XeroxCool@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWatching "They Live!" has opened my eyes to how often the movie is referenced, as if I put on the same sunglassesmessage-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1219arrow-down12
arrow-up1217arrow-down1message-squareWatching "They Live!" has opened my eyes to how often the movie is referenced, as if I put on the same sunglassesXeroxCool@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareDUMBASS@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·1 year agoThat movie has the best fight scene, just two dudes fighting over a pair of glasses, no flashy bullshit, just a good old fight.
minus-squareneatchee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up31arrow-down1·1 year agoFun fact: the infamous “cripple fight” from South Park is a shot-for-shot remake of the fight scene from They Live
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up22·1 year agoits a real time fight, watch it again and notice how long the cuts are and how long the scene is it is a true masterpiece and all because the main actor could stage a fight
minus-squareDUMBASS@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoIf memory serves me right, Roddy piper fought to keep it like that, the director wasn’t sure untill he watched it and left it as is. You should always trust someone like Rowdy Roddy Piper when it comes to choreographing a fight.
minus-squareTastyWheat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoI saw it for the first time a few years ago and was crying tears of laughter. It’s absolutely brilliant.
minus-squareDUMBASS@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 year agoAll movie fights are somewhat homoerotic, I thought that’s why people liked them, hell that’s why I like them.
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoIt doesnt even have to be a fight, 1980’s moves loved the somewhat homoerotic joke THOSE AREN’T PILLOWS!!!
That movie has the best fight scene, just two dudes fighting over a pair of glasses, no flashy bullshit, just a good old fight.
Fun fact: the infamous “cripple fight” from South Park is a shot-for-shot remake of the fight scene from They Live
its a real time fight, watch it again and notice how long the cuts are and how long the scene is
it is a true masterpiece and all because the main actor could stage a fight
If memory serves me right, Roddy piper fought to keep it like that, the director wasn’t sure untill he watched it and left it as is.
You should always trust someone like Rowdy Roddy Piper when it comes to choreographing a fight.
I saw it for the first time a few years ago and was crying tears of laughter. It’s absolutely brilliant.
And mildly gay
All movie fights are somewhat homoerotic, I thought that’s why people liked them, hell that’s why I like them.
It doesnt even have to be a fight, 1980’s moves loved the somewhat homoerotic joke