Twitter Gets Trolled With Rickroll In 4K

After 15 years of being a meme, you'd think that there'd be no way for the Rickroll to troll as hard as it once did. Apparently, that's not the case, as Rick Astley trended on Twitter alongside a hi-definition remaster of the video for his classic song, "Never Gonna Give You Up."

THIS IS SO FUCKING CURSED pic.twitter.com/iEXrFYnGKj

— Purrray (@Ray_Sh0) February 17, 2021

There is something deeply unsettling about looking at the Astley video, something any internet denizen has seen dozens of times, without the graininess and camera quality typical of 80s music videos. The video was created two weeks ago by YouTuber Revideo, who used Topaz Video Enhance AI and RIFE (Flowframes) to bring this uncanny monstrosity to the world.

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The video bombarded Twitter users with a rush of emotions ranging from unsettled to horrified to horny.

therapist: 60fps 4k rick astley isn’t real, he can’t hurt you

60fps 4k rick astley:pic.twitter.com/UoNHaPUrAL

— jin 🍓🐰 (@ddalgitokki29) February 18, 2021

Somebody remastered the Rick Astley video in 60 fps 4k and I am deeply, deeply upset. https://t.co/qYuLrQwe0I

— Zach Heltzel (@zachheltzel) February 18, 2021

my new fear is 60 fps 4k resolution Rick Astley

— ☾ akira ☽🏳️‍⚧️ (@velorii_um) February 18, 2021

why's rick astley kinda really cute…… https://t.co/7H5PAW2dkt

— Lyra (will nyaa and/or stream for food) (@tiralyra1) February 18, 2021

Congratulations Revideo: you made Rick Astley weird again (and also sort of hot).