They Live [Blu-ray] [Region B] [2018]

John (thee "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, WWF Wrestling Legend) is a drifter in a new town looking for Construction work and a place to stay. A work buddy offers him a spot at a close-knit homeless shelter, which is all well and good until he notices that when his new found friends are watching TV, wierd "preachy" Broadcasts about "They" dominating us as a society and making us watch TV and buy stuff we really don't need keep coming up in a static haze through the clean-cut, regularly broadcast programmes. After Johns suspicions are already aroused, John wanders over into the local Episcopalian Church to discover some seriously shady goings-on after one of the people in the shelter goes into the Church looking just a bit shifty! There is no-one except about 4 men in the church, and all the singing and praise that can be heard outside is all recorded. One of the men notices John and argues with him about being in the Church uninvited and as John goes to leave he bangs into a wall which becomes loose, uncovering Boxes upon Boxes of what appears to be just... Sunglasses! However, Johns life is changed forever when he puts these Sunglasses on, as they uncover what the Hacker TV Broadcasts have been saying all along, now John can see clearly that all the subliminal "Watch TV", "Obey" messages underneath all the clean-cut adverts and magazines. John also gets more than he bargained for when he notices some of the public are... ALIENS!! Will John get anybody to believe what he's seeing? Where will he go from here knowing what he now knows? Prepare for the kick-arse adventure that is They Live! This is a great Movie, written by none other than John Carpenter (msny of us know him for the Horror Classic "Halloween"!) It has a great message, and tackles issues that were happening at the time with wit, intelligence, humor and plenty of action! Roddy Piper is absolutely fantastic as John Nada, and is abley backed by an all round brilliant Cast. There are some brilliant fighting moments (one of the Longest Fist Fights in Cinema History takes place in this film) and John has some great one-liners! The Disc is great because it also has a fair-few special features, such as a Featurette: The Making Of, Cast Profiles and the Original Trailer, so you'll be suitably impressed with this! They Live, We Sleep.

I highly recommend this seller I have purchased many dvds from this seller and they are the upmost highest quality Very satisfied with my purchase They live is an excellent action packed movie

I perhaps naively expected this to a plain, no holds barred sci-fi / action flick, but as is always the case with John Carpenter films, there is always more than meets the and many layers to the film. Basically, the film follows the misadventures of out of work and out of luck labourer Nada, played quite brilliantly by WWF/E wrestler Roddy Piper, who, along with Carpenter regular Keith David, uncover a subversive alien plot to rule the human race by consumerism and subversion, accelerated by rich or greedy humans `selling out' and joining the conspiracy, simply to fuel their wealth. Sadly, this film is as relevant today as it was at the peak of yuppy culture that it was released! This being a John Carpenter film, events hardly ever follow the expected, tried and tested path. There are many really shocking twists that really catch you off guard and makes for a very edge of your seat experience. The film also manages the rare task of giving an acceptable and informative description of itself without giving the whole game away(something pretty every film being released now can learn from!!!), instead, you're not really quite sure what's going on or what's round the corner the first time you watch the film. The one-liners is this film have served video game character Duke Nukem well, and the 'All out of gum' line is one of the most ripped off in films history as well as one of the most distinctly recognisable. The film quality is great, and if weren't for Roddy Piper's 'very 80's' mullet you'd swear this was filmed in the 90's! There are a reasonable amount of extras as well. The fight scenes are great and as macho as you'd expect featuring a pro-wrestler in the lead role, although is a bit cringy seeing typical wrestling moves thrown in to the mix!Another great action / sci-fi film from the master John Carpenter with enugh outside the box thinking to make it interesting even to the most seasoned sci-fi or action film fan!

"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass...and I'm all out of bubblegum."...One of the most underrated films of the 80's. Brilliant film! The disc is a head scratcher though...why on earth Studio Canal would not give you the option to access the audio commentary at any point during the film is beyond me. You have to watch the film with locked audio commentary separately. Most ridiculous thing I've ever encountered on a Blu-ray. That aside the extras are pretty good and the picture and audio quality are great. Recommended 👍

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Great movie. Even more relevant today than when it came out.

日本版ブルーレイの特典内容があまり良くないと思っていたので今までパイオニア版DVDとWOWOWで放送された物で我慢していましたが今回このアメリカ版ブルーレイセットを購入しました。特典映像は2012年発売のアメリカ版ブルーレイとほぼ同じ様ですが音響が7.1サラウンド化されてます。UHDがドルビーアトモスで通常ブルーレイはDTSマスターオ－ディオ7.1サラウンドと言う商品アナウンスでしたが再生したら通常ブルーレイもドルビーアトモスでした！前作「パラダイム」の商品よりは低音の響きは控えめな印象ですが少し高額な日本版ブルーレイセットよりこちらのアメリカ版を選んで良かったです。だけど海外版は商品の表示間違いがたまにありますよね。予めお断りしておきますが、この商品には日本語字幕はありません。私の様なマニアの方にお勧めします！

Loved this movie on dvd. I bought the 4k as I wanted to see if 4k movies were actually better than dvds or blu rays. I gotta say that I was blown away by the look, feel and sound of the movie. It was like watching a new movie and my wife and I are now hooked on 4k movies. They Live is a wonderful 4k movie. Highly recommended :)

Carpenter flingue encore une fois la société et les USA en particulier. Ici il s'en prend aux médias, à la police et aux dirigeants, présentés ici comme de vils extra terretres.. Veritable plaidoyer sur la liberté de pensée sous couvert de science fiction serie B il nous livre encore une oeuvre majeure. Avec peu de moyens il parvient à realiser un film personnel et jamais ridicule. Honnêtement interprété par un Roddy Piper ( ici clone de Kurt Russel), avec une narration des plus fluides, et dotées de scènes on ne peut plus ironiques, Carpenter retrouve sa verve de '' New York 1997''. Le final à ce titre est une très grande réussite. A la fois drôle et dramatique il constitue le point culminant du film. Toujours très fin dans son propos en voilà un Carpenter qu'il faut redécouvrir. Sans vf ni sous titres mais avec sous-titres anglais pouvant aider les anglophones les plus lambdas, le bluray est superbe avec un piqué terrible. L'image sans coulure ni salissure est du plus bel effet. Bonus sympas avec Making of et interview de Carpenter. Attention Zone A.