John Carpenter completists generally hate this
slab of satiric sci-fi, but it's one of my favorite junk movies and a
sure-fire Halloween rental. Hideous aliens in human disguise have
infiltrated our government and our media; our only hope is drifter Rowdy
Roddy Piper, whose sunglasses can see through the aliens' mind-controlling
techniques. Sure it's silly, but the laugh's on us when Piper looks at a
kiosk full of newsmagazines and sees only covers marked "OBEY" and
"CONFORM." (The Scene uses lead-based ink to prevent such exposure.)
Classic line: "I'm here to kick ass and to chew bubble gum--and I'm all out
of bubble gum."
--Jim Ridley
Other Films by John Carpenter
 Escape From L.A. 
 Halloween 
In the Mouth of Madness
Prince of Darkness
The Thing
 Vampires 
Village of the Damned
Film Vault Suggested Links
Forbidden Planet 
A Clockwork Orange
Gamera 2 (Gamera vs. Legion)
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