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They Live (1988) film

Discussed in 9 episodes · 6 film takes
PKA Score 7.0/10
Taylor
5.4🦉/7
3 takes
Kyle
8.2/10
2 takes
Woody
5.6/10
1 take
IMDb 7.2 RT 86% Metacritic 55
PKA and critics roughly agree

Every time it came up

▶ PKA 514 @ 2:29:03 — PKA 514 - Oklahoma Cannibal, OnlyUseMeBlade Update, World's Best
Kyle discusses the John Carpenter film in detail, including plot, action sequences, and themes about aliens controlling society
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“i love john carpenter's movies and that's one of my favorites for sure”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“that movie progressed really fast and when he put the glasses on three to five minutes of movie time and of real time later he is murdering them”
▶ PKN 568 @ 35:06 — PKN 568
The film is referenced as an analogy for understanding perceived infiltration of society by powerful interests
Unknown · unverified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“It's like they live. You ever see they live when he puts on the glasses and suddenly The banker is one of them. The cop's one of them.”
▶ PKN 463 @ 55:26 — PKN 463
Discussion of Rowdy Roddy Piper film available free on YouTube; speculation on whether it still holds up today.
Woody ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“I don't know how it holds up. I was the right demo for when that movie came out. I was the perfect guy.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“Have you ever seen They Live? It's on YouTube. It's free. It's a good movie.”
▶ PKA 808 @ 3:38:10 — PKA 808 W/ Billy The Fridge & Vito: Wing’s Quits The Internet
Taylor references the fight from They Live starring Rowdy Roddy Piper as a brutal fight scene, though noting it's cheesy by today's standards.
Taylor ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“Also, the fight from They Live. It's a little cheesy by today's standards, but Rowdy Roddy Piper.”
▶ PKA 773 @ 3:21:58 — PKA 773: The Long Lost Weiner
John Carpenter film with Rowdy Roddy Piper; discussion of the film's merit and director's work.
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“I really like They Live. You said it was Rowdy Roddy Piper going around beating up a bunch of people, and I guess he was a wrestler, so that's neat.”
▶ PKA 799 @ 19:31 — PKA 799 W/ Toby Turner: Our Bucket Lists
Discussion of the John Carpenter film and its relevance to current propaganda
Taylor · likely▲ positive
“It's a great movie. Of course. Yeah, like it's so crazy right now especially cuz like there is that. There is that going on a little bit. There's a lot of mind control, a lot of manipulation of the word language.”
▶ PKA 738 @ 52:19 — PKA 738 W/ Brandon Herrera: The New ATF Director Pardons FPSRuss
Discussion of alien takeover conspiracy theory scenario and the movie as an example of that premise.
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“if we discovered Beyond a shadow of a doubt verifiably that man walked with dinosaurs and Not only was it like ancient man that those dragons that you see depicted in ancient Chinese lore and in ancient European lore tha”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I want to go ham on them like Rowdy Roddy Piper all right you know yeah Rowdy Roddy Piper lucked out because those were like some ineffectual aliens”
▶ PKA 711 @ 1:56:35 — Dots Vs Feathers Debate Garbage: PKA 711 W/ Oompaville
Discussion of John Carpenter's sci-fi film about aliens and resistance
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“John Carpenter also made the thing so it's kind of it it feels like they're in the same Universal little bit”
Taylor · unverified▲ positive
“I watched and I really liked that movie”
▶ PKA 696 @ 1:33:16 — PKA 696 W/ Harley: Joe Biden Beat Cornpop, Israel Strikes Iran,
Kyle showed Harley the movie; discussion of Rowdy Roddy Piper and the glasses scene
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“that was a good movie so that's Rowdy Rody Piper the the wrestler like acting and doing a hell of a job”