Reacting to THE FIFTH ELEMENT (FIRST TIME WATCHING!!)

[@fryke]

I'm still amazed that the timebomb ticker that starts at 20 minutes really takes 19 minutes and 55 seconds before it's stopped at 5 seconds. It's so rarely done in movies and the pacing of those 20 minutes is just a work of art...

[@focalized]

The box bomb having the remaining 5 sec is clever and funny.

[@terrellhoyt974]

Stop ruining. It for all of us nonbombers.....lol

[@LarryLeeder]

There's the five-minute fight sequence at the end of Kill Bill vol. 1

[@eliasdonado]

really? wow

[@monkeyburn64]

Natalie- "I really didn't think this movie was going to be filled with this much cheesy humor." Me- "You still haven't gotten to Chris Tucker yet!"

[@antoineporche-rideaux3821]

chris killed , what's wrong with what you screaming for , every 5 minutes there's a bomb or something , i'm leaving bzzzz

[@deekim8164]

She needs to watch Friday.

[@bonesix]

Chris Tucker knocked this one out of the park

[@markmagiera6115]

Natalie hasn't seen any Jackie Chan/Chris Tucker movies it seems.

[@Xagzan]

_shrieks in Chris Tucker_

[@jkhoover]

Natalie- "That's not how you wake a girl up that isn't your girlfriend." Me- "That's not what Disney taught me when I was growing up."

You don't wake a girl up that way if she doesn't think you're good-looking. If she does, you're golden and expected to do these bold, spontaneous things without promptig. How do you know if she thinks you're good looking? Have to have ESP, which is classic flaw of woe-men.

[@jkhoover]

@ That's true too. Also goes for smiling at a female stranger. I don't qualify. Apparently there was a female meeting a long time ago, and I was assigned to the ugly list.

[@ThanatoselNyx]

@ don't sink too far down the incel rabbit hole! You can still turn it around!

[@noni5961]

Ha. So so true 🤣🤣🤣🤣.

[@TheMimiSard]

Actually I want to nitpick that in the case of the two "Wake up a girl with a kiss" Princess movies, both Snow White and Aurora had met their Princes and were attracted to them before being kissed by them, so no matter how much you can nitpick how long they knew their princes prior to said kisses, they were still one step up from Corbin kissing a complete stranger without permission.

[@JakkFrost1]

"Why is the airport filled with trash?" Continuity. Remember earlier, Zorg told his flunky to fire one million from service sector jobs. This included trash collection. It also included taxi drivers, which is why Korben got fired.

[@molowe66]

Great observation.

[@brandondaniels2027]

I just made that connection now. Countless re-watches and only now i get it. Jesus

[@owangatang2000]

I never realized that! Great insight thanks!

[@Norp-i7m]

Ooohhhhhh.

[@cherrybomber69]

Its people like you dragging the rest of humanity along with you, bless

[@ACinemafanatic]

“What’s wrong with you what you screaming for! Every five minutes there’s a bomb or something I’m leaving bzzzz!” That always kills me 😂

[@w1975b]

I thought he was pretty funny, of course in the Rush Hour movies :)

[@Chyll07]

"The Fifth Element" is a genius film of energy, humor, action, and style. An all time favorite.

[@te9591]

When science fiction geeks and fashion geeks mix together they make the 5th element.

[@nathancruz9172]

That’s my favorite movie from 1997.

[@fzoid3534]

@@nathancruz9172 I had to go through a lot of movies from 1997 but I'm still not sure about my favorite. Good Will Hunting was probably the best. Titanic most views The ones I loved from 97 Face/Off 5th Element U Turn Suicide Kings Starship Troopers Spawn Men in Black Liar Liar Event Horizon Con Air Austin Powers As good as it gets

[@streaky81]

"a genius film of energy, humor, action, and style" Not all of it intentional :)

[@Danny_Inflames]

Did you know that this is the only movie where its protagonist, Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis), never meets his antagonist, Zorg (Gary Oldman), at any point in the movie?

[@BrianTimmonsTX]

“Sir, are you classified as human?” “Uh, negative. I am a meat popsicle.”

[@Neo-Midgar]

_"SSSSMMOOOOKE YYYOOOOUUUUUU!!!!"_ "...Wrong answer.'

[@RPGMendrol]

"Anybody ELSE want to negotiate?"

[@mnomadvfx]

@@RPGMendrol "Wa wa wa where did he learn to negotiate like that?" "I wonder......"

[@WesMordine]

Soooo... it takes place in 2020-ish.

[@mikejordan8259]

🤣😂

[@mena94x3]

Yes. This movie is quirky and cheesy and utterly unique. Weird, cool, dumb, awesome . . . A total oxymoron. It makes no excuses for and fully embraces its own ridiculous eccentricity.

[@stanleymyrick4068]

Spot on. People 50 years ago that instantly transported to the present time, wouldn't believe the sillyness going on. If anything, this film undersells the future and how stupid it must be.

[@ichmeiner4531]

This is probably the shortest and best description of that movie without giving away a single bit of plot.

[@mena94x3]

ich meiner - Thanks!

[@davidbooth7778]

Right up there with "Big Trouble in Little China" in my book.

[@mena94x3]

David Booth - Yes, I would agree with that. Another quirky gem. 🥰

[@NelsonStJames]

This was one of the last times Bruce Willis actually looked like he was having fun making a film.

[@joshuagross3151]

What about Red?

[@davidlacoste]

He got paid much less that what he was used to at the time. He just wanted to do this one.

[@andrewcharles459]

He seemed to be enjoying Hudson Hawk as well.

[@nobodyyouknow6998]

@@andrewcharles459 Hudson Hawk is one of my favorite movies of his hahaha. I cannot tell you how many times I just randomly have one of those songs pop into my head.

[@theblackestvoid]

When he gives a shit he gives a good performance ie Glass.

[@aresef]

This movie is Luc Besson at his Luc Bessonest.

[@NastyHudson]

Luc Bessonkers! Such a great movie

[@acabralro]

The best comment

[@ThePartisan13]

And not Leon?

[@andrewjacksonbr]

Angel A

[@artes.impias]

I mean he had been writing the story since his childhood, this movie is very personal to him and it shows.

[@ShatteredTrousers]

"In this future McDonalds still exists." Yes, in *this* future McDonalds won the franchise wars. Just a little 'Demolition Man' reference, there.

[@FreakDaMIghet]

So this is an alternate universe where Ronald McDonald wasn’t killed by the TacoBell Dog at the Red Robin Wedding? “The Burger King sends his regards.”

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

@@FreakDaMIghet Taco Bell dog was a big investor in the Three Seashells

[@CaturdayNite]

Thanks a lot. Now i crave Taco Bell. :P

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

@@CaturdayNite Welcome to my world.

[@protorhinocerator142]

One of the few interesting parts of Demolition Man. Well, that and Sandra Bullock in the slinky cat suit pretending to be a uniform. Worst part was Denis Leary whining about how future stuff is lame.

[@SierraSierraFoxtrot]

Chris Tucker's performance as Ruby Rhod is genius.

[@te9591]

Ruby Rod is basically Prince.

[@secludedmisanthrope6388]

Along with his costar Deebo (Friday 1995) playing the president of the world.

[@PungiFungi]

No it's not. He was loud, obnoxious, not funny, and hard on the eyes. Totally ruin the entire movie. I couldn't watch the rest of the movie after his character was introduced.

[@te9591]

@@PungiFungi I disagree.

[@secludedmisanthrope6388]

@@PungiFungi So you watched the first 20 mins of The Fifth Element, hated a character so much that you refused to watch the rest of the movie and people are supposed to take you critique seriously why? Chris Tucker's role in the movie was to be over the top and annoying as shit, so he managed that quite well.

[@Bad_Wolf_Media]

"Why do these guys look so weird?" Welcome to the mind of Luc Besson.

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

Luc Besson's style is so awesome. It's like Quentin Tarantino but with better pacing and less senseless sadistic crap.

[@Tampahop]

The French comic artist Moebius (Heavy Metal) did much of the design work.

[@Syklonus]

@@Tampahop Jean Paul Gaultier did the costumes as well, so it's just a crazy mashup of styles which somehow works.

[@Tampahop]

@@Syklonus Yep, they say he created over 1000 costumes for the movie. Crazy talent was working on this one and it shows. I could ignore the story and watch the eye candy all day long.

[@colinafobe2152]

"Why do these guys look so weird?" "love" these comments about every single irrelevant detail in sci-fi movies

[@ShaunRF]

Its amazing to me that the hero(Corbin) and the villain(Zorg) in this movie never actually meet, or are really even aware of each other. And I didn't even realize this until I had seen the movie multiple times lol.

[@joshuagross3151]

Ehhh, I wouldn't go that far. Zorg was at least aware of Dallas. Otherwise, how would he have reported him for smuggling?

[@ShaunRF]

@@joshuagross3151 all he knew about him was that he was some dude who was the winner of the contest. He might not have even known that much, since his underling was doing all of that. Even if he did, he had no idea of his role in all of this.

[@joshuagross3151]

@@ShaunRF That sounds like awareness, however small.

[@ShaunRF]

@@joshuagross3151 Idk, for all we know he isn't aware of him at all. Because he never refers to Corbin by name, nor does his henchman ever say the name, he may have just been aware of the contest and told his guy to to take the place of the winner. Being a little pedantic here aren't we though?

[@davidlacoste]

I didn't realize it until i was told it. So you're way smarter than me.

[@thezdbailey]

I've always found "Leeloo Dallas, multi pass" f*cking hilarious.

[@susanhaney3437]

Also, "chicken, good"

[@GaunteroDimmm]

Fun Fact: this is one of the few movies where the Protagonist (Bruce Willis) never meets the Antagonist (Gary Oldman) face to face.

[@Kayoss13212]

Wow. That’s pretty interesting to think about. The protagonist and the antagonist don’t even meet. Not sure if I’ve ever seen that. At least not in the movies that I watch. But technically, Oldmans character is a henchman 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@fan-i-am]

Oh yeah! I never thought of that!

[@cf714_]

This is the comment that I see has the most likes. Hopefully she reads this, MCU WHEN?!?

[@TheJuringramen]

Not to mention the fact that the hero (Corbin) worked for and was fired by the villain (Zorg) at the beginning when Zorg fired the Million instead of the 500 thousand

[@samwallaceart288]

That scene towards the end where they literally miss each other by seconds; like they had the actors together on set and still went out of their way to not have him meet.

[@gjjk84]

“What the hell is happening right now???” That’s a great way to describe The Fifth Element. 🤣

[@RoccondilRinon]

“Who would not be on the side of life?” We’ve been asking the same thing of our governments and corporate overlords for years. This movie makes so much more sense when you realise it’s a French movie.

[@CerberusGX]

@Straight 2DVD Aha! You criticize society, yet you live in it!

[@VestinVestin]

​@@CerberusGX "Aha! You criticize society, deriving the benefits that come with virtue signalling, yet would be miserable if changes were implemented in order to align it with what you claim (and perhaps even believe) it ought to be!" - something like that... or, perhaps, the strawman stance you've posited. Who can tell? There's a brilliant joke about a Soviet goat herder that very cynically explores this concept. Either way - if you make no effort to put your money where your mouth is, and if you couldn't want or even imagine a world organized more in tune with your lofty ideals, then perhaps you are merely full of shit instead of being a visionary. There is some merit to the claim that any given society is so interconnected on any given issue that a shift on an individual level is not feasible without fundamental alterations to the entire system preceding it, but let's not claim that every opportunistic hypocrite out there is purely held back by circumstances.

[@CerberusGX]

@@VestinVestin Ma'am, this is a Wendy's

[@bhikku23]

Fun fact: Zorg's henchman, the one who gets blown up by the phone, was played by English trip-hop rap artist Tricky. He was so nervous about performing with Gary Oldman that he spent the entire time stoned. His munchies got so bad that he kept a snickers bar in his pocket at all times. When they were doing takes where the camera was on Oldman, Tricky would sneak a bit of his snickers, which Oldman thought was the weirdest and most eccentric thing he'd ever seen in his career.

[@smpdevelopments]

This is craziest movie fact ever, love it

[@armntic]

Can't believe you didn't clip "...anyone else wanna negotiate?" Best line in the movie.

[@9Rollotomasi]

Only topped by the following line "Where did he learn to negotiate.?" Mr. President: I wonder (military men avoiding eye contact)

[@jwoellhof]

I went to see this movie three times in the first two days it was out. One of my all time faves. Thank you for watching it with us. BIG! BIG BADABOOM!

[@razorfett147]

my friends and i went see it every weekend until it got booted off the screen. And when they did an encore screening later that summer....we went see it again

[@danjitheman]

Multipass.

[@Rikard_Nilsson]

The best part is when the President wants to talk to Korbens mother, then immediately regrets his choice.

[@doobernow]

Always crack up when he comes on screen... He'll always be 'Deebo' to me lololol

[@verinonrenthar9176]

The humor is what makes this movie. It's clearly not a typical sci fi drama like you would see nowadays.

[@DivineFalcon]

Most scifi turned into angst-filled dramas after Battlestar Galactica. It was the camp and humor that made the old scifi so watchable.

[@KimChilds75]

I accidentally found this movie when I was channel surfing at my parents house in the late 90's early 2000's, can't remember exactly. I had never even heard of it. It was at the very beginning & I hesitated to think, what the Hell is this? Next thing I knew it had the credits rolling. This is one of those movies that is just fun & doesn't cause you to start contemplating your life decisions. I'll take that any day, especially in 2020.

[@trafrellik]

"That's not how you wake a girl up that isn't your girlfriend." - destroying the plot to sleeping beauty for everyone.

[@2wingo]

She was technically his fiancee at the time.

[@stonecoldku4161]

"I know literally nothing else about the movie." Me: Well buckle up.

[@protorhinocerator142]

Kind of like a live action Heavy Metal.

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

One thing she doesn't know, is that the movie grows on you the more you see it.

[@alex0589]

Imagine having to describe the tone of this movie

[@Yora21]

I don't think this movie is what anyone expected.

[@uzah88]

You’ve picked some of my favorite science fiction movies to watch. Galaxy quest is a recommendation for the future.

[@IrishCarney]

Not sure it would be as funny for her without having seen as much Star Trek as the average GalaxyQuest viewer

[@eat_pray_porg8450]

Y.E.S.!!!!

[@adrianowen476]

Galaxy Quest is still pretty good without to much trekkie background. They explain a good bit throughout the movie, and Alan Rickman.

[@scottl369]

Ah Galaxy Quest, arguably the best Star Trek movie the Star Trek creators wish they'd made.

[@marko0samec]

@@IrishCarney I never even watched ST, like ever - and I loved GQ!

[@jasonthedave6140]

Now she needs to watch Leon: The Professional.

[@jswatch9270]

She should watch it

[@ragdaj]

If she hasn`t seen it

[@jswatch9270]

@@ragdaj she should

[@truewilliams7118]

No. she'd be offended and creeped out every 9 seconds. this is a completely new generation of movie watchers out here now.

[@jswatch9270]

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[@brettnielsen3483]

This movie is so delightful bizarre, the definition of a cult classic. And sweating blood is a real thing (Hematidrosis) which is caused by severe emotional stress - the idea in the movie being that it happens to humans in the presence of that "absolute evil".

[@w1975b]

Another Luc Besson that's pretty weird is Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017). I liked Lucy (2014) better, Fifth Element probably best (more than Lucy simply because of the nostalgia).

[@erictheblackdragon]

"I don't want one position I want ALL Positions!"- Ruby 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@PhazerSC]

The real star of this movie is Chris Tucker. BZZZZZ!

[@sjokomelk]

Super green!

[@erictheblackdragon]

@@sjokomelk Green like what?!

[@aaronmicalowe]

@@erictheblackdragon Like super.

[@Helgi1979]

One of Luc Besson's best movies! Consider watching "Leon : The professional" from 1994. Another film written and directed by Luc Besson starring Jean Reno, Gary Oldman and Natalie Portman.

[@Kthomasritchie]

Rubbish. His earlier films are his greatest. Subway, The Big Blue, Le Femme Nikita, and Leon. The Fifth Element is garbage in comparison.

[@johnhmstr]

@@Kthomasritchie I would agree that Leon (the professional) is a better movie, but the fifth element is still a masterpiece.

[@JayTheEditor_YouTube]

One of my all time favorite, great film.

[@Kthomasritchie]

@watashi Lashing out like a wounded animal. Your ad hominem attack says way more about you than it does me.

[@deckofcards87]

@@Kthomasritchie I actually agree, Besson's earlier stuff like The Big Blue and Le Femme Nikita blows this and "Leon" out of the water on many levels.

[@thefatman2780]

LEELOO DALLAS MULTIPASS

[@jwoellhof]

I want to give this more thumbs up. I say this any time someone asks for my ID.

[@cf714_]

When will she do more MCU

[@acereporter73]

I came to check that some good soul posted this essential comment... bless you, I am happy.

[@michaelzurilla7639]

My friends and I used a facsimile of the multipass for our staff IDs at a music festival

[@davidbooth7778]

What my nephew named his chocolate lab.

[@GuukanKitsune]

I always felt that one of the best things about this movie, absolute best, is that the hero, Korben, and the main villain, Zorg, not only never meet, but never even become aware of one another. The villain is destroyed through sheer karma that he brought on himself (while Korben prevails through the same thing giving him access to Zorg's ship)

[@kimleechristensen2679]

Would have loved to see your reaction to the president snuffing out the "listening bug" that scene was hilarious 😆😆😆

[@j.j.h.atemycereal]

Costumes by famous French oddball Jean Paul Gaultier, so the production design had a very distinctive look.

[@Mugthraka]

and french graphic novelist Moebius did the designs for the creatures and decors and a Lot of it ended up in the movie( soem for the time where just impossible to realise)

[@ChristopherPayneMUA]

Puts on The Fifth Element. "...is this going to be a space movie?" Love it.

[@JustGrowingUp84]

"This movie isn't what I expected" - yes, and that's one of the reasons why we like it so much!

[@Yora21]

This movie isn't what anyone expected.

[@chadfalardeau3259]

I only expected action, expectation met. Also first time I saw Mila Jonovich, so happy aboubt that

[@YSO992]

I've been watching and loving this movie since i was 11, and nearly 20 years later, I just now realize that the bad guy in this movie is Sirius Black from Harry Potter... I'm not okay. Lmao

[@Rob749s]

Now I feel old. So many don't realise how much the world has changed in the past 25 years.

[@eXpriest]

This shit was bananas when it came out, that's why people love it.

[@thomashiggins9320]

If you liked this, then try "Big Trouble in Little China", with Kurt Russell. There had never really been anything like it, before, and the only thing that even kinda-sorta came close was "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension", with Peter Weller. (That came out two years before, and it's one I also recommend.)

[@snakesnoteyes]

Excellent recommendation!

[@JayM409]

Not even 'The Perils of Gwendolyn in the Land of the Yik Yak?' Tawny Kitaen at her finest.

[@faolon9343]

Gary Oldman is amazing in everything he's in. Even in cheesy movies like this.

[@mnomadvfx]

Especially this, Fifth Element is one of his most memorable roles.

[@danzansandeev6033]

Especially in a cheesy movies) man just doesn’t care)

[@movienaut]

Even Lost in space???

[@aikighost]

Yes as the crooked cop in Leon: The Professional hes so good.

[@bujin1977]

Hell, he was even awesome in that episode of Friends.

[@thewhitestroke182]

milla jovovich was one of my crushes as a kid thanks to this movie

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Check out her album, "The Divine Comedy," it's lovely. I posted this earlier, but it looks like it got deleted, for whatever reason.

[@paullynchlfc1263]

Check her out in a Christian slater movie called kuffs the dancing scene at the start is well cool. The futures so bright you've got the wear shades 😎 😎 😎 😎

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

@@paullynchlfc1263 Agreed, that film as a great favorite! Dunno how many times I saw it in theater (we had a local dollar theater, so I got to artificially inflate my numbers). LOVE Kuffs. Had it on VHS, then DVD.

[@danilooliveira6580]

I got a little tired of her with all the cheesy action movies, specially her work for capcom with Resident Evil. its hard to find a movie where she does what she does best, instead of the same emotionless strong girl every time.

[@mnomadvfx]

The director clearly agreed.

[@renaissanceman7145]

The Fifth Element is one of the best movies ever made. It has it all, action, drama, suspense, romance, comic relief all tied together with (Edit) a superb cast who all give spectacular performances (End Edit) but the crowning achievement, without question, is the best editing you'll ever see in a movie. Easily one of my top 5 favorite movies.

[@5trider29]

Next film I recommend is “Big Trouble in Little China” a John Carpenter classic!

[@davesunhammer4218]

Big Trouble in Little China! Brilliant! I second that.

[@Psilocybin77]

Absolutely, a favourite of mine growing up and was scared it wouldn't hold up. It did, and exceeded even my fondest memories. As an adult you notice a lot more about Big Trouble than you did as a 12 year old.

[@davidbooth7778]

Amen! It's another gem in my library.

[@ratspike8017]

I am required to second this - an excellent choice!

[@ItsAsparageese]

@@ADHD_Gamer You're out of your mind, he's amazing in BTILC and the role couldn't possibly suit him any better. Only other actor I can imagine carrying off that balance of deadpan badass/hilarious camp is maybe Hugh Jackman

[@Cozfx]

Luc Besson is a great director. Check out some of his other movies too like "The Professional".

[@johnfriday5169]

Leon: The Professional

[@Cozfx]

"Lucy" was another great movie from Luc

[@tarmaque]

@@johnfriday5169 Originally it was titled simply _Léon_ by Luc Besson, but in the United States they retitled it _The Professional_ after some studio meddling. After many years of confusion most people combine them.

[@johnfriday5169]

@@tarmaque all I can tell you is the copy I have with all the missing bits is titled Leon The Professional.

[@tarmaque]

@@johnfriday5169 That's a later reprint. My first introduction to it was a European print that a friend of mine who owned an underground video store let me borrow in about 1996. It was titled simply _Léon._ Not long after that it started showing up in video stores under the title _The Professional_ and was one of the cut versions. There are about 4 different versions of the movie with various scenes cut or added. I don't think there is any version of the movie with all the removed content replaced. The _Léon: International Version_ is the most complete, but it actually has at least one scene cut from it that actually are in other versions. However it's a rather innocuous scene that isn't very important.

[@4ortytoon]

"Death Becomes Her" starring Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, and Bruce Willis ... i think you might like that one. it's a Comedy/Fantasy that's a little funny & a little serious but overall an interesting movie from what i remember.

[@redsands1001]

Forget if it's on hbomax or hulu right now but I like the rec

[@hgwells1899]

They show Death Becomes Her on mainstream tv in the afternoon here in the uk! I have no idea why or how it gets a free pass (also the Brendan Fraser Mummy movies) with gore and nudity intact. My pensioner parents got a shock recently with this one Sunday afternoon, I can tell you

[@ebrudogdu5057]

Chris Tucker's character and acting is what made this movie a classic for me personally ; -) Bzzzzzz

[@psychonaut1829]

The character was written for Prince but he turned it down. I always loved Chris Tucker, he just stopped making movies for some reason.

[@mikewalsh2915]

GREEN

[@jdm1066]

My favorite part of the movie is the look on Chris Tucker's face at the end when the 5th element stops the evil.

[@krystalmayes7552]

Super green

[@psychonaut1829]

@@jdm1066 My favorite: Tucker: What is that? Bilbo: Its a its a its a...😨 Tucker: N n n n n No! Cause if it was a BOMB....✋😩

[@thetorresons297]

“I did not think this movie was going to be filled with as much cheesy humor as it was”.......(As I wait, chuckling, for our Dear Natalie to be introduced to the Chris Tucker character🤩😍)

[@arklytte]

Same!! I was laughing my butt off when she said that. :D

[@vagabond142]

Natalie... a few things about some of the points you brought up: McDonalds: They indeed shelled out a sizeable sum of money to be in the movie. It's how some movies get the investment they need to be made, through sponsorship deals. In return, the company gets the rights to use the film's tie-in for their own promotions. Fashion: Luc Besson went to almost all of the French fashion houses, and many of them opted to have a small part in the movie. Hence the Chanel makeup thingy, a lot of ads in the background for stuff like Dior, etc. The biggest impact of the fashion industry on the film was that all of the costumes were designed by Jean-Paul Gauitier.

[@nuxxism]

My favourite movie. It's just pure fun. Even the actors laugh. In the scene where Corbin threatens Ruby and he says "super green", he looks at his hair and breaks character and laughs. Because everyone was just having fun. In the Showbiz Kids documentary, Milla speaks about how important this movie was to her continuing as an actor.

[@devinfaux6987]

"I want her to have a moment where she just goes crazy and destroys all of them" * Leeloo immediately has a moment where she just goes crazy and destroys all of them * Ask and ye shall receive.

[@walkingwounded3824]

Yes, that was awesome timing!

[@McShaganpronouncedShaegen]

The guy with the hallway hat always kills me.

[@Tizen]

They should have got John Leguizamo to play that part 😔

[@racafritz]

I don’t know which is funnier... him trying to hit the button on the gun or him dancing with hallway hat.

[@blitzgirl6522]

"That's a very nice hat."

[@pushimoshi]

The guy who plays him is a famous French director/actor btw, Matthieu Kassovitz :)

[@McShaganpronouncedShaegen]

@@racafritz His manic moves are what gets me. lol

[@jdgordon1234]

Leeloo looks at humanity & loses hope for a little while. Ultron looks at the internet for 2 minutes & wants to wipe out humanity.

[@ДмитрийЮрьевичПлотников]

"I feel ike... the military would be able to tell the cops." [Bureaucracy]: Let me introduce myself.

[@jimmark8065]

Big Trouble in Little China! An 80’s campy classic with lots of quotable lines. It stars Kurt Russel.

[@davidwoolbright2416]

Big Trouble in Little China

[@Ugnutz]

Easily his best movie and one of the best action comedies ever made

[@coachturner2]

If she has not seen big trouble in little China, it would be awesome to watch a reaction to it. 😁

[@Ploobie86]

This is a great suggestion.

[@dustinbredice6949]

Please watch Bug Trouble In Little China! A classic!

[@HaganeNoGijutsushi]

"I thought this was going to be more of a grounded drama" I believe you've been punk'd.

[@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself]

Oops!

[@ShadowArtist]

Ruby Rod was broadcasting his Live Show on intergalatic "radio" the whole time, while trying to not get shot by the Mangalores.. The director originally wanted Prince to play the character, but Prince wasn't interested sadly...

[@MrNyden]

What a lot of younger people don't seem to know is that Bruce Willis started out as a comedy guy. First on Moonlighting and then a couple of movies. Die Hard made him an action star but he was already a household name, well respected for his comedy chops.

[@ichmeiner4531]

So many iconic scenes. I was a teen at that time and EVERYONE in my age group used the catch phrases constantly (Aziz, light!) and I bet a lot still do. It's just so different from anything else.

[@roonilwazlib9877]

Haha, yes, for months afterward, I would say that every time I entered a room and flipped on the light switch.

[@AgentMattox]

You also need to watch the original Stargate Movie.

[@celestewinters6698]

Stargate ROCKS!! The Fifth Element is our family's #1 film, Stargate is #2. We talk to each other in movie quotes from 5th Element ALL THE TIME!! Glad you enjoyed it!! Watch it more times; you'll see new things you missed the 1st time.

[@vegasviking86]

Huh? Two Fifth Element reactions in one day? Nice.

[@shouryu]

Brandon, right? That was my initial response. It's like some weird lottery jackpot I didn't even know we could win!

[@vegasviking86]

@@shouryu yeah. I was gonna ask if they're neighbors or something 🤣

[@neilarcher6451]

Haha... I've just watched Brandons reaction. :D

[@Yggdrasil42]

That was such amazing timing indeed!

[@movienaut]

Who are you guys talking. What human being watched this the same day as Natalie? I need to see!

[@jonathanryan9946]

Best Chris Tucker movie ever.

[@leopumarejo3400]

I don’t man, I loved him in Friday. Smokey!!

[@CMCustom112]

Annnd servey says... Friday! Sorry better luck next time.

[@ieyke]

Nothing tops Rush Hour and Rush Hour 2.

[@MrDeadstu]

Friday is Chris Tuckers best. Smoke Dog !

[@ceeball]

Friday, but I love him here too... but not the first time I watched it

[@onesec8005]

From the day I saw this movie, whenever I walk into a room with auto-lights, I shout "Aziz! Light!..... Thank you".

[@gustavocano]

One of the most underrated movies of the nineties. And a clear proof that when well directed, Milla Jovovich is a wonderful actress IMHO.

[@CgGoil]

Have you ever seen Jeanne d’Arc? She playes Jeanne d’Arch, and does an absolute power performance, in that film. John Malkovich and Dustin Hoffmann are also in the movie. Directed by Luc Besson.

[@oolillemyoo4099]

In what way is The Fifth Element underrated?! It’s still super popular, almost always on every list of “best movies of X”, and it literally birthed meme. People seriously need to stop using the term “underrated” just because they love them - when those things are actually super mainstream and already appreciated, ugh.

[@doobernow]

Milla as Alice... would so love to see the react to the 'Resident Evil' franchise!!!!!

[@Psilocybin77]

@@oolillemyoo4099 I completely agree lol. There are about three hundred thousand videos about John Carpenter's The Thing being an underrated gem. It's as if people believe they're on the ground floor of some hidden knowledge.

[@davidlacoste]

@@oolillemyoo4099 I think a certain generation use "underrated" for every franchise they don't hear about every other sunday because it's more than 20 years old. But indeed, the Fifth Element was certainly not underrated at the time. It was the biggest movie of its years, or one of the biggest at least.

[@goonymiami]

"You shouldn't have kissed her. That's not how you wake a girl up.... that is not your girlfriend... or that you didn't get consent from." Well thank you for screwing us up, Disney movies!

[@kefkaFollower]

What many people forget is since his work in Moonlighting and at least for a decade women drool for Bruce Willis. That scene was fan service as much ladies as it was for guys.

[@tfpp1]

This is so funny. I literally JUST finished watching another reactor I follow (Brandon Likes Movies), and he just finished watching 5th Element. And he also commented on how early the "title drop" came in the movie, AND the McDonalds comment. Are you guys coordinating? LOL

[@michel_hdez]

I saw Brandon's reaction too.

[@vehi9580]

thats like how every reactor just started watching Lord of the rings recently lol

[@hairywelder5188]

Brandon's reactions are genuine tho , not the over the top " how will people expect me to react ? " reactions 😒

[@mjm3091]

And Harry Potter. It's because people comment on those videos to watch these movies, but also like in other reaction channels - a lot of reactioners copy what others do, seeing the impact in views some of reactions gave the others. It's very much what happened with music, KPOP and anime. It looks like old movie series that people didn't watched yet is one of the bigger trends now for reactioners.

[@tfpp1]

@@hairywelder5188 Natalie seems genuine, but she's different than Brandon. She's not involved in the industry to begin with, so she's watching movies with a different eye towards different things, and she's a different personality. Doesn't mean she's not sincere.

[@darquidarqui]

One of my favorites movies ever! The rewatchibiltiy value of this film is ridiculously good. Leeloo is the best. That fight sequence mixed with the opera. So good and epic. And SUPER GREEN!

[@AnOldYoungGuy]

I agree with you on the rewatchability, 100%. I've seen this movie more times than I care to count, and it's always great fun.

[@darquidarqui]

@@AnOldYoungGuy endlessly fun for sure. It has become a tradition for me to watch it at least every Christmas, I don't know why. It's just so much fun.

[@Yggdrasil42]

Yep, it’s one of my comfort movies.

[@PurpleDrazi]

"I thought this was going to be more of a grounded drama" "Oh my sweet Summer child" 😁

[@rogerelam4013]

Its better she didnt know. It would have ruined her reaction if she knew it was cheesy, tongue in cheek humor. Good on her for not reading up on it

[@drix4275]

20:07 "Is that so hard?" Lookie oovahere, all big shot person with a companion. Yes, it IS hard saying it the first time, remember??

[@jasonpatterson8091]

If you've never seen it, The Princess Bride is a must.

[@andrewgrant6516]

It really isn't.

[@rudewalrus5636]

She's seen it. I recommend Stardust as a fitting companion piece to TPB.

[@abstractdaddy1384]

After a number of years of it being recommended to me i finally got around to seeing it and it was quite a disappointment. I don't really see the big deal.

[@zenithoclock1048]

good call

[@grfrog]

@@abstractdaddy1384 Who hurt you?

[@TenTonNuke]

Fun fact: The opera sang during this movie, "Diva Dance," was designed to be unsingable by humans. Though that hasn't stopped several people from doing a good job of trying.

[@TheZapan99]

The diva is played by Maïwenn, that of course dated director Luc Besson at the time. She later became an awarded director herself.

[@TheLanceUppercut]

The first half is a legit Italian opera, the second half is the unsingable part.

[@perrywilliams5407]

Best live performance I have heard: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWbdfqimirSah9E&ab_channel=Cutiebumpkin

[@Furyworby]

I think the guy who gets blown up in the phone is a UK music artist called "tricky" i think , and might of had a tune on the OST.dont remember so not sure.

[@ReklawLah]

Ooooh we've got Natalie versus Brandon reacting to a relatively un-reacted-to movie on the same day! I'm rooting for both of you wonderful people.

[@juayitl]

What are the odds right? It's almost like the comedic timing of this movie came to life lol

[@Mryogi-sh3su]

I was looking for this comment! They’re both great I’m rooting for them as well

[@NatalieGoldReacts]

haha how serendipitous!

[@frankiecamacho8739]

I noticed that the moment I logged onto KZbin for the day. I was like, "Do they know each other?"

[@jeffinspace7668]

Brandon has a better appreciation and attitude on this movie.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

"Why do these guys look so weird?"" They're from another _planet._ What's _surprising_ is that they don't look even _weirder._

[@pleutron]

This is one of my all time favorite scifi movies. I've rewatched this so so so many times. Chris Tuckers role was great. Really enjoyed your reaction. you holding your breath on the one and only match was priceless.

[@KnightofDuroch]

Another thing that occurred to me later in life: when Leeloo pindrops into Corben's cab totally at random, it's supposed to be some destiny shit of the plot falling into our stalwart hero's lap. Except when Corben delivers Leeloo to Cornelius, he then EXITS THE PLOT. Until it turns out he's not actually a regular old cab driver, he's actually this super-duper ex-marine who's perfect for the mission to save humanity that he accidentally ran into 20 minutes ago.

[@KingSaintClair]

@@the8thsphereofficial94 holy shit i never realized that

[@ComandoPadentro]

Yeah... that's destiny for ya! If you don't want to meet it, it will come to you anyway...

[@wmichaelbooth]

That seems backward to me. It's not a coincidence that she fell into Corben's cab--that she would fall into Corben's car is why he's the main character. The huge coincidence is that he's this super duper marine guy.

[@Pink.andahalf]

@@wmichaelbooth If it's not a coincidence she fell into his cab, then his entire life has been guided to this point to be able to complete the mission. If it is a coincidence, it is indeed a very dumb one.

[@wmichaelbooth]

@@the8thsphereofficial94 Gary Oldman's character (Zorg?) isn't the antagonist though. He's like Darth Vader in A New Hope, a henchman to the antagonist, Grand Moff Tarkin.

[@lukecrisante4474]

one of the best movies ever... of all time.. super green

[@vodengc520]

You know it's legendary when it's one of the first movies to be ported over to any new medium that comes out. I remember it being maybe the first SuperBit DVD formats before that line was cancelled.

[@Pinkielover]

I always enjoy watching it

[@Beshuu]

@@davidmurphy9433 woah, judgemental much? Be excellent to each other dude.

[@davidmurphy9433]

@@Beshuu No just because you like it doesn't mean it's the best movie ever.

[@Thunderworks]

@@davidmurphy9433 it's considered as a sci-fi classic

[@snorpenbass4196]

"How is there a single goddamn soul that is not on the side of life?!" Me: (deadpan stare) Gee. I wonder. Edit: More helpfully - this is French comics in a nutshell. They've inspired US-made stuff for over 50 years now. It's often shallow but fun, or surprisingly deep. All the alien effects were practical. All of it. No CG. And the reason the Mondoshawans had no defenses is because they're pacifist (hence why Leeloo didn't know what war is until she looked it up). The trash thing is because of a strike, there's protesters in the airport and it's mentioned in the news at one point.

[@CarmenBrunnaDuarte]

This movie is Jean-Claude Mézières and Moebius to the core.

[@willjohnson8446]

All of it is practical except for the morphing effects. My brother did it for Fifth Element when he was working for Digital Domain. In addition to drawing some of the matte paintings.

[@badideabearcub2747]

" It's often shallow but fun, or surprisingly deep". Well I´m disappointed that she concentrated on the "cheesy", which seemed to bothered her a lot, and didn't pay attention to the deeper themes like humanity being one nation, the Diva performance and her sacrifice, The essence of Leeloo, and specially that she glossed over what the fifth element was.

[@davidbooth7778]

Have watched this over a dozen times. Bought the VHS, later bought the DVD......priceless. A must for your video library.

[@godfireprime]

can we take a moment to realize how adorable Natalie is? She held her breath when the match was lit.. like, her breathing would put it out. I'd love o see you react to the 13th warrior. One of my favorites.

[@VadulTharys]

OMG yes she needs to react to that.

[@celsonicoliniTV]

Few people realized that Ian Holm's character calls Korben Dallas: "Mr. Willis". And Bruce Willis is forced to correct him: "Dallas".

[@twennysebben]

This movie came out during my freshman year of high school. My friends got me to go see it and I, like you, had absolutely no idea what I was going to see (I hadn't seen any trailers). I immediately loved it so much I saw it four more times in the theater (one of those times by myself because I ran out of people to see it with). I now own it on VHS, DVD and Blu-Ray. So glad you did a reaction to this one!

[@thatpatrickguy3446]

Still one of my favorite movies, and very much a French movie in many ways (since it was French this makes sense). The serious parts are counterbalanced by the lighter parts, like the entire opening scene which could have been played horrifically grim but instead was more real with its good and realistic humor bits. "Aziz! Light!" "Aziz, light." *makes a tick mark on a sheet* Very well done, very balanced, and very enjoyable. I'm still wanting you to see The Abyss if you want more drama. It's a good movie too.

[@nopewmopan]

You haven't seen Bruce Willis in "silly" until you watch Hudson Hawk.

[@SimoExMachina2]

Or "Death Becomes Her".

[@deeze03]

This.

[@PolarBear-rc4ks]

@@SimoExMachina2 omg love that movie so much

[@maksphoto78]

The 12 Monkeys

[@massjay195]

Correct change!!!!!

[@benprewitt4600]

"WIND! YES! THANK YOU, BRUCE WILLIS!" Nailed it. You're literally the Martin Luther of film reactors.

[@TacShooter]

Leon / The Professional with Natalie Portman was also by Luc Besson, and has Gary Oldman in it, but it is more serious than this.

[@sleepyfork5250]

Fun fact: This movie is a French movie made by Luc Besson. The success of this movie allowed Besson to create his own production studio called EuropaCorp (it was originally called Leeloo Production) which still exist today. An other famous movie produce by this studio is Leon the professional which is really really good and star Natalie Portman.

[@Kthomasritchie]

Leon was Luc Besson's last great movie. Subway, Le Femme Nikita, The Big Blue, all great films.

[@drakocarrion]

Might want to check your dates there bud. Leon came out BEFORE The Fifth Element

[@Kthomasritchie]

@@drakocarrion You've clearly fallen into the trap of conflating great with mess. Hence, Besson's last great film being Leon.

[@drakocarrion]

@@Kthomasritchie I wasn't replying to you. I was replying to the OP who said this movie paid for the studio that made Leon, which seeing as Leon came out before The Fifth Element makes that statement wrong.

[@samgreenbergart]

I really hope Dark City gets a reaction at some point.

[@Syklonus]

Very good call! Dark City is a totally underrated movie.

[@antdujar]

Totally underrated

[@KabukiKid]

@odeerg Yes, the Director's Cut only... the studio version has a major spoiler right at the start of the movie.

[@eat_pray_porg8450]

Dark City is such a good movie! Good call!

[@mournblade1066]

Chris Tucker deserved a goddam Oscar for his performance in this. And so did Gary Oldman.

[@icooper82]

the screaming was one of the best scenes in the movie had me laughing till it hurts :D lol

[@fellforit]

I love that you covered your mouth to not accidently blow out the match, I laughed hard at that reaction.

[@radioban]

"Why do these guys look so weird?" Easy answer, the director is French.

[@sjokomelk]

The movie is French too. But the dialog is in English.

[@niki123489]

Luc Besson was the director, right? I think he also direct the Taxi movies which are really fun to watch.

[@belgarion4513]

@@sim5361 The Mondoshawan costumes are inspired from an old french comic called Valerian and Laureline.

[@marcochavezjr9180]

Hahaha

[@67Daidalos]

@@niki123489 Actually, Besson produced the Taxi movies through his production society Europa Corp (And also wrote them). He didn't directed them.

[@YouHaventSeenMeRight]

When this movie came out the critics hated it. I went to see it in the cinema with a group of friends because I liked the other movies that Luc Besson made before this and we all had a blast. I assume that they were just expecting a serious SciFi movie, but this has so many elements of a farce, that it's a weird amalgamation of comedy, action adventure, love story and SciFi. Which makes it uniquely itself. It was his homage to the French comic book series " Valérian and Laureline". He did get the chance to make a movie directly based on that comic book series a couple of years ago with "Valerian and the city of a thousand planets", which is ok in my book, but would probably been much better if he had cast the main characters a bit more mature.

[@Kthomasritchie]

This movie is a complete mess. Totally understand why it was panned by the critics.

[@eat_pray_porg8450]

Agreed in regards to "Valerian". Visually, it was a stunning sci-fi movie. But if their lead actors were just a bit older, it would have worked better.

[@stranger59]

Only thing I really disliked in Valerian was the two leads... but they're in most of the film, sadly.

[@kennethfharkin]

I very badly wanted to like Valerian and it had one of the coolest openings ever. The casting of the main characters was absolutely horrendous. Cara Delevingne has the charisma and acting range of a lump of coal. I can't even remember the name of the waste of film who played Valerian. There we numerous other weaknesses but overcoming two leads whom I only wanted to see die was pretty much impossible.

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

"Is this what apartments look like in the future?" Apparently you've never been to Tokyo.

[@drix4275]

The reason why I love your reaction movies is because you are so much in tune with the movies; you always have some reactions where your question about a scene is answered in the very next scene, or when you answer big plot questions that I didn't even have at the moment of watching the movie. I love your big awareness brain. ^o^

[@gregsteele806]

When considering Ruby Rod, remember this: The movie predates Twitch by about 15 years.

[@bemasaberwyn55]

Also the part was made for Prince

[@joshuagross3151]

@@bemasaberwyn55 Thank God he didn't go for it.

[@fan-i-am]

@@bemasaberwyn55 OMG i can totally see that! Especially the musical tone when he's livecasting!

[@fan-i-am]

And podcasting!

[@sporrible]

This movie definitely improves with every consecutive re-watch. Many of the lines have become every day vocabulary for my circle of friends.

[@Leon-wz1js]

Natalie: "Come on. Say it Bruce. OMG Just say it, man. Say it! God, ugh. Was that so hard?!" Me: Um, we are talking about guys, right? (Yes!)

[@SgtHookhead9910]

Chris Tucker's performance as Ruby Rhod was a wild ride! I recommend catching him two yrs before that in Dead Presidents (1995) to see the contrast and range he has as an actor.

[@jamiepoole]

"We're sending in someone to negotiate!" *Headshot* "Wh-wh-where did he learn to negotiate?"

[@armntic]

"...anyone else wanna negotiate?"

[@davidlacoste]

"...i wonder myself."

[@eXpriest]

@@davidlacoste He just says "I wonder" and then stares daggers at the Special Forces General.

[@davidlacoste]

@@eXpriest True, but at this point i only had seen it in french. I translated from memory. Obviously, i watched it again, in english, after seeing this vidéo. And i really like the actor playing the president.

[@eXpriest]

@@davidlacoste Yeh he's good, he just died recently though.