FIFTH ELEMENT is nothing like I expected

[@liamevans9815]

"How does someone look so normal and yet abnormal, all at the same time?" Because he's the human chameleon that is Gary Oldman.

[@monotonehell]

Gary Oldman is an actor. He plays a different character in every one of his roles. Bruce Willis, as much as I love him, always plays Bruce Willis.

[@andit4454]

Loved him in 'True Romance' 👌

[@spiderhamilton1]

​@monotonehell Action movie protagonists are meant to be stand ins for the audience watching. The actors aren't playing themselves, they're portraying an archtype in which the audience member watching can immerse themselves. When people say action movie stars can't act or have no range, don't realize that is what is required of the role. The personality is supposed to be relatable and aspirational to the widest range of people. The action star is playing a blank canvas for the audience to put themselves into. And some will say that's even harder than being a character actor in some ways.

[@jgant5063]

The definition of range as an actor… Gary Oldman. He has seen it all and done it all.. twice.

[@ThePharaz]

Gary Oldman played Sirius Black, Harry's Godfather.

[@LordVolkov]

"This is nothing like I expected it to be..." And Chris Tucker hadn't even shown up yet... 🤣🤣🤣

[@MrTommygunz420]

"I don't like Bruce Willis as a blonde" Also before Chris Tucker's entrance😂

[@marcoburg8500]

'I love a good explosion' Before the really big explosion!

[@supreme3376]

Garry Oldman

[@christopherten-eyck4473]

Thanks Ashley . Love your comments during the movie. Hello from Pa USA 🇺🇸 💖 ❤❤. Keep up the awesome work.

[@nathancruz9172]

38:59 😂

[@jasonremy1627]

This movie is two straight hours of non stop batshit insanity and I love every second of it.

[@jareddemarzo8196]

"Sir, are you classified as human?" "Negative, I am a meat popsicle." Infinitely quotable.

[@Yggdrasil42]

Whenever I quote that, people look at me weirdly...

[@WanderingCactus]

I want that explained, great line, but considering how the cops react to people talking back to them, that means that that is somehow an acceptable answer.

[@jareddemarzo8196]

@@WanderingCactus If it means anything, I don't know what it is lol And I kind of don't want to know because its randomness is part of why I love it.

[@Avarial]

@@WanderingCactus He is letting them know he is ex-military and was experimented on. It is an acceptable answer.

[@AllanTidgwell]

​@@Avarial it means he's been through cryonics hence the "popsicle"

[@filipvadas7602]

Honestly, I'm so glad this movie never got a sequel. Let this timeless masterpiece exist on its own.

[@saulmadrid9950]

The film's director, Luc Besson, tried one but not as a direct sequel to 5th Element. Valerian & the City of a Thousand Planets is also a futuristic, space movie that didn't attract the same attention as the 5th Element.

[@TF2CrunchyFrog]

@@saulmadrid9950 _Valerian & the City of a Thousand Planets_ is the movie adaptation of a French comicbook series about special space agents Valerian and Laureline.

[@CrazedPop]

@@saulmadrid9950 I loved that movie too. Wasn't that long ago that I watched it for the first time.

[@supermot34]

@@saulmadrid9950 Because it was simply nowhere near as good.

[@belvagurr403]

Finger’s voice is Vin Diesel

[@CarleenMSpry]

The more you watch it, the more you realize the brilliance of it. If I see it listed when I'm channel surfing, I have to watch, no matter whether it's at the beginning of the movie, the middle, or 5 minutes until the end. The first viewing is chaotic. With each subsequent viewing, the chaos becomes nuance.

[@SinisterSouthernbelleReactions]

It is the best for sure.

[@LordLOC]

It's literally one of the most nuanced movies of the time, easily. I understand people who don't like it, or don't understand it per se etc. but I'm so glad more and more people are discovering it now. It's very doubtful we'll ever get that sequel that's been rumored since like, 1999, especially with Bruce Willis's illness and I don't think Besson would recast the role or "write him out" so to speak. Probably the best movie Besson ever made, save for Leon the Professional imo.

[@3Rayfire]

It's really delightful in that. It's sci fi as a reflection of the human spirit and condition. But despite the explosions it's not really instant gratification. It needs to sit in you for a while.

[@kennethbartels4274]

The editing is so great in this movie!

[@eddiegustafson484]

And watch it with a kick ass sound system.

[@Uzkodas]

“Aziz! Light!” Is probably the most quoted line in my household. Every time a kid forgets to turn off a light, a booming “Aziz! Light!” echos throughout the house.

[@davidbeppler3032]

Ditto!

[@Tchika]

It's right there with "Battery, Aziz!" 😆

[@ginahouston9352]

i love this! 😂

[@Smokie_666]

That's fantastic!

[@davidthomas5562]

Helm 108! Leloo Dallas MultiPass Chubby Green

[@lillykathleen89]

Fun Fact: Chris Tucker’s role, Ruby Rhod, was originally offered to Prince. He obviously turned it down but you can see how that character was pretty much created with him in mind. 💜

[@MicahMann]

Prince apparently didn’t like the Jean Paul Gautier costumes.

[@dewey70]

I thought it was because of scheduling conflicts.

[@HonRevPTB]

​@@MicahMannLOL, Prince didn't like anyone but himself!!!!!!! Of course he sure had reason to like himself, but that man could be a little too extra God bless him!!! 🖤💔❤️‍🩹💜

[@mrkelso]

It's a shame. It's obviously supposed to be him, it would have been epic, and he would have been delighted to have added this to his astonishing gamut of work. But, no. Cuz Prince has to Prince.

[@scottboswell6406]

It's amazing that this role sort of predicted influencers and vlogs!!

[@Matchgirl42]

IMO, The Fifth Element is the pinnacle of Luc Besson's career. He has yet to top it. The amazing cast and crew (the costumes! The set design! The makeup! The special effects!), the plot, the editing, the soundtrack, the humor both intended and unintended, the feast both visual and auditory, the story....AH! I love it so much. Five stars for me.

[@rantman4521]

It's his Magnum Opus ☝️💯😅

[@Qwertycsm]

Interesting, it's one of his worst for me. That's the beauty of opinions

[@TomH2681]

If you ignore the acting and the plot, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is pretty dope. (yes I know I just said to ignore the acting and the plot. No need to point it out)

[@rantman4521]

@@TomH2681 It was pretty cool to look at. Especially her.

[@Matchgirl42]

@@TomH2681🤣🤣🤣 (that's in response to what you put in parentheses) But yeah the cinematography of Valerian was great. There was a similar issue with Independence Day: Resurgence. Pretty to look at, but the rest...UGH. Acting, characterization and plot wise, I found Jupiter Ascending better than both Valerian and ID:R, although I know it gets a lot of crap too. The Fifth Element, of course, is leagues better than all 3, IMO.

[@monotonehell]

One of the things I love about this movie (and there are SO MANY things to love about this movie) is that the 'bad guy' and the 'good guy' never meet.

[@zvimur]

Unless... it's Leelu and "Mr Black"? They kind of met. Even if there was a distance between them.

[@nicktechnubyte1184]

​@@zvimuryou mean Mr shadow

[@markdenio4537]

@@nicktechnubyte1184 "You told me to let you know when it was Mr. Shadow and it's...Mr. Shadow."

[@nicktechnubyte1184]

@@markdenio4537 exactly what I remembered, there's no Mr black

[@zvimur]

​@@nicktechnubyte1184yes, sorry.

[@darthramious1639]

Fun fact: The Opera song was written to highlight a rapid-fire vocal fluctuation that should be impossible for a person to sing, which is why it is performed by an alien. Actual singers took this as a challenge, and over the years, many videos have come out showing people performing the song to prove it's possible.

[@mage1439]

I love seeing people take up a challenge.

[@JohnnyOrc]

Additional Fun fact: Bruce Willis' applause wasn't scripted. That was the first time he heard her sing, and was very impressed.

[@rob.3143]

I don't think anyone has been able to fully pull it off. I have seen certain singers come close but if you have a video of one doing it as they portray it in the movie, please let me know; that opera scene is one of my favourites in this movie, and just media in general, and if I could see this performed 'live' I'd love it.

[@kenfreeman8888]

​@JohnnyOrc That's cool about his applause. I applauded when I saw it. The whole theater applauded. Even though it was a movie, it was just such an amazing performance, everyone was moved.

[@Atogatog-j9v]

Pretty sure the opera singer was played by the wife of either the director or writer.

[@auslandermercury972]

“What’s wrong with you? What you screaming for?” Is one of my favorite lines. I still say it all the time 😂😂😂

[@SG-js2qn]

He's not smoking the cigarette backwards. The joke is that for your safety they have reversed the proportions, and now the cigarette is almost all filter. Zorg was played by Gary Oldman, who was also Sirius Black.

[@davidbergfors6820]

honestly went "no he didn'.. oh yes He did!" Gary Oldman, chameleon actor.

[@BrokenCurtain]

He also played Commissioner Gordon from Cristopher Nolan's "Dark Knight"-trilogy and the corrupt cop Norman Stansfield in "Léon: The Professional". Apart from the fact that they're both cops, there's no overlap between these two characters. That's how great Oldman's range as an actor is.

[@Divhreaza]

He also played Beethoven in "Immortal Beloved". The man is an amazing actor!

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

Oldman was a Luc Besson veteran and also appeared already in "Léon the Professional".

[@jenniferhonaker9445]

Let us also not forget Dracula

[@josephspann4749]

Ashleigh's best line in the review: "If she farts in that, it's gonna fog up!" I'm going to be laughing at that one for a while. 😆

[@mage1439]

Ashleigh's down-home wisdom always makes me laugh.

[@rickwoodham4570]

Ashleigh quote of the year!

[@BillKrayer12thMan]

​@@rickwoodham4570You clearly underestimate our dear Ashleigh. It's only May.😁(I remember when she used to censor herself.)

[@enicole1203]

That's the best line I've heard all year, I'm still gigglin

[@anthonyleecollins9319]

I'm never going to be able to see that moment again without that quote popping into my head. 🙂

[@JoeXTheXJuggalo1]

Ashleigh: *"I'll never get tired of big ships entering from the side of the screen"* SpaceBalls I: *enters stage right*

[@Rated314]

Ashleigh: "OMG, what do you need? Communicate!" Leeloo: "Multipass" 😂😂😂

[@SinisterSouthernbelleReactions]

😂😂😂

[@AllegraVecchia]

This is one of my all time favorites. It's honestly one of the best movies ever made (in my humble opinion), it has sci-fi, romance, comedy, action, and a bit of heartfelt moments. Each character is nicely fleshed out and everyone has a moment to shine. Overall, it's timeless ✨✨

[@roadrunner3100]

Ian Holm, the priest, is one of my all time favorite actors. He can do small, independent films like Chariots of Fire, The Sweet Hereafter, and Big Night (all good films) to sci-fi like this and Alien, to fantasy like Lord of the Rings and Brazil, to animation like Ratatouille, as well as filmed versions of Shakespeare's plays. Very versatile. Sadly, he left us in 2020.

[@AquaBlue77]

"Leeloo Dallas, Multipass!" And thus, a meme was born. I love this movie, been an all-time favorite for ages, because of the pure insanity of it all. Great reaction, Ashleigh.

[@fuzzybits410]

You do realize you will be saying "Multi-pass" the rest of your life.

[@bigsarge8795]

Guilty

[@rob.3143]

Each time I get a new card somewhere.

[@LabRat355]

I say it a few times a week . Anytime I have to weld something large it requires “Multi-Pass“ welds 😂

[@SamuelBlack84]

"Multi-Pass"

[@marchhareat9794]

That, and "big bada boom."

[@supergeeky7529]

Mila did an interview talking about playing Leeloo, it was super interesting. That language is an entire language created and she learned the whole thing. She had a lot of hand in how Leeloo was portrayed, she is still really proud of her.

[@fajenthygia5760]

When my friend got into microbrewing, his first ale was named "Aziz, Light!"

[@szandorkane6372]

We still quote that. When we're playing cards or tabletops and it's getting a bit late so the room gets a tiny bit too dark, SOMEONE will yell it and then everybody will. In German, mind you, but still counts.

[@brianstraight9308]

Thank-you Aziz, much better.

[@jefferywarburton2116]

My sisters kid becomes Aziz when i work on the car and junk.

[@rowenatulley852]

Chris Tucker's over-the-top performance made this movie twice as funny!

[@oscardiggs246]

Hated him the first time I saw it. I don't know exactly when I fell in love with the performance, but it is the best thing in an already great movie.

[@toxicginger9936]

He was so perfect for the role.

[@ianloeb1672]

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@claytoncourtney1309]

​@@oscardiggs246I still hate the character. It's because I hate the characters in films that just panic and panic and panic. I find it horribly annoying and so not funny. In the Godzilla x Kong movie there's a character that does that too and it's just annoys the f out of me

[@Matchgirl42]

In the end when David yells "YES!" in the temple, Ruby's reaction cracks me up every time. For as flamboyant and larger than life as the character is, he still serves as the "every man" character in the group. I love him so much.

[@ringod123]

Lelu was not in one of those "big metal suits", she was in the sarcophagus that the big metal suits took from the pyramid.

[@Matchgirl42]

Yep and the reason her cells survived such destruction (so that she could be reconstructed) when the aliens in metal suits didn't is because she's the bioengineered fifth element.

[@nodak81]

Amazes me how many people miss that. They always think she was one of the Mondoshawan.

[@Mugthraka]

@@nodak81 welp the "gauntlet/hand" was actually Holding a suitcase handle when you see it... wich really look like The Handle of the case that contains the Elemental stones(iirc the case is shown and you can see one of the handles missing) So if she was a Statue/sarcophagus, why would she be holding the case containing the stones?...

[@daveg2104]

@@Mugthraka It isn't shown in the movie, but Leeloo was revived on the Mondoshawan spacecraft. So she was holding the case, getting ready to fulfill her purpose as the 5th Element, when the ship was attacked and destroyed by the Mangalores.

[@CarloCarrasco]

Fact: The Fifth Element is a French production that was perceived by many to be a Hollywood production because it had Bruce Willis and English was the main language.

[@Madbandit77]

This is far from a Hollywood production because of the absurdist sensibilities Besson, a Frenchman, has. He needed co-writer Robert Mark Kamen (the first three Karate Kid films, Lethal Weapon 3) to make the film, for better or worse, accessible to American audiences.

[@-M0LE]

Wasn’t it made In pinewood studios London lots of British actors in this especially extras

[@Henrik_Holst]

@@-M0LE yep filmed in London and Mauritania

[@SamuelBlack84]

I can see the French influence on the film

[@StephenDukenski]

Ah… the Minions of its era.

[@DaedBoi]

"You know, sometimes evil just ta- THE FUCK IS THAT?" omg when i tell you i almost died laughing

[@ericwalker8636]

You and me both.

[@user-su3zn2xt3z]

Timestamp?

[@ericwalker8636]

@@user-su3zn2xt3z About 20:15

[@ericwalker8636]

@@user-su3zn2xt3z 21:15

[@steph717]

21:17

[@sdelong74]

The costumes were created by French runway fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier who was known for his avant garde designs. This is a French American production. Milla Jovovich was a super model turned actress who is also a sci-fi nerd. She played Alice in several Resident Evil movies. The innovation with this is the fashion elements in sci-fi.

[@unkindestcut]

She also appeared as a frequently stoned hippie girlfriend in “Dazed and Confused,” which Ashleigh was somewhat underwhelmed by.

[@younasaint-martin8551]

The more you watch this movie, the more you like it. The first time, it can get a little chaotic. The second time, it's still a litlle bit, but you think the movie is really well directed. The third time, this is your eternal favorite movie, and it never change. There is just so much details in the universe, the aesthetic is soooo weird that's iconic, and the dialogues are really well constructed !

[@Madbandit77]

I liked it the first time because I was reading Heavy Metal magazine when this film aired on HBO. The French sci-fi elements just spoke to my soul.

[@CorsetGrace]

I agree. First time I watched it, didn't like it so much. By third watch, absolutely love it.

[@younasaint-martin8551]

@@Madbandit77 I'm french, I totally agree ^^ Personnally, I liked it even the first time, but I needed to watch it three times to understand how much I loved it ^^ But I know several people who didn't like it at all the first time, but when they tried a second time, and a third, it became one of their favorite XD

[@younasaint-martin8551]

@@CorsetGrace Third watch is the best watch ^^

[@Matchgirl42]

I was an assistant manager at a movie theater when it came out, back when movies came in 20 minute 35mm film reels and had to be spliced together, then previewed by the staff the night before release to make sure it had been spliced together correctly. I watched it that night, loved it from the start, and watched it ten more times during it's run at my theater.

[@ann40069]

It is so hard to believe, that such a talented man "Mr Bruce Willis", will no longer be making movies. Having been diagnosed with aphasia in 2022. This is a disease that you cannot recover from. Thank you Mr Willis Love and Prayers 🙏💖

[@SkywarpZX]

My friends and I quote this movie almost daily. "Super Green", "Pop it, D-Man", "Gimme the cash". There is a line for just about every situation.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

"Bzzzzzz!" :P

[@rogerrenfrow]

This is an enormously clever and fun movie. All the characters are weird and unique and the story doesn't follow a typical adventure story pattern.

[@voxorox]

You took stars off because it was such a wild mix of genres. Honestly, that's one of the things that makes it so good. That was a lot more common years ago, where we'd have movies that didn't quite fit in any single genre, and they were better because of that. Plus for this one in particular, the director's known for going full-on weird. I see movies like this as more of a full meal, cinematically speaking.

[@toxicginger9936]

Would you like Sci-fi, Romance, Action, or Comedy? Yes.

[@overredrover9430]

Yes, she down rated because of Luc Besson. Wait till she sees Valerian and the city of a thousand planets

[@Madbandit77]

@@overredrover9430 I like that movie too. It doesn't have the sharp editing style as "Element", but it's a trippy ride.

[@parissimons6385]

I've heard of some who see this as one of the more successful entries in the "Die Hard" franchise... And costumes by Jean Paul Gaultier doesn't hurt, either. And the short scene with the black light, "Sounds like some kind of freak.", while the humans look bizarre, is hilarious!

[@MoMoMyPup10]

I think it was Bruce's blonde hair that took 2 stars off -- I refuse to believe that the movie could out-weird the weirdo 😅

[@floridareedsreviews]

Rumore is that, at the end of filming, the creator/director ordered that all the Mondojiuan suits be destroyed, and they were all but one. The head costume designer couldn't bring themselves to destroy all of them and kept one. The Mondojiuan language was actually fully developed into a full language. He and Mila Jovovich would actually have full-blown conversations in it.

[@bvdemier1]

The scene I loved the most is Corben waking up and talking to his friend on the phone. It is perfect worldbuiling and tells us everything about Corben.

[@sterling557]

And his bosses name is (middle) Finger😃

[@michaelgcuk]

I LOL'd so loudly at 23:10 "Princess Leia on steroids" 😂

[@jculver1674]

Princess Leia from East Germany.

[@SinisterSouthernbelleReactions]

😂😂😂

[@alexharms9145]

Major Icebourge

[@BillTheScribe]

The local newspaper movie critic HATED this movie with the power of lemons. Even after it got a huge fan base, he stood his by his review. The one bit i recall clearly was "If they took all the scenes and wrote them on index cards, then threw all the cards on to the floor and picked them up at random, it would have made just as much sense." The gun you asked about at the start was a German pistol commonly known as a Broom Handled Mauser. It was one of the first semi-automatics and used an internal magazine like a bolt action hunting rifle. They were loaded with stripper clips. You can also see them in Sherlock Holmes Game of Shadows where they talked about in one scene.

[@chrisdevine5503]

It was also the basic design of Han Solo's blaster.

[@shanewillis316]

Gary Oldman (Zorg) is such a great actor. He can play any role and make it awesome.

[@nochannel1q2321]

It's pretty wild how many people have seen Gary Oldman and don't realize it due to his acting and the demands he makes on his makeup artists

[@SamuelBlack84]

Count Dracula, Mason Verger, and Commissioner James Gordon

[@miriam8376]

A lot of people have trouble with mixed-genre films. We watch so much stuff that fits genre expectations that we’re kind of trained into having expectations for what “good” looks like in a film. So I can see that killing a little of the joy. This movie is pure chaos in a lot of ways but the thematic elements about human nature get more and more noticeable and interesting with each watch.

[@pingidjit]

This, you said what I was trying to say, but much more clearly.

[@izzonj]

That's an excellent point. I see the same thing with Millennials listening to music from the late 60s, early 70s where they get hung up on what genre is supposed to be. The beauty of those days was that people didn't feel confined by genre and just did what they wanted.

[@catterwall9595]

Yeah the wacky disjointed tone is one of the things I like the most about The Fifth Element. It’s all done with such cinematic flair and intentionality that it still feels cohesive to me. Some really fun storytelling and editing choices as well.

[@SierraSierraFoxtrot]

I don't get it, she enjoyed every moment but then it's 3/5?

[@kavimontanaro7976]

Buckaroo Banzai is another sf/comedy that people didn't get. Also Barbarella! Some people don't enjoy the tone skittering around like that, I guess. I dig it myself. I also think it took people a long time to realize how much range Bruce Willis has as an actor; they were comfortable with the quippy action hero (which he is very good at) but he brings a lot more than that. Hudson Hawk, a Bruce Willis film that flopped, is a strange mix of action and comedy. Which people hated, although it is a subtle and funny movie, with a great cast, and holds up very well in my opinion. I think they showed up expecting Bruce to just do the thing they were comfy with.

[@lynnevetter]

"Aahh! What's wrong with you!? What you screaming for? Every 5 minutes there's a bomb or something! I'm leaving! Bzzzz!"😂 This is a huge cult hit. King Gary Oldman (Gordon in Nolan Batman movies, etc).. Chris Tucker (Friday, Rush Hour).. Ian Holm (Bilbo in lord of the rings).

[@Matacron]

Love *WAS* the fifth element. It took me decades for it to click in my head, but Leeloo was actually the fifth STONE, and had to have love added to her like the other stones needed their element added to them. Of course, you can't love a rock, so she had to be a person. :)

[@SamuelBlack84]

Isn't it dependent on someone loving her?

[@thomashiggins9320]

@@SamuelBlack84 I think she had to feel love.

[@VestinVestin]

> _"Of course, you can't love a rock (...)"_ You can lava rock!

[@NZBigfoot]

So Earth, wind, fire, water... heart?

[@Matacron]

@@NZBigfoot With your powers combined, I AM CAPTAIN PLANET!

[@ericstarkey551]

I love how Chris tucker has the same hair style as egon from the Ghostbusters cartoon from the 80s

[@ericnelson4540]

As a fan of both, I am greatly disappointed in myself not noticing that for all these years.

[@jsalvatori]

making it both action and funny was a 7/5 for me. I have rewatched this dozens of times. The brilliant editing and visual gags make it one of the greats in my opinion. Luc Besson and Edgar Wright both do this so well. Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim, and this movie are top notch

[@IH8YH]

he wasnt smoking the cigarette backwards, more like in addition to only 4 smokes a day,the length of the filter is the length of what the tobacco paper thingy is today and the tobacco is the length of what the filter is today.

[@lucianaromulus1408]

Take on greed lol

[@AlanCanon2222]

My favorite gag in the movie.

[@MichaelDzikowski-ms9iz]

This is how the old Russian cigarettes were made,small tobacco in front big filter in back.This is because they wore very thick gloves during the cold winter.

[@wal6377]

Smoke you!

[@TabaquiJackal906]

@@lucianaromulus1408 Since it said something about quitting smoking when the cigarettes were dispensed, I thought the point of the long filters was to cut down on the nicotine. In another week? month? there might only be one puff on the end.

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

Ashleigh : "This man loves his bombs." "He really do love his bombs." Also Ashleigh : "I love a good explosion." 😜

[@Eternitycomplex]

"We're 3D printing a dead thing?". That is easily the best description of Lilu's resurrection scene.

[@irrelevant_noob]

They predicted 3d printing. :-)

[@1983simi]

I loved this movie in my teens and ever since. I can still rewatch it for comfort occasionally. It's one of those few rare scifi movies you can get your non-scifi loving friends to watch because the action, comedy and fast-paced story telling makes it entertaining for most everyone.

[@rudafer69]

Thanks for your honesty, and not gas lighting into liking absolutely everything out of politeness....I really appreciate that.

[@victormgv]

"A squeal to The 6th Sense" is wild! I'm flabbergasted, that is the unintentionally funniest thing I've heard in years,

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

only followed by "Se7en" ;)

[@irrelevant_noob]

*sequel

[@3DJapan]

Ashleigh: "Give her true love's kiss" Also Ashleigh: "That's so weird, why would you do that?"

[@davidbergfors6820]

little did she know that was the thing needed in the end!

[@SinisterSouthernbelleReactions]

😂😂😂

[@andyc66612]

AZIZ! LIGHT!

[@PrickfaceMcDoobadob]

My whole family has loved this movie ever since it came out. My sisters orange car is named Leeloo, “multipass” is a random quote for all of us (various usages), and Chris Tucker playing Ruby Rhod is literally my spirit animal.

[@FinalMyle]

Fun fact: In the movie the antagonist, Zorg, and the protagonist, Korbin, never meet. They almost do but just miss each other at the elevators. This almost never happens in any movie and I love it. In the book they did meet. However, this is one of those cases where the movie really is better than the book.

[@Madbandit77]

That's part of the film's brilliant absurdism. Korben worked for Zorg as one of the many cab drivers that Zorg laid off. Zorg couldn't recognize Korben from a line up. So it's funny that Korben and the others stole Zorg's spacecraft.

[@FinalMyle]

@@Madbandit77 oh I know. The whole way that movie is cut and the irony is legendary.

[@clussylove]

I've always said that The Fifth Element is the best live action anime that's not based on an anime, because it was like this story was adapted from an anime.

[@KingRenoBand]

It was french comics from the 60s. Besson was inspired by French sci-fi comics like Valérian and Laureline by Jean-Claude Mézières

[@0PsychosisMedia0]

That's because the art direction is based on an artist called Moebius. He was featured in a magazine called Heavey Metal and its original french older sister magazine Metal Hurlant. Even the stories in the mag influenced the script. So, it's not anime but French and American adult comics influences.

[@seraph6758]

Watch the cab driver portion of Heavy Metal. I don't think Luke B intended it but .... yea

[@josheldridge8546]

oh this was definitely besson's love letter to the old Heavy Metal magazine.

[@Jackex]

More of a jrpg video game. Girls falls from the sky, party of four, by meeting a bard(ruby) and a priest. Everything a Japanese RPG would have as a story beat.

[@NTLBagpuss]

The editing on it, with the comic cuts between scenes, and lines shared between characters, is part of what makes it my favourite film.

[@sterling557]

Ditto!

[@crgrier]

Ashleigh, the mixed genres and fast pacing you took off stars for is exactly the thing that made this movie such a hit in the 90s. Action, Sci-Fi and Comedy each had formulas that were getting predictible. This movie combined them all in a very entertaining way. It's also a great date movie, it has romance for her, action for him and laughs for both of them. The Deva's music has also become iconic. The composer tried to make it sound alien, something no human singer could do; Albanian opera lyric soprano Inva Mula said, "hold my beer."

[@divemonkeys]

This movie really is a product of its time. It has held up incredibly well and it doesn't seem dated, but there are quite a few subtle pop culture references of its time and I think Ashley being younger doesn't get as many as someone that was an adult when it came out.

[@bigallen1382]

The fact you don't recognize and realized how amazing an actor Gary Oldman saddens me...

[@pingidjit]

He is so hard to recognize though because he is a freaking chameleon. He disappears into every role he does. He is epic!

[@ronaldsabourin8835]

This was the movie that made me think that they could make The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy into a movie. Humor in Sci Fi is so rare.

[@hubey]

We should create a list of great sci-fi with comedy. I can start: The Fifth Element, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Galaxy Quest, Back to the Future, Men in Black, Spaceballs, Mars Attacks... wow, only a few come to mind. There's some mild dry humour in Stargate SG-1 (Because of lead RDA), oh and Red Dwarf of course. Oh and Starship Troopers and Total Recall have some comedy elements. hmmmm 🤔 Oh there's this great Indian film called PK, it's mostly a human drama movie except for the lead character is a stranded alien struggling to adapt to Earth's ways. Saw it recently and it entered my top 10 fav films. Oh that reminds me of the recent series Resident Alien, it's fantastic. Which reminds me of Firefly! of course, duh!

[@trinkab]

The truly amazing bit is how Ruby stayed "ON" the whole time.

[@Gimpygladiator]

This is one of the most quoted movies in my house. A robotic "do you want some more" when offering seconds, "Aziz, LIGHT!" when a movie is over and the lights are too dim to see where people are (it's actually now programmed into my Alexa to turn on house lights when I arrive home... works most of the time) .... and when Covid hit, my daughter bought a "multipass" (same as the movie) to keep her Covid shot record in something she could pull out and finally use that one line if anyone asked. We used a LOTTTTTT of quotes in this house over the years, from Jurassic Park to Armageddon, Saw, Catch Me if you Can, Castaway, ET, Dogma ... and ESPECIALLY Fifth Element. This movie pretty much covers EVERY fandom and movie category all in one.

[@stacey603]

I had a multipass COVID vaccine card protector too!

[@dangauldin6497]

do you have a spare room I can move in with? sounds fun!

[@borland8513]

You giving this three out of five stars is why I weep for the future.

[@SkumbunnyPrime]

Jean Paul Gautier designed the costumes and several extras and minor characters were models. The film was heavily influenced by French sci Fi comics and famous French comic artists Mobius did a lot of the production design.

[@benjamingrams333]

One way to spot a Luc Besson SciFi Flic? If military/police Characters have extra-ridiculous uniforms and headcovers ... Bingo. Bonus points if the costumes are designed by JP Gaultier

[@ConanGoodwin]

Moebius

[@almahperditae]

Another fun fact about this movie: the preproduction of this film was (of course) very complex, take some years, and at some point the director had a year with nothing to do. He used that year to write and direct a more simple movie, without s big budget like the Fifth Element. The movie he write and direct on a break from this movie? Leon -The Professional.

[@Divhreaza]

Which also featured Gary Oldman. *LOL* (Excellent movie btw!)

[@adventuresinlaurenland]

He looks like Val Kilmer because Gary Oldman looks like everyone, everywhere 😂

[@themadwomanskitchen9732]

19:35 I LOVE THAT LINE! "This case is empty, the opposite of full!,,, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH AN EMPTY CASE!!!!!"

[@bcguy5851]

But the way he says empty lol sound like he says M-T

[@cmlemmus494]

No one ever expects this film. Luc Besson, the director and writer, was a key figure in the "Cinéma du look" movement and also takes a lot of inspiration from French science fiction comics of the 1960s - 80s. This is true of all his films, but especially Fifth Element, Lucy (2014), and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017). This is a big part of why the film feels so unique: it's an avant-garde French film made with a Hollywood budget.

[@TheJackdaw77]

I love these films, also Adele Blanc-Sec and Angela

[@this.is.a.username]

Lucy and Valerian are also underrated movies imo, even if Lucy is based on a old flawed premise about the human brain that was debunked LONG before the movie came out.

[@kavimontanaro7976]

I feel like Barbarella influenced this movie quite a bit, and that was in part a French production I believe

[@cmlemmus494]

@@this.is.a.username Definitely. Valerian overall may not be the best film ever, but the first 5 minutes are a near perfect illustration of the dream of space travel for all us old-timers.

[@sfisabbt]

I think the Fifth Element is closer to an adaptation of the Valerian comic serie than the movie Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. It fits the tone so much better.

[@dalinkwent202]

@26:56 “You know, if she farts in that skirt it’s gonna fog up.” - Ashleigh That’s the kind of commentary I come here for. 😂

[@wynnyx7071]

This movie is one of those low -key movies that you find yourself quoting and thinking about from time to time. Each time you watch it, it also gets more fun.

[@misterprickly]

Fun fact: Tucker was only supposed to have *a few scenes* but the director changed all that, after his characters introduction in the movie.

[@mozzyquodo5532]

"If she farts in that skirt it's gonna fog up". Best quote I've ever heard.

[@CigarMick]

The Diva singing. My favorite part among the many great parts of this movie.

[@kenfreeman8888]

Me too. That was an amazing performance.

[@Atogatog-j9v]

The most amazing thing about this is that the writer took, I think around ten years to write the script. He actually made a full language for Leeloo, not just a few lines either. Now that is dedication.

[@SirChaosS]

yes. the Director, and Mila would have full on conversations in the divine language on and around set, and after the movie wrapped, got married

[@threethymes]

Yes and they both talked in that language during the filming.

[@zpitzer]

Tolkien says "hold my beer" :)

[@kizzgizz]

Ah yes the well known trilogy of "The fifth element" "The sixth sense" and "Se7en"

[@mena94x3]

0 through 10.... Zero Dark Thirty One Crazy Summer The Mirror has Two Faces Three Men and a Baby Fantastic Four ..... Eight Men Out Nine Months 10 Things I Hate About You, or maybe just "10" ...so many good choices for each, and the list could keep going for some time with Oceans 11 (and 12 and 13), or 12 Monkeys, Apollo 13, 14 Days in May, Mr. Fifteen Balls, Sixteen Candles, Seventeen Again, Around the World in 18 Days, Nineteen Nineteen, 20 Centimeters, 21 Jump Street...and on and on.

[@michaelbastraw1493]

The pistol that you couldn't identify is a German Mauser C96 semi-automatic (1896). Best. Mike.

[@bwiedor]

Even cooler, if you look closely at the design, that's what they based Han Solo's iconic blaster from Star Wars on (just added various tweaks).

[@markp7262]

The version is more specifically the M712 Schnellfeuer, which didn't come out until the 1930s (which actually makes it anachronistic in the movie - opening scene was 1914).

[@peterose3903]

Named Broomhandle for obvious reasons.

[@michaelbastraw1493]

@@markp7262 Fastfire... Best. Mike.

[@SamuelBlack84]

I thought it was a luger

[@sweiland75]

"Princess Leia on steroids." LOL

[@thegoodschool4601]

Your hesitation of seeing the diva has me giggling! Absolutely my favorite part! I love the song, the diva and the fight scene. Put it all together and it’s so beautiful! I knew you’d get into it once you ears her sing!

[@asterix7842]

“V is good. Some very good words in V.” Go ahead Ashleigh, say it. We all know what you’re thinking. 😂

[@BattleAngelFan99]

I never even thought of that! I'm actually ashamed I didn't.

[@bolasblancas420]

Vulva?

[@vodengc520]

Maude Lebowski has entered the chat.

[@Kaspar.C0LD]

Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi now vacant, vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation stands vivified and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin van-guarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. The only verdict is vengeance-a vendetta, held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose, so let me simply add...... Vagina.

[@dsembr]

@@Kaspar.C0LD Are you, like, a crazy person?

[@mage1439]

I never put it together until you were talking about the elements, but Leeloo's power is basically heart. This is live action Captain Planet!

[@nitaallensong1014]

I love your reactions: "sometimes the evil is--'da fuck is that?" 😂❤😂

[@evolutionizer15]

Ashleigh being grossed and freaked out by the blue opera alien. Yeah...she needs to play Mass Effect 😂🤣

[@SinisterSouthernbelleReactions]

😂😂😂

[@Scorpious187]

Liara T'soni would like a word...

[@titanuranus3095]

Hopefully she will learn from this film to judge aliens by the contents of their hearts rather than by the colour of their skin.

[@3Rayfire]

@@titanuranus3095 What about their cranial tentacles?

[@titanuranus3095]

@@3Rayfire What about their cranial tentacles?

[@snakehandler87]

The part towards the beginning with the attempted robbery on Bruce Willis's character the actor apparently was so funny he had everyone laughing including Bruce Willis.

[@ragtimeraver]

"Gimme da cash!" guy is Mathieu Kassovitz.

[@strangebiped]

@@ragtimeraver And I really liked the IDEA of the FAKE HALLWAY HAT that wouldn't work actually. Thanks Mathieu Kassovitz.

[@ragtimeraver]

@@strangebiped Idk, I taped a photo to the reverse camera on a friend's car and that worked lol.

[@unkindestcut]

“Why are there only children, where are the adults here?” Me, every time I wade into social media threads. 😂

[@yrualeg1]

The Fifth Element was an atypical 90's Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi Movie....It's a favorite of mine.

[@kitrichardson9916]

"Vagina...love and puppies." Girl, you crack me up EVERY time!😅

[@TheOGgUeRiLlaMoDe]

That animal print I had a friend that does a great impression of Chris Tucker but when he showed up to a Halloween party dressed up like this I almost died 😂

[@TheZapan99]

14:19 The cop who spills his McDonalds soda is played by the actor Mac MacDonald, who plays the captain in the British sci-fi series Red Dwarf. So not only did McDonalds pay for their product placement, they also managed to have their brand in the end credits.

[@peternitz7430]

Wait... did they seriously get an actor named Mac Macdonald for a scene at a McDonalds?

[@TheZapan99]

@@peternitz7430 Yes, his real name is Terence McDonald, and he took the stage name Mac McDonald because that was his nickname during his theater studies. He also had supporting roles in Aliens and Tim Burton's Batman.

[@peternitz7430]

@@TheZapan99 amazing.

[@psykoklown874]

I was just about to bring that up that he as the captain of Red Dwarf. Love me some Red Dwarf.

[@chuckhouse5179]

I was literally like "hey thats Captain Hollister" I don't know how I've watched this movie countless times and never noticed him.

[@gerstelb]

Cornelius is Ian Holm, who was a Shakespearean actor who also showed up in “Alien,” “Lord of the Rings,” and “Ratatouille.” And about 140 other roles…

[@Kaddywompous]

Ian Holm, the priest, is fantastic in a great (and criminally under seen) movie called Big Night. Gotta see it!

[@professorbugbear]

Bilbo Baggins... and Jack the Ripper... talk about range

[@johnellis4129]

And "Deebo" and Chris Tucker also star in another movie together

[@sorewahimitsudesu]

His signature role was Napoleon. He played him three times, once in Time Bandits.

[@candicelitrenta8890]

He was also Napoleon in Time Bandits

[@stefantsarev4442]

The craziest thing of them all is that a movie from 1997 is considered an old and classic movie. As a man born in 1992, I feel very old.

[@gailscrypto1536]

in all these years have only realised the 4 characters in the temple are the four elements...the priest is grounding, the trainee priest has his head in the clouds all the time, ruby's words flow like water and bruce is the fire, he just blows shit up!

[@daryasolovyova9713]

Omg, I haven't noticed it, and my family loves this movie, no idea how many times we watched! I will ask them about :D

[@kenng4154]

That is a stretch

[@cicishelby]

I have a cat named Leeloo because of this movie. I’m probably not the only one. That said, fine, I’ll watch The Fifth Element again. 😊

[@itzakpoelzig330]

Is she orange?

[@cicishelby]

@@itzakpoelzig330 she’s half orange half white. 💕

[@panamafloyd1469]

Must resist...can't resist! Does she have a Multipass for the house? (I know, probably not the first time you've heard it..)

[@dant7677]

I laughed out loud at the ending because I remembered the 1990s cartoon, Captain Planet and the Planeteers. Their fifth element was... HEART!!

[@gypsygirl3255]

How does someone look so normal and not normal at the same time? That's Gary Oldman.

[@CatSamurai99]

This is the ONLY movie I have ever wanted to buy another ticket and go RIGHT BACK in to see again.

[@Freelancer4tehwin]

Things To Know: 1) Aziz! Light! 2) Korben isn't smoking the cigarette backwards. It's all filter. 3) Printing Leeloo is still probably the coolest sci-fi scene I have seen since the movie released. 4) Much like dogs playing basketball, there ain't no rule saying you can't slap a priest. 5) Aknot is beautiful - you're just spacist. 6) The guy whose ears get blown out when the president crushed the bug is the musician Tricky. 7) Much like dogs playing basketball, there ain't no rule saying priest can't be strapped. 8) Ruby Rhod is still the most fabulous man to ever grace a screen. 9) Zorg's receptionist has *the best look* just like everyone else, but I especially love her nail painter. 10) Ruby's dress is an all-time look. 11) Diva Plavalaguna is stunning - you're just spacist. 12) Also, excuse us while the Diva *absolutely slays* on that song. Her voice is literally other-worldly. 13) The way Plavalaguna falls is just... poetry. Visual poetry.Much like dogs playing basketball, there ain't no rule 14) Ruby Rhod, accidental war correspondent, is an entire mood, and I love him. 15) The Mangalores were real calm after Korben killed them all... so the general wasn't lying. 16) He said "Count to 10" *not* "Count to 0", so there's your problem... 17) Korben is the finest soldier earth has to offer. Course he counts fast and shoots straight. 18) Korben is certified on *all* the weapons and vehicles required for the mission... 19) Ruby is nothing if not a professional. 20) Much like dogs playing basketball, there ain't no rule saying you can't talk to the president like that. 21) Thank god Korben is shallow - don't get me wrong, Leeloo is amazing, but he ain't had time to lock onto the big L with her yet! 22) That's no moon! 23) Korben's mom... just explains too much about Korben.

[@arulo848]

Fun facts... The President is the voice of Finnick in "Zootopia". The language Leeloo speaks (Divinian) was created for the movie; she and the director would chat in it between takes. When Leeloo meets Korben for the first time, he had no idea she wouldn't be speaking English, so his reactions to her monologue are genuine.

[@weldonwin]

The "Thirsty Cop" was also Captain Hollister in Red Dwarf and the Colony Mayor in Aliens

[@trumulletman]

The President is also Deebo from Friday

[@weldonwin]

@@trumulletman The nervous security guy from the cruise ship, "Where'd learn to negotiate" guy, is played by British comedian Lee Evans

[@Clownboy15]

@@weldonwin I never noticed that until watching this reaction and I was like, "Is that Captain Hollister?"

[@maximillianosaben]

As someone who has lived on the 19th floor in NYC for 25+ years, surrounded by great local takeout and delivery, I wish floating Chinese food takeout boats actually existed...

[@billthomas478]

I feel ya. Deeply.

[@UtopiaBlue68]

That is spectacular you must have a fairly decent profession, what an astonishing life you must live. I live in the Mountains here off the East Coast of Australia. A pleasure to meet you and hopefully your dream to have that Chinese takeout boat come's true for ya

[@infinitelybi2064]

39:20 😂😂😂❤❤ OMG NOW THAT IS A REACTION IF I EVER HEARD ONE!! 🤣🤣🤣☠️ "Whe-Where did he learn to negotiate like that??" -CUT TO THE PRESIDENT- "I Wonder..." 😂😂❤

[@rcrawford42]

Ruby Rhod is one of the most chaotic characters ever.

[@bryonhill5486]

Gary Oldman can be Jim Gordon in the Nolan Batman movies, Sirius Black in Harry Potter and Zorg in this movie. Dude is a master of the craft.

[@carriemilito2851]

Don't forget Dracula

[@mrkelso]

And Lee Harvey Oswald. Oh, and Sid Vicious.

[@lucywillis4174]

Joe Orton in prick up your ears too....

[@roccosfondo8748]

And George Smiley in Tinker, Taylor, soldier, spy

[@denisloebner4882]

You could say he can play EEEEVERYYYOOOOONEEE!!! Now which movie did i reference? 🙂

[@Grass_77]

Fun Fact, this movie has the biggest indoor explosion ever recorded.

[@scbeachblonde8836]

At the beginning, "I think this will be Sci-fi and futuristic" At the end "This was not at all what I expected" !?! Only a 3? Magic microwaves, Floating food trucks, Space Vacation Resorts, varied Aliens, a cat? Cool Explosions, crazy guns, the old Good vs Evil battling over Existence? That's all the Elements of a 5 ! 😄

[@PloddingAlong]

I think she was too busy "reacting" to actually SEE the movie. She never even mentioned the "editing" how amazing the interplay of it was. how the taking off of the ship was in synch with the, um... taking off of... well, that and the fight scene matched to the Diva Dance. The play of the whole thing.

[@LadyIarConnacht]

@@PloddingAlong The score alone is amazing.