Like Deus Ex meets Crank, Upgrade is a stylish, gritty but somehow humorous thriller which is a blast from start to finish.
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@darkkn1ght don't add to watchlist, rush to watch right now!
I don't get why people love this episode. It has great visuals and the world is intriguing, but there is no story. A banal episode of two outcasts coming together and insta love out of sheer loneliness. I would love to see what they could do with a feature length though.
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@wynter02 well, it has love, death and... robots
I love Alma and Beth’s dynamic! They are a cute small family!! Alma is supporting of her even tho she doesn’t understand much of chess (she reminded me of my mom always supporting me through out my career even tho she didn’t understand or knew about the subject) and together they are living their best lives with a little of luxury!! The only thing that’s a red flag is Alma letting her drink, but since Alma doesn’t know about her addiction pill probably she thinks it’s just a sip of vodka or just one beer.
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after the next episode I take my words back (:
I love Alma and Beth’s dynamic! They are a cute small family!! Alma is supporting of her even tho she doesn’t understand much of chess (she reminded me of my mom always supporting me through out my career even tho she didn’t understand or knew about the subject) and together they are living their best lives with a little of luxury!! The only thing that’s a red flag is Alma letting her drink, but since Alma doesn’t know about her addiction pill probably she thinks it’s just a sip of vodka or just one beer.
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@aars26 supporting but mostly using. It is not necessary a bad thing, friendship and family should have some benefits, but in is case Alma really more like an agent rather than mom
I don't know why it gives me that Stormfront wants a son from Homelander, now you imagine the child that can come out of that merger. Fear gives me
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@serjah85 death, the destroyer of worlds
OMG Homlander is getting creepier every episode
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@alexnader because of the boots
This world sucks. What a crappy depressing place fill with nasty assholes.
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@slyazx he said this world, not witcher's
I'm beginning to think the writing team only had three good episodes in them. Getting predictable and drawn out.
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@jim222001 after seeing that "partner" everyone knew that he will betray the traitor.
The Deep's rape scene was difficult to watch
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@darksilver what do you mean? it was literally breathtaking
a well-written exciting well-animated funny anime with a lot of female characters that are not over sexualized or head over heels for the male mc?? this is all i couldve asked for
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@bouncyeyeball "this is all i couldve asked for. 6/10"
I see many people here complaining that the message of this episode was blatantly obvious and simple, but I don't really think that is the point of the episode.
In my interpretation, this episode was mainly here to tell a story of a tragic character that does immoral things out of desperation whilst also showing glimpses of humanity in his actions, which in no way justify his actions. Similarly, they try to humanise each and every side of this story. Even the big CEO of the company that arguably does a lot of social evil has his big humanising moment, where he admits that it all spun out of control, and I think we can all relate to that.
There is no evil character. It is all a complex web that creates evil, and the point, as I see it, was not to bash into the heads of people to not text and drive, or to stop using social media, but simply to tell a story. A story that utilises the all-consuming technology in our society, and I think it does that job fantastically. It is suspenseful, layered, and incredibly moving.
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@bollogg and also about the curse of regret that has been passed to Jaden, because he is the one to blame for Chris's death (at least he might think like this).
Shout by Jordy
VIP8Good world building, I would've preferred it the Pokemons looked more like animals and less like cartoons, but this Roger Rabit approach will do. Also, decent cinematography and score. But, the script’s complete ass (conveniences, unnecessary exposition, uninteresting characters without development, extremely predictable storyline etc.) aside from some of Pikachu’s snarky lines, so you’ll probably get bored at some part.
4.5/10
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@jordyep not only uninteresting characters but also overly stupid characters...
Or when "genius professor" leave his unprotected body in room with his rival #1, very cleaver, indeed genius move
So many facepalm moments, my face literally hurt after watching this movie.
But Pikachu was indeed cute, tho
Based on the trailer I thought it was going to be a silly kid movie but still fun to watch. Got earlier premier and decided to take a change.
Not what I was expecting, totally like the movie. Started slow with Billy Batson story and how he get to the foster home. Once Shazam appear you get good action scene and unexcepted funny moments. Overall it was a really good movie.
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@yunisbelm but it's still childish movie. Overly childish, even cheesy. But it indeed has some funny moments.
I found the story of Zima Blue a kind of catharsis of the concept of artificial intelligence, which at the same time scares us and excites us. A simple robot cleaner who initially evolves thanks to his master, emancipates himself from him to become a more than sentient being, an artist able to touch the highest peaks of creativity. A worlds explorer, who reaches a level of consciousness and knowledge of the whole universe comparable to Dr. Manhattan. Until the epilogue, which I personally find brilliant, the absolute sum of an intelligence...
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@pietroblu "Happiness is found in the simplest of things"
Damn, I'd what a movie out of this
Ironic how this is the 13th episode
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@keddyan it is not ironic if it is on purpose
this is definitely in my top 5 so far
love the animation
really enjoy the parallels within the story itself
the journey of these two characters natural Born enemies who find strength in themselves as they have to endure a ever-changing world around them
I also really enjoy the mixture of real life history with a steampunk science fiction aesthetic
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@sawyer189 in my top 8 so far
The visuals and aesthetics were great in this as well as the kinetic animation style but the story massively leaves you hanging the twist is already hinted at from the get go anyways.
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@juliensavoldi and this unreasonableness "leaves you hanging" as sp1ti said. I feel myself unfulfilled after watching this episode /: imo, loop plots are always bad idea
Can't wait to see how he takes a leak.
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@asinis "look, ma, no hands" (literally)
Eff me, this is a 2 cour show... going to drop this then. Really hoped for this to be an above average isekai but it really isn't. Any promise of individuality in the first episode was not touched upon and it instead went the boring Gary Stue-lets-be-friends-with-everyone route without a hint of an interesting story to be found.
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@sp1ti yeah, you are right, I overestimated lewdiness after couple of episodes, but turns out it wasn't big deal at all
Eff me, this is a 2 cour show... going to drop this then. Really hoped for this to be an above average isekai but it really isn't. Any promise of individuality in the first episode was not touched upon and it instead went the boring Gary Stue-lets-be-friends-with-everyone route without a hint of an interesting story to be found.
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In the end it wasn't that lewd. But it was worse - just plain boring. No clue why I didn't drop it
You could call this a real cyberpunk anime.
A pretty abstract and philosophical story about identity and who we really are. It leaves the viewer questioning about more than just the series itself.Juicy detail: It is rumoured to be one of the series that had an influence on The Wachowski brothers for The Matrix story. However I don't know if this is ever confirmed or true, and it probably was a minor one compared to Ghost In The Shell. After all it was aired only 1 year before the release of The first Matrix movie.
It is not for everyone, but if you have an open mind and like more gloomy and philosophical stories, it is definitaly worth it.
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@lainfan shoot, totally missed that. After 1st sentence of juicy details I went straight to the google for more juice and details.
You could call this a real cyberpunk anime.
A pretty abstract and philosophical story about identity and who we really are. It leaves the viewer questioning about more than just the series itself.Juicy detail: It is rumoured to be one of the series that had an influence on The Wachowski brothers for The Matrix story. However I don't know if this is ever confirmed or true, and it probably was a minor one compared to Ghost In The Shell. After all it was aired only 1 year before the release of The first Matrix movie.
It is not for everyone, but if you have an open mind and like more gloomy and philosophical stories, it is definitaly worth it.
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@lainfan Matrix was heavily influenced by ghost in shell. Wachowski even asked permission of creators of the anime to use/remake fragments.
"Hmmm, we don't have enough lolis recently, let's add one."
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@dipperdolphin i just hope that it will not become cliche harem anime :/
Looks promising. Actually I want to see how he beats the others starting from 0.
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@lichthagel from zero hero to hero hero
Eff me, this is a 2 cour show... going to drop this then. Really hoped for this to be an above average isekai but it really isn't. Any promise of individuality in the first episode was not touched upon and it instead went the boring Gary Stue-lets-be-friends-with-everyone route without a hint of an interesting story to be found.
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@sp1ti I think that what makes anime lewd is pervertness of characters and authors' accent on nudity. All these semi-lewd stuff in Kill La Kill were kinda like stylistic component that can be justified by plot (or I just really like this anime and made myself to ignore all lewds and now trying to justify myself...). Whereas in the slime there is nudity for the sake of nudity.
Eff me, this is a 2 cour show... going to drop this then. Really hoped for this to be an above average isekai but it really isn't. Any promise of individuality in the first episode was not touched upon and it instead went the boring Gary Stue-lets-be-friends-with-everyone route without a hint of an interesting story to be found.
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@sp1ti I will not be your guest. Lewd anime -> trash anime
I thought I knew what was going on before the credits, but after the credits, no fucking clue.
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@scottkuhl or all 2 seasons were his adventure all along, and in 3rd season we will watch alternative version of first two seasons.
"Will he kill Dolores this time? Will he let hosts escape?? WHO KNOWS? SEE YOU IN THE NEXT SEASON."
This episode was more ENGAGING to me. If you're only into the main story, then yeah, nothing happened, but you're missing good storytelling, world-building and expletive ninjas too. We got to see Shogun World!
Walking into the Japanese version of Sweetwater, with a version of Paint it Black did in a Japanese style was so amazing I can’t even describe. Great way to reference the same scene in the first episode. This show pays such good attention to detail I love it.
Maeve OP since this patch, please nerf.
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nothing happened
What about Teddy?
And this "new voice"? I bet Maeve's adventures is not some kind of sidestory, it's parallel plot, part of the main story.
Can't believe all of the negative comments. This was a beautifully shot, well thought out story. Everything in it had a purpose. And that final shot was the clincher. This was a story about the human spirit.
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@jrzbraga advanced AI, robots, death of humanity, suffering, no happy-ending... dude, this is the most blackmirror episode among all black mirror episodes
A great Pixar movie with relatable characters and some extremely funny moments. Edna Mode is the best!
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@sparklindiamond did you mean incredibly funny moments?
