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3/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 10/31/2023
It's certainly not the subtlest commentary, but "They Live" is interestingly and entertainingly done.
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3/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 07/27/2022
Slick direction by John Carpenter and clever social commentary help set this cult scifi flick well ahead of the curve.
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3/4
mellyboi1 - wrote on 01/13/2012
Ah, this movie is so good. I wasn't one of the lucky people that got to see it growing up, actually I just finished watching it a few minutes ago and I have to say I am impressed. The movie is every bit as old as I am, but it still manages to be entertaining and does send a good message, or at the very least sends A MESSAGE even in 2012. With stars like Roddy Piper and Keith David this movie has to be good and I stand by saying that it's one of the only "B" movies I can actually stomach, well this and "The Blob". I give it 3 out of 4 stars.
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3/4
mitchellyoung - wrote on 07/14/2011
Doesn't explore the political themes it hints at very well, but, as a low-budget sci-fi film, it is effective and genuinely creepy. Plays like an extra-violent episode of the Twilight Zone. Also, the fight scene between Keith David and Rowdy Roddy Piper is one of the most brutal and extended fist fights ever.
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3/4
Chris Kavan - wrote on 02/28/2007
Subversive, humerous and with enough action to keep fists pumping, They Live is a film that's hard to take seriously, but has a good message to get across. You just may never look at the world the same way again.
