Elysium, August 9, 2013

[Lobizon]

" In the year 2159 two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live

on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who

live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes, a government

official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and

preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That

doesn't stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means

they can. When unlucky Max is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on

a daunting mission that if successful will not only save his life, but

could bring equality to these polarized worlds."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8FD5bviZ_Y

Elysium @IMDb

Welcome to Elysium

[electric indigo]

HOLY SMOKES!

This looks like the best SF in years. Cyberpunk FTW.

[renegadeleader1]

The setting kinda reminds me of a reverse UC gundam except the rich elite are on the colonies, and the poor are on earth.

Still... with technology that advanced to build a space station that big with a fully enclosed enviroment, and can apparently cure cancer via body scan, what's keeping people from colonizing Mars for example? Truth is when I saw the "from the creator of District 9" my eyes kinda rolled and I thought here it comes another South Africa apartied allegory.

[Vepariga]

has potential

[Mr March]

To say the fictional world in this trailer is the most completely imagined and realized sci-fi I've seen on film in years is an understatement. Wow! Now I no longer have to wonder what Blomkamp would do with a big film budget

That said, the trailer was a little more generic than I would have prefered but did hit all the necessary notes. Mecha, battles, social commentary, class warfare, space, good acting, great casting, awesome effects, et cetera. I'll definitely be there opening night for Elysium.

[Duke Togo]

Oh look, it's Gunnm.

I was disappointedly unimpressed by the trailer.

[Knight26]

The trailer looks like a mix of Battle Angel Alita verse with some stupid occupy wallstreet twist, given Blomkamps heavy handed preachiness in D9 (and I still like D9), and Damons recent politcal BS I'm not surprised.

[nexxstrait]

The setting kinda reminds me of a reverse UC gundam except the rich elite are on the colonies, and the poor are on earth.

Still... with technology that advanced to build a space station that big with a fully enclosed enviroment, and can apparently cure cancer via body scan, what's keeping people from colonizing Mars for example? Truth is when I saw the "from the creator of District 9" my eyes kinda rolled and I thought here it comes another South Africa apartied allegory.

You didn't like the best sci-fi movie since Blade Runner? Pity.

[Dynaman]

Wow, they aren't even trying to be discreet. We will certainly be seeing the talking heads about this one.

[Duke Togo]

You didn't like the best sci-fi movie since Blade Runner? Pity.

You mean Children of Men?

[anime52k8]

You mean Children of Men?

I'm not saying District nine was a better movie than Children of Men because it wasn't, but children of men wasn't that great either.

:edit:

but anyways, staying on topic: trailer was kind of meh, it looked sort of interesting but I think the whole premise was cooler when it was Gundam.

Edited April 10, 2013 by anime52k8

[Duke Togo]

I'm not saying District nine was a better movie than Children of Men because it wasn't, but children of men wasn't that great either.

:edit:

but anyways, staying on topic: trailer was kind of meh, it looked sort of interesting but I think the whole premise was cooler when it was Gundam.

*chuckle*

You guys are are sretching it a bit with Gundam. Gunnm/Alita this story almost exactly.

[electric indigo]

children of men wasn't that great either.

Lies!

[PetarB]

District 9 is possibly my favourite SF movie for the last 10 years.

I cannot emphasize how excited I am to see this movie. And I will need models of some of that hardware!

[anime52k8]

Lies!

I liked it, it was a good movie, but there are plenty of sci-fi films I'd rate higher from the last 30 years.

[Duke Togo]

I liked it, it was a good movie, but there are plenty of sci-fi films I'd rate higher from the last 30 years.

Plenty? I just went through the list of films, and there are maybe 5 that are even in the conversation. I'm suspect of your assertion of plenty.

[slaginpit]

Haters gonna hate. I guess you prefer the stellar performance in Prometheus and Transformers?

And so what if its similar to BAA or Gunnm or Children of Men. It looks good. This one will be seen in the theater

[Duke Togo]

Haters gonna hate. I guess you prefer the stellar performance in Prometheus and Transformers?

And so what if its similar to BAA or Gunnm or Children of Men. It looks good. This one will be seen in the theater

Huh? It looks nothing like Children of Men. And I have no idea what you mean by Prometheus and Transformers.

I have no idea how this film is going to turn out, but the trailer doesn't do it any favors.

[EXO]

We should all start wearing black fingerless gloves so we can say that the future is here.

Or that the 80's are back.

[Duke Togo]

We should all start wearing black fingerless gloves so we can say that the future is here.

Or that the 80's are back.

Did you say 80's?

Edited April 13, 2013 by Duke Togo

[Zor Primus]

So was this Jodi's last movie before she announced her retirement from acting at the Golden Globes?

Edited April 15, 2013 by Zor Primus

[Dobber]

This is a District 9 sequel??.

Chris

[Gakken85]

Woops. My bad. I thought it was a sequel.

I can't change the title for some reason, but i'll check the older thread.

[Gakken85]

ThreeA should make toys of these bots! haha

[TehPW]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1535108/ how very original, their story.Never heard of it before....*cough* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnm

i dunno. a bald Matt daemon does seem 'Die Hard' enough, really...

Edited April 22, 2013 by TehPW

[xrentonx]

I enjoyed both District 9 and Children of Men so bring it on!

[Gakken85]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1535108/ how very original, their story.Never heard of it before....*cough* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnm

Better than paying the licenses fees:D

[eugimon]

lol. yes, the theme of a corrupt utopia was invented in 1990. No one ever had a similar idea before that. ever. And no one is allowed to explore a similar idea from then on.

[Gakken85]

Nope!

[xrentonx]

I've never watched Gunnm so everything old is new once again! Aw yes, ya'll!

[M'Kyuun]

I'm not familiar with Gunnm, but the trailer definitely smacked of Battle Angel Alita. Somewhere out there, James Cameron is sneering.

[Duke Togo]

I'm not familiar with Gunnm, but the trailer definitely smacked of Battle Angel Alita. Somewhere out there, James Cameron is sneering.

Alita = Gunnm

[TehPW]

I'm not familiar with Gunnm, but the trailer definitely smacked of Battle Angel Alita. Somewhere out there, James Cameron is sneering.

i actually had him sign a copy of one of the Last Order GN's i had on hand with me when he and his onterage visited the Ike during our 2009 deploment. He looked quite surprised and did express a desire to do a Gunnm film but he admited that Avatar would sideline it in the interm. its been 4 years, is he still Fing around with Avatar II?

[electric indigo]

lol. yes, the theme of a corrupt utopia was invented in 1990. No one ever had a similar idea before that. ever. And no one is allowed to explore a similar idea from then on.

The Road to Dystopia

Lots of stuff to discover.

[PetarB]

Finally, the trailer has been released in gorgeous hi-res - 4K if you can believe it - and I saw a bit of detail that wasn't clear before: