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Came out before Venom and ended up being the better Venom movie.

@Zombiesnyder13

9 ай бұрын

#AviAradOut

@chrisburns514

9 ай бұрын

No doubt in my mind they both came from the same script.

@HishamA.N_Comicbroe

9 ай бұрын

Even the actors look so similar

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

I doubt they came from the same script, they’re structured very differently and about very different things

@blinkachu5275

9 ай бұрын

@@FullFatVideosThat's not what jack means. They mean that if you look at this movie like a Venom movie, it's a better Venom movie than the actual Venom movie that came out. Because in the end it's about a similar theme: 2 personalities inhabiting the same body and one of them (the one foreign to the host) giving the host abilities that they wouldn't have otherwise. Yes, Upgrade isn't based on Venom. But with how pisspoor the Tom Hardy Venom movie was (fun as a dumb action movie but not good as a Venom movie, despite Tom Hardy being an excellent actor and clearly having fun in the role) it's not hard for people to lament what could've been if the Venom movie took more from Upgrade.

Upgrade, 3-5 million dollars. Secret invasion, 212 million dollars. Man, theres a ton of perspective we can get from this.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

It’s actually crazy those shows get made for that much when upgrade exists

@Coburnify

9 ай бұрын

Geez that's enlightening man. That's like 40x as much for a vastly inferior project

Love to see Upgrade appreciation. Had no idea what I was getting into when I watched it a few years ago. Its so brutal, unique & even kinda relavent now.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

It blew my socks off I wasn’t expecting it to be as good as it was

I loved this movie so much! Definitely underrated, with a great story and shocking twist. The action scenes are some of my personal favourites, such a unique take, and the dialogue is also great.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

The fight scenes are crazy good

Upgrade was one of the few movies I went to see that year because it wasn't just another superhero flick. No regrets, it's a blast!

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

It puts a lot of superhero movies to shame in terms of the bang for your buck

@goodial

9 ай бұрын

yearly movie releases are probably in the thousands, Superhero movies are maybe 10-20 each year. There is much more releasing each week than just superhero movies ;) sure, a lot coming isn't probably that great, making a good movie is really difficult, but still

I don't own many movies, physically, but this was one of the ones I had to get. Such a masterfully crafted movie.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

I also felt I had to own the blu ray for my own viewing pleasure and also to support it

Upgrade was easily my FAVORITE SciFy horror film alongside Ex Machina. The fact it slid under the radar is absurd.

Loved this when I stumbled onto it. The concept, the action sequences, the camera work, all so captivating. Plus it doesn't overstay it's welcome with a runtime of 100 minutes.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Love this!!!

I've heard about that movie on KZread and it was one of the coolest surprises in the last decade for me. HIGHLY underrated movie! 😍

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Where did you hear about it on here?

@DzustComics

9 ай бұрын

@@FullFatVideos does the Nostalgia critic ring a bell? When he did a review on Venom, he said Upgrade achieved the movies goals much better.

I appreciate you for covering this movie. Having (finally) watched it a couple years back, I was blown away by how they were able to do so much with such a small budget in 90 min. Plus the ending is insane.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

It really is consistently incredible, I still can’t believe it was made for that

@strikerecho2592

9 ай бұрын

@@FullFatVideos Same here. It is worth mentioning though that since Australia’s film industry isn’t as big as America, their films mostly have smaller budgets as a result. Though there are some gems that shine such as Talk to Me, which I’d recommend checking out.

Glad to see this movie getting some recognition. When I originally watched it I couldn't stop recommending it to everyone.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Same!!! Certified banger

Criminally underrated movie. One of the best scifi films of the last decade.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

100%

The acting, the world-building, cinematography, the precision in action, the camera-work, all on a LOW BUDGET!! This movie is incredibly remarkable and horrendously underrated my god!!

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

The fact it’s this good and was made for nothing just makes it so much cooler

@montenegroafro4454

9 ай бұрын

Not to mention the writing was filled with so much foreshadowing right from the start of the movie that by the time the ending comes around it makes you want to go right back to the beginning to watch it a second time…it felt like watching Inception for the first time where the ending was so unexpected!

You did the UPGRADE video. I love this movie, more people need to see it. I can’t express how much I love this. 💙💜💙💜💙

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

Freakin dope movie.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Yes Nick!!!!

This movie was VERY good. The atmosphere and set design are both subtle and enthralling.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

All made for next to nothing, so impressive

Loved this film, super under rated It's crazy how they made such a believable sci-fi universe with only a few million dollars, a fraction of the budget of most Hollywood movies and way better than most of them I've heard there was supposed to be a sequel or a TV show but who knows if that will happen since this movie was wildly under appreciated

The reason Upgrade was able to get made is that it's an Australian movie and made outside the Hollywood studio system

Agreed. Upgrade is what a modern reboot of Terminator could be if they tried

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

It blows all terminator movies past 2 out of the water

@noobmasterruben5167

9 ай бұрын

@FullFatVideos i still have a soft spot for Salvation but man I wish they had kept the original ending

Upgrade is great

I'm so glad you're covering this film. It's one of those movies that eeks the absolute most it can from it's budget through the use of tricks and techniques that don't cost lots of extra money like creative lighting, camera work and blocking. The nasty gritty world adds to effect. It reminds me of other low budget labors of love like the original Saw, District 9, Mad Max and I am Mother although it has a very clean aesthetic the rest of points remain. The fact it came out around the same time as Venom is hilarious to me because Upgrade is by far the better "mind/body controlling parasite/chip/symbiote" movie. It's one of those funny things that happens like Olympus has fallen/Whitehouse down, Bugs life/Antz, Over the Hedge/Madagascar, Barbie/Oppenheimer (j/k) coming out together. If you like Upgrade then the book Amped by Daniel H Wilson is right up your alley.

@mkevz

9 ай бұрын

Over The Hedge and Madagascar doesn't apply, they're from the same studio and aside from being about talking animals have basically nothing alike

I feel like re-watching Upgrade again, thanks to you mate. Lol you do kinda look like Daniel Radcliffe✌🏽. I did forget the Villain of Upgrade wanting people to be “upgraded” as a motive and a personal want. Thinking cybernetic enhancements would make “super people” better than regular people. Very interesting.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Please do rewatch, and tell a friend!!!

I had another show in mind when i saw upgrade... the first interactions of Trace and Stem on the hunt made me think foundly of Knight rider when Michael was starting with Kitt. I still think it would have been great to have a series about a new "Knight rider" (Stem host) getting hired for a "knight foundation" (Keene foundation) working to stop the "Karr" (Trace) villain doings. Bonus points it they brought back Eron Keen VI to redeem himself, body upgrades between seasons, more Stem Hosts, later interactions with good and bad government organizations. And Grey Trace VI when he separates from Stem.

Loved Upgrade. So much show on a low budget. Ideas are worth more than CGI.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

story always comes first!

This was an entertaining, great analysis of a perfectly great movie. Good work!

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

cheers!

Thanks for making this video. After watching this film for the first time, I remember loving it so much, I had to tell everyone to watch it. After some time, it was obvious that I liked this film a lot more than anyone I knew. So since it’s hard to find anyone to go deep into the film with, videos like these fulfill that void.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

Absolutely loved this movie

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Ace!!!

The facial expressions on his face during all the fight scenes in this were awesome.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

It makes it so funny

I am so freaking happy you saw this!!! I bought this movie on DVD when it came out and have forced mates to watch it when having beers

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

We must spread the word!!!

Thanks for this. Upgrade is one of my all time favorite movies

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

No problem! It was a joy to delve into

@dikydankedude

9 ай бұрын

@@FullFatVideos 🫶🫶🫶

Can’t believe I missed this! Good stuff

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!!!

Hi matt great video, glad you're making the videos you want to!

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

I watched this movie recently and it was amazing!

Stem sounds very close to one of my favorite book trilogies. T2 by S.M. Stirling, books were commissioned to help build hype for the T3 movie. The novels have the 'Temporal Cold War' later featured in TV's SCC. Following Sarah, John and some people with interests related to the events of T1 and T2. The main minion of Skynet sent back is an augmented human raised in Skynet's black-sites, experimented on and implanted with 'the chip' so it can integrate with the host (plus a number of extra CPU's and power cells to build with after displacement). A lot like STEM, the dialog and action between human/CPU/Skynet adds so much gravity to the narrative. And in case anyone is wondering 'Hey, that book series sounds good, bet it would have made better script material than T3/4/5/6/7/8...'. Yes.

I feel really guilty that I didn't get around to seeing Upgrade until earlier this year. Fantastic movie. I remember seeing it advertised a lot when it came out, but even back in 2018 I was so cynical that I just assumed Hollywood was incapable of making a good cyberpunk movie that was actually dark.

Loved the blink and you miss it Bo Burnham reference, my guy.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

😎

leigh whannell has been added to the list of great modern sci-fi directors. along with neill blomkamp, gareth edwards, denis villeneuve, etc.

I love Upgrade and rewatched it last night after 3 years. Felt brand new and definitely telling all my friends to watch it

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Love to hear it

I was not prepared to hear the 21 Jump Street slam poem, but I was glad to.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Cynthias!!!

I.... had not heard of this. Now I have to put this vid on hold until I can watch the film... Got a lot of time for Leigh Whannel

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

That’s fantastic news!!!!

Freakin awesome movie.... absolutely love this movie. :)

Leigh Whannell*, why do people always spell his name wrong 😢 No but really Upgrade is an amazing underrated little sci-fi gem. It’s dirty and gritty, and I love it when the evil AI wins.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

I noticed after I uploaded and wanted to drop to the floor quite honestly. I’ve been reading up on the movie and him all bloody week as well. So stupid!

This movie was indeed great.

Yes, UPGRADE truly is fricking awesome.

@FullFatVideos

8 ай бұрын

Hell yeah another Upgrade enjoyer

Thank you for Thai breakdown, this was great. I love this movie, ironically I’ve only recently watched it after having it on my radar for at least a year. Since watching the movie a couple of excellent reviews on KZread have come out. It’s really incredible how fantastic a movie this is especially when considering the budget. Is there talk of a sequel??? Seems that a cult following has developed. The studio should really look into it

one of the best sci fi of 2010+ era (originals) district 9 edge of tomorrow chappie

2:46 nice reference

Finally some love for this movie. I loved it! Underrated for sure! All the big KZread reviewers called this film meh and predictable...

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

More people need to see it!!!!

I thought I was having a stroke when you were making that 22 jump street reference. Took me a minute to figure it out

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Hahaha

Oh hell yes! Upgrade is a very very underappreciated movie in my opinion!

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Agreed!!!

Wonderful video. Comment left for engagement.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Big thank you!!!

Considering how much I like the movies you like, I will track down and watch Upgrade.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

This is why I made this video!

Hi Matt, I'm a huge fan of your channel and I really love the high quality you deliver every time. Could you make a video about how typical "feel-good-movies" work? I recently was forced to watch The Out-Laws on Netflix and despite not exactly being an oscar winning piece of art (flat characters, an obvious plot etc.) it in fact does put a smile on my face. How did they do that? Is it usually linked to the fool triumphant genre like Blake Snyder defined it?

Had to pull up and finally watch upgrade after seeing this video thumbnail

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

YESSSSS

The first fight was really funny because STEM’s fighting efficiently while the MC was in horror over his body beating up a man before killing the enemy with the knife.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

It’s too good

This movie is so underrated

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

It really is. Truly underrated

Full Fat and Heavy Spoilers doing Upgrade Justice in the same week! Amazing and Thanks 👍

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Heavy Spoilers did an Upgrade video this week?!

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Just checked that’s so weird! Haven’t seen anyone talk about it in forever

@eddysandland58

9 ай бұрын

@@FullFatVideos , No Never! I re watched it Last night (coz of HS and FF) with a Different perspective and a new set of Eyes! Plus the Budget, Stuntmen from n being Shot in Australia, same Director of Invisible Man which Is Amazing etc! Thanks Mate n Love your Content! Cheers 🍻

Fantastic movie, watched it at first for the fight scenes with the brilliant camerawork, but loved it for, well, pretty much everything. STEM from the end of Upgrade would absolutely take the world without any difficulty, although its hard for a human to imagine how it would do it. Probably it would just invent nanotechnology and disassemble all humans into their component elements in under a month. Not the most thrilling in terms of cinematography, but it would present a really good ticking deadline if Logan was able to try and reassert control within that month.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Stem would defo get a hold of those sneezing nano machines lol. But I think it would be more interesting to see it develop in the world and try and take some kind of established political power or play the economy!

Gray definitely doesn’t get a happy ending. His body still ages, STEM will eventually move on, so one day, he’ll wake up as an 85 year old quadriplegic who lost his whole entire life living in a dream world that will eventually be taken from him.

These are the times we live in: We cling to the things we know and don't even dream of giving new ideas a chance. While Star Trek is remaking the Wrath of Khan, Star Wars is digging old Palpatine out of the closet. Even with strong and established IPs, no new ideas are realised. But who is really to blame here? The studios that spend millions of dollars and prefer to play it safe? Or us, the viewers, who are not willing to spend money on an overpriced evening at the cinema for a film that they don't know whether it will suit their taste?

Love this film. Was a better Venom film than Venom ☺

Underrated film, right there! Although, I would argue that the Upgrade film works best if you know nothing about it. And yes, it is the better Venom movie indeed

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Yeah the trailer kinda gives away a lot

Best Venom movie released that year

I’ve always felt that after watching both movies that Upgrade was what Venom should have been!

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

A far superior movie! And Venom should have been Rated R

The action was amazing in this film. Just goes to show when you actually listen to the experts (the stunt crew). Too many big budget films with big egos ruining films.

Upgrade was great, I regret not seeing it in a theater. I honestly don't even remember when in the year it released and why I didn't see it. Kind of the same thing with M3GAN earlier in 2023. Like, why did I wait for the rental from Redbox (because screw streaming services)? I should be supporting these lower budget movies more often because they've been highly more enjoyable than the big budget stuff lately, and the more stuff like this gets in theaters and stays there because of good reception, the more balanced out theaters will be and Hollywood can actually support itself again and the current writers and actor strikes wouldn't be as long running as they have been (although these strikes are still very much warranted because they come from a place of changing technology and compensating for that, not just because the CEOs keep banking on things that keep flopping).

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

I’m not sure how wide of a release it had, I don’t think I would have seen it in the cinema without the UK’s FrightFest!!!

@MCLegoboy

9 ай бұрын

@@FullFatVideos In the US, it's usually all cinemas or none. You have to be pretty niche to get a limited release if not just stuck at film festivals. I remember seeing a number of TV spots for Upgrade, I'm sure it was a wide release. But also I'm in Orlando, Florida, so maybe in the Midwest and the further west into mountain country you go, the more select things become, and then you have the West Coast where it's all available again.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

That’s interesting, here even big films sometimes aren’t playing in some theatre chains

@MCLegoboy

9 ай бұрын

@@FullFatVideos Different contracts? American made movies would likely play on all screens here, but foreign films will always be less spread. Even with the similarities between American and British cultures, the movies still have to be imported, so international contracts for certain theaters would apply. At least, that makes sense to me. I'm not looking up any of this to see if I'm right, I'm just running on pure confidence.

In regards to a hypothetical sequel in the STEM half of the story there's the issue of STEM's rationality being effected by human brain and hormone chemistry. Until it completely subvertes Gray it's never had to deal with serotonin overload or the multiple dopamine hits that are a decent breakfast and strong coffee. These wouldn't just be a distraction, they could be crippling to a being that's never had them.

This movie is like cyberpunk but if Johnny silverhand was a soulless A.I

It's crazy that they made this movie in a budget of just $5 million! How did they even pay Tom Hardy for this?

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

I think he ate so much food he split into two entities

Absolutely incredible film, but I couldn't help but laugh when we get a massive aerial shot of this supposedly futuristic city and it's just shitty Melbourne skyline.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Having never been it didn’t stick out to me 😂

@mikedrop4421

9 ай бұрын

As an American I didn't clock it but the fact it's the technology rich future and it's still shitty looking and technology is just being used to give people cars they can't control and the police the best tech made it feel pretty real to me.

I’ve been singing this song since 2018😌💫💫(not that anyone cares)

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Same! More people need to see this one

for me the Terminator TV series is the only one worth watching after T2

@18:03 hahahaha

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

If I’m gonna call Logan out I gotta have my slice of humble pie too hahah

It was awesome yes but so nihilistic, and left me with a bad feeling (yes, full horror). I like your idea for a T2ing.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Interesting. Mostly because I'd argue that it's actually more the better budget version of Venom. Even down to having the chips n beans Tom Hardy.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

It is a better venom but it’s heart is not a superhero movie, in terms of the r rating and the themes at play it’s more evocative of hard 80s sci fi.

Why is it that people are picking up Upgrade now? I love it's getting the attention, I'm just confused.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Where else have you seen it spoken about?

@jackychang9148

9 ай бұрын

@@FullFatVideosI'm sorry. I can't seem to find the video. I may have gotten a suggestion for an old video before seeing your upload. Nevertheless, great work!

Gunnar, watch this and brb….

The movie that Venom was supposed to be

Was he perhaps named untgrad?

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Huh?

Ok, so this is weird. a few days ago I finished watching Terminator movies, even the bad ones, which led me to grad Terminator Resistance on Steam. Decent game, pay less than $20 for it, it isnt particularly great. Then when I thought my Terminator, and hell Robo Cop adjacent algorithm had run its course, suddenly up comes Full Fat. And it was good. Which seems to be the tread these days on legacy sequels, just when you think its done or dead a new director or creator says or does something that piques your interest again.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Amazing timing ;) was this your first time going through the terminators?

@mrpleasant97

9 ай бұрын

@FullFatVideos Ive seen each one individually before but never one after the other. The first 3 still hold up well and I do have a soft spot for Salvation. But man does the quality go down so fast after 3. Which makes Upgrade such a fun movie. It's so refreshing to see a film cross between AI control with a symbiotic relationship and a fucking murderbot. If Terminator did that as a sequel, a chip of Skynets AI trapped in an enhanced humans body, that would be a story to tell. Maybe not a good one, but the bar isnt set very high.

33:30 In spite of that, I feel like Lin Wenell would be the PERFECT person to do a proper Total Recall remake...

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

I feel like he would do the best version you could do with a haggard idea like remaking a classic, but it would still be a shame to hear him doing something like that. Whereas Green Hornet and Kato im very excited by because we’ve never gotten an incredible film adaptation

2:45 Bo Burnham?

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Yep haha

It’s a better Venom movie even though Venom isn’t in it

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

I feel like I should do a video on this to entice people who haven’t seen Upgrade cos this video is full spoilers

@whitewolf6113

9 ай бұрын

@@FullFatVideos you should! It’s such an underrated movie I feel like

dude looks like tom hardy

Have you seen RRR

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

5 STARS

@NadeemShekh-uy9zn

9 ай бұрын

@@FullFatVideos any chance you could do a video on that film

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

I almost did at the end of last year. I still could! But I’m also not as well versed in Nollywood so should probably watch some more

@NadeemShekh-uy9zn

9 ай бұрын

@@FullFatVideos thats fair also i think rrr is a tollywood movie not nollywood there's a bunch of different factions in the indian film industry like bollywood is for the hindi language, tollywood is for telugu etc

I liked the movie until the last 10 minutes, the evil robot was it all along is pretty boring. Plus, STEM couldn't have foreseen all that happend but yet, in the end, the movie pretended he could / had. Didn't belived that.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

I think it had a pretty intricate plan but still had to rely on risking things to enact it I.e. exhausting all tactical options with Fisk in the fight or trying to go independent from Erin’s control. Stem could have lost multiple times but it managed to pull it all off

It's called Venom,not upgrade.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Venom wishes it was Upgrade

@-WillAlone-

9 ай бұрын

@@FullFatVideos lol

They should let Leigh Whannel direct a sequel to M3GAN

This movie did everything VENOM failed to do AVI ARAD ruined everything

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

It is a better venom for sure

@Zombiesnyder13

9 ай бұрын

@@FullFatVideos #AviAradOut

Ahsoka tano was always a bad character from the start

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

What does this have to do with Upgrade

@synceelarue6233

9 ай бұрын

Nothing I just what this message to be seen and chach on

@synceelarue6233

9 ай бұрын

Also what do you mean upgrade🤔

No. This was a really, really terrible movie.

@FullFatVideos

9 ай бұрын

Elaborate plz