Elysium

Rico · August 13, 2013, 12:45:58 PM

I enjoyed The Lone Ranger a lot more!

Bromptonboy · August 13, 2013, 03:25:54 PM

That is saying something! :)

Bryancd · August 13, 2013, 03:29:42 PM

Quote from: Bromptonboy on August 13, 2013, 03:25:54 PM
That is saying something! :)

The very definition of faint praise!

Rico · August 13, 2013, 03:45:08 PM

You guys didn't see "The Lone Ranger" yet, so hold those thoughts for now until you do see it. But in my view, it was a very fun movie and much more interesting than "Elysium."

Bromptonboy · August 13, 2013, 04:22:39 PM

Yes that is true, I didn't see LR yet. Not a big Johnny Depp fan here, but I will still see it on Pay For View when it is available.
I remember being skeptical about John Carter, and I ended up liking it.

Bryancd · August 13, 2013, 04:30:55 PM

Spot on:

http://io9.com/heres-what-elysium-did-wrong-and-what-it-did-right-1125073263

jedijeff · August 18, 2013, 08:51:48 PM

I am a week behind on my movies, but I went and saw this today, and I liked it. I agree, a bit predictable in parts, and pretty much the ending was as cookie cutter as it gets. I did not mind the heavy handed moral story in this, but to be honest, I have never minded those types of stories about 1% vs 99%. I liked the ships, as that sort of stuff always grabs my attention. Liked Matt Damon, but leaves me wishing he would do another Bourne movie.

[spoiler]I do agree, that characters motivations seemed to sway a bit off course. Especially Kruger, I bought him as some sort crazy mercenary, who took pleasure in what he did which was killing. At the end for him to want the power of running the government seemed a bit out of range for me. I would have been satisfied that they just left him as wanting to get the job done in finishing off Max.[/spoiler]

I seem to be a bit on the opposite end of movies from the rest lately. I liked this movie, and I liked Pacific Rim, but to be honest, I was not really wowed with The Wolverine as I found it just ok. But I guess that is how it goes sometime :) . Looking forward to catching up next weekend with Kick Ass 2, and then Riddick coming up.

Rico · August 19, 2013, 03:33:28 AM

Glad you enjoyed Jeff. It was just a story I have seen done before...even back in the third season of the original Star Trek.

Bromptonboy · August 19, 2013, 05:35:08 AM

That is right Rico - they did take some elements from that show. Is that the one where the one planet was selling 'medicine' to the other planet?

Bryancd · August 19, 2013, 05:39:26 AM

Quote from: Bromptonboy on August 19, 2013, 05:35:08 AM
That is right Rico - they did take some elements from that show. Is that the one where the one planet was selling 'medicine' to the other planet?

No, it's the episode "The Cloud Minders", where you have a bunch of privileged intellectuals living in a beautiful city in the clouds and a working class stuck digging in the mines.

Rico · August 19, 2013, 06:26:40 AM

Yep. I mention that episode on the podcast this week when talking about Elysium.

jedijeff · August 19, 2013, 06:39:53 AM

The Cloud Minders ran across my mind quite a bit well watching this as well, interesting to see how some themes never really change much over the years.

Bromptonboy · August 19, 2013, 06:47:39 AM

Quote from: Bryancd on August 19, 2013, 05:39:26 AM
Quote from: Bromptonboy on August 19, 2013, 05:35:08 AM
That is right Rico - they did take some elements from that show. Is that the one where the one planet was selling 'medicine' to the other planet?

No, it's the episode "The Cloud Minders", where you have a bunch of privileged intellectuals living in a beautiful city in the clouds and a working class stuck digging in the mines.

Right! I remember that one now.

Praxis · August 24, 2013, 10:39:38 PM

Man, I haven't seen it but I had such high hopes for this movie, looks like you all thought it was "meh". Still hope to see it soon.