... and I'm all out of bubble gum.
Just saw John Carpenter's masterpiece They Live, and all I can say is WOW. Starring the incomporable Roddy "Rowdy" Piper as down on his luck Nada who discovers sunglasses that when worn identify between seemingly alien creatures and humans. (only wear polarized glasses kids!) Nada then makes the (rather quick if you ask me) decision to start killing off the alien imposters. While I'm sure you are not astonished to find out that this film didn't sweep the Oscars in '89, it is a pretty decent film with a pretty fun and poignant plot.
The not so subtle metaphors to our consumer society.
"There'll be hell to pay cuz I aint Daddy's little boy no more..."
"Mamma don't like tattle tales."
While I did thoroughly enjoy this film to satisfy my friday night sci-fi fix, I cannot tell you how mad this fight scene made me. Now I am up for a good fight scene like everyone else, and maybe even a good POINTLESS fight scene, but this just put me over the edge.
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