Rating summary
| Movie |  | 4.0 |
| Video |  | 3.5 |
| Audio | | 4.0 |
| Extras |  | 3.0 |
| Overall | | 4.0 |
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
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
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
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
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!
