“Hey, Baby — roll me! And you know what I mean!” Well, all hell broke loose on Horror Movie Weekly, One Badass Horror Podcast. Here in Episode 148, Mister Watson and Jay of the Dead have been turned loose to discuss killer elderly folks — “Old Timer Terror” — as they review Old People (2022)! Projectile Varmint escaped this fate, due to attending to an unwell child, so we miss her during this show. Jay of the Dead also brings you a Micro Horror Movie Review of “It Lives Inside” (2023). Remember, you are welcome to call and leave us a voicemail at our working voicemail number: (801) 899-9798. Join us!
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SHOW NOTES:
[ 00:00:01 ] – Introduction
– Welcome to Horror Movie Weekly Episode 148
– Jay of the Dead and Mister Watson’s go-to karaoke songs
– MonkeyBone is a karaoke diva — a genuine singin’ fool — as well!
– Projectile Varmint could not attend this recording
– Mister Watson’s extensive A24 prep for his guest appearance on the No Bodies Horror Podcast
[ 00:05:21 ] – Micro Horror Movie Reviews
Mister Watson: * * *
Jay of the Dead: It Lives Inside (2023) = 4 ( Low-priority Stream )
– Jay of the Dead’s pick: Old People (2022)
[ 00:12:54 ] – Feature Review: Old People (2022)
Genre Classification: Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Horror / Old Timer Terror
JOTD’s Premise:
A single mother returns to her hometown with her two kids to attend her sister’s wedding. But mysteriously — and inexplicably, the predominantly aged residents of the local Retirement Home begin to fatally attack the younger community.
Ratings and Recommendations: Old People (2022)
Jay of the Dead = 8.5 ( Buy it! )
Mister Watson = 7.5 ( Stream on Netflix! )
Projectile Varmint = 5 ( Too Many Old People )
— Hear Jay of the Dead’s in-depth exploration of The Decline to Vulnerability and the Descent Into Victimhood here.
Wrap-Up:
— Jay of the Dead’s two nursing home stories
NEXT WEEK for Episode 149: Horror Movie Weekly After Dark: The State of Horror Cinema Address (and the movie we’re reviewing is a surprise — a Dustin Watson Special)!
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I’m so happy you chose this film to discuss. It has been on my watch list for a while, but I had been putting it off. I finally pulled the trigger and checked it out so I could catch up on HMW. Man…I really dug it. Would definitely have been on my list last year. I loved Jay and Watson discussion, although I didn’t agree with Watson’s suggestion that it needed some older characters who still had vigor and ambition, as if the acceptance of their frailty and proximity to the end was a causing factor. I didn’t think that was the point. Several times the theme of love and compassion seemed to come up and I took that as a main impetus for the attacks. The only old person who did not participate was the lead’s father/grandfather and he was the only character who hadn’t been completely forgotten. Ironically it was the children’s connection with him that bridged the gap and helped to save them in the end. Also, there was the one character who kept confusing the lead female for his possible daughter as if he was holding on to hope that he still had that connection. Then of course there was the quote about the function of the elderly to be burdened with isolation and therefore designed to have a loveless departure. Anyway, enough rambling. Thanks for the episode and keep ‘em coming.
Billy D,
Excellent comment and analysis, my friend. THIS is why I love doing these shows! Great response.
I’m with you that the impetus of these mysterious attacks has everything to do with a lack of “connection.” The film is clear on this, as you’ve wonderfully illustrated. The reason I bring up the old folks with “vigor and ambition” as an opposing force/theme of sorts isn’t because I think proximity to frailty is the CAUSE of this violence… rather, vigor and ambition serve as the single biggest buffer against being put away into institutionalized homes, which is where these old people are then discarded and forgotten. This movie is definitely commenting on this state-sanctioned care facility culture for the elderly. And so…
If we can agree that young AND old people alike can experience a lack of connection with their loved ones, then there has to SOMETHING that sets the two generational cohorts apart, right? Because young folks aren’t the ones attacking out of nowhere here, right? Maybe we needed to see fully physically capable old people… who are NOT in these homes and who do NOT require care from the young… getting in on the attacks. That right there would solidify the idea that this isn’t merely a rage plague that affects just anyone who is unloved. This is about the Unloved Elderly.
You’ve helped me more clearly define what I was talking about off the dome in that episode, Billy. Thanks, my friend.
Thanks for clarifying that critique Mr. Watson. I now see where you were going with that.