The fight scene was purposely the longest gnarliest drag out street fight ever filmed. Waking people up is very difficult. They will fight you tooth and nail to remain asleep, safe in the nightmare.

@regiodeurse6513

3 жыл бұрын

also every time the signal jams and the guy trying to expose, breaks trough on TV everyone gets a headache.. That hit me so hard.. Irl "Sleepers" always seem to get headache as well when you talk about certain stuff. Even when it's just a short simple remark/statement. People over age 40 specifically. They cant stand it.. Once the prism of the mind is fully matured/vested they cant go without..

@ImHere685

3 жыл бұрын

‘It’s Easier to Fool People Than to Convince Them That They Have Been Fooled’ ~marK Twain '"'

@benjamingrezik373

3 жыл бұрын

@@regiodeurse6513 Yup. fact

@SoSikWitIt

3 жыл бұрын

Meta Man you don’t know what you are talking about I guess spongebob has hidden meaning that you can tell me about I guess The meg has hidden meaning I guess every movie in the world ever mad e has a hidden meaning and you can tell me lol of them

@denierdev9723

3 жыл бұрын

1:33 Didn't know this is what Childs got up to before Outpost 31

John Carpenter made the fight scene so long & drawn out to show how hard it is to wake people up

@jawarholol4651

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, so John Carpenter actually said that, then? Can you tell me where you read that? Genuinely interested.

@jawarholol4651

3 жыл бұрын

The only thing I can find is Carpenter saying: “I wanted a good fight! I hadn’t seen anything like that, and I thought, ‘Why not?”

@corbindixon5519

3 жыл бұрын

Case and point 👉 lol

@deepcutfilm

3 жыл бұрын

I caught the film on Netflix recently, knew nothing about it...loved it! That fight scene - damn. I was like, shit, they reeeeeaalllyyyyy going for it :D

@waynechapman9823

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! That's what I've been dealing with the past few years. I've been watching a lot of alternative media and am currently reading "The CIA as Organized Crime" by Douglas Valentine, and I feel like I've definitely put on the glasses in a manner of speaking. But getting others to listen is a frustrating experience. When someone tells you she's loved everything Joe Biden has done and nothing I say will change her mind, you realize how relevant that fight scene really is!

This movie has a lot of depth, and the production is quite advanced to its date. I can remember watching this as a kid wondering about things I've never used to think about, then suddenly, my perspective of the world reformed to a new stage of awareness. There is always a hidden message behind a large set.

@0g0dn0

3 жыл бұрын

The alien masks were definitely a lot more convincing through the filter of the sunglasses, you could immediately see how cheap they were once you could see them in HD. That's not a knock, though, the movie was absolutely enthralling and the effects were excellent.

@re1010

3 жыл бұрын

I find it funny how people will say on KZread comments that's it's about evil communists and Marx, when the heroes are the little guy taking on capitalism and aliens are responsible for climate change. It's as though they never watched the film.

@0g0dn0

3 жыл бұрын

@@re1010 It's probably because they're calling back on the old notion that communism somehow strips people of their individuality, which is something you see in a lot of early horror films, like Village of the Damned. Obviously they have the message completely backwards.

@zfurr8629

3 жыл бұрын

@@0g0dn0 they live is one of his best shoestring films it holds up better than escape from new york with less money

@mrnobody6447

3 жыл бұрын

@@zfurr8629 do you mean holds up in potential relevancy or entertainment overall?

Amazing film. Keith and Roddy are amazing together. R.I.P Roddy.

@guilherme5094

3 жыл бұрын

R.I.P Roddy.

@KendrickHarrisKenfinity

3 жыл бұрын

For real!👍💯

@THORGATO

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/dmZktrWRntvKk6w.html

@MyHazey

3 жыл бұрын

Best. Movie.Fight.Ever.

@CRP7000

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

In 2020, we don't even need the sunglasses to see the truth. They Live is still revelent

@KenMabie

3 жыл бұрын

i can guarantee you dont see shit

@leonelmartinez2486

3 жыл бұрын

@@KenMabie I know what I see

@KenMabie

3 жыл бұрын

@@leonelmartinez2486 yeah and how do you know what you see is real? Oh right you dont. So as I said you don't see shit

@leonelmartinez2486

3 жыл бұрын

@@KenMabie now you just sound ridiculous

@KenMabie

3 жыл бұрын

@@leonelmartinez2486 aw what's a matter is formulating an intelligent counter argument response too difficult for a such a teenie tiny brain such as yours? Run along little kid your chicken tendies are getting cold

This movie is more relevant today than it was back in the 80s.

@TheJimmyClip

3 жыл бұрын

So is Fight Club

@Cableguy15

3 жыл бұрын

@Master Of puppets But he's right. Cronyism and Corporatism are 100x more rampant today than in the 80's.

@benjamingrezik373

3 жыл бұрын

Univite your bestfriend stay hone save lives

@panismith1544

3 жыл бұрын

🕶🕗

@russingram8101

3 жыл бұрын

It's just capitalism. Cronyism etc. are side effects of capitalism.

I see "They Live" as a companion piece for "The Matrix" and "The Truman Show." Each offers insight not found in the other two. Of the three movies, I think "They Live" is the most revealing.

@jbsmith3556

3 жыл бұрын

"Vanilla sky" offers more insight if u can figure it out too.

@AmericanActionReport

3 жыл бұрын

@@jbsmith3556 Thanks. I don't know anything about "Vanilla Sky," but I'll check it out.

@russingram8101

3 жыл бұрын

It's just capitalism. That's it.

@AmericanActionReport

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing is "just" anything; all things work together. Six subsidiaries of giant, multinational corporate conglomerates control over 90% of the news we receive. All of them depend on advertising to survive. Small and mid-sized businesses can't afford the advertising rates of those giants, big banks and big businesses dominate most of the advertising we see. High-level politicians depend on big money, most of it from the aforesaid businesses, to get elected and stay in office. Those same politicians appoint the heads of regulatory agencies, who almost always come from the businesses being regulated, and they also introduce bills, many of which are written by businesses. Thus, the rules governing businesses are written by a relatively few businesses at the expense of the many. The six-headed giant media also need information to stay in business. They get most of it from top politicians, bureaucrats, big business and banks, and intelligence agencies, all of whom have their reasons for furnishing information. There's much more, but I think you get the picture.

@AmericanActionReport

3 жыл бұрын

@Meta Man In some way, every story teller consciously or unconsciously reveals his/her values and concerns.

What's so great about John Carpenter's films in the 1980s is that he really made the films he wanted to make and he did them in this very spontaneous and even reckless fashion. But he was still able to make them high quality pieces of cinema that never seemed to take themselves too seriously.

@jamiebraswell5520

3 жыл бұрын

John Carpenter is a talented man. He doesn't need large budgets to bring his visions to life.

Ah, John Carpenter in his prime. I wish fixing the system was as simple as blowing up a satellite dish.

@56postoffice

3 жыл бұрын

Truth.😔

@strangelyjamesly4078

3 жыл бұрын

It is (metaphorically speaking). But the problem is no one wants to die doing it.

@shortbuspimp

3 жыл бұрын

@@strangelyjamesly4078 hell, most people dont even want to be discomforted

@mjross007

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely a hell of a way to find out your banging an alien hooker😂🤣😂

@fametypebeat2909

3 жыл бұрын

But media is the reason many of us are stuck in a loop, its like the first phase (unhooking)

And one of Roddy's last public pronouncements was that They Live was a documentary not a film hmmm

@ChrisMaxCisneros

3 жыл бұрын

Dang, really? Because with everything that's going on now. Those type of glasses not only exist, but the "film" can be taken as a Mega Metaphor.

@ChrisMaxCisneros

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulonius42 what attention, you sad assuming loser lol

@roel.vinckens

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisMaxCisneros You just gave Paxpaul his dose for the next few hours.

@daxwhitston5656

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulonius42 Roddy piper did really say They Live was a documentary

@williamblackfyre4866

3 жыл бұрын

Because lizard people have infiltrated the highest level of government and celebrity and are our mutant overlords? Or was he being more metaphorical?

Just got out of Pop Culture Theories class talking about They Live and even mentioned Cinefix to my professor. Much love guys.

@foodank_atr817

3 жыл бұрын

You should tell him about old Dan O'Brien from Cracked vids, mainly Pop Culture Obsessive Disorder and pre cast change After Hours

@Fenglang1

3 жыл бұрын

Pop culture theories class? What weed induced glorious fever dream is this? 😁

@marvalice3455

3 жыл бұрын

Did they talk about the anti semitism?

@marvalice3455

3 жыл бұрын

@b12 o I meant in "they live". When I first watched it I felt like I was watching a storm front video. Lol

@dexxfilm

3 жыл бұрын

@@foodank_atr817 Didn't cracked say Dirty Harry is racist? Lol no thanks.

Carpenter said his film wasn't really made for financial gain but a wake up call for the public, a survival guide. To say this film is relevant more so now than ever is an understatement.

This cheesy John Carpenter B-movie is a social sci-fi masterpiece that is still relevant today as it was back then. Its not a cult classic, its an important document of our world.

One of the most underrated movies of the last 30-40 years.

@wireboar7321

3 жыл бұрын

@Dennis Menace nah, if there is to be a reboot or upgrade it most likely would suck, just take a look at the 2011 The Thing film, the rebooted A Nightmare on Elm Street film, Robocop remake, last two Terminator films, 2018 predator movie, they all sucked big time, don't get me wrong, i would like a good reboot/remake or continuation of these old classics but tbh the film industry of today has no place for original ideas cause they do not guarantee profit😔

@richardkempton1894

3 жыл бұрын

@@wireboar7321 I agree with your list there, with the exception of the Thing. I originally hated that film, but I watched it again recently and thought it was decent. It's a perfectly fitting prequel to the original. I still don't care for the use of the CGI instead of practical effects, but if you can get past that it's a decent film in my opinion.

@wireboar7321

3 жыл бұрын

@@richardkempton1894 i think the film is a decent sci-fi horror flick but doesn't have the feel of John Carpenter's The Thing, kinda like 98' Zilla film, good on it's own, but i gotta admit that the bar is set kinda high for a The Thing prequel

@richardkempton1894

3 жыл бұрын

@@wireboar7321 Yes. Good analogy. Godzilla 98 was a fun monster movie but only Godzilla in name. The Thing 82 was amazing. I consider it and Alien has the pinnacle of SciFi horror.

This film is a True Story. You’re living it now.

@serahkonner

2 жыл бұрын

I saw them in a dream a mix of zombies and aliens they were reading a girls journal.

@johnathanriojas2530

2 жыл бұрын

AaGgHh! Noooo!!!

Right up there with Orwell's 1984, and Huxley's Brave New World. All three show what our society is right now.

@KeeperOfOrchards

3 жыл бұрын

i was just gonna say the same thing. And true, today, it’s very clear what’s going on, although all the leadership/UN/WHO/NWO/Soros-Davos & Bilderberg élites, keep their meetings/gatherings private, close & independent, discussing & making increasingly arrogant, unilateral, non-consented by the public (unilateral = totalitarian enslaving) decisions & plans

@denierdev9723

3 жыл бұрын

7:07 Yo wtf

Oh "They Live"....you keep getting more and more relevant!

@xxxsully420

3 жыл бұрын

That craps mostly on the Democratic party side as well

@mal35m

3 жыл бұрын

@@xxxsully420 I was thinking the exact same thing. Look at what is happening IRL in any communist/socialist controlled country today in the name of covid. Look what is happening in any big demmoKKKrat controlled city in America. Now look at who is controlling information in America and who they are supporting. They Live was supposed to be an indictment of Republicans and Ronald Reagan, but which party today IRL is controlling information, dividing us and telling us to go to sleep?

@TooCooFoYou

3 жыл бұрын

@@mal35m Republican and Democrats.

@theGEIone

3 жыл бұрын

@@TooCooFoYou Nancy pelosis ex chief of staff works for and represents many mass media conglomerates Time Warner, Viacom, Disney , Etc. While many rich celebrities endorse the same candidate that those media companies also endorse. There’s a lot of reps who are in on it but they take turns right now it’s the dems turn to establish control again

*>MARRY AND REPRODUCE* Daily reminder that the aliens in "They Live" are less evil than our current overlords.

@bradchambers5886

3 жыл бұрын

@SLUG BOY The people who don't want us to have healthy families.

@mr.niceguy9229

3 жыл бұрын

Cant tell if sarcasm or not....

@dominicklittle9828

3 жыл бұрын

@SLUG BOY def not one specific race/religion. they are the people behind the curtain

@Dunge0n

3 жыл бұрын

@@dominicklittle9828 Khazarian. They tend to be 'converted' khazars.

@jrickducking6685

3 жыл бұрын

So by that logic The mystical resistance group made internet porn to delay the aliens plan

I always saw this film as a well made and fun, if bone-headedly obvious satire. But as I get older...the film feels far less obvious and exaggerated in its themes. It just feels more and more true to life. The police raid on the tent city is...rough to watch these days.

@gregsmith7949

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. Me too👍

@maksimskacanovs6256

3 жыл бұрын

here is why: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lXlqksaNk920mtI.html

@DavidRamirez-se2yt

3 жыл бұрын

@Jesus Christ you are a fake. Just wanted to say that.

@EksaStelmere

3 жыл бұрын

Never forget our old "Deporter-in-chief" Obama. Was a hilarious time.

@aerohard

3 жыл бұрын

Watch Robocop, from the '80s. The commercials that popped up in the films were pure batshit to 1980's eyes. In 2020 they could sell product.

This film was very Artistic, love the swap between colour and B/W for the glasses and the design of the alien which look like zombies from space.

@faz6877

3 жыл бұрын

Carpenter is a genius

@THORGATO

3 жыл бұрын

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@Cyber_Smoke

3 жыл бұрын

@@faz6877 yes I love how this film feels like a reference to 50s 60s Sci Fi whilst delivering a message about greed and corruption.

@TheRealFobican

3 жыл бұрын

The aliens look like they are missing some skin.

Probably the greatest cinematic street fight scene ever filmed.

Thank you hbo for showing this movie almost every day in the late 1980’s

@joshuahoover6841

3 жыл бұрын

Yup. And I’m just gonna say, thank God I grew up in the 80s and had HBO, Cinemax, the movie channel and Showtime. Soooo many good movies

@wireboar7321

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshuahoover6841 or maybe thank god that there were so many good movies back in the days😞

@MeatCatCheesyBlaster

3 жыл бұрын

You had HBO you’re one of them

>wear a mask >vote >subscribe So...You're saying we SHOULDN'T do those things? Because the whole point is we're supposed to ignore the orders and do the opposite...

@Drax69420

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's a pretty sus message and also kinda harmful for obvious reasons.

@thebigdawgj

3 жыл бұрын

@@Drax69420 I know, I never thought they would be anti-science.

@jamescarrino3696

3 жыл бұрын

It was obviously just supposed to mimic the things we're told to do these days that lack subtlety. We're told everywhere to wear a mask, told everywhere to vote, and nearly ever KZreadr begs their watchers to subscribe. It's propaganda, no two ways about it. I wouldn't necessarily call CineFix anti-science though, just inserting some relevant propaganda within a movie about propaganda. Most of the alien's messages within the movie aren't terrible, and to be sure, worse things have been commanded of people to people in the past. The crime of propaganda, even well-intentioned propaganda, is denying people the ability to choose for themselves and live free lives. If you want the movie's themes to still make sense and not sound like a hypocrite, you have to identify today's propaganda too and point out how they limit people's individual choices, even if it's for the best on a larger scale. You're not as smart as you think you are.

@thebigdawgj

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamescarrino3696 I'm smarter than you think I am, anyway.

@jamescarrino3696

3 жыл бұрын

@@thebigdawgj Evidently not. You couldn't even come up with justification to your original comment beyond 'no u'. If you were actually intelligent, you would have understood the themes of the movie in the first place and not immediately jumped the shit of whoever made the video for being 'anti-science'. This conversation is over you mid-wit.

I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass and I’m all out of bubblegum that’s such a classic movie John Carpenter is a genius this and big trouble in Little China on my favorite movies and don’t forget the Man himself Rowdy Roddy Piper is a Freaking legend I am 47 years old and I remember him back in the days in WWF Before it was WWE

@chrisoliver3642

3 жыл бұрын

Except it was originally "I've come to kick ass and chew bubblegum..." The mandela effect retconned it to be the other way around, much like it removed the ! at the end of the movie's name.

@shawnbrown7057

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisoliver3642 Someone tried to tell me that was because of Duke Nukem 3D using the line backwards. Turns out Duke still got it right: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dmR7vJaSadqcn5M.html

I totally agree that this movie never gets outdated and old but gets more and more relevant as the years go by

That fight scene is quite possibly [one of?] the best ever filmed.

A video talking about capitalism and how bad it is being interrupted by ads... hm.

@shinjig

3 жыл бұрын

or a ruling class that controls media, separates the people by groups and pits them against each other like leftists...

@MajorPaign

3 жыл бұрын

@@shinjig psssst... I got a new batch of copium!

@shinjig

3 жыл бұрын

@@MajorPaign thanks, I have a lot of people that I need to share it with.

@ArcanePath360

3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the Simpsons sketch where the not-too subliminal guy pops up on the screen and says "SMOOOOOOKKKKE"

@FUNZO1975

3 жыл бұрын

Complaining about capitalism IS profitable!

Weird how They Live and Josie and the Pussycats have almost the same message.

@56postoffice

3 жыл бұрын

Never saw Josie and the Pussycats. Might have to give it a whirl now you've pointed that out.

@djpegao

3 жыл бұрын

The only difference is that They Live still works even if it is set in the '80; while Josie is already dated although the message is basically the same.

@DJSockmonkeyMusic

3 жыл бұрын

@@56postoffice it's actually not bad

@littlesam6280

3 жыл бұрын

Jesus loves you all please repent of your sins God Bless you and yyour family

Wait, so that's where Doctor Who got the "you should kill us all on sight" bit?... Come to thing of it a lot of the silence seems to be based on this.

Loved this movie as a kid

@notthesameman

3 жыл бұрын

Piper said that it was a documentary, scary stuff, but this is a amazing film

Showed this flick to my Dad last year who is not much into Science Fiction but, we both find so many parallels from the movie to life in the world now.

It's wierd, I just got new glasses and I put them on before I watched this, and the entire video just says stuff like "obey" and "consume"

A classic, activism served the purpose of history and not the other way around. A skill that has been completely forgotten by entertainment these days.

This movie started like a weird B movie but actually has a really solid message

Between your top 10 best shot videos and these what's the difference masterpieces, I'm incredibly in awe of film and its meanings; thanks to you guys.

Next: What's The Difference - They Live vs 2020

@AyeSunny22

3 жыл бұрын

People actually woke up in They Live.

@THORGATO

3 жыл бұрын

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@Thespeedrap

3 жыл бұрын

2020 would be a crazy book turn movie if done right.

@sebswede9005

3 жыл бұрын

They're the same picture

@bboymonk3y

3 жыл бұрын

Masks saves lives We're in a pandemic Quarantine yourself to save people Curfew is mandatory

I love this movie more with each viewing! I saw this in the theater when it first came out. The six minute fight scene, and the hokey soundtrack were my only complaints. Why didn't the late great Roddy Piper just tell the guy "Dude! Check out these badass sunglasses that someone threw out! You can have a pair if they fit. Try them on!" I apologize to everyone likes that scene, but it REALLY slowed down the pace and the hokey slow music added to that. With those two things changed, it would, in my opinion, be a better film. Don't get my wrong, I still love it and consider it one of the best ever made, but does anyone agree about the points I made?

@TheRagingwerepanda

3 жыл бұрын

I always liked this take on that kzread.info/dash/bejne/hoqrrcyAkt2cYM4.html

@modernenglishman7802

2 жыл бұрын

Because the longest fight scene set to film is just... awesome and fun.

@trinityj1

Жыл бұрын

I kinda felt the exact same way watching it, but upon reflection it's doing a lot of story work and is a multifaceted metaphor for the things that keep the poor and oppressed down. Frank is cynical and knows the system is rigged against him, but he still doesn't want to interrogate it too closely or fight against it because of sunk cost, fear, misdirected anger, etc. etc. It can be a long, exhausting, brutal fight to wake people up out of complacency and despair and the brawl symbolises that. Totally agree with you about the music, though. So plodding and repetitive.

Change this from 80s greed to how corporations, with the government, socially manipulate the masses (particularly IT companies), and this story is still relevant.

@jackmorgan8931

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing, but from a different point of view. Or to put it this way: Those "at the top" have always wanted, well, wanted it all. They are the "greedy" folks who do indeed run the world. Always have, always will. And those in the middle? They haven't changed all that much, either. They still work, do the best they can, while being taxed, yeah, almost to death, to benefit both those at the top and then those at the bottom. So this is about those "at the bottom". Yeah, for a long time they were quite content to settle for "something for nothing". These days? That's funny. Those "at the bottom" are now demanding that they have the "right" to, well, anything and everything, all that both those in the "middle" and at the "top" have by either their simple power and greed or through the old-fashioned notion of "hard work". Those at the bottom don't care about any of that. They simply want it all! So re-do "They Live" today, here in 2020? You'd have to change the plot only to show that it would be the "poor" people, the "homeless," those in the "inner cities" who would be the ones killing our "heroes" in the sunglasses....

@Emulous79

3 жыл бұрын

@@jackmorgan8931 This could be remade with different characters, updated issues with the whole illuminati angle, CGI wouldn't be out of place with drones and what-not. You can't replace the actors or classic lines, though. Would have to be a re-imagining like with Fury Road.

I remember watching it in 1988 and looking past the cheese to the message. How true it rings in so many ways today.

John Carpenter is one of the most underrated directors around. He tells amazing stories on a very low budget. They Live is one of my favorite sci-fi movies.

Best fight scene of all time.

@nneeerrrd

3 жыл бұрын

Well, those are two pro

this movie isn't against capitalism spefically, it's about a subversive force that is present in all nations and politics in general quote "there are no more nations, no more good guys, they run the entire show"

Part of the success has to be attributed to Carpenter recognizing Roddy Piper's acting limits and using them wisely. Piper also had a veteran crew to play off of which always helps. This movie scratches my old Twilight Zone/Outer Limits itch - in style.

It took me decades to become aware of why I loved that film so much as a kid.

I was just on a They Live binge yesterday trying to find any content weird :0

They Live,The Matrix,now our life

I fucking love you guys for turning this whole thing into a get-out-and-vote plug. Seriously, thank you. 🤘

It's unsettling how relevant this movie is, considering it applies even more now than it did then. I'd love to see how a modern remake of this movie would express it.

@haywoodyoudome

3 жыл бұрын

In typical Hollywood fashion, a remake would be the polar opposite. The hero would be non-binary or transitioning and the aliens would be far right extremists.

I love Keith David's performance in this movie also.😎😎😎💀💀💀

@AbjectPermanence

3 жыл бұрын

Woah, it's the guy from the last season of Community. How did I not realize that was him in this? Crazy.

Seen this as a child and for some reason those glasses and they faces stayed with me!

@notthesameman

3 жыл бұрын

Same here

Don't know if it is still now, but the fight with Piper and Kieth David was one of the best fight scenes ever.

Walk into a store without a mask and they'll look at you like your wearing THE sunglasses

Alright, I came here to drink my cranberry juice and be impressed by this deep dive of the differences in these society commenting on interpretations. And I just finished my cranberry juice! Stay safe everyone!

Reminds me of all these multi billion dollar companies telling you to vote (for their Candidate)

I have always loved this movie. One of the greats! The ending ending always made me laugh.

Ruling class? More like the ruling Hollywood class.

@utubepunk

3 жыл бұрын

Lolol. You think Hollywood is the ruling class?

@ironclad452

3 жыл бұрын

@@utubepunk lol you don't?

@stevesparta4995

3 жыл бұрын

Hollywood is a tool used by the ruling class to manipulate your thinking. Not so much you as the next generations. In other words, we're being groomed to accept the new world order.

@utubepunk

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevesparta4995 Conspiracy nutters have been pushing that NWO trope for what, 30+ years now? Give it a rest.

@stevesparta4995

3 жыл бұрын

@@utubepunk Yep, 30+ years. That's one generation. If you want to follow the crowd and live in blissful ignorance that's your choice. I would suggest following Roddy Piper's advice and "put on the damn glasses!"

Not capitalism, cronyism. Corporations working together with government to over burden potential up in coming competition

I'm here to comment and watch the video. And I'm all out of video

My buddy and I made plans to watch this movie today! Perfect timing.

I bought the comic after I saw the film and noticed the resemblances between them. I didn't know about the short story that started it all. Thanks for posting this.

Nice! I'm so early, I still have bubble gum

5:04 Nancy Pelosi cameo, playing herself

@Gawdzillest

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

The magic of Carpenter is he doesn't make a complicated plot or characters but still weaves an insightful, thought-provoking tale. This film is a scathing attack on bad Government, or the NWO. People are enslaved to the system when it should be the people being served by it. The enemy (or Devil) is at the top of the pyramid and has an all-seeing eye on us. Surveillance technology at an all-time high. Not so far from this movie with its "paranoid" themes. "They're all about you, all around you!"

it stilll holds up today , love john carpenter!

6:30 - At that dinner party, the alien at the podium is saying tbey will habe the entire world under comoletely under their control by 2025. Interedting considering the times we are in now and this talk of "The Great Reset" and the "New Normal". Just saying

I used to think of this in an exact opposite manner when I first watched this in the theaters. What was once the Conservative mindset in the 80’s, is now those perpetuated by far left liberals. Taking both prospectives through the lenses of a non biased set of They Live glasses, it’s easy to see, that one can watch this movie, and have no doubt, it is referring to all the regular news networks, upper class liberals, and the lives they all seem to follow. I’ve always loved this move! It’s just crazy, how the meaning had completely flipped!

The six minute scuffle represents how much effort and heartache it would take to convince someone (who is so deep in the obedience of the evil's manipulation), to realize that they are being slaved by the "powers that be">.

They Live is going on today. 2020 baby

Reagan era greed. Lol. Reagan didn't make people greedy. He allowed people to succeed. Greed is one's own fault.

@utubepunk

3 жыл бұрын

When did they suggest it was Reagan himself who made people greedy? Does the meaning of the colloquial term really escape you?

@j.dragon651

3 жыл бұрын

He is the one who proposed the federal government tax social security. Up until then SS was tax free. Reagan can kiss my ass. He let the corporations run wild and cut all their taxes. Reagan can kiss my ass.

@xSpecterx99999999

3 жыл бұрын

Take a look at the economic indicators. Everyone was better off under Ronald Reagan. He wasn't perfect but was an excellent president overall.

@j.dragon651

3 жыл бұрын

@@xSpecterx99999999 he also sold arms to Iran or have you forgotten that. I don't know about you but i was no better off with his administration than with Carters.

@xSpecterx99999999

3 жыл бұрын

@@j.dragon651 you can't judge a presidents performance by one persons experience. The unemployment rate doesn't lie. People were MUCH better off under Reagan than Carter.

Who would have thought that John Carpenter's 1988 film adaptation of They Live would look like 2020's Liberal Progressive Socialism. 🤔🤔🤔

@Just_A_Dude

3 жыл бұрын

Hate to break it to you, dingus, but the rich asshole capitalists are generally Republicans. Congratulations on being a walking example of the mass brainwashing They Live was warning about, though.

@NeverSaySandwich1

3 жыл бұрын

@@Just_A_Dude Oh yeah like how 90% of media and social media are controlled by republicans who try to manipulate the speech and thoughts of the masses. Oh yeah also don't forget hollywood and the music industry, those are controlled by republicans too. You're so woke bro

@markoyamashitach

3 жыл бұрын

@@Just_A_Dude hate to break it to you moron, it's called an analogy. I'm sorry, you probably haven't passed the 4th grade so let me explain it to you "dude." It's when you compare one thing to another because they have noticable similarities. Your "rich liberal" types in Hollywood, NBA, NFL, media and tech industries are all Democrat donors. And HOW are all these evil corrupt capitalist objects being pushed upon the masses. It's THROUGH media, technology and having rich celebrities (99% are liberals) pushing that brand along with theirs to make you buy it. *GASP* OMG!!! ALL THOSE PEOPLE TELLING ME CAPITALISM IS EBIL USE CAPITALISM TO MAKE THEMSELVES RICH! Did that just melt your mind "dude?" Or do you need another hit from your bong so your brain can maybe, whatever, sorta understand that "bruh?" Maybe you should go upstairs and ask mommy about this? Oh wait, she taught you these same values and believes the same thing despite living above the poverty line where she can support their manchild "dude" living in their basement. The same moron that never lived through a time where your precious socialism and Communism ideology was on display for the world to see during the cold war. But hey, if you think food lines at food banks were long during COVID, let's pray Biden wins tomorrow so you can begin experiencing that when your parents finally kick you out since that precious socialism makes things barely affordable for themselves. But hey, don't listen to me. Your "Woke" ass has already been brainwashed by 11 years of messenging just like this movie through the movies you watch, the phone you use and the celebrities you pay attention to. If anyone's the "programmed robot" it's your stoned off ass.

It's crazy how an 1800 word story and a comic could turn into a lengthy movie. Glad it happened.

I'll never forget the first time I saw somebody with an obey t-shirt and thinking it was a carpenter reference

Capitalism wasn't really that bad in the 80's. It's capitalism in the modern era that people should be worried about.

@maxwelljarowey2612

3 жыл бұрын

It is the same it has not changed the deregulation and tax cut and privatization made in the 70s - 90s were leading here that was the point of the movie

@aerohard

3 жыл бұрын

Right. No city ever bulldozed a camp of homeless people, or kicked the shit out of them and put them on a bus to Florida. That is just crazy talk. (rolls eyes). I mean, next thing you know some prick will compromise(effectively poison) the water quality of an entire town just to save a buck. What nonsense. (360 degree eyeroll)

"It's a rigged system" "Don't forget to get out there and vote." Oh, the irony.

I never get tired of this flick!👍👍👍

Hey, thank you for not framing this as written to predict the future but an actual work that presented it's current time in space, the 80's weren''t the begiinning of such corporate greed or tactics, but it sure hella took off hard druing that decade. I appreciate the well written script here, thanks you again.

Little did the masses know, this was a Documentary, using artistic licence, yet remaining unerringly accurate. This wasn't about a statement concerning "Reagan era capitalism and greed" Good grief! It goes way deeper than that tripe. The story it was based on was written in 1963, and the 'system' was rigged way before then. All of it. We live in a huge company town that is run like a Casino -which is all stock markets are. They give out enough payouts to sustain the illusion, but in the end, the House always gets its money back.

You guys should do Forrest Gump!!!!!

Roddy should of got an Oscar for the "all out of bubble gum" scene. It's up there with Brando in "On the Waterfront".

@haywoodyoudome

3 жыл бұрын

And it wasn't even in the script. Carpenter just told him to wing it.

This isnt a movie it's a documentary. My mom showed me this movie when I was young and as a Tool find I find it one of my favorite films ever made. I have almost finished my They Live leg Tattoo. I have devoted one leg below the knee to They Live. They best part is I haven't had one person know what the tattoo is from. When someone does finally recognize it I'll speak into my watch and say we have one that can see.

All the aliens in the movie look like Nancy Pelosi.

@j.dragon651

3 жыл бұрын

some remind me of the orange cockroach

How do I know if I wasn't brain-washed by John Carpenter's films?

He intentionally made the fight scene so long. It's to underline that waking up is not an easy task and some people don't even want to wake up.

Im here to chew bubble gum and kickass and im all outta bubble gum. Love that line R.I.P roddy piper

I love this movie, so underrated

@nope5657

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated? It's one of the most beloved cult films ever.

@matteobeach4261

3 жыл бұрын

@@nope5657 well to me it doesn’t seem to be as iconic as it should

When he is looking through the sunglasses all you see is nancy pelosi..but still a great movie

That obey thing annoyed me when I was younger and everyone walked around with it on their hoodies and t-shirts. Mindlessly walked around in clothes that said obey. Always gave me the creeps. Don't know if they ever gave it another thought other than "cool" or if it was worn "ironicly".

@TheJimmyClip

3 жыл бұрын

That same company now has "Disobey" on a shirt

Hey. Great video about a great and metaphorically accurate movie.

"greed and capitalism run amok"...? Dude, **** off. Crony capitalism and Leftist socialism and control of people isn't "capitalism", it's Fascism. BTW, "They Live" was one of the best movies ever...

This movie is about corona lockdowns and eu globalists

I just watched this movie the other day. I still love it after all these years.

"They Live (1988)", a good movie, still worth the watch.

An Austrian painter tried to warn us of the aliens.

Eat the rich!

That short story was incredibly good its about 6 pages and one of the best short stories I've ever read wish I could've thought of it

Keith David and Roddy Piper two of the greatest performers to be in a movie together.

so it wasnt about the jews?

I like how they mock the whole voting bombarding thing and then end on that voting psa I it was a joke it was funny but if not have some class guys

While I'm not fan of socialism/communism, I did enjoy that movie (I saw it before I found out it was promoting socialism/communism) and the part of the message that we are all being misled and controlled is absolutely relevant today.

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