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Collector’s Edition
Shout Factory | 1988 | 94 min | Rated R | Aug 01, 2017

They Live (Blu-ray Movie)

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Movie rating

7.8
 / 10

Blu-ray rating

Users0.0 of 50.0
Reviewer4.0 of 54.0
Overall4.0 of 54.0

Overview

They Live (1988)

A drifter discovers a pair of sunglasses that allow him to wake up to the fact that aliens have taken over the Earth.

Starring: Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George 'Buck' Flower, Peter Jason
Director: John Carpenter

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Sci-FiUncertain
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Specifications

  • Video

    Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
    Video resolution: 1080p
    Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
    Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1

  • Audio

    English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
    English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)

  • Subtitles

    English SDH

  • Discs

    Blu-ray Disc
    Single disc (1 BD)

  • Playback

    Region A (C untested)

Review

Rating summary

Movie4.0 of 54.0
Video3.5 of 53.5
Audio4.0 of 54.0
Extras3.0 of 53.0
Overall4.0 of 54.0

They Live Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Dr. Stephen Larson August 31, 2017

Shout! Factory has reissued John Carpenter's They Live in a SteelBook with new artwork (see Screenshot #1). First pressings are limited to 10,000 units. While disc content appears identical to Shout!'s first release, the label has produced a different picture disc (see #s 2 and specifically 19 for a comparison). For my colleague Marty Liebman's thoughts on the film and a/v specs, check out his review of the Collector's Edition.

Back and front covers of THEY LIVE'S US SteelBook.

They Live Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality  3.5 of 5

They Live appears in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1 on this MPEG-4 AVC-encoded BD-50. The main feature sports an average video bitrate of 30000 kbps. Screenshot #s 3-18 comprise frame grabs from this transfer.


They Live Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality  4.0 of 5

They Live's audio options consist of a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 remix (2134 kbps, 24-bit) and the movie's original Dolby mix rendered as a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Surround (1632 kbps, 24-bit).


They Live Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras  3.0 of 5

Shout! replicates its bonus materials from the first release:

  • Audio Commentary with Writer/Director John Carpenter and Actor Roddy Piper
  • Independent Thoughts: An Interview with Writer/Director John Carpenter (HD, 10:07)
  • Woman of Mystery: An Interview with Actress Meg Foster (HD, 5:20)
  • Watch, Look, Listen: The Sights and Sounds of They Live (HD, 11:14)
  • Man vs. Aliens: An Interview with Actor Keith David (HD, 11:12)
  • Original EPK: The Making of They Live (SD, 8:02)
  • Never-Before-Seen-Footage (SD, 2:34)
  • TV Spots (SD, 1:55)
  • Still Gallery (HD, 2:17)
  • Trailers: They Live original theatrical trailer (HD, 1:57), Halloween II (HD, 2:18), and Halloween III (HD, 2:44).


They Live Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation  4.0 of 5

If you didn't get Shout!'s first standard BD case/slipcover release of They Live, I would definitely say go for this SteelBook package!