Filmmaker reacts to John Carpenter's They Live (1988) for the FIRST TIME!
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I like how you said he’s a blank slate he’s literally credited as nada in the end credits.
That’s awesome! Glad to see I caught the vibe of this film.
Yup Frank Nada. lolol
@@iAmEbolaWoT John Nada. Frank was Keith David's character
@@emgray80 By Jove, you're right! I totally switched that up in my head all these years...lol
@@JamesVSCinema Rollerball 1975 plez not many have reacted its very good classic in Europe. lol
The main character is played by Rowdy Roddy Piper a famous professional wrestler. He was also the old crazy wrestler in the it's always sunny episode where they wrestle for the troops.
The Maniac!
Hot Rod rules!
"You have kids?"
"Not anymore."
@@parinthianquattropani9071 "He just floated away !"
Rowdy Roddy Piper was one of my favorite wrestlers when I was a kid; I've always loved this movie but my appreciation has grown as I have
Carpenter said that he made tha alleyway fight so long because it's supposed to symbolize "how hard it is to make someone see the truth" which I find cool as hell.
Rip Roddy. I wasn't there to watch him during his wrestiling carreer,but I sure loved him in this movie and as The Maniac in Always Sunny. The Maniac loves you guys.
"It's easier to fool someone than convince them that they are being fooled" - Mark Twain
Edward Bernays didn't like this movie... at all.
@@AstugaThe century of the self should be required viewing.
@@playedout148 Nice, thank you fo the tip!
Even with your feathers! The Maniac loves youuuuuu
One of Carpenter’s many masterpieces. Always a blast to revisit.
Had a blast watching 🤘🏽
you should listen to his music. Sacred Bones Records published several of his albums and music videos@@JamesVSCinema
I disagree. This movie aged really hard.
I recommend "Enemy Mine" as an under-appreciated sci-fi classic.
OMG, that is such a good movie THUMBS UP !
Seconding this. It's almost like a stage play on a huuuuuge set
A timeless film and story. My mom was never a fan of si-phy but she loved it. It's just great from start to finish.
'Enemy Mine', 'Innerspace', 'Dreamscape' - Dennis Quaid had a nice run of solid sci-fi movies in the 80s.
Check out 1985’s film The Quiet Earth. It was New Zealand’s first full produced sci-fi film. Probably the best “Last man on Earth” type film.
Who would have ever thought that this might just be the most important movie EVER made?
OBEY
SUBMIT
CONSUME
Firearms instructor here: This movie has some of the best weapons handling I've seen from actors in any movie. Keith David even stated in an interview he went out of his way to learn proper weapons handling for as much authenticity he possibly could bring to the screen.
The Terminator is also another good one. The terminator even uses a belt loop to make the rifle an automatic, similar to a bump stock
@@Jar0fMay0 oh dude I could list a ton.
Terminator 2 is absolutely up there in perfection of gun handling. HEAT, Thief, Collateral, DREDD (2012), Way Of The Gun, Bone Tomahawk, Blood Diamond are all definitely films that are up there as well.
@@Jar0fMay0or since it’s pre-86, when full auto was easier to acquire, they used full auto.
@@c1ph3rpunk Not to be the WELL AKSHUALLY guy here, but there is actually a deleted scene where the AR-180 was converted to full auto.
It's in semi-automatic when the Terminator steals it from the gun store. In the deleted scene, the Terminator uses the rifle to knock over a hardware store. The tools that it steals were used to convert the rifle to full auto in the deleted scene, the tools were later used in the self-repairing scene.
"I have come here to chew bubblegum, and, kick ass... and, I'm all out of bubblegum!" One of the most legendary lines ever!
facts the delivery was perfect
Borrowed by Duke Nukem
@@jefftezos Nobody steals our chicks..... and lives!
Such an under-appreciated classic!
Roddy is 1 of my heroes!
Piper's final tweet said: "They Live is a documentary"
Da' Maniac loves ya'!
Back then this was a HUGE underground cult hit for folk "with a clue", 1980s were...rough
And it's beocme more documentary rather than fiction as time has gone on
@@w1975b alas, your right ;)
It is if you have the eyes to see, not for ppl with eyes wide shut. Didn't know that was his final tweet. Thanks, have to check it out. If still up.
The more you watch it, the more this movie hits close to reality
A highly underrated film that was destined to become a cult classic. Many messages from films from the past resonate today. In many ways, more so.
When i was ten years old in 1988, I saw this movie and Big Trouble In Little China in a double feature at my local indie theater. They became my two favorite movies for about the next 25 years.
they are both classics indeed
That must have been a hell of a day. 👍👍👍
@@aikighost Lol yeah. Actually I mentioned this to my mom the other day and she said it was a triple feature not a double but she took us home before The Thing started. 😅
@@seanyoung9014 aww come on mom Im sure a 10 year old can handle the thing 😂😂😂
@@aikighost Oh she would be quick to tell you that it was _her_ who couldn't handle it. 🤣
I was never really into professional wrestling, but if you grew up in the 80's there's no denying that "Rowdy" Roddy Piper was the epitome of cool. 😎 Such a classic flick. One of my all time favs.
Something I always found interesting when Nada first puts on the glasses and sees the world hidden underneath, it's accompanied by tire squeals like his mind just slammed the brakes on his reality. We also hear sirens and other sounds that normally we associate with "Warning" or "Danger". This movie will always be relevant imo.
The old dude from the beginning who eventually joined the aliens is like Cypher from the matrix. Some people will choose the easy path at the expense of their fellow man
I've said this before, but dude, you are still the best reactor on this site. Your love for the medium is apparent, and it is an absolute joy to hear your thoughts about certain scenes. This is one of my favorite movies ever.
Appreciate the kind comment bro, thank you!
Fun little bit of trivia. The fight scene in this movie between Keith David and Roddy Piper. Was recreated in a South Park episode named Cripple Fight. Where characters Jimmy and Timmy have a knock down drag out fight.
Love this movie.
In a movie full of so many memorable moments the one that always stuck with me and honestly still gives me a bit of the chills is when he looks at the money in the guys hand at the news stand and it said “This Is Your God” 😱
Rowdy Piper one of the greatest wrestlers of all time in one of the coolest films of all time.
"They say that wrestlers are actors, and they couldn't be more wrong. The truth is wrestling and acting could not be more opposite. Wrestling is explosion, and acting is implosion." - Rowdy Roddy Piper
I loved when South Park used the entire alleyway fight scene with the JImmy vs Timmy fight. Just wanted to throw that out there.
Didn't know that. Love this detail
They also recreate this fight scene in Saints Row 4, with Roddy Piper and Keith David playing themselves.
"Not this year..."
CRIPPLE FIGHT!!!!
Yeah, it was a beat-by-beat recreation of this fight.
Fights don't get more needlessly epic than that alley fight.
I think "Top Secret!" can compete on this front.
Some say that Roddy Piper and Keith David are still fighting over the glasses to this day.
The first half of this movie is some of the best cinema ever made. 😎
Damn engaging!
I have come to chew bubblegum and watch a They Live reaction...and I'm all out of bubblegum.
🤣
I always say, there are few movies that manage to be simultaneously SO smart and also SO dumb. A classic! 😂
Carpenter in interviews since it’s release has said this film is a documentary now. What started as his frustrations with the Reagan administration has overtime evolved into the continuous hypnotic cycle of consumerism. Aliens could come to earth and exploit us yet the consumerism adverts us away from what happens behind closed doors. Constantly being sold luxury and comfort is the best way to keep everyone else from questioning things.
Great reaction video! Love your videos about John Carpenter films. Fingers crossed an Escape from New York Reaction comes in the future.
Society is LITERALLY 1984/Idiocracy/They Live/The Matrix = muh video games!
John Carpenter is the greatest living director/writer/composer IMO. They Live and Big Trouble are my favorite of his films and can watch them ANYTIME. Glad you watched this classic from the man himself. Welcome to the club James! Thanks for the great content
Not sure if anyone commented on this as well but John Nada(piper) also played the “Maniac” wrestler character in Always Sunny as well.
This movie is an underrated masterpiece. Most people know the meme, not that many have seen it. You made some great points about it.
By the way, the fight between the two mains was supposed to be very brief, just a couple of punches, but the actors insisted on making it bigger and Carpenter agreed. Even though most of it was rehearsed, there's still some improvisation here or there (as seen when Roddy Piper starts laughing, clearly breaking character for a second). Carpenter kept the whole sequence in. It went from half a page of script to nearly six minutes (for those who don't know, one page of script = 1 minute of film).
@@w1975b Sounds about right haha! Keith David wasn't a wrestler after all. It's a skill to fake fights!
My favourite thing about this movie is that a few years ago John Carpenter was saying on twitter or something that he didn't intend for this to BECOME a documentary 30 years ahead of it's time 😂
Meg Foster's eyes are hypnotic.
Red hair/blue eyes is the rarest combination - absolutely mesmerizing..
'Night of the Comet' is another fun 80s sci-fi that you might like, it doesn't get enough love IMO.
LOVE this film!!! I’m a film student at UNCSA and I’m taking a Sci-fi/Fantasy screenwriting class and an Alien film studies class, so I love that you’re focusing on sci-fi right now! I’ll be watching They Live again in one of those classes and I can’t wait! And as always, I love your insights man, keep up the great work!!
Da Maniac's 2nd best role 😏
"I love that our character is a blank slate" -Otherwise known as an Everyman, the character goes unnamed in the movie, but he's credited as "Nada", literally "nothing" or "nobody. The fight scene is legendary, but it also carries the message of how hard it is to get people to open their eyes to things they don't want to care about.
John Carpenter is truly one of the master's of horror.
Absolutely! This was a ride
You will truly appreciate this movie more, when you realize that Roddy Piper has had a cameo in later seasons of It's Always Sunny. RIP Hot Rod!
You really need to react to Society(1989) it’s one of the best body horror movies ever!
I saw “Society” last Friday.
Great effects, terrible lead actor 😅
I absolutely VIBED with this film!
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Have a great day!
I know you are watching a few series, but Severance is some of the best TV/film I have ever seen. As good as Fargo IMO. The second season is filming now.
Sci Fi genre? I really hope this time you do, “THE HIDDEN” 1987 Film directed by Jack Sholder and other movies I mentioned you a month ago or more.
Roddy Piper is one of the best wrestlers to ever go into the ring, this is why that street fight seemed so real.
One of Roddy Piper’s final Tweets before he passed on was that They Live is a documentary.
He was Da' Maniac in it's always sunny in Philadelphia
They Live is a thinly disguised documentary about the world we live in. So glad you did a reaction to it.
This might be the fastest that I’ve clicked on a notification; really looking forward to this
Enjoy! Had a great time with this one.
Oh wow, what an excellent choice! I love this movie so much! Sure, the production value might be a bit dated but it has such a timeless and important message. And I love how Carpenter is not holding back but going full tilt with this.
The whole thing feels super low budget, TV sitcom-level set quality at best. But what they are able to do with it is still just amazing. It just goes to show that a good story and good directing can make you overlook low budget realities, but big budgets can't compensate for bad story-telling.
That fight is one of the most iconic fights in movie history. It has been parodied so many times.
RIP Roddy Piper, the main character of “THEY LIVE!!”
James!! That's DA MANIAC (The wrestler) from Always Sunny if you didn't catch that! Rowdy Roddy Piper: legendary WWF wrestler and cult movie ICON! One day you should check out Hell Comes To Frogtown for some cheesy b-movie greatness. So excited to watch you watch this. One of John Carpenter's best!
Da maniac from always sunny!
Wild! Someone just brought that up.
This movie contains the single greatest fist fight in the history of cinema.
YAY! About time you did “They Live.” A movie about the oligarchs and their negative impact on society through the Federal Reserve.
(((oligarchs))) 😁
fun fact the main guy from this is the wrestler in always sunny who u thought was funny
LMFAO you’re right!!!
Da Maniac, you can really hear it with the noises he makes during the fight. Such a shame that he passed away.@@JamesVSCinema
Logan's Run is a classic sci fi movie. Even had a short tv series (14 episodes). One of my favorite oldies. Highly recommend. 1976 film based off a 1967 novel about a utopian society revealed to be a dystopia.
I also recommend watching the movie Dragonslayer. Another good classic movie.
If you've never seen "Dark Star", John Carpenter's film school project, you should watch it. Dan O'Bannon (screenwriter of the Alien movies, Return of the Living Dead, etc) was partners with Carpenter in the project.
Hello bomb?
OMG YES One of my fave Carpenter films FINALLY
John Carpenter makes very entertaining flicks. Big Trouble in Little China, Halloween, Christine, The Thing, Escape from New York..........
I actually think The Thing and Big Trouble are two of his best.
I just found out that you posted I have been watching all of the John Carpenter movies chronologically lately. Most of them were repeat viewings but I've had a few first viewings. My biggest surprise recommendation is In The Mouth of Madness.
Went blind into the movie only knowing that the lead actor was one of my wrestling heroes when I was a kid, fricking love this movie!!!!!!! Thank you for bringing this to light again for everyone
great review, man. thanks so much for sharing your point of view. i love hearing where you are coming from as a film-maker and artist.
My favorite documentary
World Economic Forum’s Great Reset is absolutely real.
One of my favorite documentaries.
OMG YES!! Awww yeah man. SO glad to see you react to this. One of my fave sci-movies of all time. And DEFINITELY in the top 3 fight scenes of all time. Recreated in both South Park and Family Guy, and pretty sure The Simpsons as well.
"They Live" is a cool-vibe fun time, and doesn't take itself so serious; but has deep messages.
Another John Carpenter sci-fi/horror film is "Prince Of Darkness"(1987) whose cast includes Donald "Dr. Loomis" Pleasence and Alice Cooper. It's not a fast-moving action film, but a slow-burn with the tension building and building... It also has some unique concepts such as religion explained somewhat by physics/science and a cool first-type of time-travel theory.
It is also one of John Carpenter's "Apocalypse Trilogy" as is "The Thing".
Another tension-building film from 1987 with a more main-stream movie feel is "No Way Out"(1987) starring a young Kevin Costner and Gene Hackman. It's a tense spy thriller set during the cold war. It has been reacted to by almost no one.
I'm sure I've said this before but I love the way you interact with movies, I swear. So many people would have dismissed or judged this movie because of the effects, the fact that it looks dated and low budget, whatever, but you have a way of seeing past all that and really appreciating things for what they are. I adore this movie and I appreciate you because I know you'll always be generous to whatever film you're watching. You try to view them the way people saw them at the time. So great.
I'm a big fan of this movie, glad to see your reaction! I wish more people would give this film a shot. Its all so Orwellian.
It's about time somebody reacts to this super underrated classic movie! Nice reaction
I saw the title and knew this was a film you would love.
Saw this as a sneak peak in 1988 where they give you a questionnaire afterwards. There was cheering and laughs all around. Such an amazing experience.
Love this movie❤. If you were at all interested to know. The lead actor Roddy Piper was homeless in his teens before wrestling& had been stabbed anumber of times (because some fans lose their reality button). He wore a leather jacket after not to look tough, but for protection. Much love Roddy❤❤ RIP Miss you.
They Live , We Sleep
Check out the south park " cripple fight " remake of the they live fight scene . They pretty much recreate the whole scene
Another fun carpenter movie is Star Man ( 1984 ) with jeff bridges
This movie blew me away when I first watched it on TV back in 1991 and is still one of my favorite movies to this day. Has one of my favorite fight scenes too
yes James love your videos. just saw this last week, so im buzzing to rewatch it and take more in
Loved watching this movie. John Carpenter's one of the best. Great reaction, and I enjoyed watching this again. :)
Thank you, James! 🈂
You are HILARIOUS! I loved watching this with you. As a fellow filmmaker, all your points were spot on! That was wicked fun
Glad you enjoyed it!
Fuck this movie absolutely rules. Carpenter the GOAT.
I just got my brother to watch this a couple weeks back. He loved it. I told him it has some of the best one liners and dialog. Like "Mama don't like tattletales", "just put on the fuckin glasses man" and of course, "I'm here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of bubblegum". Classic. Great reaction as always.
Fun fact: the fight scene between Roddey piper and Keith David is the longest ever fight scene in cinema history. I think it still holds that title.
Growing up with this movie, I never understood how it wasn't a major hit. It's so good.
One of my all time favorite movies. It used to come on TNT late at night. Thank you for reviewing this one. Peace.
Oh heck yeah.
I know you will/did love this classic.
Love, love,love this movie. One of my all time favorites. Excellent choice, James.
This movie is legendary. It used to come on during Saturday afternoons on my local station here and it was such a delight watching it years later with adult eyes.
Hell yes! Ive never clicked on a video so damn quick!
I don't know if it still does, but as far as I know They Live has the record for longest on-screen fight. Love that you reacted to this, man, because it's grossly underrated.
I had the pleasure of watching this in a theater last year, I've seen it many times but hadn't seen it in a theater so it was awesome, the sound track slammed on the theater speakers. Also you should watch John Carpenter's The Fog, the musical theme is killer.
I feel privileged to watch your gradual experience of movies like this .
I didn’t even recognize Keith David. Until he started talking. His voice is always unforgettable.
This was a commentary on The Reagan era and especially Reaganomics, with the introduction of the "trickle down theory".
So much of this film resonates today!
The choice to have the aliens be revealed in black and white, as well as their designs was a love letter to 50s B movies.
The homeless were played by actual homeless. That way they could all get money and a free meal.
Roddy Piper lost his job at the WWF by agreeing to work on this movie. However, it made Roddy a household name!
Carpenter's most under-appreciated film is one of my personal favorite movies; glad that you watched it, James! IMO it shows that you don't need huge-budget type special effects, expensive A-list cast, etc. to make an excellent, effective movie. And oh, yeah: that fight scene is easily one of the greatest fights ever put on film.
Had it in my brain you watched this haha, looking forward to the react
I forgot how great this film is! I saw it on HBO I think back in the 80s.
My favorite "sleeper" Carpenter flick is Prince of Darkness. Excellent sci-fi/horror with a very disturbing premise.
Awesome reaction! Thank you!!! 😃
I remember watching this back in the day and it leaving a lasting impression❤😊 Great reaction 😊
I saw this in the theater. It was ahead of it's time. Didn't stay in theaters long, but anyone who saw will tell you it was good.
Nice to see you finally tackled this one, James! 😄
Must see for any SciFi fan!
Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.
I knew you would like the film making and the message delivery of this masterpiece.
one of THE MOST under-rated movie of all time
The street fight is so legendary that South Park did a shot for shot remake of it in an episode, this movie is amazing
"Timmy!"
Sweet great movie
I agree!
One of my favorites! Just plain entertaining and the message is still apropos.
GREAT social commentary!
When a fight scene makes you - the viewer - feel physically exhausted, you know its a good one.
One of my fave sci-fi movies from the era. Great reaction and glad you liked it. As far as other suggestions from the time, I would say Enemy Mine. Dennis Quaid & Lou Gossett Jr. Great sci-fi film.