep breeding more slaves.

[@matthewronson5218]

Yep. But the age of the free range slaves is upon us. Now, they will take the malcontents, Low I.Q. knuckle draggers, criminals, clueless academics and ignorant college kids and even children as their useful idiots with their 'talking points media' to misinform and incite, to pit us against each other in a classic divide and conquer strategy instead of turning on the Luciferian elite.

[@peedfarded]

@Smash A Commie imported slaves still need to breed to make more.

[@trevorjonathan4405]

Matthew Ronson You sound like you know your stuff around the current agenda. Here’s something you might not be aware of. Prince - Digital Garden predicted this psychedelic fascism (term coined by Kubrick RE Clockwork Orange) we see today. Prince was an insider & whistle blower from the 80s until the end.

[@trevorjonathan4405]

Matthew Ronson Kubrick (1972): “warns against the new psychedelic fascism-the eye‐popping, multimedia, quadrasonic, drug‐oriented conditioning of human beings by other beings-which many believe will usher in the forfeiture of human citizenship and the beginning of zombiedom” www.nytimes.com/1972/02/27/archives/now-kubrick-fights-back-movies-now-kubrick-fights-back.html

[@efxnews4776]

The message is clear: "there's too many of you, and too rebellious" They want subservient slaves, like chinese people, or desperate people from Africa... They don't want more westerns... People that think, that see that their game is rigged... Nope, they don't want more of us, thats why groups like BLM exist, not fight against racism (that is pointless, and even more so because the vast majority of the population get along just fine... Nope, is because this type of politics divide us. They keep throwing at us feminism, especially the third wave, because feminism at its core is pro abortion, and hate against men, they write laws to create disparity between mens and womans Laws that are more harmful to mens, than beneficial to womans. They advocate and propagate LGBTism, so sexual relations won't result in pregnancy... All this policies are made, so we, the best and most prosperous civilization on this planet, won't reproduce more of us, all in name of profit, smart averange people, is competition, don't forget that. By the way, internet is our glasses...

[@zew1414]

The shot in the bar at the end is just such a classic! The alien just staring at the tv, oblivious to everyone almost freaking out around him. Just that look on his face! Hahahaaa

[@JRob-pd1jk]

zew 1 facts. And if you look in the back of that scene. A women is in her alien form too!😂

[@PENNYROSE365]

Lol He was so confident and comfortable that they would never be revealed and the guy on the tv at the church did say they are safe as long as they are hidden

[@ThunderPaladin]

Fun fact, that alien is a mannequin. Watch the scene again, he doesn’t move a muscle.

[@amfinc2]

Put on those sunglasses or start eating that trashcan!

[@SunBunz]

dark Hall “you look as ugly to us as we look to you.”

[@Bonez0r]

Greatest fist fight i've ever seen in a movie.

[@Einnor084]

Bonez0r YUPPERZ!!!

[@Einnor084]

Ken Hudson Datz ok. I laffed & datz all dat wuz required. Don't need lose of life or limb, 2 b ntertained. Evabodyz a critic. SMH

[@Einnor084]

SunBunz Nobody, can look azz ugly, azz me! ( Missed opportunity. )

[@andrewhawcroft3587]

ClassicJohn Carpenter. And only 4million dollars! Even for the 80´s that´s low. Fantastic example of creativity in writing and directing.

[@UniteForgetLeftRight]

I had my 14 year old nephew over last weekend and I tried to get him to watch this. He said he won't watch anything made before 2007, good lord kids just depress the shit out of me.

[@samizaynislife6471]

not all kids are like that dude

[@M0butu]

Poor guy, never seen the best movies...

[@smoothness69]

Tie his ass up and make him watch Back to the Future, Terminator 1 & 2, Lost Boys, Gremlins, etc.

[@RacerX-bv9io]

Years and years of them dumbing everyone down has taken its toll...

[@habaneropepper4156]

What?! My son is 13 and loves “old” movies T1,T2. Aliens, Predator. He says the special effects are better and new movies have too mich cgi.

[@rustykuntz94]

Keith David is amazing as Frank, he even does more than Piper does as the lead protagonist. He often is asking the questions that we the audience want to know and it's done well in They Live, it's not just needless exposition to forward the plot along.

[@Grandmastergav86]

Ironically whenever I've seen Meg Foster interviewed she always seems such a nice person but she often plays villains. Stunning eyes.

[@AdrianMendoza23]

Those eyes are creepy

[@alejandromolinac]

She's the perfect Ice Queen....

[@landonor1]

I would sell my soul for a lifetime of looking deep into those eyes.

[@zarreff]

She should play Mab "Fairy Queen of Winter" if Dresden Files is ever made into a genuine big budget tv series.

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

Half bread eyes,,

[@charleebrown7188]

That fight scene is the most important aspect of the film. The length, the efforts, and the sheer brutality of it let's the viewer know just how incredibly difficult it is to make the sleeping see things the way you do.

[@im3phirebird81]

...just how difficult ut is to make the sleeping see. Period.

[@ThornsOfOurTime]

Based on a true story

[@jamesmcdade9687]

I remember when I was a kid my father would always say that after watching any Sci-Fi movie. Still makes me smile :)

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

There's always one of you, isn't there? You're like the fucking Jehovah's Witnesses of the internet, intruding where you're unwanted.

[@lesaztec5]

Bases on a "current" story.

[@in_vas_por8810]

@@fuzzydunlop7928 Pretty ironic.

[@thedarkapex5327]

Okay tin foil hat man

[@willmistretta]

I always figured that the "grain" in the shots of the aliens is intended to combine with the black-and-white to invoke classic 50s alien invasion flicks.

[@ericg1100]

Will Mistretta I always figured it was from the radiation that gives Nada a headache after wearing the glasses

[@spittertron4920]

You're correct. LOTS of the 80s films were rooted in 50s nostalgia.

[@danielg.w5733]

Bingo

[@db7314]

Who’s here in 2020 and sees a true story occurring ...

[@peedfarded]

It's been a true story for a few decades

[@214warzone]

at this point, it is a Documentary.

[@dtz1000]

I remember thinking at the time that those drones were never going to happen, but here we are with drones.

[@brennanj7843]

Question is: Who is “they”?

[@mtlaw007]

Why do you ask who is here in 2020? Obviously everyone since you posted in 2020 and it's still 2020 🤦‍♂️

[@_Xstatic_]

Greatest ending ever Hey whats wrong baby??? lol

[@Einnor084]

S A LOL!!!

[@ced214]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@davonbenson4361]

The film is like the Matrix, except it elaborates on the simulation more so than the real world.

[@paralentor]

I remember seeing this in the theater and was shocked to find that one of the others I went with said it was 'the worst movie ever' I was in utter disbelief as I was enthralled by it. I'm so glad it has gained in popularity and has resonated on so many levels with people.

paralentor I was fourteen and thought it was epic. Wanted to go back the next weekend to rewatch with friends and ..... gone. Short run on the truth.

[@camaromarl]

People compared this film to V on television aired that time

[@_s_9920]

you found an alien lmao

[@lastmanstanding7155]

@@_s_9920 I was gonna say I think that person was one of them.

[@AubreyTheKing]

They Live is a masterpiece!! One of my favorites!! Great review Oliver!

[@Johny40Se7en]

I love this film so much, so many messages in it that are still relevant today. Way ahead of its time, just like most John Carpenter's art.

[@MrDruism]

This is one of the best sci fi movies ever made! I love it! I wish it was longer though, I could easily watch another hour added, expanding the story and the universe in which the story takes place.

[@The_Husband_of_Jane_Lane]

Rest in peace WWE Hall of Famer "Hotrod" Rowdy Roddy Piper.

[@Himmyjewett]

Oh shut up you died after your third game

[@glypharte375]

@@Himmyjewett No, he didn't.It will always remain as one of the OGs.Not any of the Fortnite shit you young pricks play now...

[@Himmyjewett]

@@glypharte375 who plays fortnite

[@Himmyjewett]

@@glypharte375 and plus I'm talking about the fact that his name is Max Payne cuz the third was trash

[@mikeymegamega]

YES Oliver! - What a film! It always makes me end up thinking vage thoughts that involve not submitting to 'the man' ...whoever that might be.

[@andyjarman4958]

Today it's not 'the man's it's the Woke. George Soros, the Great Reset, the debasement of our words and the corruption of our categories. Do women have cervices?

[@Dj_Real_Eyes_Open]

I came here to do two things; chew bubble gum and watch an oliver harper review and im all out if bubble gum...

[@joethekinghawk7514]

Boom

[@adamcheck4941]

this masterpiece was ahead of its time

[@holesking]

My brother...it's still is

[@jonmercano1138]

Your opening and closing montages have only gotten better and better

[@OliverHarper]

Thank you Jon!

[@jonmercano1138]

Holy shit. Oliver Senpai noticed me. Love your commentaries too by the way.

[@Real_McKinley]

8:19 It has to be the best fist fight I've ever seen on the screen. Realism, brutality, pacing, editing, framing, everything is perfect.

[@zetetick395]

I think Roddy Piper is surprisingly good as an actor, he's really impressive in *Hell comes to Frogtown* - you can tell he's enjoying himself! (also: Frogtown movie is free to watch on YT now - worth a looks see)

[@andyroobrick-a-brack9355]

He's really good as Da Maniac in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

[@gazzaroony]

I enjoyed this movie as a teenager in the 80's. I understand this movie as a 40 something in the 20's...

[@getsufuma2597]

one of the most "woke" movies to ever be released

[@SovereignStatesman]

He got a Rude Awakening

[@Extracted74]

Its not leftist at all? You're reaching

[@Syklonus]

@@Extracted74 Being "woke" is neither left nor right. You've been used to the current use of the word to attack certain demographics, but It's simply about realising what is actually happening in the world.

[@Extracted74]

@@Syklonus i.imgur.com/Z0sc2R6.png Yes it is. It literally means someone who acknowledges communist newspeak. "Racist" "Bigot" "Nazi" and all those other words they act like are insults.

[@flycrack7686]

@@Syklonus thats not true, woke mean virtue signaling left. YES left, everyone who is woke is from the left.

[@Dashoost]

The dialogue by the old preacher on the street at the beginning is haunting when taking stock of what is happening currently in 2018

[@bluepillreproductions5781]

2020 says hi

[@myra-yves]

2021 says fuck you 🤠

[@CEEPMDEE]

Love this DOCUMENTARY.

[@anonb4632]

Reducing this to the Republicans turns this into a partisan thing. American politics is a stitch up between two parties which serve Wall Street.

[@benjaminborchardt1448]

Anon B I wish more people understood this

[@ricashbringer9866]

And the mega-corporations that forms PACS and contribute to both sides for their own ends.

[@TyRiders2]

Well at the Time the Republicans were the problem. Today's world we're open to the fact that BOTH partisans are the problem.

[@TyRiders2]

@tad562 So are Democrats.

[@TyRiders2]

@tad562 Nah man, Democrats are equally as bad.

[@JustJohnny]

If he ever tours overseas, I highly suggest seeing Carpenter's live performance. Easily one of my favorite composers and having clips of the films play in the background is really epic. I emailed asking if they were going to release a Bluray live performance but the person responding didn't seem prepared for someone actually wanting one.

[@AdrianMendoza23]

you saw him live? He is touring this fall. I may go see him.

[@JustJohnny]

He played at Day For Night in Houston back in December. Well worth your time and money if you are a fan. The clips that play during the theme songs to his films are very reminiscent of the intro trailers Oliver does. You can find a few bootleg clips on KZbin but it's not the same.

[@jessehilton1337]

You freaking rock! Thanks so much for another great retrospective, they seriously make my whole week!

[@OliverHarper]

Thanks Jesse!

[@GameplayandTalk]

Ah man, I love it when you take a look at these John Carpenter films. I haven't seen it before, but it looks like it's another one I need to buy!

[@Einnor084]

Gameplay and Talk BUY IT!!!

[@Colin1084]

I love this film, great review as always. I think all of your reviews should come packed as bluray extras for their respective releases. You put so much effort and care into your work and it's greatly appreciated.

[@AdrianGrant]

This is clearly one of the best KZbin Channels. Thanks for these reviews. They Live is a classic!

[@happyandprosperous3188]

Oh my gosh.. This movie has become reality 2020..

[@fireheartis1]

There is no way Big Trouble in Little China was a box office bomb. The movie is so iconic!

[@afrog2666]

Greed, corruption and encouraged overspending is more rampant than ever in "certain places" :p

[@at3479]

This comes on YT the same day that this solar eclipse is coming out and everyone wearing sunglasses. Hmmmm....... coincidence ? Great job on this, Oliver. You always seem to find info that I wouldn't have even thought of.

[@Dr_Salt]

John Carpenter movies are a gift to humanity

[@PENNYROSE365]

I was born in 1995 I just discovered this movie in dec.2021 I didn't get the luxury of seeing it in theaters or growing up in the 80s but I will say it's understandable how it could have went over so many peoples heads back then or made a mockery out of...this was the beginning of an end and people just didn't know how bad things were going to become living now and seeing the effects of how things elevated into a even worse reality of what they predicted scares me because we are living in it now I'm just thankful I've always had my glasses/contact lenses in my lost and mislead generation

[@whitleybayman123]

Awesome Oliver, not seen this classic since the 80s Ordered Blu Ray. The Politics of it are so relevant now as you said.

[@stephenchappell7512]

You no longer need shades to figure out who the bad guys are 😎 👀

[@187mrsmith]

This is still relevant to today's society & issues the rich keep getting richer while the poor keep getting poorer!

[@scottwolff2236]

Easily one of my favorite ever movies. Not only do I strongly agree with it's message but I believe we can all learn from it. Excessive capitalism is strangling us all. Piper and Carpenter absolutely nailed it.

[@bettyc.parker-young1437]

This is about extortion of people. The control of life! I believe in a truly free society you should choose your course of life, not the government.,not special interest.

[@chindleymuffin]

You may not have noticed, but the name Frank Armitage that John Carpenter used as a pseudonym (mainly because he didn't want his real name used every time as a screenwriting credit) is actually Keith David's full character name in this movie. Nada's original first name was George in the short story and comic, then changed to John Nada in the movie. He also originally had a girlfriend called Lil, this character was changed to Meg Foster's character in the movie.

[@AngusStewart01]

This and true man show predicted today's culture

[@dianathompson7597]

And the matrix,,,

[@ericg1100]

yes! absolutely. There are other movies that portray the truth of the world too but these are definitely some of the best examples. Eyes Wide Shut is another one, though a little less blatant. Also The Ghost Writer with Ewan McGregor, Chinatown, Capricorn One, and probably the most cryptic but filled with truths, Under The Silver Lake. Most of these are about the underlying evil forces of the earth, but nothing is as simply delivered as Truman Show and They Live. If you havent seen the ones I listed, check em out!

[@cryptoorgie]

It depicted the culture of the 80s but that culture never went away

[@TheUballe]

Mr. Harper, it's uncanny how similar our tastes in cinema are. Your retrospectives are nothing short of masterful, bud! Please keep them coming.

[@GregsVlog]

Good timing with this Oliver, what with the eclipse and all! "PUT ON THE GLASSES!!!" haha!

[@Life-Row-Toll]

One of my all time favorite films ever. Creeped me out as a kid. Thank you!

[@Vidiot-Savant]

Rather fitting that this review drops on a day where you need special glasses to look at the sun. Was that intentional, or just a happy coincidence?

[@benderbendingrodriguez420]

Saying that They Live is "more relevant now" is like saying water is wet. Governments have always taken advantage of their power of the people & the rich have never cared for those underneath

[@gold24k54]

Grew up with this masterpiece, and I still am with my old man.

[@victorvictor8587]

There's currently Cell Phone Tower's every 2 miles .

[@im3phirebird81]

Yeah we've got a lot to tear down. Tesla stated that all of our nature, our organs, brainwaves etc. are within a certain bandwidth. If you could take control of that bandwidth you could basically control the world. We are now in an ocean of unnatural radiation and a former friend of mine (at least I saw him as a friend at some point in time) laughed at me when we were in our civil protection bunker last year if I am already feeling bad already because they added a 5G permanent line through the whole facility. The joke's on him though and he's the stupid one, every day a bit of rat poison kills you over time, you don't just drop dead....

[@liquideagle6884]

Perfect day for this to be released with people walking around with sunglasses to look at the sun.

[@michaelwills1926]

LIQUID EAGLE yes that is a highly unusual application for...sunglasses.

[@JayKhwaja]

I miss Rowdy Piper very much (1954 - 2015)

[@nateemond197]

I remember in 2005 or so this was on HBO or Cinemax. I absolutely love this movie and Roddy Piper as a huge wrestling fan growing up in the late 80s and 90s. The movie and its theme are used by people like Alex Jones as proof the " Illuminati" are the ones ruling the world and Carpenter tried to show them as the bad guys. I believe Carpenter is trying to show the Super Rich and Powerful ran the world in the 80s and they are hidden behind politicians who are scum run by the Super Rich. Anyway I love you Oliver and is at least my second time watching this retrospective, I have watched them all at least once, and you are the best!

[@thealaskan1635]

This movie spoke the truth of America's economy when it came out. Unemployment,poverty,grew when this movie came out. It broke box office records for the time of year it came out and continued to do so and it was pulled from the theaters. This makes no sense. I didn't even know about this movie til it came out on video a year later.

[@MonkeyMagicMonk]

Please review The Lost Boys, Apocalypse Now, Trainspotting, Deliverance, ET, Goodfellas, Killing Fields...

[@xxcrysad3000xx]

Scanners!

[@jelliscorpio]

I thought The Hitcher (1986, Rutger Hauer) would also be a film that Oliver would really like.

[@3Jane_TA]

Return of the Living Dead (1985)

[@florianlaur5300]

I would love to see him review Leon, Heat, L.A. Confidential, Ronin and American Beauty

[@tentringer4065]

Philip Nellis he wants the moon on a stick!

[@thetreblerebel]

I watched this not long after its release. Few years after when it was on broadcast TV. Usually Saturday afternoon movies. The visuals of this movie and Big Trouble in Little China stuck with me. They Live is on my list of favorite movies. And you called it very very well in this one!

[@MONKMONEY-hu1gw]

Oliver harper is the fuckin man.

[@canadianwardog7118]

The scene that really trips me out in this film is when they go down to the TV station and see the way they transport across the star systems. Mind bender.

[@MortyJKNorthphilly]

This movie is more prevalent now than it was when it came out

[@dianathompson7597]

Combing true now

[@yellowriverboy5734]

Relevant :)

[@tylerskiss]

The moment you turn the conversation to the Soundtrack and that music kicks in-! EPIC!

[@Axess-sv8nq]

"Where'd you get those glasses?" "Tooth Fairy."

[@shockz16]

Great review on a great movie Oliver. Glad to hear you've got your ads sorted out on this video too.

[@OliverHarper]

Cheers buddy!

[@greenrabbit05]

The critic from the washington post review hated it because it revealed that he was also an alien.

[@TheVetoSkreeemer]

Great and very complete review. RIP Rody Piper, this movie shows he had great potential. But he didn t had any other roles I can remember , what happened?

[@gingern3475]

So many truths in one movie about the realities of today's society. This should be a documentary. This is real life.

[@im3phirebird81]

If it were made as a documentary it would not have made it to its release and John Carpenter would have suffered an untimely death because he either hanged himself or overdosed. You know...

[@blackrat1228]

I'm surprised how many people are unaware of this movie, especially given how prevalent its been in memes and how timely its become again as of late.

[@alopez9709]

UNDER-RATED CLASSIC

[@sephyfan]

Bruuuuh, I have been waiting for you to review this movie. Aaaah, I have never clicked so fast on a video before♡

[@tappajavittu]

Oh my god I love THEY LIVE, I rank it very high among almost any scifi film I've ever seen, so damn entertaining.

[@Jimbo818]

love this film!

[@georger6624]

The problem with the film is that is real they don't tell you that because were all asleep

[@IngoFilmfreak]

yeeeeeesssss -- when i just put up my "Assault on Precinct 13" picture on my wall you do this!! :) Uncanny timing, lad!

[@frankwest7866]

They Live is realer than you think. I was up late one night watching T.V. in a V.A. hospital with another patient. The local news was on and a reporter was talking to a man. The T.V. flashed to black for a second and then it came back on and the man had no skin on his face. You saw his muscles and bones in his face. No skin ! I looked at the the guy sitting next to me and he looked at me. I said did you just see what I saw ? He said yeah ! They are among us !

[@dianathompson7597]

That's strange,,, I wonder if a movie camera could be made to detect them

[@Davelightuptheworld]

really? sounds interesting!

[@kimmurrell7971]

They reptillians its a whole lot of those imposters walking round

[@kimmurrell7971]

@@dianathompson7597 certain camera's and phones can I do believe

[@AstralPhnx]

Sounds like you were really lacking sleep there bucko

[@jimslav6973]

Rock-n-roll, Oliver. Great retrospective, as usual! Fun fact: that Ghostbusters EKG meter is in They Live!, and it is also in Suburban Commando with Hulk Hogan. Theme, perhaps?

[@klipkultur2951]

I even have a line from the character Nada written somewhere, I wish i'd remember it. Political, fast-paced, amazing harmonica theme, and Rowdy Piper. A CLASSIC!!!

[@klipkultur2951]

Ah! And that famous fight.

[@paer_vers]

"I've come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass". That's where one of the most iconic Duke Nukem lines comes from...

[@grassyclimer6853]

One of the best. I watch it and Addams family on Halloween sometimes.

[@hellfire6112]

still got my vhs copy ,., sits on the shelf with the thing, escape from new york & prince of darkness

[@jackiebartolo235]

Big trouble in Little China flopped?? That movie is amazing

[@mafistowaltz4857]

This is probably one of the Best reviews of THEY LIVE that Ive seen. WELL DONE SIR!

[@xetex2563]

I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass lol.... my favorite line EVER!!

[@XuntosIzor]

One of my favorite movies ever. Seems relevant every day

[@harmonicresonanceproject]

I love the bit where Ricky Gervais comes in at that ceremony and tells them to their alien faces that we've noticed They Live.

[@tychomonolith9998]

Carpenter, you're so missed!

[@MrHEC381991]

I'm surprised you mentioned The Faculty, Oliver. Nobody ever talks about that film but it was alright. Great video as always.

[@DefCon1966]

The alley fight with Roddy and Keith was EPIC!.

[@DoctorPretorious616]

Great retrospective/review, "They Live" is among my Top 3 favorite John Carpenter flicks along with "The Thing" and the original "Halloween". Its satire is still very relevant today in the nightmare dystopia of Trump's America. BTW, did you purposely time the release of this video to a day when people across the planet would be putting on special sunglasses, Oliver? :D