The Fifth Element
by Luc Besson
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Actor: Bruce Willis, Chris Tucker, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Milla JovovichDirector: Luc Besson
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Original Language), Unknown
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 125 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1997-12-10
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of The Fifth Element
Movie Review: It Had Its Moments, But I Just Didn't Get It.
Summary: 3 Stars
I had never seen this film before, but had bought it a while ago. It was sat in my DVD drawer... (Yes I have a DVD drawer) It was constantly calling my name, begging me to stick it in my PS3 and enjoy the ride I had heard so much about. How disappointed was I when I was given a movie, that at times even lost itself when it came to what it was about and how it was meant to present itself. It has been billed as a Sci-Fi, action thriller. At times it became a slapstick comedy and others it became a romance movie set in the future. I'm not sure whether she's cursed, but Milla Jovovich has a knack at appearing in over hyped, yet terrible movies. Need I mention the first two Resident Evil movies or the travesty that was Ultraviolet?
The basic plot outline is that in the year 2214 the very existence of life itself is threatened by Evil. Want to know what evil is? It can only be described as a spherical object that absorbs everything mankind throws at it, and it's growing. The only thing that can stop it is the combination of the four elements along with a person who's the fifth element.(hence the movie name) In this year the fifth element is a woman who's created through the remains of a destroyed spaceship. When she's created she goes on the run and finds herself in the unlikely hands of, you guessed it. Bruce Willis, otherwise known as Korben Dallas. He's going to help her achieve her destiny and save existence. They are faced with obstacles, however, in the form of a money hungry "Art Dealer."
Yes. The plot is that weird. You would have thought that along with the strangeness of the plot it will have created a quirky, but gritty action movie. Instead it became a mess and from one moment to the next it simply didn't know what genre it wanted to belong to. If this was a movie trying to take itself seriously, then it failed. If it was meant to be a comedy then I have to admit it succeeded in making me laugh. Apart from the odd cool action sequence, this movie was simply ridiculous and failed to hold my attention. I struggled through it and I'm wondering who I can write to, to get my time back. I expected better from Bruce Willis and I have to be honest, I didn't expect anything more of Jovovich.
Stay away.
Summary of The Fifth Element
Ancient curses, all-powerful monsters, shape-changing assassins, scantily-clad stewardesses, laser battles, huge explosions, a perfect woman, a malcontent hero--what more can you ask of a big-budget science fiction movie? Luc Besson's high-octane film incorporates presidents, rock stars, and cab drivers into its peculiar plot, traversing worlds and encountering some pretty wild aliens. Bruce Willis stars as a down-and-out cabbie who must win the love of Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) to save Earth from destruction by Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg (Gary Oldman) and a dark, unearthly force that makes Darth Vader look like an Ewok. --Geoff RileyAncient curses, all-powerful monsters, shape-changing assassins, scantily-clad stewardesses, laser battles, huge explosions, a perfect woman, a malcontent hero--what more can you ask of a big-budget science fiction movie? Luc Besson's high-octane film incorporates presidents, rock stars, and cab drivers into its peculiar plot, traversing worlds and encountering some pretty wild aliens. Bruce Willis stars as a down-and-out cabbie who must win the love of Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) to save Earth from destruction by Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg (Gary Oldman) and a dark, unearthly force that makes Darth Vader look like an Ewok. --Geoff Riley
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