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In the split universe that is Neill Blomkamp's summer action movie "Elysium," the 'haves' live, quite literally, a world above the 'have-nots.' And what the 'haves' have, on their pain-free ...
“Elysium” is a heavier lift. Like some of the best sci-fi movies, it draws strength from a great idea. Then it settles for crunching battles and predictability. Like Max, it loses what made it ...
His piece Agent Kruger is based on the villain from the SF action movie Elysium, and an experiment in producing a convincing ...
Elysium is a movie with a lot of aspirations to greatness, but it fails miserably to live up to its promise. Still, it has some incredible scenes and ideas. Here’s the breakdown. There are major ...
This summer has been overrun by movies that offer plenty of explosions, fight scenes and thrills without the benefit of an interesting story or intriguing characters. Now along comes “Elysium ...
It's an important, fun, gutsy film (see my "Elysium" movie review on SPACE.com). But to this longtime space enthusiast (read: "geek"), Blomkamp’s appropriation of a ring-world as an icon of evil ...
“Elysium” isn’t just a movie with a message. It’s a movie with a thuddingly obvious political perspective and agenda. It is also, however, a first-rate action movie, as well as a one of ...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – If you're a sci-fi fan, then you're really going enjoy the new movie "Elysium." But let's be honest, if you're expecting something as good as "District 9" then you might be ...
For his follow-up Blomkamp was given a hefty $100 million dollar budget and an A list star in Matt Damon for his dystopian Sci-Fi epic Elysium. Elysium is set in 2154 and once again Blomkamp has ...