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“I enjoyed this film. However, with that said, the film ends with a very pessimistic message, or from another perspective, one serious warning to all human beings. As a side note, after having watched this film, I began wondering if it might be that for current human mind it is easier to imagine pessimistic futures rather than optimistic ones. Both futures, pessimistic and optimistic, either of them can happen. And the pessimistic ones are much more likely to happen if we don't have the optimistic ones. The pessimistic future there in the film is one of those futures that can happen. However so, as you are about to notice, my strong conviction tells that we should try to figure out more of the optimistic ones, to put our minds to work to paint optimistic futures more and therefore less pess” read more
“Ostensibly emerging out of nowhere, 2018's Upgrade is one of the biggest film-going surprises of the year; an old-school, dark, noir-ish sci-fi action”
“I've had a soft spot for Leigh Whannel since he broke onto the scene as the writer of the first three Saw films then went on to get creative with other fare as Dead Silence, Cooties, and, most notably, the damned great Insidious series. However, the trailer for Upgrade left me somewhere between interested and rolling my eyes. Coupled with his decent but comparatively lackluster first outing as a director for Insidious 3, I was ready to write this off as one I'd "catch later". Boy, am I glad I saw it on the big screen!
I should of known better, of course. So far, even at his weakest, Whannel has offered up extremely enjoyable and morbidly creative takes on horror. Thankfully, Upgrade is Whannell firing on all cylinders as he takes on a techno thriller that bridges the gaps between” read more
"A fundamentally flawed concept at best. It is yet another story about artificial intelligence in yet another attempt to scare us to death over the notion of technological advancement in spite the fact that it's bloody impossible. I will at least admit that there were some fail safes in place to keep the AI from rebelling. But in all seriousness, how could we possibly program an AI with sentience and individuality. How can we program self-awareness. Yes, we have programs that can outplay the"
"First viewing - June 9th I had three films I wanted to catch this weekend, and kicked off my run with Upgrade. It's a total blast. Those who wonder what Cronenberg might do in body horror with today's technology will be very pleased. It would also fit in with Black Mirror. And while these thoughts occurred to me while watching it, I spent more of the film engrossed in the story and enjoying where it was going. And despite his uncanny resemblance to Tom Hardy, Logan Marshall-Green shows he has t"
“Ostensibly emerging out of nowhere, 2018's Upgrade is one of the biggest film-going surprises of the year; an old-school, dark, noir-ish sci-fi action”
“Ostensibly emerging out of nowhere, 2018's Upgrade is one of the biggest film-going surprises of the year; an old-school, dark, noir-ish sci-fi action”
A superb throwback sci-fi action-thriller
“Ostensibly emerging out of nowhere, 2018's Upgrade is one of the biggest film-going surprises of the year; an old-school, dark, noir-ish sci-fi action-thriller reminiscent of The Terminator and RoboCop. Upgrade was written and directed by Australian filmmaker Leigh Whannell, who knows a thing or two about genre pieces after scripting both Saw and Insidious, among other titles. Flying solo without frequent collaborator James Wan as a producer, Whannell acquits himself admirably here, elevating what is essentially a B-movie into A-grade territory. More or less an Australian movie with Blumhouse backing, this is precisely the type of inventive, smart, brutally violent, darkly humorous and high-concept picture that John Carpenter would have created in the 1980s - in fact, it feels like a movie” read more
" First Viewing Viewing Date: June 27th Via: Cinema Plot: Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when Grey, a self-identified technophobe, has his world turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an experimental computer chip implant called Stem. Rating: 9.1/10 You can read my review here"
"2018/05/31 @Goodrich Kzoo 10,Theater 6 /w Dave S via MoviePass"
"Tomatometer Guess: 80%. Actual Score: 85%. Upgrade is an impressive directorial debut for Leigh Wannel. It has well-choreographed and uniquely shot action scenes, a surprising sense of humor, a thought-provoking and emotional core, and an ending that will leave you speechless. I'd highly recommend it."