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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Dec 22, 2018 23:43:02 GMT -5
So picked this up on a whim. Fun sci do actioner where advanced AI turns a paralyzed dude into a badass.
But boy, either Venom movie stole wholesale from this and was alien Upgrade or Upgrade stole wholesale from it and it was robot Venom cuz the whole way the characters interact with their 'other' is the same. Dude even kinda looks like Tom Hardy.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2020 6:27:29 GMT -5
Hey I searched for a topic and actually found it!
I searched after watching this last night. I actually really enjoyed this film
All I knew about the game beforehand was “Guy gets technological upgrade” but nothing else
But a really good action film with not Tom Hardy (Seriously it is almost distracting) but there was one scene with a machete and because of how little I knew going in I didn’t expect it to go the way it went and when the fight ended so to speak I genuinely yelled out “Woah! Holy s***”
So yeah well worth your time (Plus it is only 100 mins long) so no a massive time sink
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2020 11:56:32 GMT -5
This is really weird in terms of this movie. My brother first texted me that he watched this during his quarantining binge of catching new movies and was gushing about how awesome he thought this was, so I'm like, "okay, I'll check it out." Then, a YouTube channel I follow, Dead Meat did a video on said movie (also if you're a fan of horror movies and are NOT subscribed to this channel, who are you?) So I'm like...okay, now I definitely need to check this out, and I did. And yeah, it's an awesome movie. Then this topic appears. Weird ass technology.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on May 1, 2020 12:55:58 GMT -5
Man, I was way ahead of the curve
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Post by Shark on May 1, 2020 14:28:09 GMT -5
I saw this recently and it was really good. Loved the performances. Really liked the way Logan Marshall-Green would move when STEM was controlling him, really sold what it would be like if an AI was controlling your body.
Regarding The similarities with Venom, it is just one of those wild coincidences in filmmaking. Both movies came out in 2018 and were both shot in 2017, Upgrade earlier in the year, but they were shot in different countries so I doubt there was anything deliberate about the similarities. Kind of like Dredd and The Raid being so much alike and were made around the same time.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2020 14:47:26 GMT -5
Man, I was way ahead of the curve Like many geniuses you were unappreciated in your time at the time
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May 2, 2020 13:06:38 GMT -5
Post by wakko on May 2, 2020 13:06:38 GMT -5
I saw this when it first released, and it was before Venom. Such a fun and interesting movie. The action in it is done so damned well, and it is ridiculously violent in some places.
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May 28, 2020 20:27:18 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2020 20:27:18 GMT -5
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May 28, 2020 21:01:29 GMT -5
Post by agent817 on May 28, 2020 21:01:29 GMT -5
I saw this in theaters. This movie was definitely a trip. I think I should give this another watch.
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