Mr Sunday Review’s ELYSIUM

Mr Sunday Review’s ELYSIUM

How does Neil Blomkamp's directorial follow-up to District 9 fare against other films this blockbuster season? Find out Mr Sunday's arm shattering opinion after the jump!

Review Opinion
By MrSundayMovies - Aug 16, 2013 06:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: youtube.com/mrsundaytosunday


Click on the embedded video below for a brief spoiler free video review of Elysium.



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gaikinger
gaikinger - 8/16/2013, 6:50 PM
What a coincidence. I just got back from this and really liked it. I recommend it.
VaCubFan
VaCubFan - 8/16/2013, 6:53 PM
i liked it.. it was ok.. GREAT? meh.. i really like Copely (sp?) and loved District 9 ... this felt sluggish in spots, but overall i liked it... crappy review (me, just now), i know... but it's my opinion!
IIIAdamantiumIII
IIIAdamantiumIII - 8/16/2013, 6:54 PM
LOL looks like he has an oldschool digivice (digimon) on the back of his head
gaikinger
gaikinger - 8/16/2013, 6:55 PM
I did not take away anything political from the film and now listening to this guy drone on is making think again with his free healthcare rant.
ManThing
ManThing - 8/16/2013, 7:01 PM
Matt Damon's new sci fi action class envy thriller!!

No way i will ever watch that shit.

I am convinced that there is a certain portion of the Hollywood bubble that is actively trying to propagandize people on purpose.
cmay13
cmay13 - 8/16/2013, 7:47 PM
Eh, it wasn't nearly as good as district 9
Swiftsword777
Swiftsword777 - 8/16/2013, 7:58 PM
That was a review?
sonofsamadams
sonofsamadams - 8/16/2013, 8:00 PM
[frick]ing loved this movie.
GhostKILLERgx7
GhostKILLERgx7 - 8/16/2013, 8:37 PM
if you like sci-fy then you already like elysium. simple as that.
NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 8/16/2013, 9:33 PM
Just saw this and I liked it. Fleshed out characters, emotional content and decent action. However, I would have also enjoyed it had I waited for a DVD rental.
RJ4651
RJ4651 - 8/16/2013, 9:37 PM
I loved Elysium, thought the fx were the best I'd seen all summer. The CGI looked incredibly real.
novaprime
novaprime - 8/16/2013, 9:52 PM
I liked this Movie Alot!!! This Director has a Bright Future!! Im looking Foward to Anything he Makes!!! Blomkamp & joe Krasinski were Former video game directors!!! & are now Great Directots
l0rdleg0las
l0rdleg0las - 8/16/2013, 11:37 PM
My only issue with this movie was a horrible performance by Jodie Foster. aside from that it was a really good time at the movies and honestly my favorite movie from this weak summer at the movies.
l0rdleg0las
l0rdleg0las - 8/16/2013, 11:38 PM
Also, Copley owned the movie.
stuntman180
stuntman180 - 8/17/2013, 1:12 AM
@l0rdleg0las me too! That was also my only issue with the film! And i agree that it's the best film of the summer
FreedomFreeLife
FreedomFreeLife - 8/17/2013, 1:14 AM
Movie talked about 1 guy life. He was dying, he tried to save himself, but when he was on Elysium, then he got info that he won´t survive and instead helped others who needed healthcare on earth.
What is so hard to understand? This movie just shows 1 guy life.

Not all movies are about saving the world(James Bond, Avengers).
Elysium is kinda of movie just like (No Country For Old Men, Scarface) because in the end, they did not save anyone, it just showed a normal life just of 1 guy.
FreedomFreeLife
FreedomFreeLife - 8/17/2013, 1:14 AM
Going to buy on Blu-Ray :)
loki668
loki668 - 8/17/2013, 1:19 AM
Can't wait to buy this on betamax!! I might even splurge on a VHS copy!!
Shavyer
Shavyer - 8/17/2013, 2:39 AM
What a waste of good actors and budget, it's just an other random sci fi movie like oblivion. Good ambientation and premises, but a really poor plot and boring charachters, except for the bad guy.
MightyZeus
MightyZeus - 8/17/2013, 2:44 AM
I thought it was a really good interesting sci fi. I actually prefer this over 'Pacific Rim'. I mean this wasnt just a summer blockbuster film. It was creative or dare i say original.

I really want to see this film again.
MightyZeus
MightyZeus - 8/17/2013, 2:45 AM
Also the score for the film was amazing.
Sbroome
Sbroome - 8/17/2013, 2:58 AM
This classism message was so heavy handed it was unbearable. What ever happened to dialing down the message and telling your story? And as almost always Jodie Foster is lousy. How she gets passes so often is beyond me, but I figured in this role maybe she'd be okay, and instead she was distractingly bad.
FreedomFreeLife
FreedomFreeLife - 8/17/2013, 4:05 AM
@raccoonwithrockets
100% right, score for the film was amazing. Also i really loved backflash scenes. So well done made!
Logan5
Logan5 - 8/17/2013, 4:58 AM
Hilarious review!

Good film with minor, but blaring flaws.

Misterfan
Misterfan - 8/17/2013, 5:04 AM
Jodie Foster was Horrible in it. its visuals are great, but the whole political connection seemed lost in translation. anyways, its a fun summer movie, don't take it too seriously to enjoy.
Greengo
Greengo - 8/17/2013, 5:08 AM
In 2014...

We'll look back at this movie and laugh.
Greengo
Greengo - 8/17/2013, 5:09 AM
How long did it take to fix your broken arm, Mr. Sunday?

Will you have to wait another 6 months to see a Doctor?
Greengo
Greengo - 8/17/2013, 5:12 AM
Oh wait I figured it out...

IT'S A METAPHOR!!!

Mr. Sunday's Australia (or wherever the ____ you're from)= Elysium.

Amercia= Earth.

We're coming for you, Sunday... someday.
Moviefanatic14
Moviefanatic14 - 8/17/2013, 7:08 AM
Copley needed subtitles
HelaGood
HelaGood - 8/17/2013, 7:47 AM
i liked it a lot! the weakest part of the movie, BY FAR, was Jodie Foster and her amazing interchanging accents. sooo bad.
KeefNCookies
KeefNCookies - 8/17/2013, 7:47 AM
VERY underwhelming and Copley was dreadful!

Really upsetting waste of money after all the hype -.-
BlueScarab
BlueScarab - 8/17/2013, 8:15 AM
The movie was amazing, the effects and story, when i first saw the Camera Tracking i fell in love. Copley wasnt bad, just hard to understand at times. but he was subbed for us, and the facial reconstruction well done, considering their budget. If Neil Blomkamp had 500 mil Budget he would do incredible things.

Movies should quit doing Trailer becouse people are anticipating so much, it would be enough with a small tease video or poster.
AsianVersionOfET
AsianVersionOfET - 8/17/2013, 10:19 AM
Blasphemy to put this and District 9 in the same sentence. Not even comparable.
ABH1979
ABH1979 - 8/17/2013, 4:37 PM
I liked it well enough, but I wanted/expected something more, since this was Blomkamp.

Hopefully Blomkamp's next film will be a bit more like District 9.
CyberA
CyberA - 8/18/2013, 2:59 PM

I saw this movie with my old-man, and yes, it was, actually, pretty dog gone good... *cool*/P :)
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