THE FIFTH ELEMENT is Perfect Chaos

I'm dying laughing at myself cause I couldn't get Korben's name right - nor could I spell it! ha!
Thanks so much for watching with me! what a fun movie! so glad I finally watched it! It is the film I didn't know I needed to watch!
As I edited and re watched this movie a certain type of Love for it started to brew. A great appreciation for it and what it is. They really don't make movies like this anymore! Thanks so much for going on this wacky journey with me! None-the-less I am so thankful to have experienced this film!
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xx
ames

[@guscarlson7021]

I've never seen an actor that can disappear into character like Oldman can. He's phenomenal.

[@holddowna]

He is unreal!

[@jeanine6328]

Kevin Kline is the only one that comes to my mind. If you watch him in Dave with Sigourney Weaver and then French Kiss with Meg Ryan, he’s unrecognizable and awesome. My absolute favorite of his is, In & Out. There are several recognizable actors including a gay Tom Selleck.

[@guscarlson7021]

"A Fish Called Wanda" what a nut.@@jeanine6328

[@TheAlmaward]

Another is Daniel Day Lewis. Watch Last of the Mohicans, then watch My Left Foot - and then realize that he's the lead in both movies. Absolutely phenomenal.

[@CorwinPatrick]

@@jeanine6328 And then Kevin Kline in "A Fish Called Wanda" as Otto. For which he got an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

[@ragabashmoon1551]

Ruby Rhod was originally supposed to be played by Prince, but he had to bow out (reasons vary, some say he had a tour coming up, so say he didn't like the costume design, maybe both) so they brought in Chris Tucker to replace him, and honestly I don't even think Prince could have done better. Years later at a club in LA, Prince's bodyguards told Chris to come with them, Prince wanted to meet him. Prince told him he liked Ruby Rhod, and that's why he wanted to meet him. Also fun fact, Luc Besson actually created so much of the language and taught it to Milla (they were dating at the time) and the two of them would have actual conversations on set. Oh and Gary Oldman actually hated this movie and only did it because Luc Besson asked him to do it as a favor in return for help with financing one of his own projects, he didn't even read the script before he agreed to do it. Which, honestly goes even more to what a great actor he is, and even hating the movie, he put his all into it, as that's just who he is.

[@daverhoden445]

I was in a DVD store in the middle of Montreal when they were playing the 25th anniversary release. Twenty to Thirty of us just standing there watching this movie and laughing our asses off.

[@BouillaBased]

"I don't know how they got Gary Oldman to do this..." Gary Oldman and Luc Besson have history. They did "Leon: The Professional" before this one.

[@holddowna]

I haven’t seen Leon in a longgg time so I didn’t remember he was in it! Just Natalie Portman

[@BouillaBased]

It can be really hard to remember which roles Gary Oldman did, because he's such a chameleon. You would never think that it was the same actor in JFK and True Romance, though they're only a couple years apart.

[@JohnThorsson-yo4qq]

@@BouillaBasedGary in “Darkest Hour” is something. If you didn’t know he was playing Churchill, you’d never know it was him.

[@LordNelsonkm]

Unfortunately Gary does not like this role and his performance. I think he did an excellent job though.

[@arandomnamegoeshere]

@@LordNelsonkm I always find it fascinating when artists don't like their work despite its popularity or are perplexed at that popularity (or even sadly annoyed that something else they loved doing didn't get the same attention instead). It speaks to some element of creativity that isn't obvious to even those creating.

[@eschiedler]

I watched Fifth Element on opening weekend blind to a packed audience and everyone around me was laughing and having a great time. This movie deserves to not have ever been forgotten despite it's cult-ish status of love it or leave it.

[@holddowna]

I love that it must have been soo fun on opening night! Now that’s a reaction I woulda loved to see!

[@eschiedler]

@@holddowna Cinema in theater in the 80's and 90's was a special time. Lots of memories.

[@jackcack69]

True Romance. Directors cut. Your welcome.

[@nicholasbyrne6485]

​@@holddownadid you recognise the voice of Bruce Willis' boss "Finger"? Vin Diesel.

[@edwinrollins142]

Same, and i also loved how the previews were really simple, abstract, and vague about what it was even about, so we really didn't know what to expect, but evrryone in the theatre was nlown away!

[@robertphillips213]

Leeloo stole all of our hearts.

[@holddowna]

She totally did!

[@RabidTribble]

Leeloo's "awakening" in the lab was violent, because she was reliving the moment of her death in the crash. From her perspective, she was crashing/dying and then was suddenly in a lab.

[@Wolf-ln1ml]

I'm still just amazed at her going into that backbend/back arch just like that... Any idea how fricking hard that is? 🤯 That doesn't just take a couple of weeks of training...

[@Kittyjingles28]

This is just me but, I feel it's more that she's been "awakened" for the first time. For all we know she may have been in the case her whole existence. Infact I think she still needs to be shown love in that form. Implied by the ancient books people might have celebration ceremonies to activate the weapon. Out of the case she now is given free will, and must be convinced to activate the weapon. Sorry went a little out of pocket there. I just love all the little subtle stuff they used to give us info.

[@verne51]

not difficult at all..@@Wolf-ln1ml

[@0neTwo3]

This movie was a tour de force of transitions… the way the editors cut it together was absolutely next level.

[@YukoValis]

@@Kittyjingles28 possible, but also there seems to be evidence that leeloo in some form was awake during the explosion. you can see the recovered arm holding onto the stone case handle. When that empty case is delivered to Zorg you can see one of the handles ripped off. So either they were awake when the ship exploded or they made the statue thing hold onto the case.

[@dr.mofongo9001]

One of my all time favorites. Quirky, imaginative sci-fi, with plenty of action, comedy, and at the core, a love story. This movie had it all.

[@holddowna]

Yes it did!!! Better the more you watch too!

[@SheaHarris]

@@holddowna It is definitely one of the most re-watchable movies and gets better.

[@StayFractalesque]

Are you kidding? Lee-Loo is to this day, still in the top 10 most popular cosplay choices.. definitely a staple of the 'basic brioches collection' ..you'll see thermal bandages now everywhere you've seen this flick..

[@StayFractalesque]

Awe, you're a good sport for 'heart'ing this... I'm looking forward to more reactions from you, bb..

[@cFull_Rtrd]

back when this movie came out i don't think cosplay was even a thing yet, the closest thing i can think is when the star wars prequel came out and people dressed up to stand in line

[@FrenchieQc]

@@cFull_Rtrd The term itself "Cosplay" goes back to the mid 80's but people were doing it well before that. Star Trek, Rocky Horror, and like you said, Star Wars factored a lot into that. But people dressing up as other characters goes way, way back into the middle-ages.

[@Joliie]

Its Cheap and easy to make so I see why its a good choice.

[@cFull_Rtrd]

@@FrenchieQc well maybe i was just some ignorant kid but i had never heard of comic cons back then or anything. Also wasn't on the internet 24/7 and yeah people were ignorant back then. Maybe the whole cosplay thing I missed until i saw it on the internet being this popular thing people do on reddit or something.

[@jenssylvesterwesemann7980]

Bless Brion James, he had so much fun playing General Munro. A far cry from the other (mostly bad guys) roles I have seen him in. Gone far too soon. R.I.P. and Godspeed.

[@jwoellhof]

thank you for this post. dad and i were talking about this the other day after seeing him as a badguy in an old western. he was so good as the General here.

[@robertofulton]

Funny 5th element story. The ensign in the hotel who says he’s never negotiated before is Lee Evan’s who even in 1997 was a relatively famous comedian from the UK. He told no one that he was in the movie essentially pretended he’d gone on holiday for a week or two when he went to LA to film it. So when the movie was coming out he got a bunch of his mates to go to the cinema with him to watch it……apparently their faces were hilarious.

[@efrat394]

I see it as less about "saving the world with love," and more about giving Leloo a reason for saving humanity through something worth saving.

[@happyninja42]

I think it's a little bit of both, the idea is the 5th Element, IS love. But she can't USE love as the weapon of defense it needs to be, if she doesn't feel it herself.

[@0neTwo3]

My favorite hidden gem in this movie is the hallway hold-up guy’s hat… its actually a painting of the hallway! That’s what Corbin sees when he looks through the peep hole in the door before opening it.

[@frontprochproduction]

My favorite as well. Did you catch it the first time you watched the movie? I didn't...🙃

[@BasilOnatopp]

That guy played Nino Quincampoix (the love interest) in Amelie.

[@dilsoncamacho4100]

She HAS TO WATCH DEMOLITION MAN now... it's core 90s action sci-fi stuff, together with fifth element

[@holddowna]

Never seen it!!!!

[@markcarpenter6020]

​​@@holddownaI also vote for demolition man, it is semi prophetic with how it portrayed the future.

[@Dracojax]

Simon says watch it

[@redcelticdrake]

Ha She doesn't know about the 3 seashells.

[@joris.elfrances]

Demolition Man FTW, great suggestion

[@octaviousdutolan4270]

A most excellent movie that doesn't take itself seriously, grabs the audience by the hands with no apologies, and pulls you laughing and groaning into its own universe for an all too brief time. It may be a dumpster fire, but it doesn't pretend to be anything else. It just exists, and is awesome.

[@acereporter73]

4:26 "Are you German?" PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFTT 🤣😅😆😂🤣

[@PreRockDoc]

This is the only movie, besides Back to the Future, that while I was watching it for the first time in the theater I thought to myself, "if I could just sit and watch this for the rest of my life, I would die a happy man". Great reaction! You just gained another subscriber. I'm looking forward to more of your reactions.

[@ScribbleScrabbless]

Thanks for the great video, one of my favorite movies ever.

[@holddowna]

thank you so much!

[@feudist]

The dancing junkie cracks me up to this day. And there was no movie without Chris tucker.

[@holddowna]

Lovvvve Chris Tucker! Thanks for watching !

[@joris.elfrances]

The dancing junkie, if you're refering to the one attacking Bruce Willis in his appartment, is played by Matthieu Kassovitz, french film director known for La Haine (or Gothika with Halle Berry in Hollywood)

[@stewartbonner]

Monsters, props, backgrounds, spaceships and cars and many lines/references and more are from 20+ years of sci-fi movies and TV sci-fi series. Part of the fun when it came out was to see how many you could spot.

[@cmlemmus494]

Luc Besson was a key figure in the "Cinéma du look" movement and also takes a lot of inspiration from French science fiction comics of the 1960s - 80s. This is true of all his films, but especially Fifth Element, Lucy (2014), and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017). This is a big part of why the film feels so unique. It's an avant-garde French film made with a Hollywood budget.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

And with international actors instead of french ones.

[@cmlemmus494]

@@Quotenwagnerianer I'd say, rather, that it has Hollywood actors in key speaking roles, but most of the minor roles are played by French and British actors. With the exception of the flight attendants who are all played by models.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

I love so much about this movie, but my absolute favorite part, and you may think this odd, was the the guy flying his food truck-boat right to Dallas' window. That was purely delightful.

[@holddowna]

It was pretty amazing!

[@nutterbuttergutter]

“You ah fye-yurd!”

[@johndurrett3573]

It felt very Blade Runner to me which is part of why I loved that scene.

[@tearstoneactual9773]

Bloody marvelous. Loved that guy in Lethal Weapon 4

[@matthewcostello3530]

the production decided to dye Jovovich's hair from its natural brown color to her character's signature orange color. However, due to the fact that her hair had to be redyed regularly to maintain the bright color, Milla's hair quickly became too damaged and broken to withstand the dye. Most of Milla's hair fell out and eventually a wig was created to match the color and style of Leeloo's hair, and was used for the remainder of the production.

[@holddowna]

That makes sense! I think I can tell know where it shifted (I do hair) so this stuff gets my attention LOL

[@Aughtel]

​@@holddownayou can't just say something like that without giving us a timestamp!

[@neutrino78x]

@@holddowna you're so beautiful! are you latina?? I was 19 when this movie came out 🙂

[@rob4121]

wow, who cares?

[@neutrino78x]

@@rob4121 "wow, who cares?" Anybody who thinks she's hot, which includes you and I. lol

[@MauriceCalis]

Ames - I gotta agree, incredible cast, but crazy story, and what made them sign on to this. Gotta appreciate the delivery, though. Like the Diva, very cool performance, but what the heck with these massive stones in her. Corbin fell in love so easily, but somehow Willis made the love story worth watching. And yes, Chris Tucker made this film for me too. Always gets me at the end, “WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU”, hahaha. I love how different Gary Oldman is in everything. I think he said Ross Perot was his inspiration for this accent. Kinda wish these producers/director were in charge of Dune.

[@DavidStebbins]

Great reaction! This is one of my favorite films, partly because the hero (Bruce Willis) and the villain (Gary Oldman) never actually meet. They just pass near each other at the bank of elevators on the cruise ship.

[@holddowna]

So true!! Thanks for watching!

[@TallyDrake]

Well...if you consider Leeloo is the hero (which she is, assisted by Korben), she did meet Zorg.

[@charlesgarber5911]

Dumpster fire is an apt description of the chaos that this movie brings, but there's so much to love about the ridiculousness that it's almost completely redeemed for it. It's like someone who's so homely/ugly that they almost become cute because of it... :D Definitely looking forward to the next video of yours that I watch. ;)

[@christoffesedao3579]

🍿Dumpster Fire?. . . I guess the chaos of the plot, but the movie itself is great. You seemed to enjoy it. Good Reaction👍 The screenplay was written by Robert Mark Kamen, the writer of The Karate Kid. Luc Besson and Kamen have been teaming up ever since.

[@holddowna]

First words and I mean it in the best way! But I did enjoy it! I love this movie more and more the more I watch it! I’ve never seen the karate kid!

[@calebwilliams7659]

Rumor was that Luc Besson guessed up front that Chris Tucker would refuse to wear the skintight girly designed pantsuits so he started out by showing him dresses from the Galtier line which Tucker flew off the handle saying there was no way he was going to wear dresses, so Besson pretended like he was super let down and kowtowed to Tucker, then he came back later with the original costumes they really wanted Tucker to wear, and Tucker was fine with it. #reversepsychology

[@88wildcat]

It worked with Tucker but it didn't work with Prince which is who the part was originally written for.

[@ggrreeggy]

My favorite line: 'Azizz Light!'

[@holddowna]

🤣🤣🧡🧡🧡

[@barryg.5224]

This is my favorite movie of all-time, sooo much fun, just showed it to my daughter over the weekend & she absolutely LOVED it. Thanks for reacting to it.

[@Tampahop]

The real stars of the movie might have been comic artists Jean "Moebius" Giraud and Jean-Claude Mézières, whose books inspired parts of the film, for production design. Costume design was by Jean-Paul Gaultier. The look and feel of The Fifth Element was amazing.

[@holddowna]

It’s soooo unique !

[@andresaguilar327]

YES!!!!

[@AltCutTV]

May want to watch "Valerian" for an even more unhinged space opera in the same style. It is based on the comic, of the same name, that TFE was largely inspired by. That one is actually more of a critic consensus dumpster fire though. But I thought it was fairly representative of the source material, apart from some weird character changes.

[@ghyslainabel]

18:35 in the novelization, Korben kissed Leeloo because slapping her in the face like he did with the priest seemed wrong. 31:31 in the book, the goo appeared whenever someone was close to, or in contact with the dark planet. It was a sign that evil is sinking in. 41:24 if I remember correctly, the novelization implied that the Moon was a previous dark planet. The novel was probably based on the original script, before the movie was finalized. The book has a couple more scenes than the film and it goes in more details.

[@CarlosGarcia-ze1mk]

wow maybe one of my favorite movies ever and I did not know there is a book, thanks.

[@RenegadeSamurai]

@@CarlosGarcia-ze1mkafaik it came out of Luc Bessons mind too

[@ben2741]

Yeah, I think we’re supposed to infer that about Alina since they spent the money show both celestial bodies in orbit over earth

[@kmvoss]

Yep, a very weird and goofy movie. I won't ever get sick of it. :) Great reaction.

[@holddowna]

I love it more and more with re watching!

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

@@holddownaFifth Element and Big Trouble in Little China are two films that immediately come to mind that are very rewarding to watch multiple times.

[@ernesthakey3396]

​@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192BTiLC is awesome! My favorite thing about it is the guy who thinks he's the hero of the story is actually a sidekick... :)

[@Wref]

The more times I watch the scene with Zorg talking to Shadow, the more I'm inclined to think it's blood, but what they used was the old school prop for blood, during the black-and-white TV days when they used chocolate syrup for blood. I love this movie, it's one of my favorites.

[@karlbecker8775]

The quick cut edits timed with the score are brilliant! Love this film.

[@holddowna]

🧡🧡🧡

[@cajunsushi]

Such an imaginative and creative work of cinematic art.

[@holddowna]

It really is!

[@richardjones7984]

This is one of my favourite movies. It's so stylish and funny. Chris Tucker is so over the top and the perfect foil for Bruce Willis' stoic character. It is also a very deep movie. In these days of excessive restrictions on freedoms the term "Leelu Multipass" is hilarious.

[@covrtdesign5279]

They didn't die in the fridge, you can watch his eye close after the door closes, but then they are talking to the president while the fight on the ship is happening. To this day one of the best movies ever made!!!!!!!

[@adampare8088]

5th Element was the 1st Blue Ray dvd I bought, so it holds a special place in memory for me.

[@holddowna]

That is AMAZING! This holds a special place now since reacting and editing! So happy to have finally watched this!

[@Cheesesteak70-d1v]

I was watching this on HBO when it first was available in the 90s I’ve seen it many times before my children were young and my wife never heard of it they sat down and watched it with me until this day. It is their favorite film my wife even bought the soundtrack for me as a Christmas gift on CD to this day. We still reference the movie all the time.

[@jbtrimar]

I raised my kids (born in the 90's) on this movie. To this day, we do the same thing and quote this movie to each other.

[@holddowna]

That’s awesome!

[@holddowna]

Love this thanks for sharing!

[@VerchielxKanda]

The reaction to the opera show from everyone was genuine, because they had NO idea what they would be in store for.

[@ernesthakey3396]

The diva's song was apparently written to be nearly unsingable by human voice, but there are people who have done very good versions of it, worth checking out on YT.

[@Mundane05]

3:15 even at 10 years old I could tell the thing he was holding to arm the bomb was just a combination lock. They did wonders with the budget for this movie, but this and the tinfoil walls of the lab earlier on are the biggest budget standouts.

[@RoGueNavy]

Milla and Luc Besson actually carried on full conversations in the alien language that was developed for the movie.

[@zurnie]

And, from their working closely with the Devine Language they ended up dating. Luc divorced his then wife who played Pavel Laguna, the Diva. Luc and Mila got married. Lasted several years.

[@michaeltelson9798]

For some reason, I see elements of the movie “Heavy Metal” coming out in guys film. Just influencing the style and other aspects. It is still a favorite of mine.

[@johng482]

This came out when I was in engineering school and everyone I knew was asking how a movie could be made about boron. I thought they were joking, then found out none of my classmates were familiar with the four classical elements.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

"...none of my classmates were familiar with the four classical elements." Didn't any of them ever READ?!? I mean, if nothing else, in an engineering school I would think you'd have more than your share of fantasy fiction fans, and there are plenty of references to the 4 elements in that genre!

[@Mark73]

MST3K made the same joke

[@m.d.5463]

Hey Ames, did I mention, I also have the original StarWars record which is to be seen behind you, I bought that as a young boy in our record store. Two LP-Records inside and a lot of nice pics from the scenes. I fell in love with Star Wars right away. And of course also because of the fantastic score from John Williams, AWESOME! By the way, the fifth element is also about music. Eric Serra did an awesome job there, so sensitive and transporting each scene. But one track is from that day on only connected in my mind with that movie: Khaled - Alech tadi! 😄 And of course 'il dolce suono' from Lucia di Lammermoor opera sung by Inva Mula. Its so much fun to see you watch the movie, I could listen to your comments all day long. Keep on producing videos as I am almost through with all of your 'First time watching ...'- videos. Take care! Gentle european style kisses! (left and right of course) 😄 CIAO! 💚 P.S. Have you seen Luc Bessons movie 'NIKITA'? That one is the blueprint for the more lousy US-version named 'Codename: Nina'. Check it out! P.P.S. And if you like to hear it, I can tell you a story when I met and talked to Bruce Willis and the cast of a different movie aswell as his stunt double and his so called light double.

[@holddowna]

I think u did mention! Glad you noticed it cause I just love the art of Vader on the back!! I haven’t seen that and I should!!!

[@argantyr5154]

I love how Gary Old & Bruce Willis characters never met.

[@holddowna]

Me too! Someone pointed that out!

[@jollyrodgers7272]

Another one of my favorites, and a copy is in my personal library. Luc Besson began writing this story when he was 16 years old, and was 38 when it started appearing in cinemas.

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

"Uncut Gems" star Julia Fox dressed up as Leeloo. The original costume was inspired by hospital emergency bandaging covering a bare minimum of bits. Milla Jovovich was 19 when she played this part.

[@joeparker9516]

Fifth Element was one of the funniest movies I have ever watched. Watching you react to it, was the second. Mila Jovovich is a phenomenal actress, and brings style and grace to every role she takes on. Your commentary was splendid, thank you for recognizing the talent that entertained us all. Keep them coming.

[@jasonligon5937]

What, what do you mean?? Why would they need to convince Gary to be in an epic space opera as an awesome villain, with Bruce at the top of their game in the early 90s?😎😎

[@holddowna]

LOLOLOLOL!!!! reading this script must of been wild!!! I love Gary in this soo much depth in his performance

[@jasonligon5937]

@@holddowna yes, all the characters, even small ones were fleshed out and had depth. It took itself seriously, but also made fun of itself at the same time and gave little homages to other stories with little easter eggs.(a big one being the buns😛). Sadly, the current crop of scifi tries to copy this type of success without good dialog or story and wonder why it performs badly.

[@SpearM3064]

@@jasonligon5937 You'd think he would've loved acting in this movie, wouldn't you? But in an interview with him (sorry, I forget who the interviewer was), he said this was one of his least favorite roles. Only reason he did it is because he owed Luc Besson a favor. However, whether he hated it or not, I think we can both agree that he was chewing the scenery in every shot he was in.

[@rcpueblo4188]

He did star in the movie Tiptoes. It's possibly one of the worst movies ever made.

[@treetopjones737]

Contraction of must have would be "must've" "would of, could of, should of" etc. is nonsense.

[@mortellaro1]

I have seen this film several times. I mjst confess that watching a movie with friends and family is the best. Watching by yourself sucks. Watching a movie with your comments, insights and jokes makes it much more fun. Thank you for the company.😊

[@holddowna]

Honestly sometimes I wish I had someone to riff off of while reacting because watching with someone is the best! But I’m so thankful to have you guys!!!

[@mortellaro1]

Working my way through the films you have commented on.

[@tolstoyed]

luc besson was the european version of tarantino, of course people wanted to work with him,...and the cast in this one was excellent. packed with 90's pop stars

[@3DJapan]

Except he's good.

[@treetopjones737]

Besson is leagues above Quentin the copycat.

[@PeterOConnell-pq6io]

"To keep her warm?" is just about the funniest thing I've heard said about this movie.

[@michaausleipzig]

One of the very few movies where the main protagonist and main antagonist ... never actually meet! 😅

[@holddowna]

Hahah!!!

[@TommyBlazeHD]

Movie was directed by Luc Besson - a french director. Did the Professional that also started Gary Oldman. Costume design was by Jean-Paul Gaultier. And he was nominated that year for costume design, but Titanic also won that category. This movie also held a world record for the largest indoor controlled explosion done on a set! Our family rented this movie on VHS, and I fell in love instantly. Bought it on VHS a month later.

[@notthestatusquo7683]

Dumpster fire? How dare you. This movie is a masterpiece.

[@holddowna]

i mean it with the most respect! also first words that came to me! what a reaction is for haha

[@znk0r]

Bzzzzzzzzzz! !

[@Jameson_Visual_Arts_Studios]

@@holddownaI had an older friend who was an accomplished sci-fi/fantasy illustrator who could talk for hours about almost every classic, and contemporary sci-fi/horror/fantasy film ever made declare this film the worst movie he’d ever seen in his life(He cited the nonsensical plot) which was hilarious because everyone else at the game dev company I worked with that left the office early to go see it laughed there asses off!🤣

[@ernesthakey3396]

​@@Jameson_Visual_Arts_Studiosthere's always that one guy who just doesn't "get it"... 😂

[@puremachinery]

​@@holddowna "dumpster fire" is slang for "catastrophically bad" - based on the video title, it seems like maybe you thought it meant "chaotic?"

[@BradAaronTaylor]

This flick is _such_ a trip. Classic '90s! Closing in on 40K subs, Ames - seriously well-deserved. You're my fave reactor on youtube 🙋🏼‍♂️

[@holddowna]

Omgosh thanks so much Brad! This movie was wild! But so fun! And I loved it the more I got into editing it and re watching!!! Thanks for being here!

[@patilopez8494]

This my all time favourite! I love it! Thank you for reacting to it! It was so fun watching you ❤️

[@holddowna]

So fun!

[@frededy4]

the way you yeeted the pillow into your chair sold me.

[@BDUBZ49]

wtf does that even mean?

[@thafilmguy1]

According to the script, the dark liquid that we see on people's heads was some kind of acidic stuff that the dark orb in space controls. Also, when Korben says, "I only speak two languages. English and Bad English." Apparently Bruce Willis ad-libbed that line.

[@holddowna]

That is my fave line of the MOVIE

[@johnmimeault3467]

Thanks!

[@holddowna]

thank you!

[@henrytjernlund]

I think this is the only movie I've seen where the top good guy and top bad guy never meet or interact. The elevator scene is the closest they come.

[@holddowna]

I love this!

[@rantman4521]

Bravo! What a performance!! You pass the audition. Nailed it!

[@lukewood7060]

i saw this three times at the cinema when it came out. so great.

[@holddowna]

🧡I love it more each time!

[@glrasshopper]

Fun fact; the actors in the alien suits at the beginning could not see what they were doing. They had to memorize their steps and moves exactly to be able to pull it off without running into anything.

[@FeaturingRob]

This is one of my favorite films...every time I see it on TV, I have to stop and watch it. Luc Besson came up with the story as a kid in France, even creating the Universal Language that Leeloo speaks. He had been inspired by the comics of two of France's best comic book artists Jean "Moebius" Giraud and Jean-Claude Mézières, who he hired for a lot of the production design. In fact, later on, Besson would do the film Valerian and the City of A Thousand Worlds based on Jean-Claude Mézières's Valerian and Lauriline comics which stars Dale DeHaan, Cara Delavigne, and Rihanna. When Milla Jovovich was hired she was required to learn the Universal Language, and she and Besson would hold conversations on set that way. This was also the film that put Milla on the map and led to her becoming the action star she is now with the Resident Evil franchise. Gary Oldman had played the villain in Besson's previous film Leon: The Professional opposite Jean Reno (who was the voice of Mr. Shadow) and Natalie Portman, in her first film role. So, Oldman knew about The Fifth Element, and was pitched before production wrapped on Leon. Plavalaguna was played by Besson's then-girlfriend Maiwen Le Besco. The singing was done by Inva Mula, an Albanian soprano in two parts. Part one was "Il Duoce Sono" from Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti. The second part was written to not be sung all the way through as a whole since it jumps octaves in crazy ways, but sung in pieces, put together to create the seamless whole as it was thought that no one could actually perform it. There are several sopranos on KZbin that have put "The Diva Dance" to the test with mixed results. During production, Besson and Jovovich fell in love and were married later. They would later make 'The Messenger' with Jovovich as Joan of Arc. They are now divorced. Ruby Rhod was initially offered to Prince, but because of his touring schedule, he couldn't play the role. Which is partly what inspired Chris Tucker's performance.|

[@holddowna]

Wow thanks for this comment!!

[@christophergreen6595]

Omg. I never knew about the Moebius connection but it makes such perfect sense, looking at the art style.

[@johnbickle8457]

I love how Leeloo is twirling when they look at the door camera.

[@sca88]

Gary Oldman with a Southern accent is probably my favorite part.

[@holddowna]

RIGHT

[@KlevermoreReacts]

30k is wild. and deserved. glad shits popping off for you! This movie tho, bro. when I think scifi classic this is the movie I see. and yes ma'am Mila Jovo-jova-uh Mila is a babe. a badassbabe

[@Laurie473]

Love seeing Ian Holm, Bilbo Baggins in this as Priest Cornelius !! :-)

[@holddowna]

Totally didn’t realize it was him cause I haven’t seen LOTRs since they came out! Can’t wait to watch!

[@ZacCostilla]

My favorite Ian Holm role will always be Captain Fluellyn in “Henry V”

[@ryanclark6402]

Ash from Alien.

[@vejabill]

And the voice of Wallace from "Wallace and Grommet" clay-mation movies!

[@jdssurf]

Leeloo is smokin, her acting amazing.......you can find a few interviews of her talking about making the movie. This flick was such a breath of fresh air, we need more like it. I think they should bring it back actually and add new stories. ha ha you said dumpster fire lol, perfect description.

[@amit_patel654]

One of my favorite movies of all time. It's "perfect" 😁.

[@holddowna]

Hahaha!!!

[@benttranberg2690]

I had to watch this movie many times in order to pick up all the goofy little details. Brilliant.

[@BigPete44]

Hey from New York! Happy Saturday!! I hope you enjoy! 😎

[@holddowna]

Morning! hey hey! thanks for hanging out!

[@movieopinions7201]

Great reaction, you are right the Sailor on the cruise ship is the guy from There's Something About Mary, he's called Lee Evans and he is a standup comedian in the Uk (though he may have retired now) he did a weird slapstick comedy with Nathan Lane called Mouse Hunt which showed off a lot of his physical comedy!

[@holddowna]

Omg I MUST watch that!

[@movieopinions7201]

@@holddowna Always worth a watch! 😁

[@johncapps906]

when the priest walks into Corbin's apt..he calls him Mr Willis..Bruce Willis says "Dallas" and they just kept going

[@LordNelsonkm]

He says Mr Wallace.

[@julianhinojosa9695]

You trying to say Korben is like Benedict Cumberbatch trying to say penguins.😂 Loved your reaction to the movie.

[@Hovard1669]

Ames, you say dumpster fire, I say a classic. lol Great reaction as always!

[@holddowna]

I mean dumpster fire in the kindest of ways! Hahaha I love it more and more I watch it! It’s very perfect in ur own way!

[@VonJay]

I was 12 years old when I saw this and there weren’t any Star Wars esque type movies coming out in those days. So you could imagine how beautiful of a film it was at the time. Also it’s loosely inspired (and by full metal jacket) by one of my favorite novels called “a fire upon the deep.” Leeloo’s recreation in the lab inspired me to get into the science as well.

[@BCNeil]

The priest never seemed concerned that the only thing he was asked to translate was....:"Never without my permission"

[@bradkoski]

Loved this movie, the comedy was perfectly placed❤

[@holddowna]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@ThistleAndSea]

Sci-Fy silliness! 😄 Fun one, Ames! Loved it. 💕

[@holddowna]

Thanks for watching! Love seeing your comments!!

[@ThistleAndSea]

@@holddowna 😊

[@DLCSTexas]

The aria that was sung by the diva (not all of it) is known as the diva dance. I don’t know if you could tell or noticed the song was not supposed to be able to be sung by a human. So, the divas voice can only go so high then the contrive the rest with a computer and sound mixing board techniques. Since the movie women try to sing the diva dance but can’t reach the lows. But, there is a man you can find on his channel who does the closest to the diva dance in a live concert in Bastau concert. His name is Dimash Kudaibergen. He has 7 octaves and 2 semitones hitting notes outside of that range. He has also hit a D8 one note high than an 88 keyboard of a piano. This is a whistle tone and may not be a note at all but a frequency. I didn’t know if you wanted to do a reaction to it. You can you tube google or go to his channel. It’s interesting after hearing the diva.

[@holddowna]

Wow!! Thanks for this!

[@pistonburner6448]

It could be that the Diva Plavalaguna having four stones up in her prison wallet enabled her to hit all the notes...

[@2strokinit527]

DUMPSTER FIRE?! That is one of my favorite movies you are talking about! I will give you that it is a little strange and all over the place but it is fun and has great rewatchability.

[@sabrecatsmiladon7380]

Milla had come a long way since her teenage appearance on Married with Children !!!

[@Forbidaxe]

1:09 Geez, that chair is a torture chair, look at it...

[@RoGueNavy]

If you loved this, check out another Luc Besson film, "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets". Epic sci-fi, sweeping world, and with Besson's signature style.

[@Toksyuryel]

While a visual feast, the movie is hard to fully enjoy because it's not about the city itself but some random characters playing out a very generic plotline within it. I really wish they hadn't chosen to start from the middle of the story for the movie, it would have been a much better film if they instead started at the beginning of the series.

[@tearstoneactual9773]

I watched this in theaters with my dad. I was in my early teens. I enjoyed the crap out of it, and over the years it's become a guilty pleasure movie for me.

[@SeanHendy]

One of my all time favourite films. "Multi pass!" I can also highly recommend some of Luc Besson's other work, namely: Leon The Big Blue La Femme Nikita The Big Blue, for me, stands out though. The music score by Eric Serra is unique and mesmerising, so much so that not only do I have several versions of the film, but also the soundtrack too.

[@holddowna]

I’ve only seen Leon 1x long time ago! Thanks for these!

[@SeanHendy]

@@holddowna you’re most welcome

[@treetopjones737]

"Angel A"

[@karllong]

@@holddowna +1 for La femme Nikita, it is almost a prequel to Leon as Leon is in it and known as the cleaner. Subway is another well regarded Luc Besson film.

[@daven4297]

I remember watching this movie for the first time as a 19-year-old... How I fell in love with Milla back then. She looks phenomenal especially in this movie... '97 was a year. I don't know if you've ever seen the movie Leon. Like the fifth element, Leon is a Luca Besson film. If not, it's worth watching. Also an interesting story. Film from 1994. Just look for the director's cut, because the censored one is over 20 minutes shorter. I found out about the director's version by accident about 10 years later. And the cut scenes add a lot to the film. They explain many issues and add spice and color to the entire film. I sincerely recommend it. Best Regards and sorry for my English :)

[@Trip_Fontaine]

No other movie has such a mix of epic sci-fi, fever dream imagination, and French horniness.

[@Shatterpath]

A perfect description!

[@nickfeeee]

This is without a doubt in my top 3 favourite films of all time. It has it all, sci fi- a good story-Exellent cast- comedy and adventure

[@sabrecatsmiladon7380]

I wonder how many fell for Leeloo? This is one of those movies you can watch many, many times. After about 30-40 views, I am finally satisfied.

[@holddowna]

Hahaha!!!

[@G0ss3t]

You deserve it! Your videos are awesome! I can watch these shows/movies without getting emotional but the way you experience the scenes draws me right back into the same emotions I felt when I first saw! p.s major Aubrey Plaza vibes 🧐

[@DocLunarwind]

The kiss scene is a deconstruction of the Heros kiss wakes the Fair (Fare - get it) Maiden. Fairytale stuff. He is a knightly former soldier

[@holddowna]

Yes! Love it

[@kevinjekyll1521]

A truly classic classy movie, the; actors, costumes and sets are so on point, wild wacky and just out there. This is what a movie should be, entertaining, not a lecture. I do miss movie styles like these. Thanks for the review, I enjoyed watching this again with your commentary.

[@holddowna]

Thanks for watching Kevin! Means a lot to me!

[@kevinjekyll1521]

Always nice to share things through another person's eyes. I hope to watch lots more with you.

[@safespaceforstupidtakes933]

Chris tucker in this always made me laugh as a kid lmao we would watch friday and my brother would always bring this role up

[@aerthreepwood8021]

And Deebo as the president!

[@safespaceforstupidtakes933]

YESSS i was gonna say that but didnt wanna my comment to long haha ha @@aerthreepwood8021

[@holddowna]

I’ve never seen Friday!

[@safespaceforstupidtakes933]

what in the fuck ! lmao we gottta change that @@holddowna

[@EchelonDnB]

Already almost up to 60k subbers!!! Congratz Ames!

[@holddowna]

Thanks!! Love you all!!!

[@usquebaugh1]

I'm a fairly new subscriber having enjoyed your takes on Goodfellas and The Godfather, and I'm sure I'll be watching many more. Congrats on 35k+ subs. I'm early (lucky timing).

[@holddowna]

Thanks for subbing! Means a lot! This movie is def a diff vibe than the others hahaha but just what I needed!

[@alancranford3398]

This was the most fun I ever had in a dumpster fire! The acting had to be over the top or it wouldn't have worked. Thanks for sharing your experience with me.