THEY LIVE: DU is like those sunglasses.... (catch it tonight!)

[nostamj]

If you get AMC, they are showing THEY LIVE at 9:30 Eastern.

This is the one movie that all DUers must see.

DU is exactly like those sunglasses in Carpenter's eeriely prophetic movie. We know the things others refuse to even acknowledge. We SEE the monsters. And the blind fascism of BushCo is undeniably marketed to a populace cowed by the relentless mantra of their 'trifecta' of governance:

HATE, FEAR & IGNORANCE

And they are assisted by a controlled media.

There are monsters among us; Carpenter didn't know that an invasion was unnecessary--unless you count Iraq. They were already here.

Anyway, would love to hear DUer's thoughts on this film now that we're in the world according to BushCo. And, if you've never seen... DU check it out.

Some goodies from the net follow.

They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. THEY LIVE.

A rugged loner stumbles upon a terrifying discovery: goulish creatures are masquerading as humans while they lull the public into submission through subliminal advertising messages. Only specially made sunglasses make the deadly truth visible.

http://www.theofficialjohncarpenter.com/pages/themovies/tl/tlmm.html



I don't like this one bit. Not one bit.

[flamingyouth]

1. I love that movie

Total guilty pleasure. I haven't seen it in a long time, perhaps life imitates art after all.

[displacedtexan]

8. me, too!

some of the very best fight scenes ever filmed! eat your heart out, arnold!

[brainshrub]

2. Great movie

The main hero is so quiet for the first half of the movie...so that when he does start talking, it's startling.
My favorite scene is the last one. You know the one I'm talking about.

[Richardo]

3. Hey thanks for that heads up, nostamj...

..always wanted to see that movie.

Stopping off for Pop Secret Homestyle popcorn and some extra beer on the way home.

:thumbsup:

[nostamj]

5. prepare to be seriously

CREEPED OUT... (damn! popcorn!! knew I forgot something when I was shopping today........

[Pastiche423]

4. If you get to watch the movie

every time you see a billboard, think Clear Channel.

[Supply Side Jesus]

6. I didn't know rummy was in that film!!

They should have him on "Before they were whole sale murderers" that new series on VH1.

[AWD]

7. Not to mention a REALLY LONG fight scene...

....which they mocked perfectly in the "Cripple Fight" episode of South Park.

[nostamj]

9. haven't seen it in YEARS

and really looking forward (in a creepy way) to seeing it tonight.

p.s. hope the campaign is going well!

[Minstrel Boy]

15. lol! that fight scene is preposterous

"Put on the glasses!"

Been thinking a lot about They Live lately...

[rasputin1952]

17. That has to be the LONGEST fight scene...

I've ever seen!

'put on these glasses'.

'No'

Fight for 12-15 minutes.

'put on these glasses'

'No'

return to fight

Jeez.....that was the brawl of the decade! Classic movie though, has some really interesting spots, even if it is a bit over the top. I have seen it 3 times, and each time, I pick out a little more of the story line.

Just wish I could take a beating like that ands just get up and start all over again.

:kick:

[htuttle]

21. It's actually a pro wrestling skit

I read a 'making of' article once about it, and apparently much of that fight was improvised. I guess they started having fun with it, and it went on, and on, and on. Really just like a pro wrestling match (not surprising, given Piper's background), where you think it's over, then it's not, then you think it's over again, etc...

John Carpenter apparently thought it was great, and left the whole thing in.

[rasputin1952]

25. I'm really glad he did...

it has to be one of the most surreal fight scenes. It just goes on forever, LOL; and without anything fancy! Just good old rough and tumble fighting.

With 20/20 hindsight though, it would have been easier on both of them, if he jusy would have put the damn galsses on!

[targetpractice]

10. I love the music

The soundtrack will stick in your head for days.

[Swede]

11. "I am here to kick ass and chew bubblegum." Rowdy Roddy Piper

One of the great B movies.

[CatWoman]

12. where'd you get that photo of Mrs. Schwartenegger???

[nostamj]

13. www.god_this_pic_creeps_me_out.com/mariaS/they_live_cameo.htm

;-)

[BlueJazz]

14. Cool Movie that (in it's own way)...

.....is/was a lot more interesting than half of the so-called modern
"Sci-Fi thrillers"

I'll meet you folks in the lobby.

[xJlM]

16. I was thinking about this one not long ago

Roddy Piper and Keith David duking it out in the street, the armored attack on the homeless people, real good violent entertainment! I saw this one when it was new, back in the Poppy Bush days.

[nostamj]

18. p.s. remember when you would NEVER

see a movie like this on AMC???

some days, AMC is as lame as USA.

but, it has its uses. like tonight!

getting increasingly psyched as I realize how much I've forgotten...

[nostamj]

19. the TV Guide 'grid' was wrong

THEY LIVE on AMC starts at 9:55, not 9:30. sorry!

[eleny]

20. Oh yeah - this one is scary...

in just the way you describe. Did I see it right in the credits that John Cassavettes is in it?

[tlcandie]

22. I'm not Daddy's little boy anymore!!!

Thanks Nost!!! Absolutely amazing and it is so IN! Doesn't it like truly describe today?! :wow:

Watching it now...:D

[Room101]

23. They live Video clips here................

http://www.theylivenow.co.uk/

[tlcandie]

24. ROFLMAO ...

What's wrong baby?!?! :bounce: If only WE could!!

[eleny]

26. I want my glasses

[madfloridian]

27. OK, Why is it I forgot they were aliens? Humm...mm.

It all seemed so real, very today. There is something wrong with my mind now that I see even a picture like this in view of today. I was sitting there thinking how the heck did they know just about how things would be today, every nuance of the fluff and the idiocy.
I just forgot they were aliens.
B-)

[rasputin1952]

28. Not aliens...

they are neo-cons. I figured that out, when the one guy came up with the cash that subliminally said, "this is your god". It is just SO obvious. LOL

B-)

[madfloridian]

30. Heh Heh. But it is so hard to tell the difference.

:silly:

Seriously, I was really feeling creepy. I don't ever remember a movie affecting me like that. It was dead on today's world.

[rasputin1952]

32. It was a little creepy...

something I never noticed before. I think this is the 4th time I've seen it, over the years.

Kind of strange that a 'B' movie would have that effect. Maybe it was prophetic? :shrug:

[MrPrax]

29. Save for the silly Wrestling scene done for the movie trailer

a total hoot and one of the most underrated political films in the 90s...
The source of too many urban legends...

This is Your God!!

If you watch the movie...your results may vary

[tlcandie]

31. Really makes youwant to trash the TV!!!!

OH and wear shades!!! B-) B-) B-)

[MetaTrope]

33. "Hofmann" Lenses

Named, I have no doubt, after one Dr. Albert Hofmann.