John Carpenter | 94 mins | streaming (HD) | 2.35:1 | USA / English | 18 / R
Sci-fi parable about aliens controlling us via subliminal advertising.
There’s action, including a comically lengthy fight between lead good guys Roddy Piper and Keith David, but the meat is satire. Thirty years on, it remains thematically relevant; perhaps even more so. That no one’s actively considering a remake suggests how Hollywood has lost its political teeth. I’m not saying they should remake it, just, y’know, Hollywood.
In fact, considering the apparently-victorious ending is kinda bleak if you think it through, perhaps they should make a sequel with the status quo unchanged decades later. It might be rubbish, but there’s potential.

This drabble review is part of the 100 Films Advent Calendar 2015. Read more here.
I love this movie. That fight scene is great, as is the ending. And Roddy Piper is amazing. RIP.
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I always think wrestlers are/will be awful actors, but Piper really fits here.
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I did like this one, love how they actually reference it in Saint’s Row 4 (i think)
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I wasn’t aware of that, but found a video on YouTube — looks like they put a lot of effort into recreating the fight!
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