My wife and I really enjoyed the fresh concept and we could see a way how the "have and have not's" each wanted to protect or get access to the services and luxury items that should have been available to everyone. I would hate to see something like this happen in our lifetime but it seems possible. I was very in with the earth characters wanting access to the medical that all should have had access to. Matt Damon just wanting to get up just to save his life made for a great story. Jodie Foster as a person with keep it to ourselves elitist attitude was perfect. The story started slow setting up the plot line. We really felt the movie was all go go go until the end. We would really love to see it again with friends and family but at the least we will buy Blu-Ray release. Thank you, Jim T.

This movie has no flaws. Everything you want in a great sic-fi and more. It had some of the best futuristic scenes I have ever saw in a movie. The story was great, graphics were awesome, and really fit the 21st century theme. Don't be hesitant, if your a sci buff, this is hands down one of the best ever.

When I saw the trailer for this movie I saw a dime a dozen guns blazing shoot'em up set in a cool sci-fi environment. That is most certainly not what I got. Where the action scenes fantastic, absolutely without a doubt. However, this takes one step further; Elysium is a movie that it able to explain why we are shooting these people up and what makes them so bad to the core. It also has a thrilling story line that kept me at the edge of my seat until the very end. I was not just rooting on Matt Damon because he was awesomely epic in every way possible. But because the story line explained just enough to show me why the people/things he was shooting needed to die. Defiantly a must see and I will admit worth the $10 for once. A note to parents, it is not rated "R" because of sex or anything of that sort, as a matter of fact there is no sex of any kind in the movie at all. It is however graphic violence, though not much worse that the latest Halo game, if you know what I mean.

The Good: Elysium is a beautiful sci fi movie. With the exception of the healing machines, the depicted technology advancements seem completely plausible. The settings are amazingly well done, a lot of the details are very cool (i.e. the parole officer), and the action is great...though there's too much "shaky cam" during the chase and fight sequences. The Bad: Despite fantastic visuals, Elysium never drew me into the characters. Though Matt Damon gives a great performance, the setup for his actions of self preservation don't add up to a compelling reason to advance the movie. The plot never made me a believer in what was going on. The integrity of Elysium's story is even more suspect when contemplating the movie in retrospect. A contrived plot buoyed by a great setting and big budget execution will be a go for most. For me, it was meh There's nothing during or after the credits If you like my reviews, add me as a fan. I'll add you back.

FX excellent, space scenes were superb. I don't know why but it is always difficult for me to sympathize with Matt Damon's characters. I realize he is a 'great' actor but in this movie it was difficult for me to root for him/didn't mind his ending scene. Couldn't figure out why the 'free/30 sec. cure' magic medpods were completely not available on Earth, only in space. The plot never explained why/how Elysium was withholding the tech - Was it the space humans' desire for earth humans to die? Do the medpods require any cool element/energy that makes it economically unfeasible to give it to all? The space people appear benevolent if not protective of the earth humans (a little exploited workers), nothing makes sense or brings together the plot. In the end, if Elysium gave 40x unused magic machines to Earth there would be no movie plot lol. There was an attempt to make a political/class struggle/cast off the chains movie with no real struggle - maybe universal healthcare lol. K3