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"They Live" spoilers (was Re: John Carpenter )
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Thu, 15 Mar 2001 17:16:30 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Eric Kingsley writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Eric Joslin writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Todd Lehman writes:
> > > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Eric Joslin writes:
> > > > Some of his recent movies have been realy bad, I agree, but "John • Carpenter's
> > > > Vampires" is thoroughly enjoyable, IMHO.
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> > > Anyone seen _Dark Star_?
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> > I haven't, unfortunately. John Carpenter runs very hot and cold- while
> > "Vampires" and "Big Trouble in Little China"[1] are great movies, "They Live"
> > is terrible.
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> Come on man!! "They Live" is probably my favorite "B" movie of all time. It
> has one of the best fist fights I've seen in a movie, All to get a guy to ware
> a pair of sunglasses of all things
If by "best" you mean comically protracted, I wholeheartedly agree! While
undeniably a good B-movie, one of the things I like most about it is...
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spoiler space
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the fact that the hero dies. That's fairly rare in modern sequel-driven
cinema, so the novelty alone is interesting.
Dave!
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 | | Re: "They Live" spoilers (was Re: John Carpenter )
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| (...) Yah that's what I mean. There have to be 4 or 5 points during the fight that you figure thats it, it's over, and they go about kicking the &%$# out of each other for another round. That is one awsome, and incredibly funny at times fight. If it (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: John Carpenter
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| (...) Come on man!! "They Live" is probably my favorite "B" movie of all time. It has one of the best fist fights I've seen in a movie, All to get a guy to ware a pair of sunglasses of all things!! I love the movie and crack up every time I see it. (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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