Customer Ratings & Reviews

I love the way they develop this film and based it on an entirely new premise. The way the rich against the poor was developed and how the poor had to fight back just to get back their human rights! Plenty of action, strategy, brilliant thinking, and love of your fellow people! A must-see and it's only $5.99!

Matt Damon's character Max works in a year-2159 police robot factory on a poverty and strife laden earth under the eyes of the tenth of one percent elite who orbit earth in a massive spinning city where they lay on genetic restoration surgery tables to fully recover from all illness or injury. Jodie Foster's character runs the show up there with cold disregard for the surface dwellers. Max finally figures out that things can change and how... Enjoy believable characters with high tech and high action; just don't ask where the resources came from to build that massive thing in orbit.

This is an excellent 4K movie. The visual effects will impress any enthusiastic movie aficionados. The story is well written, and the actors are best of the best, in every scene.This will easily go in the collection, of great movies. Thank you Best Buy.

I prefer this one over District 9, and I’m glad I upgraded from the Blomkamp Blu-ray trilogy. This is a excellent transfer and the 4K looks fantastic. Great visuals.

Over all this is a must see. I didn't see much advertisment for this movie but bought it on Blue ray 1080p and enjoyed it with my family on a 70 inch smart tv with 5.1 digital dolby Surround Sound

This movie had a lot of promise. The plot is fascinating, but then ending is predictable and weak.

Well the movie is a 5 stars film, but the product showing here is incorrect, No digital copy Just Blu ray & DVD best buy needs to update product description....

Received today (3/3/2021). Did not include digital copy, as advertised both on site text and product image.

Not Blomkamp's best movie, but I found it entertaining, with a good story, great special effects, and solid acting from Damon and Copley. Jodi Foster's accent is pretty terrible, but she's Jodi Foster, so I can't complain too much. The HD quality is solid, and looks fantastic on my 55" 4K HDR TV. I can't speak too much about sound quality, as I only have a soundbar, but it sounds good to my ears. If you were a fan of District 9, then I recommend Elysium.

Had to own this to complete my Neill Blomkamp trilogy. District 9 is my favorite. Kids wanted to but Chappie which was good. Then of course they'd made a 3 movie set with those 2 and this one Elysium. Wanted to watch again and the price was right. Had I not owned the other two I would have bought the 3 movie set from the onset. I rank them in this order: District 9, Chappie then Elysium.

Overall the effects are solid the performances are decent too and I find this a great Bluray to have in a sci-fi collection. If you likes District 9 or blade runner gicve this a shot is has robots too!

Following a retreaded story structure, “Elysium” sticks out as a strong science fiction action film for its impressive visuals, more-so over its ability to tell a captivating story, however, the strong allusions to unbalanced socio-economical classes and unequal distribution of wealth help differentiate it from similar sci-fi flicks. Much like his directorial debut, Neill Blomkamp has no problem weaving his visual concepts with his glimpse into the future of Earth. In this impoverished future, Earth in inhabited by the poor, living in squalor among dumps and with poor healthcare. The rich, however, have fled Earth and are orbiting in an enormous space station paradise called Elysium. Here, there are robots to serve and protect, and healthcare comes in the form of an MRI-looking machine that fixes any illness you may have, be it a fractured bone or even caner. Matt Damon leads this endeavor as Max Da Costa, a former car thief turned factory worker who suffers a radiation accident within the first act of the film, giving him 5 days to live. Determined to get to Elysium to get medical treatment, he turns to his former boss, Spider (Wagner Moura), huge hacker and black market kingpin, who offers him a way out, attaching a metal harness to his entire body, making him part human, part machine. “Elysium” succeeds wonderfully as a straight up action film, producing some highly entertaining action sequences, especially between Max and Kruger, played by Sharlto Copley of “District 9″ fame, who also wear a metallic harness. Performance-wise, “Elysium” is somewhat lacking, Damon, Copley, and even Alice Braga as love-interest Frey are all convincing, but Jodie Foster and William Fichtner tend to phone-in their performances, with Foster delivering horridly paced lines and attaching a completely dismal accent. One thing you’ll notice during the credits sequence of the film is that the visual effects are a fraction of the size compared to most big budget science fiction action films nowadays, but “Elysium” has amazingly striking visuals with half the effects crew, which is entirely impressive to say the least. Neill Blomkamp proves wonders with his sophomore endeavor, giving piece of mind to those that questioned whether he could knock it out of the park twice in a row.

Elysium is a dystopian flick with Matt Damon all buff and tough taking on snooty Jodi Foster (with the weirdest, wack accent of all times) you're sure to enjoy. If you liked District 9, you'll enjoy this one. I found this in the Best Buy bargains bin. Super deal!!

Glad to find this movie on BluRay and bonus with the digital copy. Liked this movie when I first saw it on TV and had to own it.

I think the cover art is lazy, but Matt Damon sells things. Solid transfer.

Too much like Armagetin with Bruce Willis. Okay I have too drag this out to get it to accept my little criticism.

Entertaining and just plain fun. Enjoyed the movie with the family. Somewhat violent not recommend for kids.

Great movie. Picture quality is awesome and the sourround sound is amazing.

I enjoy the futuristic setting in this film. Definitely a good movie to watch.

I would have liked more action . but all together a pretty good SCi-Fi film. Solid acting From Matt Damon.