Code 8
In Lincoln City, some inhabitants have extraordinary abilities. Most live below the poverty line, under the close surveillance of a heavily militarized police force. Connor, a construction worker with powers, involves with a criminal gang to help his ailing mother. (Based on the short film “Code 8,” 2016.) From TMDB
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Viewers find Code 8 a low-budget X-Men-like film with an interesting premise but flawed execution. [1][2][3] Some appreciate its social commentary and action, while others criticize its plot and character development. [1][3][4] The film is seen as decent for its budget, though not groundbreaking. [5][6][7]
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Code 8 is X-Men minus the budget and the A-list cast, and that's the good news. Unfortunately, the movie suffers more, not when it deviates from, but when it copies Marvel's mutants. Code 8 is set in a world where 4% of the population are born with various supernatural abilities, but instead of being rich and famous, they face discrimination, live in poverty, and often turn to crime. As far as I can tell, Code 8 is …
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Just watched #Code8 on #Netflix and, for what it is (#action #flick with a fresh take) it's pretty good. A more realistic "powered humans in a distrustful, antagonist world" #movie than any other such movie or tv show I can think of. For a moment, I thought they were going to disappoint me and cheapen the ending, but they did the right thing, which is more than the vast majority of movies and shows can claim. Funded …
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I watched the first Code 8 and you could say that about the low budget B roots. The film punches above its weight. Not quite a killer B, but certainly... a Dangerous B? I was impressed with what they did considering what they had, tbh
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Code 8 is X-Men minus the budget and the A-list cast, and that’s the good news. It is a very imaginative movie, but it has absolutely zero curiosity about its own characters. #Code8 #MovieReview #SciFi #ScienceFiction https://ninetypercentcrapmoviereviews.wordpress.com/2022/11/15/code-8/
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#AzAbsorbs: Code 8 (2019): letterboxd.com/film/code-8-... A modern reboot of the ideas behind X-Men, a lot of interesting angles left unexplored to chase a bog standard plot.
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44 of 44 · most liked firstInterpol Code 8 1963 国際秘密警察 指令第８号 Directed by Toshio Sugie Agent Jiro Kitami attempts to stop a smuggling ring from shipping arms to Vietcong guerrillas. The International Secret Police Series (Kokusai himitsu keisatsu) is an action comedy spy film series made by #Toho from 1963 to 1967 #filmsky 📽️
unlabelledView post →The new Netflix movie Code 8 Part II is set in the fictional Lincoln City, but some of the millions of viewers who have streamed it in its first few days may recognize Ontario. The film was shot in cities including #HamOnt, whose history helped inspire the setting: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
unlabelledView post →The movie is "Code 8: Part 2" with Stephen and Robbie Amell.
unlabelledView post →(1/2) May was a great month for movie watching. I watched 16 films Hoppers The Devil Wears Prada Logan Lucky Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates Pig Mortal Kombat II Shanghai Bund: Fierce Dragon Breaks Golden Gate Johnny Mnemonic Code 8 The Sheep Detectives #movies #cinema
unlabelledView post →I always think of Stephen and Robbie Amell's movie Code 8 whenever I see these robot dogs.
unlabelledView post →Code 8: Part II 2024 Canadian superhero sci-fi action film directed by Jeff Chan, also co-wrote the screenplay. Sequel to 2019 Code 8. Robbie Amell, Stephen Amell return. Sirena Gulamgaus, Altair Vincent, Alex Mallari Jr., Aaron Abrams, Jean Yoon #canadianmovie #canadasky #movies #film #scifi
unlabelledView post →Showtimes for 5/28: * An Unfinished Film - 6pm * April - 3:40pm * Clown in a Cornfield - 8:25pm * The Code - 8:20pm * The Encampments - 6:30pm * Magic Farm - 3:50pm * The New Boy - 8:30pm * No Other Land - 1:30pm * The Ugly Stepsister - 1:25pm * When Fall is Coming - 1:35pm (1/2)
unlabelledView post →I just learned that two VFX projects I worked on have been nominated for best VFX in a film (Code 8 part 2) and best VFX for television (Davey and Jonesie's Locker) by the Canadian Screen Awards! Would be nice if either won! 🤞
unlabelledView post →wow, THEEEEEEE hit movie Code 8?!?!?!?!?! #EliminationChamber
unlabelledView post →Watching a film called Code 8 in which there are CGI futuristic robot dogs & they've animated them to move like real dogs. Do the CGI guys think the world's militairies have secretly been trying to create a convincing-looking robot dog this whole time?
unlabelledView post →I found a movie called Code 8. Now I'm watching part 2. It's about people with special powers fighting for their rights.
unlabelledView post →I found this movie called Code 8 and now I'm watching part 2, it's kind of weird but interesting.
unlabelledView post →Just saw the second part of #code8 with the #amell brothers. Again a good #movie. www.netflix.com/de/title/814...
unlabelledView post →Yes, it was "Code 8." That is the movie I was thinking of.
unlabelledView post →I realized afterwards that the movie I was thinking of was Code 8: Part II with Robbie & Stephen Amell.
unlabelledView post →I can’t remember a movie where I’ve just been so disappointed and dissatisfied with the ending than I have rn with Code 8; great movie but the way Connor’s story is wrapped up idk
unlabelledView post →#AzAbsorbs: Code 8 (2019): letterboxd.com/film/code-8-... A modern reboot of the ideas behind X-Men, a lot of interesting angles left unexplored to chase a bog standard plot.
unlabelledView post →Code 8 Part 2: A Mediocre Sequel That Fails to Deliver rumble.com/v7by0tw-code...
unlabelledView post →Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieFeatures #Code8 #Netflix #RobbieAmell Netflix's 2-Part Dystopian Sci-Fi Thriller Is a Perfect Weekend Binge http://dlvr.it/TSbs9G
unlabelledView post →Reminds me of a really bad movie that came out a couple of years ago. It was called Code 8. They had robot security dogs that went rogue in it.
unlabelledView post →The (movie) Code 8 (HD) is available today on (Amazon)(US) for $5.00 Cast: Robbie Amell, Stephen Amell, Sung Kang, Aaron Abrams, Greg Bryk, Alex Mallari Jr. Genre: (Action) Trailer & Reviews : www.rottentomatoes.com/m/code_8
unlabelledView post →The (movie) Code 8 (HD) is available today on (iTunes)(Australia) for AU$4.99 Cast: Robbie Amell, Stephen Amell, Sung Kang, Aaron Abrams, Greg Bryk, Alex Mallari Jr. Genre: (Action) Trailer & Reviews : www.rottentomatoes.com/m/code_8
unlabelledView post →Showtimes for 5/19: * A Breed Apart - 8:30pm * An Unfinished Film - 6pm * Clown in a Cornfield - 1:55pm / 6:10pm * The Code - 8:25pm * The Encampments - 4:10pm * Killer of Sheep - 4:05pm * A Nice Indian Boy - 1:35pm * No Other Land - 8:20pm * On Swift Horses - 1:30pm (1/2)
unlabelledView post →The American movie industry is dying because no one is watching, checks notes, “Code 8 Part 2,” “Kraven the Hunter,” or “Unfrosted.” Fuck everything about exactly this.
unlabelledView post →Code 8 - Review
unlabelledView post →@onprobationfornow.bsky.social @accident-man.bsky.social I'm wondering if either of you watched a movie called "CODE 8"?
unlabelledView post →Just saw the second part of #code8 with the #amell brothers. Again a good #movie. https://www.netflix.com/de/title/81480320?s=a&trkid=13747225&trg=cp&vlang=de&clip=81703224
unlabelledView post →Rewatching the movie Code 8 and then probably the recently-ish sequel, Code 8 Part 2.
unlabelledView post →Last night I watched Code 8: Part 2. I think I’m the only person who saw the first film. It was tense, had a decent metaphor running through it and had a good heist scene. This second one was a more generic dystopian sci-fi action film. Maybe even I should have given it a miss
unlabelledView post →New episode! This week we discuss new films "Spaceman", Code 8: Part II", "Ricky Stanicky"- as well as horror thriller Carnage Park, 4k releases of "Double Jeopardy", "Contagion", "Sleepy Hollow", and much much more! listen here: shorturl.at/bjnA5
unlabelledView post →I finally watched Code 8 Part 2 on Netflix last night! I enjoyed it way more than the multiple negative reviews on IMDb had me expecting! ;p it was fun and they left just enough room for a 3rd movie. I also always enjoy seeing actors from the Arrowverse.
unlabelledView post →I just watched Code 8! #Code8 #Plex #media #movie #FilterToHide
unlabelledView post →Good use of budget. Interesting enough. Good ideas. I watched it because I thought I had to because Code 8 part two was out as well. I probably wouldn't have watched it without that. I'm glad I watched it.
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched Code 8 Part II as it's now showing on Netflix! Another wonderful movie by the Amells (great action), although that beard on Robbie threw me off until he started speaking. I couldn't figure out which Amell it was for a few minutes. If you haven't seen it and love action do it! #Code8PartII
unlabelledView post →They were both in DCCW shows... Stephen went on to Heels at Starz... Robbie is doing Upload at Amazon and now both of them are doing a Sci fi film franchise called Code 8 that is about to release the second movie on Netflix. This is them and the writer/director of those movies.
unlabelledView post →I watched the first Code 8 and you could say that about the low budget B roots. The film punches above its weight. Not quite a killer B, but certainly... a Dangerous B? I was impressed with what they did considering what they had, tbh
unlabelledView post →I enjoyed the first movie and I'm ready for #Code8 Part II | February 28th | #Netflix
unlabelledView post →Code 8 is X-Men minus the budget and the A-list cast, and that’s the good news. It is a very imaginative movie, but it has absolutely zero curiosity about its own characters. #Code8 #MovieReview #SciFi #ScienceFiction https://ninetypercentcrapmoviereviews.wordpress.com/2022/11/15/code-8/
unlabelledView post →Wow. I've never had such an emotional reaction to what's ultimately a #horror flick, and I don't mean fear or anything like that, but empathy and sympathy. Another movie (like #Code8 last night) where the ending is as it should be, and the final shot is devastatingly poignant. #Cerdita (#Piggy) is bloody at times, but not gory, and suggests much more than it shows, letting our minds fill in the horror. An excellent addition to, and expansion of, the genre. Who are the real monsters in life?
unlabelledView post →Just watched #Code8 on #Netflix and, for what it is (#action #flick with a fresh take) it's pretty good. A more realistic "powered humans in a distrustful, antagonist world" #movie than any other such movie or tv show I can think of. For a moment, I thought they were going to disappoint me and cheapen the ending, but they did the right thing, which is more than the vast majority of movies and shows can claim. Funded via #Indiegogo, it's an enjoyable formulaic time-killer, "with a twist" ❤️ 😉
unlabelledView post →Code 8 is X-Men minus the budget and the A-list cast, and that's the good news. Unfortunately, the movie suffers more, not when it deviates from, but when it copies Marvel's mutants. Code 8 is set in a world where 4% of the population are born with various supernatural abilities, but instead of being rich and famous, they face discrimination, live in poverty, and often turn to crime. As far as I can tell, Code 8 is an allegory about illegal immigrants in the US – the image of day laborers…
negative · AI labelView post →Robbie Amell is undoubtedly a good-looking man, but that really does not forgive the fact that as an actor, he is really dead behind the eyes. The concept here is quite interesting - ordinary people have superpowers and are all still pretty much persecuted by the authorities. Amell is down on his luck and has a sick mother so, to pay for her extortionately expensive treatment, he seeks work casually - and soon falls in with the wrong company where he uses his powers (he can generate and focus…
neutral · AI labelView post →Code 8 never really grabbed me, though I managed to watch it all the way through. Perhaps I am an outlier viewer, but I would have liked to see more time spent on why society lowered the status of the super-powered people to practically second class citizens. To me that might have been more compelling viewing than the details of Connor’s descent into crime or his mother’s rather stereotypical declining health. But within its narrow plot and limited number of interesting characters, it may have…
neutral · AI labelView post →I thought the trailer made Code 8 look like it was gonna be pretty bad, but I liked the premise, and I wanted to see what Stephen Amell could do in a 2019 feature film, so I gave it a chance, and while I don't think it was great, it was better than I had been expecting. There were some bits that sort of reminded me of last year's Darkest Minds, and that's definitely a bad thing, but overall it was actually pretty decent. It goes for both the social commentary, and a pew pew splodey zap zap…
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