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Is Code 8 worth it? ›

It's worth watching. Content collapsed. Despite the poor dialogue, the plot and setting was very interesting! Some action and cgi were questionable but other than that it was enjoyable.

Canadian actor Stephen Amell is revered world-wide for his role as Oliver Queen / Green Arrow in the DC series Arrow, which ran from 2012 until 2020. He reprised this role in multiple other DC productions, such as The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, and even the video game Injustice: Gods Among Us.

Case in point, Code 8: Part II, which boasts respectable direction, pacing and visual effects, but would look incredibly blah in a theatrical setting. It's conceptually solid, exploring the superhuman-powers idea in a realistic setting, and it does medium-scale things on a small-scale budget.

Code 8: III film has yet to be announced, but one of the lead stars, Stephen Amell, told Collider in February 2024 that he believes there will be a third film based on how Part II ends. “When I saw the finished cut of it, a few months ago now, it gets to the end, I watch the final scene, [and] I want to know more.

Code 8 is a decent enough film, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was worth skipping by, superhero builders and drugs taken from people's body bits, but it really isn't bad. Some nice ideas and some good special effects, it's not a huge budget film, but somehow they make it work.

Code 8 was released theatrically in December 2019, with Netflix releasing it for streaming in April 2020. The film's sequel, Code 8: Part II, was released on Netflix on February 28, 2024.

They are both code 8 and code 10 equally dificult to perfect. Driving schools usually advise on code 10 as there are only 3 yard tasks but if you finding a 3 meter code 8 vehicle difficult to control how will you manage a 6 meter long vehicle. They both will be equally challenging to master.

My rating: R for strong violence, some drug use, brief nudity, and language throughout. This title has: Too much violence. Too much sex.

Personal life. Amell married his first wife, fellow Canadian Carolyn Lawrence, on December 8, 2007, in Toronto. The couple divorced in 2010. Amell married actress and model Cassandra Jean on December 25, 2012, in a private ceremony in the Caribbean, and for a second time in New Orleans on May 26, 2013.

In the series, Oliver, a billionaire playboy, who claimed to have spent five years shipwrecked on Lian Yu, a mysterious island in the North China Sea, returns home to Starling City (later renamed "Star City") to fight crime and corruption as a secret vigilante whose weapon of choice is a bow and arrow.

What is the drug in Code 8? ›

A crime syndicate known as The Trust has flooded the streets with an addictive drug called Psyke, made from the spinal fluid of trafficked Powers. The Powers have no other sources of income and are easy targets for The Trust. This results in the government passing a law requiring all Powers to register their abilities.

You will have to watch the first Code 8 to understand the main characters and where Part II starts, but there is a several year gap in between movies. Part II is primarily a drama movie like the first, has more action, and explores corruption within the police.

Robbie and Stephen are first cousins with a seven-year age gap and while they were close as young kids, their relationship got a bit more distant as they got older. By the time they both started pursuing acting careers, they became close again! “We were actually really close when we were really young.

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During the panel, the film's lead, Robbie Amell, answered a fan question about the film's title, stating that it started as the working title and they just simply never got the chance to change it. "In the movie, Code 8 is a criminal code for someone using their powers," Amell said.

The last scene of the movie is at Lincoln City's prison, where Garrett is serving his sentence.

The Code 8 franchise features a unique alternate reality where superpowered individuals are marginalized. Both movies were filmed entirely in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with various city landmarks featured.

Gun violence is frequent, and some of the deaths caused by the "powered" are graphic and bloody.

Additionally, Code 8: Part II doesn't bring back Park (played by Sung Kang). He was the cop working to bring Garrett and Connor in. The sequel has his partner vaguely mentioning him being obstructed by the corrupt system, leaving viewers wondering if he retired, was transferred or was killed.

Code 8: Part II is now streaming on Netflix. In a city where people with powers are policed and oppressed, an ex-criminal must turn to a drug lord he despises to protect a teen from a corrupt cop.

Was Code 8 a flop? ›

"Code 8" is quite the indie success, it was heavily crowd-funded (2.1 million in kickstarter) and it seems to me no backer was let down.

According to netflixinyourneighbourhood.ca, “Code 8: Part II,” starring Canadian actors and cousins Stephen and Robbie Amell, was filmed at the University of Toronto-Mississauga campus, along with other spots across southern and eastern Ontario.

The concept of Code 8 first began as a short film, before a successful crowdfunding campaign secured $2.5 million in funds for a feature-length, ultimately very popular Netflix franchise.

You will have to watch the first Code 8 to understand the main characters and where Part II starts, but there is a several year gap in between movies. Part II is primarily a drama movie like the first, has more action, and explores corruption within the police.

It is a rare “one in a million” power. Transducers can exert control over technology like computers, robots, digital hardware, and other devices. They appear to manifest as a rare offshoot of Electrics, as they're easily mistaken as such. When using their powers, their eyes flicker and glow like a television screen.

As is seen in most superhero universes, Code 8 and its sequel have a class of people who boast superhuman strength, those people being known as Brawns. Brawns can lift and carry objects weighing hundreds or thousands of pounds, and they are also able to easily bend metal and crush solid objects in their hands.