UPGRADE by Blumhouse/Leigh Whannell

[Kane52630]

 

[RockSP]

Finally watched this. I appreciated that

Spoiler

it didn't have a happy ending. If it was a big budget film best believe everything would've worked out. Hell his wife would probably have ended up coming back to life somehow

 

[Kane52630]

Oh without a doubt.

 

[Doctor Jones]

I regret missing this in theaters.

 

[OutOfBoose]

It was decent. Starts a little slow, but the second half is thrilling.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

I thought this was 0k. I liked it but I don't think I'll watch it again. The concept is great. The action scenes when Stem takes over was very well staged and they were a lot of fun.

[BLACKOUT]I thought Eron was going to be the main villain. I assumed he killed Asha and paralyzed Grey so that he can later offer the latter rehabilitation through Stem. I figured the Cobolt angle (Fisk & his buddies had Cobolt bio-mechanic enhancements) was just a curveball and it was all a set-up from Eron. But what I didn't see was the final twist where Stem is shown to be mastermind behind every thing.[/BLACKOUT]

BTDubz, ya'll have ruined that LMG guy for me. I kept thinking about Hardy every time LMG was on screen.

 

[OutOfBoose]

Yeah, to watch once and forget. Also, it made me think of Venom.

 

[Persona]

There are times when this does feel a bit slight and the acting isn't always great but you can't fault it too much on those fronts given the budget and what they were still able to accomplish on a $5 million budget (primo Netflix episodes cost more than this now).

I think a lot of the details were nicely realized, the action is great and memorable, and there are a few moments where the concept really blooms in a way that few sci-fi flicks seem able to reach for lack of imagination. Probably the best Robocop movie since the original, haha.

 

[HKpowerup]

I went in not knowing or expecting much and finished the movie surprised at how good it turned out to be. It was a blend of creative & gory sci-fi. Great performance by Logan Marshall-Green.

Character development outside of Grey Trace was very thin though, but still a very well executed movie.

Killer soundtrack! A Better Place by Jed Palmer is an absolutely beautiful piece of music.

 

[HKpowerup]

He deserves more work, seriously.


And after watching it, you see why it's under the Blumhouse label.

Yes, this guy has acting chops & can play emotions / intensity very well.

He was also very good in The Invitation (2015), a great suspenseful and tension-filled thriller but unfortunately flew under the radar completely & didn't even manage to make back its reported 1m production budget.

I have no doubt Casting Directors in Hollywood have had their eyes on him for a while already.

 

[Sawyer]

Finally got around to seeing this. So good.

Me, during the first ten minutes: “I bet the creepy scientist is the one behind it all.”

Me, during the last ten minutes: “Ha! See? I was right.”

Me, during the last five minutes:

 

[Kane52630]

 

[samsnee]

This was basically a Venom movie which is funny since Logan Marshall Green looks like Tom Hardy.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Except without the charisma.

Man, if only Tom Hardy picked this instead of Venom.

 

[Maze]

Love Logan Marshall Green, like him a lot in Upgrade ( great "b movie) incidentally i think that some of his performances, he is more interesting than Hardy lately, who i like a lot ( like in Quarry or The Invitation )

 

[StarLord]

UPGRADE - The TV Series From Blumhouse

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

UPGRADE - The TV Series From Blumhouse

Wow, dont want to put spoilers so will just say, this should be interesting.