Comments on: Watch: First Trailer For ‘Elysium’ Starring Matt Damon Is Explosive & Ambitious

By: Glass

Glass — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:53 +0000

Kick ass. I've been looking forward to this, but my god you'd think audiences would be sick of the "Earth is an abandoned shithole" Hollywood movie conceit at this point (Oblivion, A.E., World War Z, this)

By: Ryan Strandjord

Ryan Strandjord — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:53 +0000

Seems pretty tame to me. Lots of money poured into SFX, but where's the story? The Island was a beautiful looking film too, but had absolutely no substance whatsoever. Judging by the trailer for this film, it might not be far off from that.

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:52 +0000

Not sure how his suit, or lack thereof, makes him an indestructible super soldier. Looks like one bullet to the head would still kill him. I sure hope this movie is smart sci fi and not another Lock Out.

By: d

Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:52 +0000

Looks pretty great.

By: Master Ninja of the 495

Master Ninja of the 495 — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:52 +0000

Looks pretty tight to me. There's always some weak group of cynics who hate. F them. This joint looks GREAT! C'mon man … Matt Damon teamed up with Syd Meade designer of Blade Runner. This can't go wrong.

By: Michael M.

Michael M. — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:52 +0000

Great trailer! alot of tense momentum brewing. I'm excited(:

By: thislalife

thislalife — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:52 +0000

Blomkamp>Nolan.

By: Shanon

Shanon — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:52 +0000

Do you think Damon and Foster realize that they are part of the 1% in real life ? Not the 0,001%, but still the 1% ?

By: GREG

GREG — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:52 +0000

Blomkamp is trying so hard to be Christopher Nolan with this project. But what he doesn't realise is that Nolan actually puts story first then visuals. This movie has visuals but looks like a complete mess to be honest in the story department. Also the acting looks generic, did I not mention that the designs in this film are also imitations from so many other designs, just look at Mass Effect and Halo and you'll know what I'm talking about. Diss…diss…disappointed.

By: K

Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:52 +0000

How is it hella ambitious?

By: Shannox

Shannox — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:52 +0000

Looks like Transformers 4. Very disappointing.

By: Glass

Glass — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:52 +0000

I forget, why was this delayed for a year again? I remember it was supposed to come out in late 2012.

By: Hardman

Hardman — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:52 +0000

This just looks terrible bwahahaha, earth is a shithole AGAIN!!!! What the freakin hell is wrong with hollywood and their boring sci-fi films the last good sci-fi I watched was The Matrix because it was actually awesome and totally new this just looks laaaaaaammmmmeeee.

By: BEF

BEF — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:52 +0000

This movie has nothing to do with Nolan.

Nolan has made one sci-fi movie.

Who gave Nolan the monopoly on thinking blockbusters?

Oh, and by the way, if you REALLY think about it Nolan's Batman franchise is ultimately about protecting the status quo, vigilante justice and money funneled into military weapons to protect the status quo, the elite, and oh if you give the poor a chance all they will want to do is drag the rich out into the street and kill them, we must protect ourselves from the poor! They wanna kill! Oh, and the only poor people worth helping are orphans.

I am just saying all that to say — sci-fi, politically, etc — this movie (and District 9) are going to be (are) different than Nolan's films.

I actually like Nolan fine, but his ardent fans are the worst, especially when they call him Kubrickian. Let Nolan be what he is: an entertaining director. Let's not call him the best of all time. His stories are spectacle, but c'mon, they don't hold up. I mean Bruce Wayne is in a prison without any access to money, in a pit, seemingly in Siberia or something, but he's able to show up at just the right time that the poor people are killing the rich?!

By: Pamela

Pamela — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:52 +0000

sometimes nolan fans are just as annoying as twihards, neill blomkamp doesn't have anything to do with nolan, district 9 was just an amazing film, so i'll wait until the release of the movie to give an informed opinion, because a 2 minute trailer is not enough to start destroying a film!

By: Jackson

Jackson — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:52 +0000

Pamela has it right. Don't compare the two. Nolan has what like 7 or 8 films now and Blomkamps 2nd one isn't even out yet and you're comparing the two? Watch this as a Blomkamp movie, not as a Nolan movie. Geeze.

By: Jackson

Jackson — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:52 +0000

Oh and a bonus. You know that BWAAAMM sound? Yeah, that same sound from Prometheus is the same one from Alien. So Nolan didn't invent it.

By: Real

Real — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:52 +0000

Looking forward to this for a long time and I'm sure it is going to be fantastic but I don't think the trailer was cut together very well. I've noticed that seems to be characteristic of Sony trailers that they don't always show their movies in the best light.

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:52 +0000

Kinda funny and sad but this trailer looks very similar to trailer for Bioshock Infinite…

By: Thesaurusrs

Thesaurusrs — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:52 +0000

This looks great! And now Matt come back and do a Bourne movie! Please!?

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:52 +0000

How are you all comparing Nolan to this filmmaker? Now if you want to compare him to Duncan Jones, both have two sci fi films completed, go right ahead.

By: Glass.

Glass. — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:52 +0000

Epic!!!

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:52 +0000

Surely looks like a dam sick spectacle. Theres no denying it looks EPIC!!!

For the concerned….

– Damon has a keen eye on script so I believe the story WILL BE THERE, the visuals are amazing!

– Nolan is > Blomkamp (I mean come on fan boys lol)

Extremely looking forward to this, looks like it will even top Oblivion & World War Z.

IM predicting this right now to be a major box office smash hit & admired (however not loved like District 9), by critics as well

By: Michael's brain

Michael's brain — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:52 +0000

Jason Bourne in the future! Elysium looks sleek, Damon looks ripped, the tech is awesome. Take down some evil, Matt! YOWZA!

By: Mr Anonymous

Mr Anonymous — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:13:52 +0000

Looks fucking A-MA-ZING!