Elysium or World War Z?

Jokester · 18 Jan 2014 at 19:32

It's the bit in Wales that ruins WWZ for me.

Neil79 · 18 Jan 2014 at 19:43

I enjoyed both, but Jokester is spot on ^

Hades · 18 Jan 2014 at 19:48

I haven't seen Elysium bit I found Z really disappointing.

McBain · 18 Jan 2014 at 23:12

World War Z was bad, but my god Elysium was utter toilet.

Jono8 · 18 Jan 2014 at 23:23

I actually quite liked World War Z.it exceeded my expectations as I never thought I would like it.

Elysium is one of the stupidest films I have ever had the misfortune of seeing at the cinema

Best recent SciFi film I have watched is Star Trek Into Darkness.

Pestilence · 18 Jan 2014 at 23:52

World War Z ended up being better, and more tense, than it ever deserved to considering its complete abandon of the supposed source material.

Elysium is heavy handed nonsense populated with the odd impressive shot.

Aedus · 18 Jan 2014 at 23:55

I preferred World War Z.
Elysium had great potential, but was seriously let down.

Though neither are that great.

Cosimo · 19 Jan 2014 at 07:44

I enjoyed WWZ more than Elysium.

MattTheTall77 · 19 Jan 2014 at 08:27

Another vote for world war z, and I actually enjoyed the bit in wales.

EddScott · 19 Jan 2014 at 09:19

Of the two I would say WWZ.

Elysium was a proper let down.

Efour · 19 Jan 2014 at 12:57

add my 2p.

Both were a huge let down but of the two...

Elysium was marginally, fractionally, barely better.

danoliver1 · 19 Jan 2014 at 13:56

Both are rubbish watch something else.

Robosapien · 19 Jan 2014 at 14:54

Elysium was really good, bit close to the bone though.
WWZ was the most boring pile of crap ever.

XeNoN89 · 19 Jan 2014 at 15:15

Watched both recently, I would go for Elysium

roadie · 20 Jan 2014 at 13:50

Jono8 said:
I actually quite liked World War Z.it exceeded my expectations as I never thought I would like it.

This is how I felt about it too. Certainly better than I thought it would be.

banja · 20 Jan 2014 at 14:35

The unrated version of WWZ improves it over the theatrical release, which was clearly cut to get a lower certificate.

Elysium had a great movie in there somewhere, but they totally screwed the pooch. Shame.

cu3ed · 20 Jan 2014 at 14:56

WWZ was a production travisty, the whole airplane ( yea right), going down and ending up in Wales?!?!? just terrible, movie didn't know what it was half way through.

Elysium is basically the scrapped plans for a Halo movie and what was left over.

Dano · 20 Jan 2014 at 15:33

cu3ed said:
WWZ was a production travisty, the whole airplane ( yea right), going down and ending up in Wales?!?!? just terrible, movie didn't know what it was half way through.

Elysium is basically the scrapped plans for a Halo movie and what was left over.

Did you miss the part where it was on approach to a welsh airport?

Seen both now, had low expectations and wwz came out as the better film for me.

cu3ed · 20 Jan 2014 at 15:38

Dano said:
Did you miss the part where it was on approach to a welsh airport?

Seen both now, had low expectations and wwz came out as the better film for me.

Bad post on my part, yes I know that the plane was intentionally going there, but only those two surviving that crash....yesh.

And having to go to Wales ( at that point literally the other side of the world) lol, just stupid, but from that point is where the entire movie was re-written by the new director and why it was postponed for a year.

Egon · 20 Jan 2014 at 15:42

World War Z gets a lot of negative reviews on here. As a stand alone film is it really that bad? Or is it because the adaptation of the book is bad i.e. the book was just better?

Of those that watched it and hadn't read the book... do you think it is as bad as people say?

Genuinely curious. I've read the book but not seen the film.