The Nextlander Watchcast 017: They Live (1988)
Added 2022-10-24 17:00:12 +0000 UTCOBEY! MARRY AND REPRODUCE! LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEXTLANDER WATCHCAST! And be extra sure to listen to this week's episode, wherein Alex and Vinny introduce Brad to the capitalist nightmare world of They Live!
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate in versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.
(00:01:11) - Intro.
(00:01:51) - Brad is VERY anxious to talk about this week's movie: They Live!
(00:05:39) - Time to get into some of the history of They Live, and the short story it's based on.
(00:08:57) - On the subject of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
(00:15:26) - Some last production and casting notes.
(00:17:32) - The movie's long wind-up (and terrific intro music).
(00:23:42) - Something funny is going on in this church.
(00:26:59) - And here come the pigs!
(00:29:08) - The discovery of the glasses.
(00:37:03) - Time for Nada to do the only sensible thing: just start gunning aliens down in broad daylight.
(00:40:07) - Break!
(00:40:25) - We're back! Meet Holly. She's weird.
(00:48:04) - The mother of all fight scenes.
(00:56:02) - Viva la revolución!
(01:00:04) - Hogan's Alley-ass gunfight.
(01:02:42) - Guards with PKE meters, and the Human! Power! Elite!
(01:09:04) - Time for the big TV studio showdown.
(01:15:55) - "Gloria, you look like @%$&!"
(01:17:47) - Thoughts on the alien designs.
(01:18:53) - Final thoughts and feelings on the majesty of They Live, and the possibility of remaking it.
(01:26:13) - Outro.
Comments
I found the editing to be distracting for this episode, to be honest. It makes it difficult for me to focus on the discussion... *Especially* with headphones.
Matt M.
2022-10-31 18:00:11 +0000 UTCI had the opposite reaction, actually. I find it deeply, deeply distracting to have anything under the discussion.
Matt M.
2022-10-31 17:59:07 +0000 UTCHaving the fight play in the background while they talk about it was fantastic.
Matthew Bernal
2022-10-24 18:50:31 +0000 UTCGeorge Buck Flowers made a career out of playing homeless guys in the 80s and 90s. Brad was almost certainly remembering him from Back to the Future: "Crazy drunk drivers!"
Kevin Kuenn
2022-10-24 18:38:22 +0000 UTCLots of gun stuff in lots of movies feels bad in 2022...
Dr. Judge, Private Eye
2022-10-24 17:55:45 +0000 UTCThis movie is still fantastic, although I noticed this time that it feels kinda bad seeing a dude walk into a public place and open fire with a gun in 2022, regardless of what creatures are in there. Lotsa gun stuff that feels bad in 2022 if I'm being honest.
Michael Polston
2022-10-24 17:20:47 +0000 UTC
