So I can’t really describe exactly what was going on in this one. It seemed as though the 1% were all apart of some collaboration with a race of aliens that were controlling the universe. I think they were called the Human Elite something or another. The aliens recruited the elite humans to be kind of their lackeys and in return they afforded them riches for not trying to fight them I guess.
Not really sure why all the poor people were assed out other than trying to kill the aliens. It’s like if you weren’t down with coexisting with aliens you were homeless and cant get ahead in life. The beauty of all of this was the poor people all created a hub where they all had special eye wear (Oakey’s?) that allowed them to spot all of the aliens. Which led to some funky visuals and a lot of head blasting with shotguns and such when the aliens were outed.
This charge was lead by none other than Rowdy Roddy Piper and his sweet mullet who are then accompanied by Frank Armitage (played by Charlie Jensen from Something About Mary, which lead to me shouting “How’d you get the beans above the franks?” an excessive amount of times) after a hilariously long epic fist fight that must’ve been one of the Family Guy reference Mark alluded to.
Gloria… you look like shit!
The movie started out pretty slow in the first act and then with the crack of a champagne bottle to the back of Roddy Piper’s head, things picked up pretty good for me somewhere in the middle of act two. I guess the only thing missing from this movie was a rockin 80s soundtrack but i do give kudos to John Carpenter for going against the grain and writing his own score according to Bill E. If it wasn’t the same lame old crappy bass groove every five minutes maybe it would’ve come off better. I mean the lack of range didn’t help when transitioning between the emotions of different scenes and made everything seem monotonous.
All in all solid pick Chris and judging by the ratings so far its taken the 5th spot on our spreadsheet. I wish more people could’ve joined last week, it was fun. See you all tonight.
Also I have some screenshots but I’ll have to add them when I get home. I thought they were saved on my draft but this doesn’t seem like the case. And I have no clue who’s pick it is tonight, we’ve done way too much flipping around and switching.
-Qaadir Antwine
They Live (titled onscreen as John Carpenter's They Live) is a 1988 American science-fiction action horror film written and directed by John Carpenter, based on the 1963 short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" by Ray Nelson. Starring Roddy Piper, Keith David, and Meg Foster, the film follows an unnamed drifter[nb 1] who discovers through special sunglasses that the ruling class are aliens concealing their appearance and manipulating people to consume, breed, and conform to the status quo via subliminal messages in mass media.
The film was a minor success at the time of its release, debuting #1 at the North American box office. It originally received negative reviews criticizing its social commentary, writing and acting. However, like other films of Carpenter, it later enjoyed a cult following and eventually became recognized as a largely underrated work. The film has also entered popular culture, and notably had a lasting impact on street art (particularly that of Shepard Fairey), while its nearly six-minute alley brawl between the protagonists makes appearances on all-time lists for best fight scenes.
