The Fifth Element - Bonkers, Baffling and Brilliant
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- Опубликовано: 14 фев 2021
- The Fifth Element may be one of the most unique science fiction movies ever made, and the most divisive. Join me as I review the 1997 Luc Besson movie that became a cult classic.
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Aziz, light!
Watch speed racer (the movie), pretty sure it was made by the wachowskis, regardless it's awesome
Ruby Rhod parodied social media stars 10+ years before they were even a thing with astonishing accuracy. Incredible character.
If that isn't the god-aweful truth of it.
Tucker's best work. The roll he was born to play.
Still less grating on the ears than PewDiePie
Ruby Rhod is legendary. A minor role which can't carry the entire movie alone of course but the character is a stroke of genius and has only gotten better with time.
ABSOLUTELY TRUE!
The people who dislike this video don't have a multi-pass.
"But that's a mistake; I am the real Corbin Dallas!"
autoooooo wash
The people who dislike this video don't have a brain.
I wholeheartedly disagree. It was stupid. Deservers his shite meme
Leelu multipass
This movie was epic in terms of how fun it was. "Anybody else wanna negotiate?"
Was a total riot, I still watch it every few years. Classic.
Where did he learn to negotiate like that?
@@gerardchartier9016 lmao, yup!
Same here.
That is my favorite line also.
I'll be watching it again in another year or so.
@@gerardchartier9016 *deadpans* I wonder.
@@KlaaismYippee kai - yai !
The real strength of The Fifth Element is, quite simply, world-building. Besson takes a relatively straightforward and uncomplicated plot, builds a coherent and complex world around it, and immerses the viewer in it. It's a crazy, bonkers world he builds...but between the excellent acting, directing, pacing, and visuals, he brings the audience in to it, and there's never a moment where it's so over-the-top that the audience is forced out of it.
It's a lesson in movie--making up there with Raiders of the Lost Ark: if you bring the audience in to your world and keep them there, all the plot holes in the world won't matter, because the audience won't notice.
I've heard it was based on a book written by a 13yo
Ya he watched Harry Canyon in the Heavy Metal movie and took it from there.
She got class
She kick ass
But most importantly
She got that multipass
NOICE
Gandalf: "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!"
Leeloo: "Leeloo Dallas multipass."
Gandalf: "..."
LMAO
Damnit! Well played...
That was terrible.
I like it :D
Remember when we saw Ruby Rhod and thought, 'Why would anyone like someone like him? Why is he so popular in this future?' Then infuencers happened. Luc tried to tell us.
and that's kinda the heart of good scifi. They might not look exactly like Ruby Rhod but they do exactly the same thing.
Plus his obsession with "soundbites" is exactly what we have now with clickbait titles.
This movie was so massively entertaining, the plot holes didn't matter. One of the best movies of the 90's, if not all time.
Better than most films that have come out of Hollywood the past decade.
True. I loved it so much that I still watch it every now and then.
Perfectly said. The general audience can forgive plot holes and just enjoy the ride if you give them a good film. Most people that watch movies are just looking for a way to relax and escape the daily grind for a couple hours.
It still holds the record for the most multi-purpose gun ever invented. Just don't press the red button.
@@tomjackson4374 " push the little red button " - Agent K. " series 4 de - atomizer " Oops, wrong movie.
I've always said that the 5th Element is the best acted movie ever. Everyone and I do mean everyone plays their character perfectly. Look no further than the nuclear technicians working on the space ship before it takes off. Their short scene is acted so well that you can believe them as if they have an entire back story.
Leeloo nearly gave up on humanity because she saw Twitter.
No, it was youtube.
Nah it was Tik Tok
Which social media was it?
Correct Answer: Yes.
People should stop arguing which one it is, and agree that ALL OF THEM are toxic.
But mostly twitter.
And Instagram
Ruby Rhod was fanastic. No other character has done a better job of embodying the vacuousness, frivolity and mania of celebrity. When Corben looks exasperated with him, the audience literally feels it.
First scenes with Ruby...
Me: c'mon! Kick the shit out of him. Kill him!!!!!
After aliens attacks the ship and ruby loose his "celebrity personality"...
Me: Corben, save his ass please
thank you for the 3 new words in my vocab, sir :D
Super green
@@fernandogimenez7520 exactly how I felt. Hated him in that first scene, but his over the topness just won me over.
He was a brilliant character--no question.
The fact they basically took a bunch of classic ideas and tropes, put them all together in a colorful blender on cranked speed, and formed a masterpiece from it is remarkable
After the 5th element came out Milla at a interview was asked "what's next". She said she wanted to do action movies and her own stunts. That's what she did. Good for her.
The whole point of Ruby Rodd is to be annoying. Tucker played it perfectly.
Amazing role. But.. what if he inspired jar jar binks?
@@davidh7246 then that's more on George Lucas and the prequels for doing it wrong than on this movie.
Ruby is great because, aside from being legit funny, he appears in like the last third of the movie which means he doesn't overstay his welcome
PS:Its like saying LOTR is at fault for all the low effort copies that were spawned after it became popular in the mainstream
Exactly
Yeah, I thought he was hilarious!
i liked the character
It's so weird to hear Leeloo's laughter without it being immediately followed by the Drinker's trademark "fuck off, film!"
and without the downpitching
there's no F-OFF FILM!! needed here :)
I know right... It kinda makes it his favorite meme templates..
I was waiting for it the whole video but I guess it doesn't work from it's source
Ruby Rhod was one of the most brilliant characters in cinema history, and played to perfection by Chris Tucker. How anyone couldn't appreciate the role he played in this movie is beyond me.
His performance is one of the highlights of the film.
Just think: It was almost Prince. He was gonna do it, but had scheduling conflicts.
@@danielseelye6005 I have no idea if Prince could act (as I've not seen him in any movie), but it's hard to imagine he could have been as good as Tucker.
@@michaelnoble2432 You need to watch "Purple Rain" then.
I hated the character, but that's what makes it so brilliant. Chris tucker was perfect for the role!
I rarely watch movies twice, I must have watched The Fifth Element 20 times and the latest was with my kids who just got old enough and loved it too. Just pure, fun entertaining cinema. Wish there were more like it.
The protagonist and antagonist never meet and doesn’t even know about each other and still this movie is a masterpiece
I also mentioned this! Good to know I'm not the only one!^^
What do you mean?
@@rohemoriyama The protagonist (Korben Dallas portrayed by Bruce Willis) never meets the Antagonist (Jean-Baptist Emanuel Zorg portrayed by Gary Oldman) eye to eye in the whole movie and vice versa!
@Shay Ogun Yeah, it's just.....
...perfect!
Which makes the elevator scene where they go into one a fraction before he comes out of the other a really great piece of storytelling. The funny thing being, even if they'd have met, neither would have known who the other was. But the audience do. :D
You missed how ahead of the “influencer” trend he was. Literally predicted.
Underrated comment right here....over the top, dramatic, self serving, yet when shit hits the fan, just another scared beta who still clings to their relevancy...
Love this flick
One day there may be a time traveler who tries to stop The Fifth Element from ever being made because they pinpointed it as the cause of the widespread retardation that is influencer worship. It's a tough choice because the movie is one of my favourites but the retardation is strong.
Yes, I was going to leave this comment until I saw you beat me to it.
I remember watching this film 20 years ago and not understanding his character because I had no point of reference for him.... Now? Now I unfortunately understand.
Agreed
Fifth Element is a great example of true movie experience. You don't need to think about every aspect, just enjoy the show!
That's a good way of putting it. It has to be recognized that while there are plot holes in this movie, does anyone really care about it? It's a fun ride to watch it. Whereas the recent Marvel and Star Wars movies, the plot holes are stark and obvious because we're desperately trying to find anything to enjoy about those movies. If the movie sucks, all you can do is criticize how bad the plot holes are.
Right. No one preaching worthless shite like "climate change," transgenderism, etc. Just a pants-load of bloody fun. Go away now.
4:16 I love the fact that Luc Besson has the audacity to depict a skull 💀 in the flames just before the ship was destroyed. This is the best use of CGI I can imagine-- instead of just creating literal scenes and backgrounds, Besson creates a visual metaphor: they are headed for the jaws of Death. Brilliant 👏
This movie is the embodiment of the phrase:
“ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED ?!!!”
I mean it encapsulates the late 90s early 2000s perfectly. Corporations were refreshingly honest, we are going to go balls deep to shill this product.
None of the bland souless activist your making a difference. Buy our product because it's EXTREME
Even though I have it on DVD, I'll stop and watch it when it's on TV.
Spot on assessment !
For real. Endlessly watchable...
@@480JD And then continue the DVD just because ;)
The character of Ruby Rhod was disturbingly ahead of his time. He's like a picture perfect allegory for current celebrities and internet personalities
(Granted, Ruby is at least a decent human being and funny to boot)
Supergreen!
@@variable5566 CoRBAN MyMaN....i i i i HaVeNoFiRe!
Who the hell is Ruby Rhod . . the gay black fellow ?
@@benwinter2420 yup. Although not gay, ironically. The character goes down on a female flight attendant in what is probably one of the funniest sequences in the movie LMAO
@@filipvadas7602 and she was a cutie too! Little freckles on the nose and below the eyes.....mmmmm freckles xp
I absolutely love this film...it's a bizarre, crazy, mixture of many things....and, somehow, it works. In my opinion, Besson created a real ( thoroughly wacko) masterpiece here. Filled with superb talent, funny, scary, and fast moving...it just works. Great visuals, wonderful music, improbable ideas, well-paced, and always interesting, it just....works. I have it in my collection, and I'm picky! Excellent review. Yes, I'll go away now!
agreed. Besson has yet to make another movie that was this good. Lucy had potential but in general I find his movies careen off a number of half decent ideas but never stop long enough to explore them
I agree. Even with plot holes it's still a masterpiece. Most movies can't get away with having plot holes and still be entertaining because they're so bad overall. The Fifth Element gets you invested in the characters, being high energy and that its just so much fun to watch. The plot is very simplistic, with all the holes, but that never particularly defined what bad story or movie is. Some of the best stories are simplistic and a lot of plot points are left out unexplained I think because generally it's just not an important point of the story that the writer wants to tell, and it takes up more time on the screen. I never notice the holes in the Fifth Element because it's so fun to watch and that it gets the job done in just 2 hours.
The Fifth Element is one of the best movies of all time. It doesn't take itself too seriously but has an excellent story, great acting, astounding visuals and AMAZING editing. The little details are amazing and the soundtrack is excellent. The Ruby Rhod character is awesome. One of the highlights of the film and Chris Tucker does an great job. This was the first movie I saw in the theater more than once since I saw Star Wars multiple times in 1977 and 1978. It was also the very first DVD I purchased when the format debuted. Hell, we named one of our dogs Leeloo. In short, it's super green.
Ruby Rhod basically predicted influencer culture, and because of that he’s great.
Exactly. He is today’s TikTok foretold.
Yeah, I have to agree. Chris Tucker's character is meant to be an overboard, abnoxus, snowflake that starts simply screaming at everything and everyone, once you take him out of his comfort zone. I think he adds a HUGE amount to the film. The reluctant comedy sidekick. Fab writing.
perfectly said. scrolled down here to point it out but you said it better than I could
Yeah,I like like his over the top mannerisms!
@@thecloudtherapist Yep, I thought his character was actually great, and was in perfect keeping with the zany nature of this top-notch movie (I was going to play it for my Dad and brother, on my 5.1 surround sound system, as it had superb sound (that Opera segment...), but my Dad had probably seen it and also didn't like the Ruby Rhod character...), and he's like Neelix on Star Trek Voyager; he takes some getting used to, but in the end he made a great contribution to the show.
“Send somebody in to negotiate” “who else wants to negotiate “ love that scene
Lee Evans stealth role was awesome.
Where did he learn to negociate like that? I wonder... The dialogue is pure genius... :-D
"you, you..you you just-----" pure gold.
Great scene!
- "Wh-wh-wh-where did he learn to negotiate like that?"
- "I wonder..."
*Colonel Munro looks away*
"You might love it or hate it, but you'll never forget it."
That perfectly describes this film 😂
It takes some insane levels of skill to make a movie that's so fun and entertaining, even the plotholes don't matter.
What plot holes? I didn't see any, ah sh*t, I just fell in one. One of many top one movies on my list. This movie made Star Wars seem to be like a car driving in the slow lane.
Ruby has more character than most movies nowadays.
Ain't that the truth.
GREEN!
@@janp5063 Super green!
Personally, I thought the Ruby Rudd character with his little bench queens were hysterical.
Each character in the film was really cast so well to be honest. I don't think the movie would have worked with ANYONE else in the crew.
No Gorilla glue was used in the creation of Ruby Rod.
Now that’s funny
Prove it.
@@stephenrice2063 He changed hairstyles.
chefjrmz nice one!
I'd say the hair was kept in form with dried "excretions"...
As annoying as he was, that character was brilliant. The fact you felt so strongly about it just proves how good his performance was. Ruby Rhod.
The blue opera singer Plavalaguna (a blend of two Croatian words, "plava" = "blue", and "laguna" = "lagoon" -- a nod to Milla Jovovich's role in "Return to the Blue Lagoon") is significantly taller than the humans around her, so fitting the four element stones within her anatomy (she's a human/alien hybrid from the Angel Constellation) is not so far-fetched. Although... with all that stone buried deep within her abdomen, one still wonders whether she sings from a diaphragm as humans do, or if the volume, range, and richness of her voice emanates from farther up. Well... who cares? It's just another wonderful part of this wonderful story.
There are a few professional singers that can actually sing the Diva's song without any aural assistance from a synthesizer...look them up!
@@caronstout354 They can come close, but nobody is able to make the pitch changes as quick as plavalaguna. That's why they needed the synth. Even the guy who did the score said that it's not that a human singer can't sing the notes, it's that they can't change their pitch fast enough.
Hey now, Chris Tucker's char was introduced in the last third of the movie and has more characterization than most of the new Star Wars characters.
Ha! That made chuckle ... Too true man!
He kinda mellows out neat the end anyway yet still keeps his personality. Him realizing what is needed for his element is pretty intense and funny too.
@@wesleyswafford2462 high pitched screaming def should have been toned down but the movie really lacks an everyman type of character to react to all this craziness and the movie was trying to transition the main characters into more serious roles because they knew what was at stake. Some of his stuff should be toned down but the last 1/3rd really needed an everyman and comic relief which he filled pretty well until that screaming part. The other parts he worked pretty well for IMO.
Don't make absurd comparisons. Chris Tucker's HAIR had more characterization than most of the new Star Wars characters.
@@warlordnipple Wesley is just a CHODE embarrassed because Ruby Rod gave him a ROD
People who love this film love other people who love this film like nothing else.
In 2019 I drove up to the entrance gate at Yellowstone, held up my national park pass and said, "Multipass". The attendant laughed, didn't bother to look at the pass, and wished me a wonderful day. Although he was old enough to be my father, we were brothers immediately just on the basis of this film. Brilliant.
Multipass
I'm going to have start using my Multipass... ;-)
A timeless and relentlessly entertaining sci-fi flick that still makes you feel good even after 50+ rewatches. One of my favorite movies.
"Aziz Light!" This film lands a spot in my Top 10 films of my life. I appreciate the quirky story and art direction, but at the heart of it all, it is in fact; a love story. Perfection.
I actually loved Chris Tucker in this. His character was essential and perfectly performed.
I agree.
Love Ruby Rhod.... proper funny
Same here! He grows on you the more you watch it. I think hitting the spot of an obnoxious character who irritates without crossing the line to where you straight up hate him is difficult, and he did it.
He was so over the top annoying that I actually appreciated him, and loved his part.
Glad to see I am not alone here! lol I enjoyed Christ Tucker in this movie. Or maybe being young watching the movie the first time had to do with it. loll
i prefer ruby rod over ruby rose.
I always loved how Ruby Rhod kept streaming everything, to an audience of millions, during the siege of Floston Paradise. People sat in their homes, cars, bars etc. are hearing every gunshot, every explosion, every nervous mumble and shriek, as well as Ruby's running commentary on how badass Korben is as he singlehandedly takes the Mangalores down, and it makes that entire sequence _so much cooler_
"that was the best show I ever had" lmao
I completely forgot about that part, wooow you are right. He was live streaming the whole time, years before live was a thing.
@@VicRodriguez2 Pretty much yeah ...
this movie was definitely ahead of its time
Reminds me about the theater in Moscow, that was held hostage about twenty years ago. The journalists were filming the most of it, even giving away the positions of people, who tried to survive.
This movie was sort of prophetic. Not always in a good way.
The Super Vic Show what the fuck are you on about live television is as old as the medium itself, presenters wanting to bank off of controversy and suffering is just as well. it wasn’t predicting anything, it’s just an observation of the world of “entertainment” as it was, and continues to be.
A very enjoyable movie indeed, one of the few movies I like to rewatch every now and then.
The world was inspired by the universe of a French cartoonist called "Moebius".
The costumes were made by the famous and most creative French fashion designer : Jean Paul Gautier.
This movie really feels like a cartoon to me and like a cartoon, it doesn't always make a lot of sense, but it's so damn fun !
This is exactly it. Watching The Fifth Element is like watching something happening in the Incal universe.
I think you really nailed it!
I was twelve the first time I saw this movie and it will forever have a dear place in my heart. It spoke to me 100%. The humor was perfect, the action was awesome, the notion that humanity might not be worth saving - but love is hit me like a bag of bricks aaand Millas boobs... Pure masterpiece.
LOL bro I'm dead rn
The first time I saw this, in a packed cinema in Paris, a voice came over the PA system during the closing credits, asking us to remain seated. Then the director Luc Besson and the composer Eric Serra walked on stage for a surprise Q&A session. They had a couple of fully armed Mangalores with them! Seen this masterpiece at least a dozen times since and am definitely a card carrying member of Team Ruby.
Wow! That's better than a 'Blues Brothers' screening with two people abseiling down the sides of the screen during the film.
... 'Valhalla' Cinema,
suburb of Melbourne, Australia,
circa 1983/4.
CORBANNN DALLLAAAAAS!!!
You lucky,lucky bastard
that is AMAZING!
Did anyone ask Luc what was Zorg's motivation? Because this quite important question hit me immediately during the first watch, even though I was but a teenager. Zorg obviously wasn't willing to die, as shown in TWO different scenes in the movie.
Lest we forget: Costumes designed by Jean Paul fucking Gaultier... perfectly ludicrous.
In addition, much of the film's concepts were designed by *Moebius* and Jean-Claude Mezieres of Valerian and Laureline fame
@@palaiologos4441 And many cameos from the runway
Prob a good friend of the Victoria secret models too. JE didn’t check out himself
I didn't see any pointy tits. 😢
What . . these costumes ?
"It's a film that I have watched many times before and would happily do so again" - I'm with you on that. This movie is CLASSIC❤
The Fifth Element is part of the late 90s early 2000s period I really love. A period where movies and games alike dreamed of the future and we played along having fun with their ideas even when said media was not well put together, they always had heart. Well, now we have that future and all of a sudden, we want to go back...
At last, once again, a female protagonist I can genuinely like.
Stone cold awesome.
comes to show that the archetype of the "damsel in distress" is not at odds with strong, endearing female lead characters
@@firefootable try to explain that to karens
Well her delicious flat chest is one reason i liked to see her in my younger days.
No, she needs a man's love to work. She's problematic. CANCELLED. 🙄😣
Chris Tucker's extremely feminine screams when everything was blowing up was absolutely hilarious, I can't understand why you didn't like that character.
I can't explain it to you, then. He's a horrible character in a horrible movie.
If you're a full grown adult those high pitch voices get fucking annoying
@@tastycookiechip But that was the point of his character. Honestly, this isn't an intelligence thing. It has everything to do with taste. I loved the movie. I wish more people agreed with me.
@@Midwinter2 On opposite day.
ACQUIRED TASTE
XD
"It's all absolutely bonkers, but damn you can't help but enjoy the sheer insanity of it!" - That pretty much sums it up nicely. It's a complete blast and total classic.
"Bonkers, Baffling and Brilliant" is a great description! I love this film, and oddly enough none of the plot holes ever occured to me despite many rewatches (though now you point them out they are obvious in hindsight.) Ruby Rhod is such a source of ridiculous joy for me, and gosh I love all the characters in this one, but he brings such a smile to my face. But in general you are absolutely right, I have never forgotten this film :D
Man, Milla was so hot and so much fun in this movie. Silly-fun is underrated.
Certified delicious flat chest.
It's called "born sexy yesterday". Perfect mix of innocence and hotness. 😍
My 13 year old self was absolutely in love with Milla in The Fifth Element 🤤
Still love her. Legendary.
Shame how shitty she is in all of the movies directed by her husband
"I am a meat popsicle".......possibly the greatest line, delivered in the most perfect way, in movie history...
Y'like it?!
*dances awkwardly
It’s super green.
A bit of a stretch but it’s ok 👍
I'd put the Chinese delivery guy's 'YOU ARE FIRED!' up there with it
i still use that to this day!
Ruby Rod is freakin hilarious. The costume and make up work in this movie was phenomenal too.
I think it was really cool that Mila said her lines without taking a breath first, and just that was enough to make her genuinely seem alien
"You're a monster, Zorg."
"......I know."
so much meaning in so few words....
Ahhh yes. This is a masterpiece. Just don't diss mah boi Ruby Rhod!!
OMG korban 3 of them coming.....korban korban i don't feel right.... Korban my man.....
*shoots alien in head...
"is he gonma be okay?"
"EVERY 5 MINUTES THERE'S A BOMB OR SOMETHING!"
Glad to see there are others of refined taste in this comment section!
“Ouch! Whats wrong with chew!?!?”
He makes the movie!
I had a roommate who was a huge fan of Luc Besson's work. This was the first of his films I ever saw and it got me hooked. To this day, The Fifth Element is one of my favorite movies ever.
I loved the comedy angle of how Ruby Rhod's podcasts were the only way the military could follow Dallas' very messy mission.
Chris Tucker really ran with his role and played it PERFECT.
LOL! Hell yeah, fkn kudos to him man! Every time my wife see him, no matter what movie he's in, she always says...Corbin? Corbin my man! 😆
I can't imagine a universe without Rudy Rod👍
Yeah this was one of those movies my family had on casette when I was a kid and that me and my brother watched religiously, and we both loved Tucker's character.
The Fifth Element made for a really great kids movie (although I'm sure it took a while for us to actually get some of the jokes), when you're young enough to not give af about plot holes or inconsistencies and when the gorgeous visuals, quirkiness and earnestness of it all really resonates.
I genuinely don't know - is this a movie that everybody who was watching movies in the 00s knows about, or is it like a culty hidden gem? For me and my brother it was up there with Star Wars, LOTR, the first two spiderman movies, The Matrix - a go-to favorite that formed our taste in entertainment. But I don't see it mentioned very often tbh.
@@SquareNoggin 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 cassette! Damn, getting nostalgic over here!
@@SquareNoggin Ehhhh... I think it's more of a cult classic now. It had kind of a small run in theaters, but I don't remember it flopping. It wasn't a huge hit that most people into movies saw like the others you mentioned, and it's not aimed at a typical sci-fi nerd like Star Trek. Probably more in the niche of Blade Runner, Running Man, Cherry 3000, etc. Or a cross section of that and French dramedy like Amelie and Mic Macs, I guess.
Besson was considered more like an auteur director with a very distinct style that produced things for a certain niche of film lovers, kinda between an indie genre guy and what people consider an art house director now. Fifth Element's one of the best movies ever made imo though, and it seems like a lot of people love it. It's one of a kind.
Besson wrote the original script for this movie when he was 15 or something. That's why this movie is fun. It's the dream of an unjaded teen who grew up with things like Valerian and Buck Rogers.
The same age as his girlfriend who played the Diva.
It’s also why it’s dumb and full of plot holes 😂. But somehow it still works and I like it.
Thats why its shite more like.
Shame that his Valerian movie missed the mark (mostly with the casting, visually it was A+)
I loved it back then and I still LOVE it. And Ruby was just the cherry on the cake, his antics were fantastic!
"The Fifth Element" is one of my all-time favorite movies, and deserved a nomination for best editing. Just look at the "This box is empty" back-and-forth that involves Drinker's favorite laugh!
One of the greatest "what the fuck is this?!" films ever. All the plot holes, of which there are MANY, are easily overlooked by the sheer entertainment of the film and the editing is masterful. Chris Tucker as Ruby Rhod was genius. Nobody could have brought him to life like Chris. As annoying and over the top as he is, I absolutely love the character.
Bzzz-ZZZZ-tttTTTT!!!
Ruby Rhod was a parody of Prince and his puzzling hold over good looking women, and Tucker aced it.
Chris Tucker's transformation from Smokey in Friday to Ruby Rhod a cross dressing, lady killing, personality with legs, with an platinum blonde permed actual blow dryer for hair was the 2nd most drastic change between roles in both films.
#1 Tony Lister going from wife beatin gang banging Deebo in Friday to President Linberg, the indecisive second guessing leader of the known universe. Told myself I forgot his name in this movie, then saw President Linberg and have to fully admit no chance I knew that even after double digit views on its TBS loop alone.
it doesn't have plot holes, it is roughly an hour and half of fairy tale in a universe never explained with no genuine backstory. it can have no plot holes because it is too short to know what the full situation was, which is a characteristic modern IPs are sorely lacking.
Him screaming when the shooting starts is ridiculous funny...
I STILL love watching this film, and I can't help but notice that Ruby Rodd seemed to have been predicting the way "influencers" behave in the modern-day almost 20 years beforehand.
He was being a parody of Shock Jock Radio DJ's.
right? i feel the same!
ZzZzZzzZzz!
It’s a 1 to 1 rip off of the cartoon “Heavy Metal”
Green
I watched this movie with my dad at the cinema when I was about eleven years old. I remember as soon as it came out on video I hired it and watched it several times.
It's a masterpiece for sure - truly a unique film - decades and decades ahead of its time.
Thanks for the review.
Just watched this on 4K bluray in all it's HDR glory, and OMG it was even more awesome than I ever remembered - PURE ENTERTAINMENT!
Twice a year or more, this little voice in my head pops off and says, "Aziz, light!"
I said it real loud when the sparky finished installing new downlights in my house, and he said "give it a try"
AZIZ...LIGHT!! He didn't get it. Ugh.
When I ask my wife to turn on the lights sometimes I say that.
That really stays in the head. 🤣👍
Don't forget to tally it up each time you do. It's important!
My family says this all the time
Along with Big Trouble in Little China, The Fifth Element is one of the most entertaining films of all time. Endlessly re-watchable.
Another one of my favorites.
Batshit insane gonzo movies all around
BTILC is so entertaining and re-watchable
To paraphrase Julius Caesar, I came, I saw, I concurred. 😎
Yes, brilliant, Roadhouse too
One of the best space comedies of all time.
When the arab jamaica music popped up in the chase scene, I was hooked forever.
Luc Besson and everyone involved in making the Fifth Element, Thank You.
The first time I went to see this in the theatre, It was my friend's idea. I had zero clue what it was about, walking in seeing a poster, and going "oh Bruce Willis, ok". It was an amusement park of a film, all over the place but so damn fun that I went back to see it again.
This movie has every type of actor from every color and creed, and I’ve never stopped and felt like it was beating me over the head with “diversity.” This is how movies used to be made before “the message” took over.
Exactly. The president of Earth, for example.
The woke like to claim people have some major kind of problem with it recently but there’s decades-old evidence to the contrary.
It’s the atrocious politics. Not who’s in a film.
Nobody had a problem with Sigourney Weaver playing the toughest character in every Aliens movie.
The first of which was released in 1979, a mere 43 years ago.
This is a story of a straight couple though, evidently the codes are here to make you comfortable and relate.
Being able to relate is precisely why people want more representation.
Whether or not the USA turns everything into clown district, from the so-called far-left to the utter bigotry and social regression, this is a fact. If the hero was Ruby in a today's theatre you would be the first to weep over good old westerns.
Enough with the big bs.
@@PierreLucSex fact
yeah, the movie had diversity without feeling like it was forced in,
it also has a strong female character who also has weaknesses and vulnerabilities,
something movie makers of today just won't ever understand.
Damn, what a fantastic point. I've never even really thought about it and yet you are 100% correct. True diversity among cast when it actually makes sense to do so.
“It turns out that shooting missiles at a demonic entity that feeds on evil is about as effective as firing chicken nuggets at a fat positivity activist.”
🤣
Beat me to it.
Well...Shots fired *:D
With nuggets at least it can choke on it... with evil balls of demonic plasma - well that's a whole another story.
@@krzosu There is a german word.
SCHLUND
Firing chicken nuggets would work on a fat positivity activist.
Throw them one at a time around a room forcing them to chase the food. Instant exercise.
When it was released, there was nothing quite like it. For being a unique, flashy, entertaining sci-fi, I love it.
Saw it in the theaters when it came out, and as I stepped outside and saw the real world I was kinda shocked. I remember that sensation, that I saw the cars running on asphalt and I found it odd. Lol
One of my favorite parts in this movie was when as soon as Zorg opened the box, thinking the stones were in it, he stressfully laughs. That quick transition was priceless.
The fact that the villain and the protagonist never meet each other makes this movie is unique
Not really, that trope has been in lots of other films and media: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MissedHimByThatMuch
@@jeffw8218 None of which are that popular
@@Hatrimn Yep, and none of them are to the level of what we see here. “In Beethoven's 2nd, when the puppies are still being hidden from the father, there are several close calls where he almost finds one.” 🙄
Not even remotely on the same level as what we’re talking about here.
@@Hatrimn The Wrath of Kahn has Kirk and Khan never meeting, and yet it was fantastic.
@@JasonStevens they did by verbal communication. Which technically counts for a space movie.
I loved this movie as a kid and still love it now. It is one of the absolute classic masterpieces and I will never be able to say no to it.
"Time not important, only life important" - my favorite line, And Eric Serra´s music is magic.. This Movie is a painting with sound and light a true art piece that will be remembered for ever.
- The most important thing in the universe is to protect life.
The eye twitch that Gary Oldman does after receiving backchat when telling an employee to fire 1 million people is gold
Fun fact : Although he did an amazing job with the character, he actually hated doing that movie and only did it as a favor to Besson who helped him get funding for another movie.
@@RioFordays Interesting stuff.
The casting throughout was so well done, I'm glad they managed to bag him also for it.
Ruby Rhod is everything Jar Jar Binks wanted to be. Well writen, well cast, well acted and perfectly executed.
@@revolverswitch I think Jar-Jar's voice actor actually brought with him the idea to speak in West-Indian Pidgin as a nod to his Caribbean heritage. You can imagine what that backlash did to the poor guy 😅
Except Jar-Jar was written for children, who generally loved the character while Ruby was definitely not written for children.
@@droe2570 Who loved Jar jar?
I actually hated him when I first watched it. Now I think he's great, nice bit of off-beat comedy.
@@droe2570 Yes but it wasn't well writen and far from perfectly executed. As for the acting and casting the actor could only work with what he was given.
_The Fifth Element_ is one of the movies that I can watch any time. If I were going on holiday and packing some movies to take with me in case I decide to watch something, this would be one of them because it's one of those movies I'm *least likely* to look at and say "nah, not in the mood for that today."
Our host sums up this movie well with one word - bonkers. I love it mostly for that. (1) I love the humor that's woven through, often in unexpected places. Who wouldn't want to see the bad guy android from Alien (Ian Holm) play a fretting, nervous, quietly comical monk? And he pulls it off perfectly. (2) Great action. (3) Tone that goes from somber sci-fi to over-the-top media star antics, and everything in-between, with a score that plays into it perfectly. Who does that? (4) A great cast that seems to be having a great time. Maybe it is a pretentious movie, but it makes for a movie that never just rests on its laurels. I understand why some people don't like it, but it's one of my all-time favorites; much because it is, there's that word, bonkers.
IDK why, but I feel that The Fifth Element is par with The Princess Bride: a perfect balance of humor, action, romance and charecter development
Both satirize their respective genres, but do it tastefully while giving us (the audience) an original story based off those tropes. Tropes where our "expectations are subverted" in a logical way. (Rian, take note)
Perhaps thats why I dislike both. Both were just too on the nose for me but still have some witty moments I did enjoy. But I can't stand watching either but I would put Bride far above Fifth Element.
Three kings is another one that manages to balance comedy, tragedy and action.
Boom!
@@strangerofthisworld shakes head slowly and with great remorse.
"Bonkers, baffling and Brilliant" is perhaps the most fitting description of this movie I've ever heard.
Ruby Rhod is fucking great my dude. Movie wouldn't be the same without him.
This is one of those movies I watch at least four times a year and can foresee me doing this until the day I die.... And yes... I enjoy it every. single. time.
It's a classic. I've watched it many times and enjoy watching it again. Too bad more movies like it aren't made.
It's amazing the cult following this film has. I still watch it to this day, while so many other films today get tossed in the dust bin of history totally forgotten about.
@@zonefreakman It was, and is, genius. Which is why I re-watch it every few years.
The fifth element is one of those rare movies that no matter how many times you watch it, you always find something new in it that you've never noticed before.
Dune is like that
“Anybody else want to negotiate?” “wha wha where do he learn to do that?” “I wonder,” says the President. One of the best movies of the 1990’s.
Great line, "Anybody else want to 'negotiate'?"
Lots of funny comedy in this movie that rises right out of the action. "Multipass!"
The General tugging at his collar in response to the President was really what made that scene. It was great!
@@cchavezjr7 the President, the general and his men were hilarious too 😁
Only of the 90's?
It truly is a game changer in movies. VERY original, and eye candy all the way. What a great and complete package.
Your approach is so refreshing and much more interesting and fun than other critics who missed the many elements that compose this movie. Sure, it's what one may call a "madeleine de Proust" but it's also much more entertaining than most of the sci-fi movies and superheroes franchises we don't want to watch anymore.
Curiosity leads to surprise and that's the ingredient Luke Besson managed to use so well in the Fifth Element. Thank you for your videos. Always a great time! 🍻
I always interpreted Ruby Rhod as a kind of stinging social satire.
How women will fawn over basically the strangest things so long as the thing has celebrity status.
Lol like Post Malone
Exactly, Ruby Rhod represents pure trend and the ignorance that comes from it. He onky knows what's in ,and NOTHING else.
Agreed. He was a A fabulous character.
Yeah Post Malone is a prime example of how easy it is to attract a lot of women. In the end it doesnt matter if you look like a desk in detention or probably smell like someone’s underwear after the gym or such an alcoholic that your face is bloated and red daily. As long as you’ve got that money and status, you’re good to go, champ!
Ruby Rhod was funny. he was written to be annoying, but i always loved him! he's actually a damn good comic relief character. he's funny when it's appropriate, he's quiet when he should be and far as i can remember, the only problem he ever caused was when he accidently shot a baddie, alerting the others, which i wouldn't really blame on him. Corben told him to shoot if the baddie moved and it was kinda Corben's fault for trusting Ruby with a gun when he knows Ruby has a very jumpy personality. every time i saw an opportunity to ruin his character, they didn't take it. when Corben pins him to the wall and tells him to be quiet, he shuts his mouth. he's also useful to the plot; he carries the stones for Corben so he has his hands free to fight. his constant talking was also good thing because he was broadcasting live the whole time, keeping the president and the military updated on the situation. i seriously don't understand the hatred he gets from some people. he's awesome!
That explosion was the biggest ever shot indoors. It actually set fire to the studio. My very first job on that film and the film industry was painting out a dude holding a fire extinguisher on the stairway as Korben leapt off the balcony!
Thanks for info)
@tom st From memory the shot was about 175 frames long (before being edited) that equates to 7.5 seconds or thereabouts. 24 frames per second. In the shot, in the lower left corner was a fireman holding an extinguisher. So I had to digitally paint him out so it looked like the stairway was clean - 175 times! The software helps make that easier of course. It happens all the time with wire removal and any other bit of studio equipment that gets forgotten and later found to be in a shot!
That was my very first job on that film and the film industry. I went on to paint several of the matte paintings in the film. Fond memories.
@tom st You're very welcome Tom!
That's crazy!!!
That is some awesome insider look
One of my favorite cult classics of all time. As TCD stated, all the actors were in top performance at this time and, combined with the style of humor, make this movie re-watchable.
The Fifth Element will never leave my top 5. Awesome and fun. You're right. There aren't many other movies like this one. Love it forever.
I found Ruby Rhod to be hilarious. The movie wouldn’t even be as funny without him. On a different note: you make some great points about the plot holes. I never thought of them, testament to how enjoyable I find this movie.
If you're having fun you don't have time to notice plotholes.
The Sequel Trilogy wasn't fun, so the plotholes that they refused to address stick out like a sore thumb. It doesn't help the fact that the ST is riddled with plotholes and contrivances far moreso than your average Hollywood blockbuster.
I can do without Ruby Rhod. Still, I have to say good on Luc Besson for making a movie he dreamed up when he was just a boy. And who could ever forget that crisscross mummy lingerie?
I'd say the movie would be missing something without him. There's just something funny about a ridiculous, self-absorbed diva having to help safe the entire galaxy.
When I saw it in the theater when it came out, I really did not like Ruby Rod but after watching it many times the character really grew on me and I really have come to love his character.
Seriously, Parker should have gotten an Oscar for Ruby Rod. Every character in this movie was "over the top", but Ruby most of all. Hilarious that he kept the broadcast going the whole time. And he got one of my favorite movie lines of all time: "Why I always gotta get the broken one?" Seen the movie prolly 20 times. Up there with Groundhog Day and GalaxyQuest. Fantastic!
"I'm screwed."
"You asked for a case. We brought you a case."
"A case with *four stones in it!* Not one or two or three, but four! Four stones! *What the hell am I supposed to do with an empty case!* "
"We are warriors, not merchants."
"BUT YOU CAN STILL COUNT! Look, it's easy. Look at my fingers. Four stones, four crates. Zero stones, *ZERO CRATES!* Pack everything up! We're outta here!"
*several weapons loading
_"oh... so you are merchants, after all..."_
"You know what I like, a killer. A dyed in the wool killer. Quick, clean, methodical and thorough. Now a killer, when they picked up the ZF1, would have immediately asked about the little red button on the bottom of the gun."
[KABOOM!]
@@maxtacjurai1980 The whimsical, curious music for that part is hilarious..
_doo do do do, doo doop doop doop_ *BOOOM*
Perfectly executed by Gary Oldman.
"We risked our lives!! I believe a little compensation is in order"
"Ah, so you are merchants after all....leave them one crate....for the cause"
Man i love Gary Oldman
Not my favorite movie, but possibly the most entertaining movie I can think of. I love how the future is not depicted as dark, metallic, bleak and hopeless , but instead as vibrant and full of life. There's never a dull moment and even Ruby Rhod fits in well with this story once you get used to the over-the-top character. I've watched this movie so many times and I'm never bored with it. I just take the flaws as they are because the movie is otherwise so rewarding and a lot of fun.
Amazing work my Dude.
Even if I haven't seen a movie, your delivery is STILL spot on and informational.
Thank you for what you do. ^_^
15/10 - Would highly recommend to others.
This movie is a hidden gem. I saw it at a dollar theater matinee, with 8 other friends. Rented a small partybus to take us there and back, as we were in no shape to be even looking at a vehicle. Been one of my favs ever since. Soundtrack IS amazeballs.
Honestly, Ruby Rhod is my favorite thing from the movie. Up til his introduction, the movie is a quirky space opera that takes itself mostly seriously and then Ruby busts down the door with anime villain-class wardrobe and shows that the protagonist need not be the character with the most batshit hairstyle.
i know that at the time all the kids my generation where like "Are we Green?, Yeah Super Green!"
I agree. He's the best thing in this movie for me.
5th element was a masterpiece. It knew what it was and I don't think I've ever seen overacting done better in my life.
I mean, Jeremy Irons in Dungeons and Dragons.
@@weareharbinger914 gpod point; or Nicholas Cage in just about any movie.
Yup. Gonna watch it soon again
Meshach Taylor as Hollywood in Mannequin and its sequel.
The Addams Family? I watched that recently and it's so over the top, but still holds up amazingly well. I was 10 last time I watched it, and I prefer it now, 22 years later.
I know this was done 2 years ago, but I have to chime in
The Fifth element was a mishmash of brilliance!
With all the characters quirks and tribulations, it was a congregation of incredible dialogue, and subtlety!
It was and will be in my top ten