16
Sep
They Live – Movie of the Week 1988
By Timewarp @ 9:04 pm
80s Movies : Movie of the Week
Eighties pro-wrester Rowdy Roddy Piper stars in this John Carpenter Horror/Action movie from 1988. Roddy Piper is a construction worker who drifts into the city and finds special sunglasses that allow him to see whats really going on around him. Creepy aliens are revealed behind their human disguises and the propaganda messages in the media around him reveal their true message to obey, consume and not think. Roddy aligns himself with the underground to take on the invaders that have infiltrated every aspect of American life. An interesting melding of consumer culture criticism with aliens, fist fights, lots of guns and a modest budget.
The Decline of Western Civilization Part 1 is a behind the scenes look at the west coast punk rock/new wave scene in it’s early days at the beginning of the eighties. Many classic Los Angeles punk rock bands are featured including Black Flag, The Circle Jerks, Fear, X and Germs with interviews with punks such as Darby Crash, Lorna Doom, John Doe and Exene Cervenka. Attitudes range from political to funny to just plain rowdy and nihilistic from these punk rock pioneers building their scene long before it became just another look that you can buy at the mall!
