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Extended Preview: OLD

Added 2022-04-22 18:32:12 +0000 UTC

Hello, Traxians!

It's new riff day! And, just for something different, it's a "Just the Jokes" riff! This time, the subject is OLD, the M. Night Shyamalan thriller-type film that was also based on a graphic novel! (Most movies these days are based on graphic novels, in fact.)

So here for your enjoyment is an extended preview. And! If you backed our 2022 Kickstarter at the $1 level or above, you get this MP3 riff for FREE! Just visit the Kickstarter Rewards page here: https://www.rifftrax.com/kickstarter2022.

It’s the beach that makes you old, in the movie that makes you “huh?”

Old is a… thriller… from M. Night Shyamalan, the master of twists. The twist? He keeps getting money to make movies with half-baked concepts!

Thrill as a family checks into a fancy resort! Beverages are served! Exposition is deployed, to the max! The family accepts a special invitation to a secluded beach, joined by a crew of Familiar Archetypes. The cold, indifferent doctor and his young, bikinied wife. The therapist who only talks about therapy. The kids. And of course, the rapper named Mid-Sized Sedan. Is that name a joke? Just like everything else in this mysterious world, it’s hard to be sure!

Eventually, the dopes on the beach start to notice that it’s making them old. Mostly just the kids, though. And the kids… oh, the kids. Suffice to say, they grow up too fast, with disturbing results. People start dropping dead, developing theories, and reacting to everything with the dull flatness we’ve come to expect from M. Night’s characters. Hot Dog Guy from The Happening, where are you when we need you?

You can download this Extended Preview here and get the riff here (be sure to activate it on the Rewards Page first if you backed our latest Kickstarter!).