The Fifth Element (1997) | *FIRST TIME WATCHING* | Movie Reaction | Asia and BJ

[@manicmidwife]

Chris Tucker slays this EVERYTIME. I saw this in the cinemas and when he made his entrance, everyone's jaws dropped

[@walkinglootchest1251]

One of my favorite movies. Fun fact: Chris Tucker's part was originally written for the singer Prince, but because Prince doesn't act in movies he's not the lead actor in he passed it up, which I honestly think was a good thing because Chris Tucker is hilarious and perfect for this part. Lol

[@walkinglootchest1251]

@@yt45204 no, that part was played by Frank B. Moore Jr who is a Prince tribute artist/dance choreographer who died in 2017.

[@Scott_Forsell]

I remember a movie called Purple Rain. (I understand he quit later.)

[@walkinglootchest1251]

@@Scott_Forsell Yeah, he made a lot of movies on his own because no one in Hollywood would let him star without having any acting classes or having acting experience before. My mom is the biggest Prince fan in the world and has all of the movies he's been in, they're all C-tier movies at best and very obvious that they're "ego" projects. Lol

[@Scott_Forsell]

@@walkinglootchest1251 I was an extra in Purple Rain. Audience at the First Avenue show. My total screen time is probably about one second. Oh my lordy, extra work on movies is really boring. I did meet someone I dated for a while, so that was cool.

[@walkinglootchest1251]

@@Scott_Forsell That's awesome dude.

[@jasonremy1627]

This movie is two straight hours of batshit insanity, in the best way. It's non-stop, in your face, WTF, and I love every second of it.

[@ElroyMcDuff]

Agreed. The entire cast & production designer(s) nailed it!

[@lordomacron3719]

You forgot to mention it’s French style batshit crazy. It basically a French art house film with a Hollywood blockbuster budget.

[@deanj846]

Gary Oldman does batshit crazy so well...He was brilliant in Leon,another Luke Besson masterpiece.

[@veugeler72]

What's that other movie? Three monkey's Or! Breakfast of champions! Watch that fever dream of a movie

[@CrackYouUpFilms]

I love this movie. Literally my favorite sci-fi movie ever!

[@mgordon1100]

In my opinion, the fifth element is love. That's why it was a human, not a stone. She had a short time to learn love before it was too late, but all she learned was destruction. That's where Korben played the important role in teaching her what love is. It can't be taught, it has to be felt.

[@jordanpeterson5140]

Yeah, it's Heart. We've all seen Captain Planet.

[@mgordon1100]

@@jordanpeterson5140 What's captain planet? Lol

[@jordanpeterson5140]

@@mgordon1100 he's Don Cheadle

[@mgordon1100]

@@jordanpeterson5140 lol, I'm not even going to ask again. I'll just Google that name when I feel like it. I suspect another answer will still leave me dazed.

[@mgordon1100]

@@jordanpeterson5140 Oh, he was in Iron Man. What does an insane Captain Planet (which I've never heard of, so we all didn't see it) have to do with The Fifth Element?

[@stonerviking4079]

In my opinion this movie is nearly flawless. It has everything I want in a movie. Comedy, action, crazy looking aliens, great character development, plot twists, and some really heartfelt moments. 10/10

[@tinfoilpapercut3547]

and Milla jovovich

[@dylanjones268]

@Darkstar Beauty is subjective.. if age is your concern, I wonder what other things might hinder your ability to see beauty.

[@tinfoilpapercut3547]

@Darkstar I was, and she's still hot today

[@CannonRaw]

It's a science fiction version of princess bride if you ask me.

[@thefourth693]

@@dylanjones268 How can you say beauty is subjective and then in the same breath try to tell him he is objectively wrong. Pick a lane.

[@chrislawrence4866]

The 5th element was love. Leeloo was more like a 5th stone. The element needed to activate her was love.

[@Chaindustries]

Now, that's very beautiful, but the director said the 5th element was Sex. (He's French)

[@MGmirkin]

@@Chaindustries Nonsense. They didn't have sex. He professed his love, which was quite requited. TBH, she's basically Captain Planet. Earth, Fire, Wind, Water ... HEART (LOVE)!! "By your elements combined ..." :P [/sarc] The Fifth Element is LOVE. That's why they have that entire scene of her finding out about war, etc., all the bad stuff, "Is there anything about humanity worth saving?" ... "LOVE, love is worth saving." It's like almost half the dialogue from the last 5 minutes of the movie (slight exaggeration :P ). But they're pretty obvious / unequivocal about what the Fifth Element is. They damn near beat the audience over the head with it, via the dialogue in the last few minutes of the movie prior to the climax (no pun intended).

[@vanhattfield8292]

Luc Besson, the writer/director stated "Milla Jovovich was cast as the elemental living weapon", so it would seem that she was the actual 5th element". In describing the plot he went on to say that after observing the actions and history of war of mankind, she had given up on life, but after Bruce Willis professed his love and kisses, she reconsidered and combines the power of the 4 stones and defeats evil. She is the 5th Element that releases the power of the stones, she is not a 5th stone.

[@vanhattfield8292]

@@Chaindustries Besson said that Leeloo was an "elemental living weapon". It was Leeloo who was the 5th Element, not sex or love.

[@chrislawrence4866]

@@vanhattfield8292 Ya I get that. There is even a scene where she points at herself and says she's the 5th element. Hear me out on this though. You blow air on the air stone, it activates. Fire on the fire stone and so on. In these cases the stones weren't the elements but were symbolic representations activated by exposure to their respective element. So when leeloo "activates" so to speak, was she exposed to herself? Or did she fire off the moment she was put in place? No. Leeloo activated when Bruce Willis expressed his love for her. She was the symbolic representation of love. Love was the 5th element. I believe the director may have said otherwise. I contend that just means he didn't understand his own larger concepts that run deep in the human story. Hollywood and their ilk never fail to surprise me with their shallow nature and inexhaustible incompetence lol.

[@lara314]

Gary Oldman is an incredible actor with amazing range but Chris Tucker totally stole this film. His dedication in portraying Ruby Rod is iconic! Loved hearing you two laughing throughout. 😊👍

[@rollfizzlebeef6619]

Did you know Prince was originally offered the role of Ruby 😂? That would've been so crazy to see. But yeah, Chris Tucker totally killed it. His scenes were always my favorite part of the movie when I was a kid

[@wiredjerk]

Agreed! I saw another reaction recently that said something along the lines of “They totally called Lil Nas X back in the 90’s!” 😂

[@JohnDoe-bz4yl]

@@rollfizzlebeef6619 I heard that too but it wouldn't of been as good with prince in the role

[@galadballcrusher8182]

I heard he did not like doing it that much though... He felt uncomfy

[@fiverx2159]

I actually thought tucker was the worst part of the movie. Way to high pitched, stupid and whiny Still a great movie. But in reality Ruby would have been shot within a minute of appearing

[@GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames]

What makes the movie for me is that every actor in the cast knew how silly and fun the script was, but despite that they took it completely seriously, and thus makes the audience take it seriously. And as a result a fun but dumb action/Sci Fi movie becomes a classic.

[@MGmirkin]

They absolutely leaned into the absurdity and played it to 11...

[@Rage867]

The looks on your faces when Ruby came in was priceless!!!!!

[@Matuse]

Words don't express how much I love this movie. I love the music. I love the style. I love how the protagonist and antagonist never actually even meet. I love the linked jump cuts with timers. I love Chris Tucker going off the wall. I love President Deebo. I love how it shows a future that is not a Star Trek-esque utopia nor a post-apocalypse or dystopian evilverse. I love the crackhead mugger with a photo of Corben's hallway strapped to his forehead to fool his doorcam. I love the drive through future McDonalds. I love the by-your-window homemade chinese food from a levitating barge. I love Leelu drawing down on Corben for kissing her without permission. I love how you can throw some pills in a super-microwave and get a full chicken dinner in 3 seconds. I love how 10 different Corbens all tried to go to the airport and get on the flight. I love how Gary Oldman just vanishes into every character he plays. I love how they "bug" the presidents office by putting a radio transmitter on a roach. I love Corben's negotiation. I love how future cigarettes are like 5 inches of filter and 1 inch of smoke. I love screaming at Aziz for more light. I love Ruby Rhod describing the Mangalores and the general immediately knowing who they are. It just so gleefully embraces every single thing that makes it nuts, and no other film is anything like it.

[@frizzlethecat2084]

I just love "Big Bada-boom" (and the rest you mentioned, too)

[@semerahpadi4484]

I also love the ' I. Am. Very disappointed!'

[@haizekhaze8868]

Not to mention: " Chicken GOOUD" 😅😅😅

[@stevenwilliams1805]

Pre CGI this movie was definitely the end of an era.

[@87ventus]

Excellent discription.✌

[@blehblehblehh]

The fashion is so perfect in this movie. Jean Paul Gaultier was the costume designer. I watched it on the theater when I was a kid and has been one of my fav movies of all time ever since. It may be the movie I've watched the most.

[@nevaladder]

Yess. All of Ruby Rhod's outfits were impeccable. Like a space age Bowie or Prince overflowing with decadence and androgynous sexiness. And also just plain fun!

[@Jerzeejaylive]

@@nevaladderJust found out recently that Ruby Rhod was actually created with Prince in mind to play the character but it fell through for some reason.

[@basil33]

@@Jerzeejayliveprince didn’t want to wear the costumes he wanted to be in charge of what he wore

[@miely0847]

Fun Fact: Ruby Rhod character was originally written to be played by Prince…I would’ve loved that I love watching movies with you guys

[@jesuspena8415]

The diva singing is her real voice singing opera . Incredible voice.

[@paragod9112]

The Diva’s song is from “Lucia di Lammermoor”, an Italian opera. The song itself is referred to as “the mad scene” in which the character of Lucia goes insane and is singing to her dead lover.

[@Roh_Echt]

"CHICKAN GOOOD!" ____ "MUULTY PASS!" OK, yes...we have the movie and we watch it. We do so because; my wife and I went to the Drive-In, after dinner, on our first date out in 1997 and this was playing.

[@scottcarr8738]

My Oh Mine! What we were in '97 though.... 🤔🙏🏽BOW💯😃

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

Big badabigboom :) Aziz LIGHT

[@bryanburton6087]

I like this movie because it doesn't care what you think about it. It does what it wants and won't apologize for it. It's great fun. Thanks for the reaction. "Leeloo Dallas. Multi-Pass." is an iconic line.

[@thejamppa]

There's no movie like this. Luc Besson is genious of European and French film industry as producer and director. Valerian and City of Thousand worlds comes close with atmosphere, world building, colors and music but its Luc Besson's too.

[@bugvswindshield]

I really liked his Valerian. Much under rated.

[@lassesipila6418]

I loved this movie so much, I was disappointed by Valerian, but that's mostly on me. Fifth Element was the explosion of Luc Besson letting his love of the Valerian comics loose on screen, including a lifetime of inspiration. With Valerian, he was just making an adaptation of those comics he loved, which is not bad, but can't compete.

[@bugvswindshield]

@@lassesipila6418 ya. Valrion was a bit off from casting I'd say. All French or so same facial features. I'm pretty sure that's why it did well in most of Europe but less so world wide. I mean, to me it seemed like siblings for a love story. They looked like brother and sister.

[@Mortismors]

@@bugvswindshield Valerian was actually the movie he wanted to make in place of this. At the time Luc Besson didn't have sole rights to Valerian and was forced to write a new original story set in his world of Valerian. He did a damn good job with this just off the top of his head.

[@staceymcdonald4243]

I rewatched an old movie called heavy metal and it seems like this movie kinda replicated it. The taxi driver, the damsel, the foreign object just heavily reminded me of 5th element

[@rumbledumpthumpershaker6735]

There was a line in the movie that said the Mondoshawans never fully trusted humans. So they gave The Diva the stones to get them to the fifth element. For some unknown reason she decided to hide them in her body. The part of The Diva was played by opera singer Maïwenn Le Besco. But it was an opera singer really hit all those notes.

[@gogyoo]

Maiwenn is the actress who played the diva, she sung none of all that.

[@treshawnathomas]

There is a singer who actually hit all of the high notes and his name is dimash you should check him out he's unbelievable

[@rumbledumpthumpershaker6735]

@@gogyoo I thought the got the actual opera singer to play the part. I corrected it.

[@hermandirkdenboef2596]

Singer is Inva Mula, a soprano.

[@Gustav_Kuriga]

@@treshawnathomas He doesn't quite hit all of those notes. He hits many of them, but some have to be brought to certain octaves for him to do.

[@Loke6661666246]

I forgot how great the editing is in this movie. Such a great movie. And... Chris and Mila should've won an award.

[@vodkarage8227]

That scream Chris Tucker did under the piano with that trail off at the end. Oh man, I don't think anything has ever made me laugh so hard. I had tears streaming from my eyes from that. I replayed that scene over and over and even to this day it sends me into a laughing fit even though I've seen it probably a dozen times.

[@alfreddreamerphotocomics4880]

You mean Chris Tucker. Chris Rock was the one that got slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars.

[@peterhernandez7817]

I laugh when they are at the cave in the end and the white boy scares Chris by screaming "Yeah!!". That shit always has me balling.

[@vodkarage8227]

@@alfreddreamerphotocomics4880 Thanks for the correction, I fixed it.

[@alfreddreamerphotocomics4880]

@@vodkarage8227 Don’t mention it. I’m pretty sure a lot of people get the two mixed up.They’re both very funny.

[@MGmirkin]

@@alfreddreamerphotocomics4880 Yeah, I've brain farted the wrong name between the two Chris's a couple times, 'til I got it straight... ;)

[@JuddDredge]

Guys, this has been one of my favorite movies for decades! I'm so glad to see that you enjoyed it so much. You two are great!

[@bbennet39]

Hi Asia and BJ... I'm a 61 yo retired army vet living in Washington state. I love your reactions and comments. I'm recently widowed and my son is in the Navy but you guys keep me feeling young!!

[@ReelinwithAsiaandBJ]

Aww, so sorry for your loss Bill. But, we’re so glad you’re here Fam! ❤️❤️

[@jameslyddall]

Sorry for your loss Bill, I listen a lot to Val Verde broadcasting which are two british lads who do audio commentaries. Their humour is brilliant and you may like it. Look up alien commentary Val Verde first which is a good one to listen to.

[@barrymoreblue]

It seems so weird, but it’s a classic! The cast makes it work. I feel like the actors were the right combination to make this movie great. Ruby Rod is the ultimate! My whole family loves this movie and it’s just fun. Action, comedy, a little love 😏, and a happy ending without mass casualties, lol.

[@lordomacron3719]

It is what a film should pure entertainment!

[@tranya327]

My takes: - 'The Fifth Element' that the film is referring to, is... LOVE. I could be wrong about it, but if the fifth element was Leeloo only, then Leeloo wouldn't have had to DO anything once she was re-created. She had to be 'activated/engaged' by someone who loved her. Also: If the Fifth Element was Leeloo, there's no 'larger lesson' to be learned: The other four elements: Earth, Air, Fire and Water, are of critical importance to all people in our daily lives. If there was a Fifth Element, wouldn't it be something that also has that same status (love), rather than Leeloo The Supreme Being? No one expects people to worship Leeloo... but each person could be expected to seek and provide love, whenever they're able to. - The blue alien's name is Plavalaguna. She has a whole range of superhuman abilities - like her ability to emit deep bass tones and hi falsetto tones at the same time. So... why couldn't one of her other superhuman abilities, be to open her mouth & throat, and to 'eat' the stones for safekeeping? -The Ruby Rhod character was supposed to be modeled after a combo of Michael Jackson & Prince: everything about him is done to wild-ass extremes, to get & hold peoples' attention. ...when he says, "BZZZZZZ!" while waving his hands around, that's his shorthand for 'BUZZ OFF!' ...Chris Tucker deserves an award for his performance. (The one thing I don't know: When Ruby Rhod lets out that extended scream during his and Corbin's escape - is that really Chris Tucker's voice? Or did the filmmakers have to tweak or create that sound? :) ) I also think that Corbin first kissed Leeloo because he has a romantic side/Prince Charming complex: He's looking for the PERFECT woman, and said woman literally drops into his cab. She asks HIM for help, then faints. If he was 'fated' to meet her, and fated to take on the role of Masculine Rescuer, could it be that the thing he was 'supposed to' do... was kiss the Sleeping Princess, to wake her up and 'break the spell'? Yes, he was mistaken, but the combo of the way-out-there circumstances under which they met, AND the fact that God/fate seems to have chosen HIM (a guy looking for the Perfect Woman) to save her, is so jarring that his thinking, "maybe a Magic Kiss is the thing to do here?" is at least understandable.

[@Phil_Trujeque]

I agree with you 100%. Love is the 5th element.

[@Calmere]

Jupp.... This :)

[@hexlinger]

I get what youre saying....but rewatch that 1919 beginning... there is a "floating" thing that is pulled out of the ceremony room that is depicted in the illustrations as a person statue shouting to the sky. Its in the same spot leeloo is for the ending. Is the 5th element really love....or a conduit of power. Its like captain planet having "heart" be his 5th element to keep the situatuon from rolling ibto the pagan 4 elements.

[@tranya327]

@@hexlinger The other complication to my earlier viewpoint is: In the film, Leeloo refers to HERSELF as '(the) fifth element.' ...and Plavalaguna also explicitly refers to Leeloo as 'the fifth element.' Both characters are portrayed as having inside information, as well as being trustworthy. So... could Leeloo have been the fifth element all along? ...Or, was LOVE the actual fifth element, and Leeloo and Plavalaguna both THOUGHT they knew what they were talking about, but were actually mistaken? :)

[@ShadyJas1]

@@tranya327 so leeloo never actually speaks to pavalagona, she is 'remade' from dna alone and thus has to learn everything from scratch. My thought is the 5th element isnt actually love, it is indeed leeloo who otherwise would have known/been taught by the aliens at the start of the movie (her kind) what to do. She was learning through the computer about human history and got to war which made her switch her mind to not help. It wasnt until corbyn said he loved her that her mind was changed back to help them

[@alecsandyr]

Some of the best spies in major wars were civilians. Restaurant and lounge employees, singers and musicians (like Glenn Miller, it's theorized), sex workers. The Diva is a perfect example. And who doesn't love the psychic synchrony between the performance and the fight? There's a "Who sang it best" video out there of actual humans performing the diva dance song, including Dimash. It's great house-cleaning music, tbh. LOL Thanks for doing this one, @ReelinwithAsiaandBJ !

[@Cloud_Strife0811]

Luc Besson, who wrote the story, also made up the language that Leeloo was speaking ( the divine language ) Milla learned it and her and Luc would be on set having whole conversations in it and people we're dumbfounded cause they had no idea what was being said. It's great to see people enjoying it after all these years☺️

[@micheletrainor1601]

Lilou ( Mila Jovovich) was pregnant with his child by the end of filming. So him and his wife the blue Diva in the movie were divorced not long after so Mila Jovovich and Luc Beeson became a couple.

[@kissmy_butt1302]

It is partial gibberish. If memory serves me they made it up of Mila's multi-language knowledge of Russian, Italian and Latin.

[@DocFunkenstein]

You left out the part where they used it to carry on an affair with each other, right in front of Luc's own wife (the Diva).

[@Cloud_Strife0811]

@@DocFunkenstein I didn't leave it out, I just don't get into people's personal life like that. What they do is their business.

[@TARAdubbleyuu]

Milla made up the language herself.

[@3DJapan]

Bruce had a lot of comedic rolls. His first was the drama / comedy show Moonlighting, then the action comedy film Hudson Hawk.

[@savsmiles3042]

I was about to comment that when they were talking about him being funny in Die Hard. What was the name of that actress in that show? I used to watch it all the time growing up. It was one of my favorite tv shows

[@vodengc520]

@@savsmiles3042 That was Cybill Shepherd. I saw that show waaaaay back when I was like 5 or 6, lol.

[@savsmiles3042]

@@vodengc520 yes, that’s her name. Thx:)

[@chrismort8126]

Blind date 1987 was Bruce Willis first credited movie

[@mantism.d.8363]

Bruce has actually said several times that comedy is what he always wanted to do, not action. After Die Hard he was typecast as an action hero for the most part, and took a long time to break out of that stigma.

[@martinklaus2203]

Chris Tucker made this movie. His scream was just too damn funny!!

[@rayhutchinson640]

Milla was great in Resident Evil and Bruce was great in Pulp Fiction but my favorite acting from them is right here, in The 5th Element. Another fun reaction to another fun movie, y'all!

[@tmpreardon4200]

Fifth Element was ahead of its time. Not a big box office success, but its popularity has grown over the years. Chris Tucker is a legend. Friday, Rush Hour and Fifth Element? C'mon! The priest guy in Fifth Element also played the android that tried to kill Ripley with a rolled up newspaper before exploding into milk in Alien and also plays Bilbo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings movies. Nice to see him in a comedic role. Love the channel...and I love when either of you say 'looklooklooklooklook'.

[@frizzlethecat2084]

Bilbo! Dang, now I know where I knew the priest from! I just couldn't put my finger on it!

[@jonathanking456]

Sir Ian Holm. Knighted by the Queen (CBE). Come on y’all!😁

[@3COI]

That Chris Tucker scream still has me in tears every time lol

[@Scottie_S]

When I first watched this movie with my wife and kids, the minute Chris Tucker made his 'entrance'....we were hooked! It's now a family staple.

[@memos5205]

29:50 "Ruby Rhod" = The most Underrated Movie Character of all times 🤣 He supposed to be like "Prince" (RIP), but a really weird one and Chris Tucker nailed it !

[@royaltyblessed2454]

They actually wanted Prince if I'm not mistaken

[@jamiestone1356]

My wife said she loves this movie because the world was saved by love

[@TARAdubbleyuu]

Nope. The world was saved by a woman being respected, then feeling loved. It was after just one man recognized how valiant she was, really SAW her, that love could muster a force of creation that rivaled and stamped out destruction/death. It's an allegory about life being in women and how the world doesn't recognize women for what they truly are.

[@lemonlimeyipes1107]

Was gonna post this on patreon but figured I’d post it here. For those who didn’t figure it out, the fifth element is love. That’s what she’s meant to represent and why she’s the critical puzzle piece for extinguishing evil. That’s why the diva told Corbin she needed his love or she would die, and also explains a couple other critical bits in the movie… In the scene where she’s hiding in the vents and zorg is trying to kill her, then by the time Corban gets there he literally has to pull her out and carry her in his arms. You guys were like “What happened to her?” It wasn’t that any of the bullets hit her. She was just so emotionally broken and distraught by someone wanting her to die that badly. A similar thing happens when she researches “War”. She doesn’t see a world desiring of love. She sees a fallen world content in darkness and destruction. She sees a world content without her in it. That’s why, afterward, she can barely muster the strength to stay awake or keep on living. The fact that she represents love and all its needs therein automatically makes her that sensitive. Only after she can feel the love from Corban is she able to amplify it to destroy the evil. Honestly, this is one of my favorite movies of all time. It’s very rewatchable, not just for the funny parts but because its message is always relevant. Really enjoyed watching this with you guys. Good pick lol

[@putinscat1208]

25 years! This movie will be playing on cable for another 25. One of the most unique movies ever made.

[@lukefallon8276]

I love the Euro vibe this movie has. It reminds me of the stories in the illustrated magazine Heavy Metal. Great story, perfect pacing and awesome performances from everyone. Chris Tucker as Ruby was perfect casting. I never knew a man could scream like that! :D

[@kirkdarling4120]

Now that you mention it, it is kind of like a live-action Heavy Metal.

[@snooks5607]

the visuals is what gets me through this movie, can't fault anyone for liking it for other reasons just not for me

[@Malfehzan]

No wonder, with Jean Giraud (Moebius) being art director (he was one of the Métal Hurlant founder).

[@hexlinger]

The european....director was actually going for a specific french comic book style that had a following in france. Glad you picked up on that.

[@davidhasselblad2898]

One of my favorite good time movies. It really is it's own precedent of a movie. I'm glad you guys enjoyed it so much. And Chris Tucker was beyond hilarious in this movie 😂 CORBIN DAAALLLASSS!!! 😂 He was insane 😂

[@TheTrmetzgar]

Fun fact, the part of Ruby Rod was written with Prince in line to play the roll so his look was fashioned for him. For what ever reason Prince didn't do the part but Chris Tucker play it with Prince in mind with his own flare. I am so glad Prince didn't do it because Chris Tucker nailed it like no other.

[@rydbthatsme]

Ruby Rod was so ahead of his time, granted it’s supposed to be futuristic but whoever wrote this character had a wild imagination in 1997.

[@robandnikki1]

An interesting factoid: the Opera song was written in a way that cannot physically be sang by a human. It had to be done with computers. But since this movie, there has been at least on singer that has accomplished the impossible and sang it note for note.

[@TF2CrunchyFrog]

The movie was long before autotune. The actress playing the Diva _was_ an opera singer.

[@slyladykush]

This movie is all over the place crazy and I love every minute of it! One of my favorites! Thanks for watching! 💗

[@renecasillas1308]

I love this movie. I love the action in this movie . Chris Tucker Gives a great performance in this movie.

[@healeychantel]

I always took it as the 5th Element is Love. Each Element needed its specific Element to work. Water for water, etc. Corbin had to show her love in order for her to work.

[@flabigbearjr]

LOVE, the 5th element was love, earth the body water the blood, fire the emotions/passion, wind the spirit, AND LOVE the hope and compassion which she lost after seeing in fast forward the total atrocities she saw humans were capable of, of which he reignited

[@j.spaceman6669]

The 5th Element is Love. That's why it worked when Corbin confessed his love to her, and only then.

[@kenpaden]

This movie was such a breath of fresh air, it was not a sequel or spin off it was an original that stands the test of time. I believe this was one of Chris Tuckers first big budget films , he did great and really held his own up against Bruce Willis. Gary Oldman playing Zorg was brilliant because Gary Oldman is always brilliant , his portrayal of Winston Churchill in " Darkest Hour" would be a great film to check out. great reaction guys!

[@Matuse]

Friday came before this, which was the movie that really launched Tucker.

[@kenpaden]

@@Matuse I think your right, it helped put him on the map, Fifth Element took him to a new level as it was an international film with wide release, proved he could hold his own with a big star like Bruce Willis and deliver big box office numbers...265 million worldwide

[@charlesfaure1189]

Each stone was activated by the element it represented. Earth, fire, water, air. Leeloo was activated by love.

[@fondaholland1595]

I forgot how funny this movie was! Thank y'all we so enjoyed your reactions! My hubby was actually laughing out loud when BJ was laughing so hard he had tears 😅. Thank y'all again! Love and peace ✌️🕊️❤️🤗 from Memphis Tennessee 💕🥰

[@ReelinwithAsiaandBJ]

Thanks, we’re so glad y’all had a good laugh, (we did)! Hope to see y’all Saturday Fonda, when AIRLINE premieres (we lol)!

[@cjhedrick6418]

I'll be honest, it took me YEARS to comprehend this movie. The tone whipped between serious and goofy so often that I didn't really get how I was supposed to react to what I was seeing. It always forced me to a state of neutrality, so that by the time it was over, I didn't retain anything except the last few seconds.

[@endoraismygma]

This was so fun to watch with y'all 😅. No one but Chris Tucker could have played that role 😂😂😂. My kids got me into this movie years ago and we can all still quote lines from it. Love it 💖

[@sonofthesea3298]

18:57 Literally the main reason why i watched this reaction,to see how you reacted to Chris sliding in from nowhere. Although sometimes i can find Chris Tucker abit too screamy when he "gets excited or upset",he absolutely floored me when i first saw this. 😆

[@axxm731]

The Blue Avatar Was a Profit/parable and she came there on purpose. She knew she was going to die and the stones were never in the box. And the Fifth Element is Love 👍🏾🕊

[@frizzlethecat2084]

*Prophet. Not to be "that guy", but a profit and a prophet are really different.

[@axxm731]

@@frizzlethecat2084 🤦🏾‍♂️Your totally being that Guy LOL But God Bless You Man I understand the difference

[@leslauner5062]

The first song Diva Plavalaguna sings is an aria from the opera "Lucia di Lammermoor" by Gaetano Donizetti.

[@edwardpaulsen1074]

The fifth element is "Love"... it is what connects everything together...

[@Souzawrites]

You recognize the priest, right? He was Ash, the Science Officer aboard the Nostromo who tried to kill Ripley in Alien.

[@blackheartrevolution9964]

This is definitely one of my favorite movies from the 90s. It's an absolutely hilarious action movie, and like many said Chris Tucker stole the spotlight in this. 😂😂😂😂 I'm glad you guys enjoyed this classic movie!

[@honorsilverthorne7227]

Hi, guys. Leelu was from a species of supreme warriors. They fought evil. They were the same ones we saw in the very beginning of the movie; they were just wearing their space-armor when we first see them land.

[@praack4563]

I must have watched this Luc Besson masterpiece over 60 times, probably more since it first came out. i laugh each time- it is SciFI, Romance, Horror and Comedy all in one. Great costumes by Thierry Arbogast, great Physical Effects - even the backgrounds are well done that so they still work 2 decades past release. loved watching this- so i know i will be pulling out my copy and spinning up the drive to watch again this weekend.

[@Granuja14]

Such a great movie!! I dont know if anyone mentioned it yet but this is one of the rare movies where the protagonist and the villain never interact with each other, they didnt even know the other one existed! Their paths never crossed even tho they were in the same ship. Great reaction! You guys are a lot of fun!

[@naticastrong3490]

I already loved this movie but you guys made the reaction so hilarious! Great reaction!👏🏽👏🏽

[@ReelinwithAsiaandBJ]

Thanks Natica!!!

[@Souzawrites]

You are very close. You're right, she saw the evil in the world and wondered what she was saving. As the countdown was underway, Corbin tried to tell her there were also good things like love. Leelu replied, "But I don't know love." Then Dallas kissed her and she realized what was worth saving.

[@aaronburdon221]

If you like the opera piece, it's from Lucia Del Lammermoor. The piece is named "Il Dulce Suono" translated to "The sweet life" Basically, it's her hallucinating her life with her love and lamenting the fact that she can't be with her true love because she was married off and stabbed her husband to death on the wedding night. I would recommend Pretty Yende's rendition of it. Just look up "Pretty Yende Il Dulce Suono" and it'll bring you right to it.

[@stevenlawrence7340]

Let us not forget the late Luke Perry at the start of the film. What a cast.

[@luckyent1299]

Y’all be having me rolling! I feel like I’m watching a movie wit my cousins or something! Keep it coming! Like button smashed!!!

[@ReelinwithAsiaandBJ]

Thanks Lucky!!!

[@MrTommygunz420]

26:00-yeah that song hits different the second time you watch it; as it's considered as one but the hardest songs to perform in existence (there's plenty of videos on here of people trying to actually.)

[@MrTommygunz420]

In fact the ONLY thing that I didn't like about the movie is that the evil every 5k years becoming a second moon in another ~250? would support the "earth is 10k years old and dinosaurs were fake" view of the world, rather than evolution

[@therealtorsteph22]

It does hit different... almost every time, actually

[@MrTommygunz420]

@@therealtorsteph22 yeah but the first time you're too focused on the fight to pay attention to the song

[@xenomorph2056]

This one was BEYOND wild. I absolutely love sci-fi, but this one really pushed the boundaries of the ridiculous lol.

[@chucku00]

Don't forget Spaceballs, tho.

[@glitchxero4687]

Chris Tucker was so good in this movie; he did a great job making Ruby Rhod as over the top as you'd expect a futuristic pop media icon to be, while still keeping him just grounded enough to be believable. In a movie with a star-studded cast where the characters were all well written and performed, he still stole the show.

[@mariasantos-kf9pe]

Actor who played priest also played robot in first Alien movie. Actor with plastic thing in head, Gary Oldman played James Gordon in more than one Batman movie with Christian Bale. Mila Jovovich, the fifth element, was a model but she also did those Resident Evil movies series

[@jasonremy1627]

Also, Dazed and Confused

[@alfreddreamerphotocomics4880]

The city traffic scenes are pretty incredible to see. You can tell they had some really talented people putting this movie together despite all the silliness in it.

[@SF-ed4ef]

The priest is Bilbo Baggins :)

[@jasonegeland1446]

Gary Oldman's performance in this movie was superb.

[@Bellthorian]

This is one of my favorite movies of all time. Chris Tucker was AMAZING and he made the movie. I have been making the Bzzzzzzz sound at people when I want them to go away for YEARS lol.

[@PureEvil1138]

I showed this movie to a friend last year and she was like “I can’t believe I’ve never seen this awesome movie”

[@pwph8361]

I'm so glad you had such fun watching this, especially how much you enjoyed Chris!! When this came out it was soooo original. Still love it to this day. Thanks for the laughs 💖😁

[@averyislove2009]

She is actually a famous opera singer

[@_nauticaldisaster_]

Ruby Rhod really needs a spin off. Like maybe after Corben takes off with Leeloo the government recruits Ruby assuming he played an integral role in saving the planet and he starts doing covert operations under the guise of a TV personality. Goes on missions, hijinks ensue. It could have a sort of Pink Panther / Inspector Clouseau premise where the inept protagonist manages to save the day through luck and maybe some help through a competent assistant. I'd watch it anyway.

[@shellybrownlee5470]

This is absolutely my favorite Bruce Willis movie! Great adventure and comedy combination. And for us North Texans, part of it was filmed in Fort Worth at what used to be Seminary South Mall. My husband was delivering freight to one of the stores during this filming and there was very tight security because Bruce Willis and Chris Tucker were there at the time. Only need to be there people were being allowed that day. Great reaction, y'all!

[@sca88]

RIP 'Tiny' Lister I met him a few years ago at Sports Bar in Costa Mesa CA. A former. USC player used to hang out and watch USC and other college football games and would sometimes have guests with him. One Saturday his guests were Tiny Lister and 70's Oakland Raiders DT Otis Sistrunk. Tiny grew up right up the Freeway in Compton.

[@lazyvipurr4698]

Chris Tucker was the perfect person to play that part, hilarious LOL

[@mena94x3]

4 elements = earth, air, fire, water The 5th element = love (the supreme being) Each needed to be “activated” to defeat evil.

[@therealtorsteph22]

This is correct

[@creativitycell]

I watched this with a girlfriend while sharing a joint in '98! It absolutely blew my mind from the start, i had no idea wat to expect all rhe way thru, and we couldn't stop laughing at Chris Tucker! Luc Besson is one of most genius creative movie Directors ever! And all those outfits n costumes designed by French Fashion Jean Paul Gautier are total genius! 🤣😳🙏👍❤️

[@davidstephens6462]

I watch this at least 3-4 times a year. One of my favorites of all time.

[@lynxoffinland]

The 5th element is love. It gives the meaning, to everything. Leloo was just a vessel, like the stones that needed water air fire and earth to ignite, she needed love. Without love there is nothing. It is one of the elements that the world is made of.

[@terrylandess6072]

Once you see this, you never forget it. Yet another film which is aging very well.

[@VerchielxKanda]

This was the FIRST live action movie I paid attention to that wasn't a cartoon that I absolutely loved. A masterpiece! The audience's reaction to the opera show was genuine, because they had no idea what they were in store for, only that it was a performance.

[@ralphmcclure6896]

Omg I swear I dunno how y’all are doing this u are literally picking all my favorite movies from my child hood I know I’ve said it a few times on here already but dang y’all are on the right path with these movies

[@iggtastic]

I love the super lame small talk Korben attempts with Cornelius: "You must drink a lot of coffee being a priest, huh?" What does that even mean? 🤣

[@julieford8788]

Chris Tucker was so funny in this movie. 😂😂

[@quicksilvermad]

Chris Tucker's last line was *chef's kiss*. Watching this movie as an adult has me appreciating just how **good** Milla Jovovich's performance is in this movie. Watching the 4K resolution where you can finally see all of the microexpressions and emotion in her eyes.

[@shadow7796]

Probably the most "fun" sci-fi ever, imo.

[@pugowner1347]

Love this movie. Gary Oldman (Zorg) also plays Harry Potters Godfather, Serious Black. Your faces were priceless when "Ruby Rhod" showed up.

[@meadmaker4525]

This is one of my favorite movies. Glad y'all reacted to this one. It's just awesome. Luc Besson later made Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, which has some of the same sort of feel as this movie, but is entirely different. Highly recommend it, if you get the opportunity.

[@Mr.Bimbpleton]

Cute how she laughs when she's scared

[@bramos488]

Chris Tucker's character is the best, he is so hilarious. I love this film, great reaction! 🙂

[@shawnsisler3743]

The 5th element is the Light of Creation, which Lelu embodied. The armadillo aliens created her to be the perfect being and weapon against evil. Some of my favorite quotes from this movie are, "Chicken, good", "I don't want one position, I want all positions," and "Lelu Dallas, multipass... multipass" ...lol

[@Uatu-the-Watcher]

This is a fantastic and underrated film. I can’t think of a flaw. It has everything. Well, except a moment evoking crying. Even the exposition fits within the narrative. It’s so incredibly entertaining and rewatchable.

[@creativitycell]

Mila Jovovich is the best SuperModel turned Actress EVER! And Luc Besson's movie muse! They join up again for the Epic " Joan of Arc" and she is Masterful in it! ❤️🙏😳

[@shaharadegan9993]

Loved your reactions! Chris Tucker was hilarious.

[@ReelinwithAsiaandBJ]

Definitely agree Shahara!! Thanks for watching with us!!

[@ProfVRandall]

Chris tucker was an influencer and his character was based on Michael Jackson and Prince. I heard that they actually offered to Prince first and he declined. The character was so ahead of the time that many people didn't understand his import.