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EoinMcLovin · 04-04-2018 4:46pm #1

“UPGRADE is a thrilling and hyper violent vision of the future from the producers of GET OUT and THE PURGE, and the creator of SAW and INSIDIOUS.

After his wife is killed during a brutal mugging that also leaves him paralyzed, Grey Trace (Logan Marshall Green, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, PROMETHEUS) is approached by a billionaire inventor with an experimental cure that will “upgrade” his body. The cure – an Artificial Intelligence implant called STEM – gives Grey physical abilities beyond anything experienced and the ability to relentlessly claim vengeance against those who murdered his wife and left him for dead.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyB3Ovj1qh4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3sTDbnE7Dk

Mr E · 04-04-2018 4:51pm

Looks like fun.

judeboy101 · 04-04-2018 4:52pm

100% popcorn with a healthy dollop of nacho cheese. My kinda movie.

Slydice · 03-06-2018 6:29pm

Released in the USA this week. Seems to be a positive reaction...
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/upgrade_2018/

85%
Average Rating: 7/10
Reviews Counted: 73
Fresh: 62
Rotten: 11

AUDIENCE SCORE
91% liked it
Average Rating: 4.3/5
User Ratings: 785

judeboy101 · 03-06-2018 7:58pm

Any Irish release date?

EoinMcLovin · 03-06-2018 8:24pm

judeboy101 wrote: »

Any Irish release date?

31st of August

judeboy101 · 03-06-2018 8:31pm

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

judeboy101 wrote: »

Any Irish release date?

31st of August

It'll be on TG4 by then!!!

Slydice · 03-06-2018 8:37pm

Woah!

Grace:
https://twitter.com/GraceRandolph/status/1003109975957344256
Made (the new) Evil Dead and Don't Breath:
https://twitter.com/fedalvar/status/1002703851277901824
James Wan (Furious 7 and a bunch of The Insidious and Conjuring films):
https://twitter.com/creepypuppet/status/1002286281731133440
https://twitter.com/creepypuppet/status/1002753977891483648

Drumpot · 15-08-2018 11:26pm

I really enjoyed that. Knew nothing of it and was sort of Meh about watching it.... I sort of called one or two things early enough but I didn’t care.. it’s nice to still be surprised once in a while...

Very close to when I saw John wick, not so much in action but just enjoyment .... 8/10

judeboy101 · 16-08-2018 6:35am

Drumpot wrote: »

I really enjoyed that. Knew nothing of it and was sort of Meh about watching it.... I sort of called one or two things early enough but I didn’t care.. it’s nice to still be surprised once in a while...

Very close to when I saw John wick, not so much in action but just enjoyment .... 8/10

I'm assuming its not in cinema yet? ;-)

Snake Plisken · 16-08-2018 8:41pm

Really enjoyed it a solid 8/10. I could see the twist from the ambush scene. Some great fight scenes. A well made movie. Ending leave room for a sequel!
btw I am embarrassed to say that I thought the Lead was Tom Hardy for a lot of the film as yet man is the spit of him

p to the e · 17-08-2018 10:09am

Not only does the lead look like Tom Hardy but, is it just me or does the plot of Venom seem similar aswell?

17-08-2018 7:37pm

This is the best sci-fi movie I can remember in a long time. The best one before it I can think of is The Matrix. While you think you have figured out the plot quite early you haven't, that is purposely done I believe. Its smooth, without todays painful juvenile humor, engaging, funny without forcing jokes, directed with brilliance, acted with style by the lead. The story is relevant and potentially a real one of the future which gives it the kind of seriousness that something like Terminator delivered, because you can actually picture it happening.
The only flaw I can find is the secondary characters weren't fleshed out enough, this should have been 30-40 minutes longer if not more to really make it a classic on the level of Blade Runner or Aliens. It should have had another $50m in it to have more consistent props and surroundings. There could easily have been a much bigger world created around this to make it incredibly memorable.

But overall I am impressed and wish I had 'scene' it in an empty cinema!

verycool · 17-08-2018 7:41pm

Ruined this for myself by watching the redband trailer which

shows the only gore in the whole thing.

If I could give it a fitting title I'd call it 2001: A RoboWick Odyssey.

First twenty / thirty minutes seem to crawl by.

Solid 6/10.

2smiggy · 17-08-2018 8:51pm

8/10 for me, good story, some decent action, and kept me enterained through out. A plesent surprise as I'd heard nothing at all about it !!!

JackieChang · 19-08-2018 12:15am

Excellent film. One of those films where you just say WOW when the credits start to roll.

Basq · 19-08-2018 1:01pm

Yep, really enjoyed this. Some nice little injections of humour (

I'm not a ninja

) into some genuinely excellent action sequences. Whannell is a solid writer when he's not throwing out generic horror movie sequels.

Logan Marshall Green was very good, but could only see "Tom Hardy v2" for most of it.

reni10 · 19-08-2018 1:04pm

Enjoyed this too and thought the ending was very well done which brought it up a notch for me

Slydice · 19-08-2018 1:31pm

I had pretty high expectations for this film before all these replies!

judeboy101 · 19-08-2018 7:20pm

Any confirmed release date for Ireland? Really wanna see this in cinema

Slydice · 19-08-2018 7:46pm

I saw it listed here as 31 Aug:
https://scannain.com/upcoming-irish-cinema-release-dates/

JackieChang · 19-08-2018 9:47pm

Basq wrote: »

Logan Marshall Green was very good, but could only see "Tom Hardy v2" for most of it.

He's known as "budget Tom Hardy"

siblers · 19-08-2018 9:55pm

Logan Marshall Green is indeed very good in it, the cinematography is superb, probably the best I have scene since the John Wick films, good sense of humour too and the ending is very well done. Found it a bit slow at times but overall it's well worth a watch.

Venom · 20-08-2018 12:37am

Best movie I've seen in a long time. Great acting and interesting take on a society that's closer to ours than most other sci-fi fare. Absolutely loved the ending which works so well and looking back on the plot, you can see all the little breadcrumbs leading up to it along with the final music score which fits it so perfectly.

8/10

Drumpot · 20-08-2018 11:25am

Something I didn't get.

If Stem was the one pulling all the strings through the movie, why where the hitmen trying to kill our main character ? I mean wasn't that really risky, having our main character in all sorts of dangerous situations where he might die. Even losing all ability to move, just outside the house of the hacker. . I presume Stem was always in control, but it seemed like a massive risk all so the main character would lose his marbles and Stem could take over. .

Mr E · 20-08-2018 11:37am

^^ I think one of the bad guys said

that he was under instructions to incapacitate him, not kill him. Outside the apartment, it was outside of Stem's control - Keen was trying to shut him down remotely.

.

Drumpot · 20-08-2018 11:51am

Mr E wrote: »

^^ I think one of the bad guys said
that he was under instructions to incapacitate him, not kill him. Outside the apartment, it was outside of Stem's control - Keen was trying to shut him down remotely.
.

Ah, thanks I think that has helped me get the answer to my own question. .

Didn't the hacker "Set stem free" on some level ? Perhaps Keen had done everything stem said but had protection systems in place to keep some sort of control over Stem . . So before the hacker stem needed the host to give him permission to do things, stem could be shut down remotely and Keen could monitor where he went.

JackieChang · 20-08-2018 2:25pm

siblers wrote: »

probably the best I have scene since the John Wick films, good sense of humour too .

Which bits had humour in it? You're the second person I've heard saying this, can't figure it out! Is it that one ninja line?

Basq · 20-08-2018 2:31pm

JackieChang wrote: »

Is it that one ninja line?

That's the one I remember.. but there was a few witty moments.. not LOL but just little injections of humour during some action scenes.

siblers · 20-08-2018 3:39pm

JackieChang wrote: »

Which bits had humour in it? You're the second person I've heard saying this, can't figure it out! Is it that one ninja line?

The ninja line was the main LOL moment but I found a lot of the inner dialogue during the action scenes to be quite humorous.

judeboy101 · 20-08-2018 3:43pm

JackieChang wrote: »

Basq wrote: »

Logan Marshall Green was very good, but could only see "Tom Hardy v2" for most of it.

He's known as "budget Tom Hardy"

At this stage, tom hardy is the budget tom hardy

gmisk · 29-08-2018 1:09pm

This seems to be getting feck all of a release...I can see it in Coolock thats about it in dublin...
Anyone else any other info?

judeboy101 · 29-08-2018 3:53pm

gmisk wrote: »

This seems to be getting feck all of a release...I can see it in Coolock thats about it in dublin...
Anyone else any other info?

Looks like Odeon coolock only option, and no matter how good it is I'm not slumming it on the north side to see it.

bkrangle · 29-08-2018 4:27pm

gmisk wrote: »

This seems to be getting feck all of a release...I can see it in Coolock thats about it in dublin...
Anyone else any other info?

It's on in cineworld too

gmisk · 29-08-2018 4:33pm

bkrangle wrote: »

It's on in cineworld too

Thanks didnt see it in anywhere bar coolock when i googled it

judeboy101 · 29-08-2018 4:36pm

bkrangle wrote: »

gmisk wrote: »

This seems to be getting feck all of a release...I can see it in Coolock thats about it in dublin...
Anyone else any other info?

It's on in cineworld too

Iv limitless card so Odeon my only option.

expectationlost · 29-08-2018 8:23pm

i can't get round the voice, it seems poncy in comparison to the violence, turns me off the whole thing.

verycool · 29-08-2018 8:30pm

expectationlost wrote: »

i get round the voice, it seems poncy in comparison to the violence, turns me off the whole thing.

I guess it's meant to sound neutral, unthreatening.

Probably supposed to be contradicting to what "it" is making him do... or become. Just a vessel.

I was getting bored of it and the humour fell flat. Especially the ninja line.

Even the scene where

he makes him look away, I was expecting something far more disgusting. Instead we got pinhead.

yabadabado · 30-08-2018 12:33am

I really enjoyed this.A nice surprise as I knew nothing about it before watching.

Heckler · 03-09-2018 12:58am

Didn't know much about this before seeing it. Very, very good. Didn't take itself too seriously. Some well done action sequences and a good sense of humour. The first fight in the kitchen where hes a bit horrified at whats happening is great. Logan Green watched a bit of Robocop for inspiration with the way he moves.

JackieChang · 03-09-2018 1:07am

Heckler wrote: »

Some well done action sequences and a good sense of humour.

Another person talking about the humour in the film. As I said on the previous page, barely noticed any humour at all.

Can you remember the humourous parts? I have the film on my laptop, watched it twice and I can't find them.

TerrorFirmer · 03-09-2018 7:25am

Amazing film, glad now I waited to a) catch it in the cinema and b) avoid all trailers, teasers and basic information short of it being sci-fi leaning.

I really like Logan Marshall Green (Quarry is one of the best TV shows of the past decade I thought; gutted it was cancelled after one season but it's self contained so worth a watch) though he genuinely does have a particularly noticeable resemblance in this movie to Tom Hardy, with the beard and all.

Amazing that they managed to produce something of this quality on a couple of million dollars - I know it's a low-key production but everything is just so slick and polished it very much feels like you're watching a film with a budget multiple times that.

Great action, terrific acting, superb dry sense of humour about the whole affair....and all tied up nicely in the end.

Logan Green watched a bit of Robocop for inspiration with the way he moves.

I was thinking the exact same thing, very reminiscent of Peter Weller.

I would say it's likely we'll get a sequel, doing modestly well at the box office and I think it'll clean up on VOD.

Liamalone · 09-09-2018 10:08pm

Just watched this, really enjoyed it. Decent premise, well executed with a touch of humour throughout. Solid 8/10

MarkY91 · 09-09-2018 11:07pm

Knew little about this movie but really enjoyed it. One of the better and enjoyable movies ive seen this year. I would love to see a sequel.

Basq · 10-09-2018 6:16am

MarkY91 wrote: »

I would love to see a sequel.

Unfortunately, Leigh Whannell doesn't think it'll happen:

"Is there going to be a sequel?' All I'll say is this: In light of what I'm hearing trackingwise, no. There's not going to be a sequel," he says. "Cinematic releases are getting into an interesting space where the only movies that make money are giant tentpole superhero movies, or low-budget horror movies like Get Out and A Quiet Place. I have a quote from a producer that I'll leave nameless, actually saying to me, 'Leigh, you are making an action movie for a low budget. Don't expect it to do well.' "

Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/upgrade-leigh-whannell-why-upgrade-2-wont-happen-1116285

CatFromHue · 11-09-2018 9:25pm

Saw it tonight and thought it was good.

I didn't know what was going to happen and the end caught me by surprise.

Just read up on it on Wikipedia and they have it that there might be a sequel as Jason Blu tweeted

I have plans for this one. I loved it too.

in response to someone asking was there going to be a sequel.

artvanderlay · 23-09-2018 12:12am

Just watched this tonight. Really enjoyed it; good story, good action, and a great look to the whole thing. It's a really good B movie, my favourite type of movie

Slydice · 26-12-2018 10:56pm

Just seen it!

Slydice wrote: »

I had pretty high expectations for this film before all these replies!

Well WOW! that was some damn film! :eek:

JackieChang wrote: »

you just say WOW when the credits start to roll.

YES, Yes this was definitely me!

So, I guess that this film was WAY more that I thought it was gonna be. I didn't quite grasp the level it would go to in the fights.

The Ninja bit being funny? Am I missing something there?

Chris_Heilong · 27-12-2018 8:13pm

A really good time, I would recommend it for anyone looking for a good action film as there have been only a handful worth watching in recent times.

restive · 19-01-2019 10:09pm

Really good film, Streamed it on Youtube for €4. Reminded me a little of Ex Machina.

Fysh · 23-03-2019 11:08pm

Having seen this thread and some other reviews last year, I stuck this on my wishlist and was recently gifted it. I've now watched it, and wish I'd paid more attention to reviews, because I'm going to be a dissenting voice in this thread and say it's one of the worst pieces of guff I've watched in quite some time.

Logan Marshall Green isn't much of an actor, but that doesn't matter because his character doesn't get any kind of depth. Neither does anyone else, to be fair. It looks reasonably good, but the fight choreography is good rather than exceptional and is undermined by some of the moving-camera decisions (I get what was intended, but it didn't work for me). And the writing....frigging hell, this was one of the dumbest things I've seen in ages, and is absolutely riddled with "that's not even slightly how any of this works" type issues. Made worse by the repeated use of tiled designs on AI systems intended to nod at Demon Seed but which more correctly should be read as a warning to stop watching this lumpy turd of a film and go watch that (or, indeed, anything else - if possible, check out 2015's Uncanny for a fix of well written sci-fi) instead. The core concept isn't bad but the execution was arsegravy, IMO.

I don't mean to deride anyone else who enjoyed it, but I figured I can't be the only person who, based on a lot of the comments and reviews, had expected more of this film. It's particularly a shame as I do still quite like the original Saw film, but if this is what Whannel's doing these days he's going straight on my "No thanks" list of actors & directors (as is Logan Marshall Green, who I've yet to see in a role where I thought he was any good).

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