PSA: Drugs are like that!

Rifftrax and Hulu have teamed up to share Rifftrax Shorts on their website. I'm not sure if you need Hulu Plus or not to watch them on you computer. OMG We just watched this one and I had tears in my eyes. One of the worst anti-drug films ever. But a damn fine Rifftrax. Enjoy (if the embed works, that is)

Movie thoughts: Elysium (2013)

Well, that was a mess.

Elysium is the writer/director Neil Blomkamp's follow up to District 9. It is a prime example of what happens when you have someone who before was used to scraping by to create his movies and give him all the funding in the world. There was a good story there, another story similar to District 9's about inequality and how humans needs to learn to work together instead of constantly separating ourselves. But, alas, Elysium is full of special effects and a lot of missteps.

Plot Summary Time! Max (Matt Damon) was a street rat who grew up in the ghettos of Future!LA. Now he's trying to stay straight and do his (shitty) job and stay on the right side of the law. Ever since he was a child, he dreamed of going to Elysium, the orbiting space station where all the rich white French speaking people went after the Earth got too dirty for them. But the world has worn him down and he has forgotten that dream. And he hates everything, just trying to get by. Then shit happens and he only has days to live and he must go back to his ghetto ways to try to save his own life...by getting to Elysium!!!!

( and now the ranting begins... )

Disappointing all around. If you're curious, it's worth a rental or wait until it pops up on a streaming service. But I think you could spend your time better.