Review of They Live (1988) by Scott Tobias for The A.V. Club — 02 Sep 2006
All this colorful mayhem is mere warm-up to the great rabble-rousing catchphrase Nada delivers when he enters a bank, armed to the hilt: "I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass… and I'm all out of bubblegum.
"...I love that line as much as anyone else, which is enough to make any cultist salivate like a dog in anticipation, but here's the thing: I wish a better actor than Roddy Piper had delivered it.
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This review of They Live (1988) was written by Scott Tobias and published by The A.V. Club on 02 Sep 2006.
They Live has generally received positive reviews.
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