I saw ‘Elysium’ earlier today and loved it. The design, acting and pace were all spot on, the cgi was incredible and, despite some seriously implausible technological aspects, it was excellent, easily my favourite film so far this year.

Comparisons with director Neill Blomkamp‘s earlier ‘District 9‘ were obvious but it definitely isn’t a retread as some reviewers have called it. The overall design is fantastic, especially the weathered, beaten up older tech on the ground and we were spoiled with both that and Syd Mead‘s shiny new designs for the rich living above the earth.