Comments on: Friday Afternoon Movie: They Live

By: Pigskin Pete

Pigskin Pete — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:42:41 +0000

I’m throwing down the gauntlet of the Rowdy One’s oeuvre with the FAM. “Hell Comes to Frogtown.” Youtube it. Watch it. Love it.

By: The F'n Jem'Hadar

The F'n Jem'Hadar — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:38:34 +0000

Long Live the FAM!

By: PMMJ

PMMJ — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:58:20 +0000

Watching it again recently, I was totally surprised how the movie’s economic downturn mirrored our own. Or something.

By: Matthieu G.

Matthieu G. — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:04:14 +0000

I’ve been a fan of FAM since the begining, but you’ve just hitted the jackpot ! Carpenter is a GOD, and this is probably one of is masterpiece. “Rowdy” Roddy Piper + machine gun in a TV studio = priceless.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:25:32 +0000

Also, a bit more trivia about the film. It served as the inspiration for Shepard Fairey’s iconic “OBEY” campaign.

By: Chris L

Chris L — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:54:10 +0000

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. So. Good.

It’s MOSTLY mindless – but I think for all the masquerading social commentary there’s a bit of real stuff in there, too. (The whole shanty town, for example.)

But yeah. Um. That fight scene! Incredible.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:27:47 +0000

It also contains the greatest fight scene of all time. All other acts of man on man violence ever committed to celluloid pale in comparison to the combat nirvana in this movie.

By: Nadya

Nadya — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:02:36 +0000

I love this movie. It’s one of my favorite Carpenter flicks. Oh man, that fight scene that goes on FOREVER… so great.