RiffTrax - The Happening sample
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Uploaded by RiffTrax on Oct 20, 2008
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The Happening is a departure for director M. Night Shyamalan: he abandons his trademark conceit of the twist ending to tell a straight-forward tale of horror. It's like going to a Gallagher show where he refuses to smash watermelons with a giant mallet. The only difference is that Gallagher's comedy is grim and depressing and The Happening is hilarious.
Yes, the plants of the Northeastern United States are fed up with how we've been treating them and decide to simultaneously release a toxin that causes humanity to commit suicide in various comical ways. Evidently this is something that is entirely scientifically valid, because a hot-dog obsessed lunatic says so at one point in time during the movie. Mark Wahlberg baffles as a Lemon Drink-eyeing science teacher and the part of Zooey Deschanel is ably played by a Tarsier. Mike, Kevin and Bill lend intentionally funny riffs to this masterpiece of unintentional comedy. (Unless there's some sort of real-life Happening, in which case they pre-emptively announce their allegiance to the plants.)
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35 people need to be reminded how to think.
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488 people prefer fart jokes to real comedy (34).
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My Christ, Zooey Deschanel sucks in this movie....mind you, so does Mark "I coulda stopped 9/11 on my own, had I not been beating an elderly Asian guy half to death at the time' Wahlberg.
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The Toxin line cracked me up, but I'm actually mostly impressed that any of the writers had heard of the character.
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@JoeCoolFreeman Actually, it's supposed to be that the plants don't choose to poison you until you're in a larger group.
Which is slightly less idiotic but not by much.
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This scene was hilarious, even without the riffing.
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0:17 I LOVE YOU BILL!
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YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THEY DIDN'T GET INFECTED BECAUSE THEY BROKE OFF INTO SMALLER GROUPS?!
THIS IS STUPID! THIS IS STUPID! THIS IS STUPID!
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....so....the toxin didn't affect them because they broke off into smaller groups?
....Okay, I didn't exactly do well in biology while in school, but I'm going to do my best to bust this theory....toxins are particles in the air that mostly have negative effects on a human being WHEN BREATHED IN! IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THERE'S ONE PERSON IN THE AREA OR A MILLION. IF YOU BREATHE IN THE TOXIN IN THE AIR, YOU'RE GOING TO BE INFECTED!!!
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"The Villiage" was even worse.
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Okay, that was bad, but at least M Night can't do anything worse right? (Watches Last Airbender) OH GOD I WAS WRONG!
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I am long-range medical examiner!
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