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They Live (1988) film

Discussed in 14 episodes · 7 film takes
PKA Score 7.2/10
Taylor
4.8🦉/7
3 takes
Kyle
7.2/10
3 takes
Woody
6.5/10
1 take
IMDb 7.2 RT 86% Metacritic 55
PKA and critics roughly agree

Sentiment over time — how their takes changed across episodes

LovedNeutralHatedPKA 372PKA 481PKA 590PKA 699PKA 808PKA 372: +0.80 (1 take)PKA 463: +0.36 (2 takes)PKA 696: +0.70 (1 take)PKA 738: +0.70 (1 take)PKA 799: +0.80 (1 take)PKA 808: +0.15 (1 take)
Each dot is one episode’s average take (bigger = more takes that episode). Toggle a host to isolate their arc. Voice-verified film/show opinions only.

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 326 @ 2:21:04 — Painkiller Already #326
Referenced as example of alien/reptilian invasion conspiracy theory
Kyle ✓ voice-verified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“Have you ever seen that movie They Live? I haven't”
▶ 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 372 @ 2:17:36 — Painkiller Already #372
John Carpenter sci-fi film about aliens controlling society; Ronda Rousey wearing Rowdy Roddy Piper's jacket
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“excellent movie starring Rowdy Roddy Piper very good movie very I wish you could play clips. I want to play the bank scene where he walks in.”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“It's a good movie. It was a good premise. It's not far from what Alex Jones has come up with.”
▶ PKA 808 @ 3:37:20 — PKA 808 W/ Billy The Fridge & Vito: Wing’s Quits The Internet
Mention of the fight scene from They Live
Kyle · unverified◆ mixed
“the fight from They Live. It's a little cheesy by today's standards, but rowdy”
▶ 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”
▶ PKA 514 @ 2:30:01 — PKA 514 - Oklahoma Cannibal, OnlyUseMeBlade Update, World's Best
Extensive discussion of John Carpenter's They Live with Rowdy Roddy Piper, including plot, action sequences, and alien conspiracy themes
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“I can't believe I love John Carpenter movies so I'm surprised I I hadn't watched this before they live have you watched that Kyle with ra with Rowdy Ry Piper first time he'd ever acted I like how first of all early in th”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“it's got like a picture of like it's got like a dollar sign it says this is your God I loved the speed at which that movie progressed because usually I was thinking like okay Rowdy Rody Piper just got the glasses five mi”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“yeah it is a good movie uh right kle that was the only part that didn't make us ton of sense yeah it you exist in this world and you accept every so I'm saying you live you exist in this world you accept all these plot c”
▶ PKA 490 @ 31:54 — PKA 490 w/ OnlyUseMeBlade - Blade's Prison Stories, Blade Quitti
Blade uses the movie as an analogy to describe the atmosphere of a prison facility he was housed in
Blade · unverified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“it's literally like that movie They Live he has the glasses and he sees everyone is like you know because like yeah everyone there was a [ __ ] weirdo”