First Time Watching THE FIFTH ELEMENT - A Sci-Fi Laughfest!

[@goat1408]

Aziz.....LIGHT!!! I still quote that to this day lol

[@user-blob]

Yep 😁

[@Billinois78]

Aziz Light, the same great taste of Aziz with only half the calories

[@sutulj]

One of two best Aziz quotes in film "Aziz light" and "Aziz battery" 😂

[@WarriorPoet01]

@@sutulj Terrorist videographer sweatin’ as the boss is in the zone with his rant 😂

[@colerains]

You don't know how much I love this movie. It's a relic of its time that could not be reproduced today.

[@AlbertRamosSterling]

I feel the same way.

[@Shoomer88]

Getting Jean-Paul Gaultier in to do the costume design was a masterstroke. Just the right mix of class and camp, it complements Besson’s direction perfectly.

[@chrisleebowers]

Moebius designed a lot of movies in the 80's and 90's but Gaultier was the one costumer who had the balls to actually make characters wear Moebius's trademark pope-hats.

[@adventuroushermit2590]

This movie is so freaking unique I love it. You may not even realize it your first watch but the main protagonist and antagonist, Dallas and Zorg, never actually interact directly. The closest they get is the elevator scene but they just miss each other

[@MickeyStartraveller]

Right! And I also love that a random character with no connection to the main story (Ruby Rhod) just ends up being a part of the world-saving hero group in the end, like "life is full of surprises"... :)

[@nathanciszewski4875]

Milla wasn't one of the armored aliens. She was inside the statue that they carried away. The 5th element statue.

[@axspike]

The priest was Ian Holm and he was indeed bilbo baggins.

[@philb2085]

...and Ash in "Alien".

[@axspike]

@philb2085 and a bad cgi rook in romulus.

[@petersidell7511]

He was also in The Day After Tomorrow, Brazil, and From Hell. Quality actor.

[@iKvetch558]

He was also Napoleon in the all time classic Time Bandits. 😁

[@rayharley597]

I remember him more as playing Frodo in the BBC Radio Series:-) kerk

[@goat1408]

FIRST TIME????!! Where you been my boy??? Cult Classic.

[@cadleo]

Chris Tucker is incredible here

[@YolandaAnneBrown95726]

And to think that Prince was supposed to have played Ruby but backed out. That would have been interesting, and probably less screamy than Chris.

[@MickeyStartraveller]

at his peak

[@chilisaucecritic]

Fun Fact: Prince was originally cast in the part Criss Tucker played but do to scheduling conflicts he dropped out.

[@cyberdragon451]

They need to add Demolition Man, Space Balls and Princess Bride to their lists of cult classic movies to watch.

[@MickeyStartraveller]

Every frame of this movie could be a comic graphic. It never stops to amaze me how much effort they put into every insane detail of every second. It just re-charges your art batteries :)

[@secludedmisanthrope6388]

This released in theatres during my senior year of high school in Dallas, Texas and there was almost no advertising for this movie before its release. The only reason anyone knew that it would be released in theatres was because there was a single poster in theatres. It was completely black with just the title "The Fifth Element" on the poster in gold lettering, a release date, the rating and a list of some of the actors/actresses and that was it. There wasn't even a commercial showing the trailer for the movie on TV or advertised before other movies at the theatre. This movie was a complete mystery until you sat down to watch it.

[@etiennebrownlee4071]

That's a cool experience, I never knew that. Impossible to repeat in this money making market centric world we live in right now.

[@WarriorPoet01]

1:10 Leelu’s position as she releases that energy. Remember when that object was removed from the temple at the beginning of the movie? The object’s head was pointed up/forward. The object/Leelu’s positions, at the moment of truth, are the same.

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

Fun fact: The Fifth Element was the first title pressed as a Blu-Ray disc.

[@christophergreen6595]

Here for Zorg's assistant with the gravel voice; the trip-hop poet 'Tricky', formerly of 'Massive Attack'.

[@WarriorPoet01]

32:30 That creature is an homage to an alien pet in a comic series (I can’t recall the name) in the magazine Heavy Metal. The stories featured in that magazine relate to the feel of this movie.

[@philb2085]

Everyone laughs at the set but I'm pretty sure the gold foil (@17:59) was MEANT to be gold foil (like on the lunar lander)? It's not a cheap set?

[@aidanclarke6106]

It's a giant Ferrero Rocher 😅

[@etiennebrownlee4071]

Yup exactly my thoughts, if you see the set design for this. They recreated the whole city and the vehicles in a miniature set. Then they're gonna laugh at how they use stuff for the set? It's a part of the vision.. The way the girl dissed so many things about the set, to make herself look like an fx pro..

[@chrisleebowers]

"Is this based on anything" this is an original idea Besson had since high school, but it draws a lot from "Valerian and Laureline" by Jean Claude Mezieres (1967) and "The Long Tomorrow" by "Alien" writer Dan O'Bannon and Moebius (1976). Besson hired Mezieres and Moebius to design this movie, and then made a legit adaptation of Valerian and Lauerline in "Valerian and The City of 1000 Planets" in 2017. "The Long Tomorrow" was the source material for the "Harry Canyon" segment of the "Heavy Metal" animated movie (1981) as well as a strong visual influence on "Blade Runner;" inspiring the cityscape, the flying cars, and Rachel's appearance.

[@besupaaa]

Okay this is one of my favorite movies so I never skip a Fifth Element reaction.

[@Mark_E_M]

One thing I will say about Mila, she is VERY good at acting with just her facial expressions!

[@christinamann3640]

I find it so crazy that people watch now and naturally understand that Rudy is an influencer who is live-streaming his show, when this movie was made before those things existed.

[@AlexaOleksa]

5 element is my ult fave movie! Fun fact in my country somehow they always showed it on TV around Christmas - New Year, somehow it was considered festive movie😂 no complaints though, this way i saw it evey year without missing, and until now i can rewatch it infinitely. Also even though you see the period visual effects like UI etc, they still hold and look natural woth whole movie, there is no thought: omg it looks so bad...no everything is done so good

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

Milla was absolutely fantastic in this early role. And this movie turned into an instant cult classic. Still holds up in grand fashion. Everyone involved were on point.

[@tammyknoll1496]

The "metallic fist" from which the supreme being is reconstructed is the same "metallic fist" seen on the sarcophagus when it is removed from the room with the stones in Egypt.

[@shakawhenthewallsfell8570]

Saw this in the theater three times when it cam out. This movie is fantastic.

[@bethcushway458]

The world building in this film is absolutely incredible, its blows me away every time I watch it. The Fifth Element seems to be like Marmite though. You either love it or you hate it. I've never seen anyone have an indifferent reaction to it.

[@besupaaa]

I especially love the cigs that have an ultra long filter. I wonder it's because Corbin wanted to stop smoking so it was a special cigarette, or if it's just a way to make them burn faster to sell more.

[@skanderfish3641]

@@besupaaa "To quit is my goal."

[@jerrywalters8885]

They are in NYC just built up wards and the story is all Besson. Been working on it since he was 16

[@krissiep1317]

New subscriber here: Not a lot of people appreciate Chris Tucker in this role, but it reminds me of so many influencers nowadays. He is such a joy. If you’re into sci-fi artistry and earlier CGI, please watch Stargate. You gotta watch Demolition Man with Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes. Their characters are similar to Bruce Willis and Gary Oldman in this movie. Lastly, I don’t know why but I would like to recommend Dr. Strangelove: or How I stopped worrying and love the bomb. It’s not a comedy, but it plays out as a comedy. I just want to see you react to weird characters. 😅

[@Xanderj89]

16:15 never too geeky! The people who get it will get it, the people who are curious will learn something new, and the indifferent won’t care, all upsides no worries!

[@darrenjones5885]

It’s a rollercoaster ride. Nothing deep or meaningful, just a fun ride. I think it was on the first DVD I bought in 1998 and it’s still fun to watch.

[@marieclaudeb.2366]

Chris Tucker inventing livestream ❤🎉 love this one, can’t count the number of times I’ve seen it 😂

[@elbruces]

Fun fact: live radio broadcasts have existed since the radio was invented in 1900.

[@Jacob_Junge]

The people mostly responsible for the look of the movie are the legendary French comic book artists Moebius aka Jean Gireaud and Jean-Claude Mézières (who is mostly known for the sci-fi series Valérian, which Luc Besson later made a not great movie of), and Jean Paul Gaultier who designed most of the wardrobe.

[@obscillesk]

'evil juice' that pretty much sums it up i'd say :P also, kathryn's hair looks amazing, the way its coiled but falls into the ringlets or whatever, just really cool looking

[@mozzyquodo5532]

The guy you recognised from something about Mary is Lee Evans, he is a very popular and successful stand up comedian fromt he uk. Might be worth checking out some of his stuff for funzies, really entertaining. Try starting with Lee Evans - Talking about the wife, and go from there, he's a legend.

[@LangGuessr]

He was also the scientist in the Doctor Who episode "Planet of the Dead" that Syntell reacted to

[@siangoodwin867]

Your friend needs to fix her background filter before ripping on 90's CGI 😂

[@etiennebrownlee4071]

As an FX and 3d modeller, she's the only person I've seen diss the level of CGI this movie has achieved. And when she said "look at this 3d model" Girl know your facts first, it's not a 3d generated model, it's a miniature model.

[@siangoodwin867]

@etiennebrownlee4071 yeah. Love his reactions but really not liking this lady in the mix.

[@craigcottrell944]

Oldman is one of the best actors

[@ellie_jeann]

13:55 Yes you’re correct, it is same actor who played Bilbo Baggins in LOTR film series.

[@TonyMezz]

Corbin was in NYC - "South Brooklyn" acc. to the locator title when he first appears - and THAT'S why you see all that trash, as a joke about New York garbage strikes, and imagine how much it piles up in a future with even MORE New Yorkers crammed in. Brazil was just Corbin's favorite football team.

[@Dreamseller89]

Not only that. There was also a film by Terry Giliam (from Monty Pythons) from 1985 called Brazil, which, like The Fifth Element, depicted a dystopian future on earth where, just like in Korben's apartment, nothing worked as it should.

[@ZakhadWOW]

Seeing this movie can make me very happy, but also very sad... knowing that Ian Holm (main priest) Luke Perry (assitant in Egypt) are both deceased, and Bruce WIllis is effictively gone, since that brain condition means he doesnt even really know who he is now.

[@davida.j.berner776]

"Brazil" is a film by Terry Gilliam, not Luc Besson. Packed full of ground-breaking imagery that still inspires other film makers to this day. Definitely worth checking out.

[@egbah428]

Fantastic film, great actors great sets costumes . Everything. A modern flash gordon

[@platinumspider7859]

The way he says Besson😩

[@teddennison344]

I always felt the moral of this story was that it pretty much requires stopping the destruction of the universe to get a dude to, reluctantly, admit his feelings.

[@goat1408]

9:06 before Rush Hour

[@goat1408]

RIP to Luke and Shannon (who passed this year) 😞

[@ZakhadWOW]

Shannon who?

[@classictowers668]

This movie felt like a Heavy Metal comic magazine story when I saw it in theaters

[@sutulj]

‏‪49:04‬‏ It didn't sharpened her nails but dyed her nails red

[@phunkjnky]

I'm glad you dropped the Zeus reference. No one references "No Holds Barred."

[@jollyrayda]

Love this - and very happy I live in a country where one of our free-to-air TV channels plays this movie 5 times in a row every year on 5/5 🙂

[@ashbridgeindustries]

An absolutely classic film with so many familiar faces, but as a huge fan of the Alien franchise, there's a few in particular I want to point out: - Ian Holm (the priest) was indeed Bilbo Baggins, as well as Ash in the original Alien and many, many other roles throughout his esteemed career - One of the cops at McDonald's was played, funnily enough, by Mac McDonald, who also portrayed a colonist in the extended edition of Aliens, and will be familiar to many Brits for his role as Captain Frank Hollister in sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf - The scientist who revives Leeloo is Christopher Fairbank, another veteran British actor, who portrayed Murphy, one of the inmates of Fiorina 161, in Alien 3. He also appears in an episode of Doctor Who which Syntell and Rekkai will be getting to in the not-so-distant future... And since we're on the subject of Doctor Who, here's a bonus fact for Syntell specifically: The sweaty guy who sends Korben in to negotiate was comedian Lee Evans, who you may recognise for his role as Professor Malcolm in the Doctor Who story 'Planet of the Dead'!

[@questionablehumor2800]

SuperGreen!

[@selenawolf2466]

Oh my favorite movie! And nope. From what I've gathered, Luc Besson had the bones of this idea occur to him as early as gradeschool, so he worked on it for a while. And the opera/fight scene is MAGNIFICENT

[@AntonyFleck]

Loved your reactions guys, it's a cracking film, I've watched it many times!!.

[@phw6526]

Garbage was from Zrog firing 1million employees

[@Richardwho-vv5bh]

For me thats still the part that shock me the most about the story. Imagine having the power and cold blood to fired 1 million people.

[@gorgejung307]

@@Richardwho-vv5bh considering there’s like 5 companies that own everything it’s not much different than what happens today in corporate America

[@thenatural1sttrpg]

This is all luc Beeson as far as story, its based off a concept he had when he was 18. Brazil is a terry Gilliam joint. Had a fun time watching this again. Thanks chef

[@thefallofoscar]

this is an entirely original movie!!! we don't get these anymore at all

[@galadballcrusher8182]

@@thefallofoscar not exactly, it is an expanded remake based on a short part of Heavy Metal movie that featured multiple short stories.

[@Tconl]

The software used for the 'background removal' on the right is quite bad and for me actually quite distracting. Rather have none at all if this is the alternative.

[@katpiercemusic]

Brazil was Terry Gilliam, but similarly oddball. Love this movie. Nice clocking the sound editing. The movie was made right when surround sound was really being established, and they went all in on it. I love how movies from this period sound, music, foley, vocal, and ambient sound.

[@Rob_Infinity3]

44:58 - I agree! He was. Although they initially wanted Prince to play the role.

[@JAYWALKER1000]

Luc Besson had several outrageous costumes drawn up to show Chris Tucker knowing Chris would say no to them. Then he showed Christhe two he wears in the movie "Oh, I can wear that."" Besson's psychological trickery. Excerpt from Chris Tucker's audition for the part. "Can you scream like a woman?"

[@juliafloreshernandez6854]

Custume design jean Paul gautier so fabulous ❤

[@phunkjnky]

BTW, that's trip hop DJ and Massive Attack menber Tricky as Zorg's "Right Arm."

[@manzell]

The crackhead at 13:00 is Mathieu Kossovitz, who played Nino in Amelie! Apparently he's a much bigger deal in France.

[@kolerick]

little trivia: many of the design were inspired from Jean-Louis Mézières work in his Valerian and Laureline comics books... those are old, very old... I mean, older than the Starwars franchise. In fact, Lucas did read those book and guess what, the designs were inspiration for some of his. But contrary to Besson, he never credited Mézières for the inspiration. more specifically, this design come from "empire of the thousands planets" book if I remember it right side note: and now that you have watched this (and liked it apparently...), you're "cursed" to rewatch it at least once a year, lol

[@Dreamseller89]

This is the main character's favorite football club, but not only that. There was also a film by Terry Giliam (from Monty Pythons) from 1985 called Brazil, which, like The Fifth Element, depicted a dystopian future on earth where, just like in Korben's apartment, nothing worked as it should. There is garbage at the airport because it was taken care of by the multi-corporation Zorg, which, without blinking, in a short dialogue fired 1 million people, including taxi drivers (Korben) and garbage mans.

[@chris...9497]

20 years after this film, Luc Besson made another science fiction fantasy further into the future, 2017's "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets". Worth reacting to. The lab tech (Mactilburgh) in charge of rebuilding the 5th Element from a fist, the actor (Christopher Fairbank) plays the pawnbroker Quill tries to sell the power stone to in "Guardians of the Galaxy". The military guy, General Munro with the goatee who the 5th Element knocks out to steal his key card to the tube, that actor (Brion James) played the first replicant to die in "Blade Runner". Ian Holmes was indeed Bilbo Baggins. The aliens said in 1914 they would return in 300 years; watching this in 2024, the future depicted is about 200 years after 2024, not 300. So, the guy the police bagged in the apartment next to Korben's was the one who store Korben's apartment identification (not Leeloo). Then the police 'bagged' the label thief, thinking he was Korben because Korben's name was placed by him on his apartment entrance. Then the Mangalores (sent by Zorg to pick up Korben) showed up, ambushed the police, and took the 'bagged' guy. Then the Mangalores sent two of their crew disguised as humans (one of them looking like the 'bagged' guy) to pick up Korben's tickets to Fhloston Paradise...except the ticket office has scanners that can see behind disguises. The trash in the transit station: Besson had been developing the story for "the 5th Element" for a couple decades, but it was in the early 1990s that he began to assemble the cast and crew to make the film. I believe the trash pile-up is reminiscent of a well-known sanitation strike in NYC in 1968 and especially in 1990. It seems like a commentary on it being a revolving event. Chris Tucker was not the first choice. Besson wanted Prince, but he turned it down. Loving Tucker's Q*bert hairstyle, though. And he SMASHED the role. Actually, I can see the sense in hiding the stones inside the Diva. She's a squid-like creature, and they have hollows in their bodies; great place to hide something that valuable to the universe. A comparison between Roger Vadim & Jane Fonda and the 1968 film Barbarella vs Luc Besson & Milla Jovovich and this film. -Both films were futuristic science fiction fantasies -Both filmmakers are French (so of course there was a lot of 'adult-theme activity) -Both were shagging the female star of their films -Both filmmakers took their inspirations off of French graphic novel sf fantasies -Both tried to create (what was to them) a strong female character leading their films

[@Xanderj89]

It draws inspiration from a french comic Valerian and Laureline, but isn’t set in that world just uses a lot of imagery and design elements (the flying cab stuff etc could be straight from the pages). Luc Besson did make an adaptation based more directly on it in 2017 called Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, heavily changing the plot but using the universe and characters this time

[@asian-americanwithanopinio8954]

Prince was casted first for Christ Tucker's role, but Prince quit. He hated Gaultier's designs for his wardrobe (Chris Tucker's wardrobe).

[@hadassah179]

The words that were finally spoken!! She really was a blue gusher. it was staring at me for the longest time and finally the right words were said.

[@jerrywalters8885]

Neat fact the assistant to president in in new Deadpool and Wolverine movie as the mom buying a van

[@petemarkey626]

A cult classic. It was classed as a family film typical of the time when they put something in for every age bracket, it was comic book for the young, comedic, no blood violence, hidden(just about) sexual joke for the adult. boy meets girl for the ladies alien shoot em ups for the lads. everything tongue in cheek and timed to perfection. all done in the days when camp was coincided harmless . Happy days.

[@simplyambyy]

This is one of my all-time favorite movies! I was only a toddler when it first came out, but thankfully this year, it returned to select theaters so I got to see it in theaters for the first time last month. I was definitely the youngest one there lol But absolutely worth it. Really enjoyed watching yall's first time seeing this movie! Some people raise a brow at Chris Tucker, but knowing that his role was originally created for Prince (who turned it down for being *too* feminine-expressed), I think he did an amazing job. It's also one of the few movies where the protagonist and the antagonist don't meet at all. So clever how they did it.

[@No_Joke_Pro]

Ian Holm the actor who played preist Vito Cornelius, also played ash the android in the original Alien film

[@billbishop6109]

Fun fact, the alien language was actually fully created, and Luc and MIla learned how to speak it.

[@platinumspider7859]

When I first read this I thought you meant Luke Perry, who had no reason to learn it. Luc Besson, not Luke, did speak it with Milla though. It had 400 words and was created by Luc.

[@artursandwich1974]

Yes there was a Luc Besson film called Brazil, and Ian Holm was in that, too.

[@tightyellowshorts]

Brazil is Terry Gilliam (Monty Python). Should do his Time Bandits/Brazil/Baron Munchausen (unofficial) trilogy. Luc Besson got most of his ideas while being high in junior high (I say affectionately). "What if... there were 5 elements, not 4, and the 5th is love?" "What if... we could use 100% of our brain?"

[@yzolakitchi]

Such stunning costumes and sets! I really hope you react to Luc Besson's (2010) The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec. Based on a fantasy comic from 1976. Visually stunning and wonderfully quirky like 5th Element.

[@misternebojsa]

50:41 very slavic way of saying "wow"

[@gregorygant4242]

Yes guys he was Bilbo and the robot in the first Alien movie Ash .

[@rayharley597]

I believe he wrote the original story/script when he was seventeen years old, and waited to make it until he had the industry rep and the technology existed so that he could make the movie himself, kerk ps. I believe that Luc Besson and Milla Jovovich created the Divine Language between them.

[@AP-RSI]

If it has some elements from other films, then it's 100% from ‘Blade Runner’! But the film is simply brilliantly made!

[@cutthr0atjake]

Brazil is a brilliant Terry Gilliam movie.

[@artursandwich1974]

Yes sir Ian Holm Cuthbert, who plays Vito Cornelius, also played Bilbo Baggins in the Lord of the rings movies and the android in Alien

[@jytte-hilden]

You guys should consider watching Immortal (2004). It is based on a French comic and shot in a similar detective noir style as 5th Element (and Roger Rabbit).

[@platinumspider7859]

50:53 400 is a tiny number of beaches for a planet, Earth has over 370,000 beaches.

[@Shnazzmeister93]

Im 99% sure this whole concept is a Luc Besson original idea from when he was young and was a passion project for him.

[@YolandaAnneBrown95726]

Notice that Willis and Oldman never appear together?

[@jerrykessler2478]

Luc wrote this script when he was very young.

[@silverstitch28]

I don't know a single GenZ that actually appreciates the movie. Yet i kmow tonnes of GenX like me that adore it and would never poke holes in it. I have this mentality where, if you can't do better, then don't complain. Just watch and appreciate it or don't watch it.

[@Escapee5931]

The movie teminded me of the Jane Fonda film, Barbarella (also a French director).

[@Ikelepte]

If i remember the movie correctly (many years ago...), wasn't the trash issue because of the 1 million lay off from Zorg ?

[@antondzajajurca7797]

brasil was a movie by monthy pyton's (only us cast member) Terry Giliam (the artist/animator from Monthy Python group)

[@JoeFF85]

Don't forget to replace your ducts!

[@antondzajajurca7797]

@@JoeFF85 nice! Mine are brand new :D

[@elliotcarnall1150]

I believe the film company was a French one called pathè they made Leon the professional and the transporter I believe they made great movies on low budgets by being smart with actor choices but the quality still stands up today think they did a few UK films as well if I remember

[@No_Joke_Pro]

“Ar- Ar- Are you german?” 😂😂

[@LucSchots]

If you like Besson, check out Taxi!

[@benjamansharer7969]

Very similar story is Harry Canyon, cabbie driver in "Heavy Metal"

[@jjkcharlie]

Ian Holm portrayed Bilbo Baggins.

[@David-cw7pd]

Brazil is a terry gillian movie and it is weird, but worth seeing

[@dallesamllhals9161]

9:00 Yup! Best of both worlds...to bad it ain't around that much anymore... 18:00 Naah! Clearly 2020s CGI!(just better)😛 36:24 You sad little♂! Thats a FINE. STRONG Leia♥ 52:04 STAR-Struck?

[@David-cw7pd]

the priest is Bilbo, I am ashamed I never noticed that