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alice braga

reviews 3.5 stars, alice braga, diego luna, elysium, jodie foster, matt damon, neil blomkamp, science fiction, sharlto copley, wagner moura

ELYSIUM

August 11, 2013

If you find yourself alone, with the sun on your face, do not be troubled. You may be on Elysium and you may not yet be dead.

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Ryan McNeil
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Heaven Coming Down – ELYSIUM Trailer

April 15, 2013

Is it just my imagination, or are we getting a lot of great-looking sci-fi in 2013?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, action, alice braga, dvd, emma thompson, i am legend, sci-fi, will smith, willow smith

I AM LEGEND

March 2, 2008

Will Smith does some heavy lifting as an omega man. can’t we give the guy a volleyball to play off of?

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Ryan McNeil
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