Review of They Live (1988) by Tim W — 26 Jun 2017

THEY LIVE brilliantly protests that politicians and rich upper-classes, like Donald Trump, are really just greedy fat pigs who exploit and degrade everyone else to their net worth.

This review of They Live (1988) was written by Tim W on 26 Jun 2017.

They Live has generally received positive reviews.

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