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A Dictionary of Classical Greek Quotations

Oliver Taplin and Marinos Yeroulanos

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'Human wisdom is of little or no value', wrote Plato in his Apology. And yet the ancient Greeks,...

American Law and Legal Systems

James V. Calvi and Susan Coleman

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American Law and Legal Systems examines the philosophy of law within a political, social, and...

Kirk Bage (1775 KP) rated Upgrade (2018) in Movies

Feb 25, 2021

Upgrade (2018)

2018 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

8.1

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Probably the most interesting of the three here by some way, Upgrade comes at the angle of cybernetic amendments to human capability in an almost, but not quite, original way. It postures and ponders a lot of pseudo-science and cod philosophy before getting to the bits people are going mad for: the fight scenes, which are indeed jaw dropping, feel new and are brutally graphic enough to amuse even the most hardcore gamer. Trouble is… this makes it almost a torture-porn movie, because the only real thrills are in the grossness of the violence. The acting is of negligible importance, because character and plot are not that important to the success of Upgrade as a spectacle. It feels cheap and B movie grade in places, which of course it is. If you enjoy seeing impressive things done with less than a premium budget then this could be worth watching. But… there is a nastiness and a somewhat teenage / pothead vibe to it that ruins anything remotely good. It is also shamelessly derivative. Not bad then, but by no means good, or properly recommended.