Elysium

Discuss movies (including free films)
Post Reply
Message
Author
User avatar
eumenides
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense
Posts: 1102
Joined: Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:46 pm
Old post count: 0
Preferred Cinemas: Bournemouth, Southampton, Poole, London / Kent
Location: Gangland Dorset

Re: Elysium

#41 Post by eumenides » Wed Aug 28, 2013 4:02 pm

Maybe they wanted to appeal to the TMI market and go for facial runes.
Member No. 6 of the "100 free films in 2016" club. 3 seen
Member No. 6 of the "100 free films in 2015" club. 14 seen
Member No. 6 of the "100 free films in 2014" club. 21 seen
Member No. 6 of the "100 free films in 2013" club. 49 seen

Spoiler
Show
Preferred cinemas: Bournemouth, Southampton, Poole *Occ London and Kent
*Greenwich, Bluewater, Rochester, Maidstone, Chatham
Have tickets for:
Looking for: Anything else
Top
caitlinmorton

Re: Elysium

#42 Post by caitlinmorton » Wed Aug 28, 2013 4:17 pm

eumenides wrote:Maybe they wanted to appeal to the TMI market and go for facial runes.
LOL that's the explanation I'm going to go with. :P
Top
User avatar
LondonCityNights
Phase IV
Phase IV
Posts: 430
Joined: Wed May 23, 2012 2:59 pm
Old post count: 0

Re: Elysium

#43 Post by LondonCityNights » Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:10 pm

A touch late, but here's my review:

http://www.londoncitynights.com/2013/08 ... mkamp.html

I loved it. The only fly in the ointment was the kid with leukaemia, which I thought was a touch too on the nose. Also the flashbacks didn't add much to the film. Otherwise though - great stuff. I love when film has a bit of political meat to it, and especially when I agree with its politics.

4/5*
Member No. 18 of the "100 Free Films in 2014" club 122 seen 8O
Member No. 18 of the "100 Free Films in 2013" club 100 seen :sunglasses:
http://www.londoncitynights.com - in depth film (and theatre, art, music etc) reviews.
Top
User avatar
eumenides
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense
Posts: 1102
Joined: Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:46 pm
Old post count: 0
Preferred Cinemas: Bournemouth, Southampton, Poole, London / Kent
Location: Gangland Dorset

Re: Elysium

#44 Post by eumenides » Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:40 pm

Did someone on here mention Obama's Medicare reforms earlier ? This film contained a thinly disguised allegory for two tier healthcare albeit a rather extreme portrayal and a bit heavy handed - OH and I thought as much as soon as we saw the "hospital". It looked very much like Maidstone A&E. :X
Member No. 6 of the "100 free films in 2016" club. 3 seen
Member No. 6 of the "100 free films in 2015" club. 14 seen
Member No. 6 of the "100 free films in 2014" club. 21 seen
Member No. 6 of the "100 free films in 2013" club. 49 seen

Spoiler
Show
Preferred cinemas: Bournemouth, Southampton, Poole *Occ London and Kent
*Greenwich, Bluewater, Rochester, Maidstone, Chatham
Have tickets for:
Looking for: Anything else
Top
jimibaboza
Air Force One
Air Force One
Posts: 28
Joined: Tue Jul 06, 2010 2:20 pm

Re: Elysium

#45 Post by jimibaboza » Fri Aug 30, 2013 9:54 am

The message in Elysium is hardly subtle. But I thought it was more to do with immigration than health care.

Anyway my review.

http://ghostscanteat.co.uk/articles/elysium.html
Top
User avatar
TheBoySeggy
The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element
Posts: 510
Joined: Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:01 am

Re: Elysium

#46 Post by TheBoySeggy » Thu Sep 12, 2013 3:54 pm

Just been to watch this - I'm putting those Cineworld vouchers to use. I enjoyed it. The first 20/30 minutes had me a bit sceptical but it picked up quickly & had my attention.

I thought Sharlto Copley was excellent again following up his role in District 9.

7/10

P.S. Having a few days off work & watching a film at the cinema around noon is bliss. Near empty screen, just how I like it.
Top
User avatar
raj101
8 1/2
8 1/2
Posts: 6508
Joined: Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:08 am
Old post count: 0
Preferred Cinemas: kingston, wimbledon, wandsworth, fulham

Re: Elysium

#47 Post by raj101 » Tue Sep 24, 2013 11:58 am

saw this again, was actually better than I thought it would be on 2nd go. Much attention to detail that I missed first time became apparent. I appreciated Copley's manic agent more this time - first time he seemed rather OTTP.

I was actually in Elysium that night too (well the West London equivalent, that is Imperial Wharf, actually LOOKS like Elysium lol).
fav 5 films of the year - Tenet, Bill n Ted 3, Invisible Man, JoJo Rabbit, ?
Top
User avatar
RickyRaj
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense
Posts: 1163
Joined: Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:26 am
Old post count: 0
Preferred Cinemas: Vue West End, Cineworld Haymarket, Finchley Road, Odeon West End, Odeon Leicester Square, Cineworld Shaftesbury Avenue, Odeon Panton Street, Holloway, West India Quays or anywhere in central London.
I haven't got tickets for: Any
Location: London

Re: Elysium

#48 Post by RickyRaj » Wed Oct 09, 2013 9:38 am

Thought overall a film worth watching with a good cast and good performances. A little predicatable and perhaps a touch too long 7.5/10
Preferred Cinemas: Vue West End, Cineworld Haymarket, Finchley Rd, Odeon West End, Odeon Leicester Square, Cineworld Shaftesbury Ave, Odeon Panton St, Holloway Rd, West India Quays or anywhere in central London.
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Film Discussion”