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Mister Pain
 Post subject: Elysium
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From Neil Blomkamp (District 9).

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 (Jodie Foster), a hard the government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium

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I've been waiting for something new from Blomkamp ever since District 9. However, the premise describes yet another science-fiction allegory about immigration. This gives me pause.

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they were test screening it a little while ago, and a few people on another site I go to saw it, even taking into account the fact that all VFX were in their early stages, and there's plenty of time for reshoots, they all said it would take a lot of work to make the movie good, a common complaint was Jodie Foster's accent, so prepare for that.

anyway , I say set your expectations to low.

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 Post subject: Re: Elysium
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So Mr. Blomkamp may be contending with the 'difficult 2nd album' syndrome...

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Mister Pain wrote:
So Mr. Blomkamp may be contending with the 'difficult 2nd album' syndrome...


possibly, although having a look around, I found some guy on IMDB who saw the test screening giving it a lot of praise, so it could just be down to personal preference.

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I don't know why District 9 caused such a stir among viewers, it sure had flaws but it was a great movie overall.

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^it did?

i thought D9 was liked by many people
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Project862006 wrote:
^it did?


Kinda felt like I was the only one who liked it :(

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It obviously was, if it was nominated for Best Picture (and, along with Inglourious Basterds, deserved it more than The Hurt Locker).

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WJK wrote:
It obviously was, if it was nominated for Best Picture (and, along with Inglourious Basterds, deserved it more than The Hurt Locker).


Noooooooo no no no no no :lol: !

It was great though.

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feliciano182 wrote:
WJK wrote:
It obviously was, if it was nominated for Best Picture (and, along with Inglourious Basterds, deserved it more than The Hurt Locker).


Noooooooo no no no no no :lol: !

Agreed.

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Yup, I'll give it a chance.

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I hope they've fixed it since the test screenings that got very mixed reviews.

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so did blade runner 8-)
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They are really pushing the cybernetics...
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10 minutes screened and people are loving it
http://www.firstshowing.net/2013/sony-u ... s-elysium/
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RuiBK wrote:
They are really pushing the cybernetics...


You could say they're trying to achieve.......................synthesis

8-)

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feliciano182 wrote:
RuiBK wrote:
They are really pushing the cybernetics...


You could say they're trying to achieve.......................synthesis

8-)



Actually, and considering what his first movie was gonna be, it´s this:

http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/SPARTAN_Program
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RuiBK wrote:
Actually, and considering what his first movie was gonna be, it´s this:

http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/SPARTAN_Program


Wow, Blokamp is really dying to make Halo then :lol:

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