Review of They Live (1988) by Harsh C — 25 Mar 2016

I'm here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And i'm all outta bubblegum.

This review of They Live (1988) was written by Harsh C on 25 Mar 2016.

They Live has generally received positive reviews.

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Obey, Submit, No Free Thought. This movie is brilliant. Roddy Piper puts on special glasses and can see through the lies. And then he kicks ass…

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They Live is a celling card for America, for the world. It's an essential movie that should be shown in schools all across the world…

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Pure CRAP, don't waste your time watching it, trust me! This rating is so unbelievably overrated…

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Annoying soundtrack. Too long fight scene over the pair of glasses…

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