‘Elysium’ Review: A Worthwhile Action Flick

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‘Elysium’ Review: A Worthwhile Action Flick

Four years after the release of the stellar District 9, writer/director Neill Blomkamp brings us Elysium, a well-intentioned (albeit clunky) scifi actioner in the same vein.  Blom...

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[N 28]

WHAT'S THE SCORE!!!!

[BraddersTheDog 17]

I loved District 9.

Fookin prawns.

[skho01 0]

Take the last 20 minutes of D9 (with that guy in the mech blowing stuff up) and peanut butter it across 2hrs and you'll get Elysium. I love what they did with the weapons.

[Russell 0]

Dude, the ratings system is broken. Can't find it in the drop list anymore. I'd give it a 7, though.

[BraddersTheDog 17]

WHAT'S THE SCORE!!!!

I genuinely thought you were referring to the film's soundtrack.

[sciguy 38]

So what's stopping the people on Earth from building their own cool futuristic habitats with cancer curing machines?

[Russell 0]

Lack of ambition.

[Reflexx 3]

I just watched it.

I liked it.

I was disappointed with Jodie Foster though. Seemed like she was over acting.

[Videodrome 27]

Take the last 20 minutes of D9 (with that guy in the mech blowing stuff up) and peanut butter it across 2hrs and you'll get Elysium. I love what they did with the weapons.

Simple comment, but now I'm officially sold on it. I may see it tomorrow.

[Videodrome 27]

Take the last 20 minutes of D9 (with that guy in the mech blowing stuff up) and peanut butter it across 2hrs and you'll get Elysium. I love what they did with the weapons.

Simple comment, but now I'm officially sold on it. I may see it tomorrow.

I hope this can toss a few more Mechs. I love Mechs.

[Videodrome 27]

Finally saw it and really enjoyed it. As for style, it reminded me a lot of what I saw Judge Dredd a year ago, except the setting was not so confined. Many of the weapons, ships, and robots were badass especially that ChemRail gun.

The only thing I really wanted more of was more "Feats of Strength" from Robo-Damon. I mean we should see things that justify going through the ordeal of installing hardware beyond his Johnny Mnemonic USB head jack.

I suppose the story is a tad simplistic and the Rich People hoarding their spacebucks were just flat characters, and yet..... this does seem to reflect reality in some ways and I'm not just thinking of the Mexican border. I would say this a distanced observational social commentary which is not totally satisfying but works.

I do kind of think there is something more subtle going on, but would be tricky to explore more and pull off right. Basically, the rich are fearful of the poor.

Imagine being in a water raft and many people are swimming toward you to get on. I think for the Rich, Elysium is their raft the created far away in space and they have feared the hungry masses would come to plunder it and sink it through shear numbers.

[Videodrome 27]

Also..... the trailer for Gravity has strong interest from me now.

I think Ender's Game is showing some promise to.

[Ape_Still_Rules 1]

Movie looks cool visually but is the same 'ol, "the rich be da evil" story that has been told to death.

[Reflexx 3]

***spoiler***

I thought the ending was funny. It's supposed to be kind of a happy ending, where everything is fine and hood now.

So, remember the beginning? What caused all of these problems to begin with?

Over population.

So now we get all these machines that will heal everyone.

Welcome to everyone dying from starvation! Good job! LoL

[Videodrome 27]

It should have ended with the Robots taking over the Humans.

[Ape_Still_Rules 1]

Now that's a porno I can sink my teeth into.

[Videodrome 27]

Human, get into this Matrix Node! Errr, I mean get into this this Medical Bay please.

[Ape_Still_Rules 1]