Review of They Live (1988) by Andrew J — 07 May 2011

An awesome cheesy 80's movie,this has what might be the best fight scene I've ever seen.

This review of They Live (1988) was written by Andrew J on 07 May 2011.

They Live has generally received positive reviews.

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