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Upgrade - Patreon Version (Patreon)

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2024-09-19 12:00:05
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For Patreon tier 'Bingers on the Wall' or higher: Uncovered Version - https://cinebingers.ca/4sviexsKF1

movie runtime: 1:39:54

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Chris B

I don't know this movie. I just saw an email "Cinebinge - - Upgrade - Patreon" - I thought you're sending out messages to upgrade my Patreon ;))

JediLounger

So a few minutes into the intro. You guys need to watch Johnny Mnemonic (1995). Edit: Another movie with very unique camera work that has a very "video game" feel to it is Hardcore Henry (2015). Though some people get motion sickness when watching this movie.

JakeyShakeyBakeyBoy

Leigh Whannell’s Invisible Man (2020) is well worth checking out too because the guy has a cool approach. Logan Marshall-Green crushes the physicality of this role amazingly well too! Also this was shot in Melbourne down here in Oz and a family friend was late to work the day they blocked off some of the roads one day it turns out haha.

Brandon

All the Cyberpunk 2077 talk in the intro almost felt like it was for me. I stopped playing halfway through the story when it came out, started a new save recently and I've been playing it for 5 hours a day. "So he has Cyber Psychosis?!" 🤣🤣 Also, special thanks to Simone for reminding me of the famous "Watchaaaa SAAAaaaaaaaAAAAAAAY" scene from The O.C. 🤣

Itbewhatitbe
>>149889142

first of all. punctuations are a thing. secondly. bro, the movie is deliberately showing him as creepy and weird af. they are literally just reacting to what the movie is showing and conveying, that something is off about him. youve picked up on half the things theyve said, but deliberately ignored the other half of "billionaires are usually shown as the bad guys". and guess what, turns out he IS weird and creepy and the bad guy. so they arent wrong at all either. not everything is a personal attack dude, they dont fucking know you. theyre watching a movie, reacting to a movie, not making an election speech where every word has to be considered from all angles.

W T
>>149880662

Deltron 3030 - Upgrade (A Brymar College Course): "Upgrade your grey matter, cause one day it may matter"

W T

What is the better metabolism? A slower one? A faster one? Because man, GLP-1 agonist and related compounds like Tirzepatide are absolutely nuts as far as the chubby aspect of non-ideal endocrine function is concerned. It's just wild that the overwhelming majority perfectly responds to these things and reports mostly being able to fast through the entire day without any hunger pangs, to a degree where folks who couldn't stop eating before have to remind themselves to eat a reasonable amount to, say, mitigate muscle loss from too little protein intake. With very, very little side-effects, too, although they seem very pronounced on account of the hefty selection bias involved... and even then it's mostly just people who don't get enough fiber or don't supplement or people in such a huge deficit, they get dizzy due to generally low blood sugar. Honestly? Might very well be one of the most massive wide-spread upgrades in our lifetime. Obesity is a no-brainer to combat with any means, and you're telling me this thing is downright devoid of bigger risks, potentially affordable (apparently once again subject to one not living in the US; in the EU, the reduced grocery costs very well might fully cover the self-pay price and then some), and then you look at it pretty much solving a problem people tried to combat with infinitely many tricks, diets, and billion-dollar industries that almost always ended up in disappointment? And considering there is a decent indication for the pathological aspect being permanent, it very well might be lots of us are going to permanently be on it, so yeah, sounds like a modern-era upgrade to me for sure. i'll take being good brain too tho

Black Heart Games

The behind the scenes is fascinating on this movie. Made on such a small budget, and to make the crazy camera movements they basically synced the camera to an iPhone strapped to the actor's chest and just used the phone's gyroscope as a sensor. Such ingenuity! That combined with the actor's incredible physical acting makes this film so special to me. I was blown away the first time I watched it.

lastsplash

I knew George would love this. Such a great flick that seemed to have gone under the radar.

Guillermo Antonio Ricci Alvarez

If you haven't yet, you might want to watch Brightburn from James Gunn...I think you might like it and Simone might not xD

Skyruff

Hummm…. As loyal followers we should probably start asking Simone every few videos “how is Jeff doing ?”

Rupert Purcat

Yeah another Aussie movie - next one 'I am mother' - 2019

Skyruff

George, you do know this is not the first movie you have watched where the bad guy wins? Watchman, Seven, etc.

Odd Thomas

The Invisible Man is by the same director, also great. For more AI films: AI: Artificial Intelligence (2001) Short Circuit (1986) For more intelligent sci-fi: Sunshine (2007)

Odd Thomas

Leigh Whannel co-wrote Saw with James Wan (hence the Saw easter egg and 'J.Wan' on the apartment door list). They also wrote the Insidious movies together and Whannel took over directing for the 3rd one, which gave the studio the confidence to let him make Upgrade, The Invisible Man and now The Wolfman.

Opti_Frog

A solid three star movie. I can't put my finger on it, but it's missing something. That first fight when Stem takes control for the first time is absolutely the pièce de résistance of the entire film, and after that it should get even more fun and interesting. Instead it kind of trudges along until the (admittedly great) ending. I think they should have gone a little more weird and crazy, and not played the second half of the movie so straight. Let Stem lose, dammit! I think what holds the movie back from greatness is that the sci-fi aspects are so much more compelling than the revenge plot. There's even a "successful" torture scene, which always bugs me. All in all, i think of Upgrade as the better version of Venom. Fun, but a bit of a wasted opportunity.

Prof. Writhms

George: "No Country For Old Men" the bad guy wins. Anton got away at the end, after killing Llewelyn and his wife.

W T
>>149921220

I think, and that's not even remotely an attack, you kind of have to appreciate the OG cyberpunk novels, all the Neal Stephensons and William Gibsons with their Snow Crashes, their Diamond Ages, their Mona Lisa Overdrives... Fair enough to not like it too much, but here's my counterpoint: this is a 4.5/5 movie, and not even necessarily because of the nostalgia, not because it has some of the most unique action in all of cinema... it's just because it really captures the endless tropes and happens to be subtly funny along the way. The torture scene being successful? Easily suspendable, we're talking about a thing that is superhuman in every way. Why would it not be the exception to torture? Which, by the way, is definitely effective - you just have no feedback loop telling you when the well is dry. The hacking stuff? Silly abstraction that you could have Mr. Roboted away, but that's for a slightly more masochistic audience. Some ham-fisted one-liners here and there, sure, few movies really have any sort of claim to perfection; still, it does everything so well and especially captures the 1988-onward vibes of urban sprawl at night, with protagonists and villains stashing nanobots, head-cannons, anything every made reality in movies, TV, and games after some amazing novels just completely swept the Nebula Awards. Also also: "See, you thought I was a cripple but you didn't know that I'm a ninja" is the real show-stealer, especially with STEM's reply. Fight me. Last bit of rant because otherwise, I'll go all night long: George, Upgrade is utterly unoriginal. Well, source material and inspiration-wise. And it is exactly why it was so well-received in the respective communities: it really nailed so many things that barely ever are portrayed on any sort of screen. Games did it too... thirty years ago in isometric perspective so you don't immerse too hard or somesuch. No doubt Cyberpunk adopted some lessons, but for the most part, it was just really nailing the aesthetics I personally pictured for literal decades at this point (my God, that amazing integration with the production cards in the beginning), and then it is wrapped in this tasty but not offensively eccentric plot - maybe I would have liked more of the philosophy aspect to seep into it, but man, this is a bit of a holy grail for CP-fans, maybe along with Season 1 of Altered Carbon (still haven't watched S2 with all the varying opinions). Maybe my favorite sci-fi flick after Cloud Atlas. And oh my God, you're telling me this thing has been done with a budget of not even five million or so? This is such a massive achievement, I can't really wrap my head around. Just kidding, I can because it really showed back in 2018 when you had to be at the perfect place in the US to catch a screening. The movie released like a year after outside the US... if you were lucky. No early screeners either, of course, so yeah, I guess if you skip spending 200 easy mil on advertising, cheap movies are, in fact, possible. Still a bit salty about having had to wait for that long, lmao

Jeff I.

Such a fun and well-done movie overall. Just want to mention I loved your facial reactions to some of the cheesy one-liners, and the "You're the one trying to put me in a binary box" line from the hacker. You both had a face of like "Okay movie, we get it already, they're non-binary." Haha

CT

George likes to say that knowing spoilers don't bother him, and likewise shouldn't bother others. But if he knew the bad guy wins in this, before he saw it, it wouldn't have been so satisfying for him.

Itbewhatitbe
>>149927442

agreed. though i know hes said a lot that spoilers dont bother him, but when did he say it shouldnt bother others? i feel like each time hes brought it up, hes always said "but thats just me"

djKENTO

I love how this is a Leigh Whannel film and the last one of his they watched was SAW… which ends the way George liked…

YukoValis

I love how this movie sets so much up for a possible sequel, but at the same time concludes to a natural point. With the mysterious hacker and her people. Gregg being still stuck inside his mind. A separate corporation making upgraded humans. Yet it is also fine just ending here on the evil side.

Korpse

im thrilled George enjoyed this as much as I do and thank you both for giving me a reason to rewatch this :)

Philipp Roensch

Don't know why I have been putting this of for so long. This was amazing, they had a good idea and really went all in on it. Even the predictable twist subverted, good stuff. Cool effects and choreography as well, loved your reaction to the wild kills :D. I don't think Cyberpunk 2077 was inspired by it though, rather all the Cyberpunk concepts are as old as the Pen and Paper the game is based on.

dys

George, how can you want a hardware memory enhancement after watching Entire History of You?

HansD

This was great. A surprising treat of a low-budget cyberpunk flick. Another one you would enjoy is the 2013 independent film "The Machine." George would especially like it since it actually deals with training an AI to have compassion. Trailer: https://youtu.be/gZc5WojrxBs

Jeff Smith

Finally! Ive been waiting sooo long!

HansD

Oh and The Machine would def win a fight with Eva or STEM. Probably also against a Model 101 Series 800 Terminator, but it would come down to the weapons used.

Vwlss Nvwls

I love this movie. I thought it was interesting and really well done. And I love how it ended.

dys

At least in a physical fight I think STEM easily wins against Ava from Ex Machina. Ava's body is fully mechanical, true, but the android bodies in that movie don't seem to have superhuman strength. Two of them together manage to kill Oscar Isaac's character, but just barely and mostly with the advantage of surprise. Meanwhile STEM operating a human body with AI precision goes well beyond what even the most highly trained human martial artist can do. Ava's strength was mostly manipulation, but STEM is clearly a master at that too.

SpankTheMonk

Venom! We are Venom! Eminem to Upgrade to Venom! Yes please 🙏

SpankTheMonk

No spoilers but I think Empire Strikes Back- bad guy wins? Avengers Infinity War?? 😅🫶 kidding I know what you mean though. What happens next is STEM watches and learns from David in Prometheus and Alien Covenant and s#!t gets weird.

Farbod

Im really glad you guys enjoyed this film. Its so underrated. Such a well made small budget film. The budget was only $3m. Insane for such a quality sci fi film. Wish they made more of these.

Vwlss Nvwls

This movie is far too underrated. It is one of the most amazing movies of the genre.

Vwlss Nvwls

I would think that STEM would start trying to create more like him, locking the human mind in a dream, as well as create a stock pile of totally organic humans to be put into. In effect... he creates The Matrix.

Gary Fixler

Without yet having watched this, nor even heard of it, I just want to say I'm a little bit disappointed it isn't "Upgrayedd", a sequel to Idiocracy, which I was suddenly hoping existed.

Mike FromOz

First of all, I really liked George's little dance at the end of the reaction video. Seeing him happy at how the movie is resolved was so fun to watch. Good for you George! Second, I do like all the new movies you're bringing to my attention. I really enjoyed "Game Night", which I probably wouldn't have found out about otherwise, and this is also added to the list. In relation to this movie - I am a Fine Arts student, soon to be attempting a Masters Degree, with a focus on disability representation in the arts. Unfortunately, for a very long time, disability has often been used as a shortcut for showing someone who is evil, morally unsound, cursed because of their unfaithfulness etc. Depictions of devils and demons as twisted and contorted is an extension of this throughout human existence in art. In movies, it is often physically scarred people, those born with birth defects, or mental health issues that get used as antagonists in films. Think about the James Bond franchise and how many of the villains in that work have these traits as an external way to show their 'twisted, evil' inner selves. While this movie does take a different tack, it's a bit of a shame to have it fall into the same kind of trope. The other thing is able-bodied people becoming disabled, and wanting to un-alive themselves because of it. Whilst it can be said that it wasn't the protagonist in this movie doing this, the idea of revenge driving him is very much a trope that is matched with disability in movies. If I had a STEM thing for my disabilities, I'd just want the pain relief it grants, and a chance to feel normal again. I don't feel angry at the world, because I've learnt enough about disability to know we don't get to choose it coming into our lives. But I do get the idea of this movie being about something other controlling us, what the future of human/AI interactions might look like, etc. I, for one, am looking forward to a time where humanity doesn't need to deal with things like viruses or cancer, where pain treatment doesn't require use of chemicals with hit or miss usage, and no negative effects of treatment for it. This was a good film, don't get me wrong, but yeah, it does have a lot of the drawbacks that occur when disability is shown in film.

E. D.

What a movie, great reaction. I also didn‘t know this film exists until I saw it on the poll.

E. D.
>>149960217

Seems like ppl will never stop saying (overusing) 'underrated' when they actually mean unappreciated. The real reason why good movies are (or feel like) they‘re 'underrated' is, they‘re overlooked or forgotten by the average filmgoer or it‘s too niche or most likely: it was barely advertised.

Noel Valdez
>>149970564

I sought out this movie cause I was always a huge fan of Saw and the dudes behind it. I like a lot of James Wan movies but what Leigh has done has been more up my alley in recent years. (Malignant was fucking great though lol.) But I really enjoyed Insidious 3 and then when this came out I sought it out and saw it in a theater with like 3 other people and was blown away. I called it "better Venom" cause Venom came out that year and they had very similar type of action sequences but this was done so much better. But invisible Man was great and Im excited for Wolf Man!

Noel Valdez

I always have been a guy that hasn't been a big fan of action movies not because I hate action but because a lot of action movies are done with quick cuts and just end up being boring and not exciting or well done. THIS IS AN ACTION MOVIE. Lol if every action movie was made like this (or John Wick) id be a big action fan. It just sucks that so many seem like they are just not that good. But I've shown all my friends that like action movie this movie as a reference for "good action flick"

Gary Fixler

This was great. I really liked the main character, but from now on I'm calling the actor Tom Hardly.

Logan Kerlee

Wow! Super enjoyed this one. :D I didn't keep track of my thoughts throughout but I really enjoyed the watch. It was my first time seeing this as well. So exciting and fun! I'm really happy that this one won a poll! :)

MattN

George, I love that you notice the connections between this and cyberpunk but this wasn't inspired by cyberpunk, instead they were both inspired by the og cyberpunk author, William Gibson. He wrote a lot of great cyberpunk stories and laid the foundation for all of this as well as a great trpg game, cyberpunk. I highly recommend checking him out if you're into this style of fiction.

Ph4ZeD

Great reaction and enjoyable movie, even more relevant now with AI we have