"How does someone look so normal and yet abnormal, all at the same time?" Because he's the human chameleon that is Gary Oldman.

@monotonehell

29 күн бұрын

Gary Oldman is an actor. He plays a different character in every one of his roles. Bruce Willis, as much as I love him, always plays Bruce Willis.

@andit4454

29 күн бұрын

Loved him in 'True Romance' 👌

@spiderhamilton1

29 күн бұрын

​@monotonehell Action movie protagonists are meant to be stand ins for the audience watching. The actors aren't playing themselves, they're portraying an archtype in which the audience member watching can immerse themselves. When people say action movie stars can't act or have no range, don't realize that is what is required of the role. The personality is supposed to be relatable and aspirational to the widest range of people. The action star is playing a blank canvas for the audience to put themselves into. And some will say that's even harder than being a character actor in some ways.

@jgant5063

29 күн бұрын

The definition of range as an actor… Gary Oldman. He has seen it all and done it all.. twice.

@ThePharaz

29 күн бұрын

Gary Oldman played Sirius Black, Harry's Godfather.

"This is nothing like I expected it to be..." And Chris Tucker hadn't even shown up yet... 🤣🤣🤣

@MrTommygunz420

29 күн бұрын

"I don't like Bruce Willis as a blonde" Also before Chris Tucker's entrance😂

@marcoburg8500

29 күн бұрын

'I love a good explosion' Before the really big explosion!

@supreme3376

29 күн бұрын

Garry Oldman

@christopherten-eyck4473

29 күн бұрын

Thanks Ashley . Love your comments during the movie. Hello from Pa USA 🇺🇸 💖 ❤❤. Keep up the awesome work.

@nathancruz9172

29 күн бұрын

38:59 😂

Honestly, I'm so glad this movie never got a sequel. Let this timeless masterpiece exist on its own.

@saulmadrid9950

14 күн бұрын

The film's director, Luc Besson, tried one but not as a direct sequel to 5th Element. Valerian & the City of a Thousand Planets is also a futuristic, space movie that didn't attract the same attention as the 5th Element.

@TF2CrunchyFrog

14 күн бұрын

@@saulmadrid9950 _Valerian & the City of a Thousand Planets_ is the movie adaptation of a French comicbook series about special space agents Valerian and Laureline.

@CrazedPop

13 күн бұрын

@@saulmadrid9950 I loved that movie too. Wasn't that long ago that I watched it for the first time.

@supermot34

6 сағат бұрын

@@saulmadrid9950 Because it was simply nowhere near as good.

The more you watch it, the more you realize the brilliance of it. If I see it listed when I'm channel surfing, I have to watch, no matter whether it's at the beginning of the movie, the middle, or 5 minutes until the end. The first viewing is chaotic. With each subsequent viewing, the chaos becomes nuance.

@SinisterSouthernbelleReactions

28 күн бұрын

It is the best for sure.

@LordLOC

27 күн бұрын

It's literally one of the most nuanced movies of the time, easily. I understand people who don't like it, or don't understand it per se etc. but I'm so glad more and more people are discovering it now. It's very doubtful we'll ever get that sequel that's been rumored since like, 1999, especially with Bruce Willis's illness and I don't think Besson would recast the role or "write him out" so to speak. Probably the best movie Besson ever made, save for Leon the Professional imo.

@3Rayfire

26 күн бұрын

It's really delightful in that. It's sci fi as a reflection of the human spirit and condition. But despite the explosions it's not really instant gratification. It needs to sit in you for a while.

@kennethbartels4274

26 күн бұрын

The editing is so great in this movie!

@eddiegustafson484

24 күн бұрын

And watch it with a kick ass sound system.

“Aziz! Light!” Is probably the most quoted line in my household. Every time a kid forgets to turn off a light, a booming “Aziz! Light!” echos throughout the house.

@davidbeppler3032

29 күн бұрын

Ditto!

@Tchika

29 күн бұрын

It's right there with "Battery, Aziz!" 😆

@ginahouston9352

29 күн бұрын

i love this! 😂

@Smokie_666

29 күн бұрын

That's fantastic!

@davidthomas5562

29 күн бұрын

Helm 108! Leloo Dallas MultiPass Chubby Green

"Sir, are you classified as human?" "Negative, I am a meat popsicle." Infinitely quotable.

@Yggdrasil42

29 күн бұрын

Whenever I quote that, people look at me weirdly...

@WanderingCactus

29 күн бұрын

I want that explained, great line, but considering how the cops react to people talking back to them, that means that that is somehow an acceptable answer.

@jareddemarzo8196

29 күн бұрын

@@WanderingCactus If it means anything, I don't know what it is lol And I kind of don't want to know because its randomness is part of why I love it.

@Avarial

29 күн бұрын

@@WanderingCactus He is letting them know he is ex-military and was experimented on. It is an acceptable answer.

@user-ld9tf4td8s

29 күн бұрын

​@@Avarial it means he's been through cryonics hence the "popsicle"

This movie is two straight hours of non stop batshit insanity and I love every second of it.

IMO, The Fifth Element is the pinnacle of Luc Besson's career. He has yet to top it. The amazing cast and crew (the costumes! The set design! The makeup! The special effects!), the plot, the editing, the soundtrack, the humor both intended and unintended, the feast both visual and auditory, the story....AH! I love it so much. Five stars for me.

@rantman4521

26 күн бұрын

It's his Magnum Opus ☝️💯😅

@Qwertycsm

25 күн бұрын

Interesting, it's one of his worst for me. That's the beauty of opinions

@TomH2681

24 күн бұрын

If you ignore the acting and the plot, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is pretty dope. (yes I know I just said to ignore the acting and the plot. No need to point it out)

@rantman4521

24 күн бұрын

@@TomH2681 It was pretty cool to look at. Especially her.

@Matchgirl42

24 күн бұрын

@@TomH2681🤣🤣🤣 (that's in response to what you put in parentheses) But yeah the cinematography of Valerian was great. There was a similar issue with Independence Day: Resurgence. Pretty to look at, but the rest...UGH. Acting, characterization and plot wise, I found Jupiter Ascending better than both Valerian and ID:R, although I know it gets a lot of crap too. The Fifth Element, of course, is leagues better than all 3, IMO.

You do realize you will be saying "Multi-pass" the rest of your life.

@bigsarge8795

29 күн бұрын

Guilty

@rob.3143

29 күн бұрын

Each time I get a new card somewhere.

@LabRat355

29 күн бұрын

I say it a few times a week . Anytime I have to weld something large it requires “Multi-Pass“ welds 😂

@SamuelBlack84

29 күн бұрын

"Multi-Pass"

@marchhareat9794

29 күн бұрын

That, and "big bada boom."

Fun fact: The Opera song was written to highlight a rapid-fire vocal fluctuation that should be impossible for a person to sing, which is why it is performed by an alien. Actual singers took this as a challenge, and over the years, many videos have come out showing people performing the song to prove it's possible.

@mage1439

29 күн бұрын

I love seeing people take up a challenge.

@JohnnyOrc

29 күн бұрын

Additional Fun fact: Bruce Willis' applause wasn't scripted. That was the first time he heard her sing, and was very impressed.

@rob.3143

29 күн бұрын

I don't think anyone has been able to fully pull it off. I have seen certain singers come close but if you have a video of one doing it as they portray it in the movie, please let me know; that opera scene is one of my favourites in this movie, and just media in general, and if I could see this performed 'live' I'd love it.

@kenfreeman8888

29 күн бұрын

​@JohnnyOrc That's cool about his applause. I applauded when I saw it. The whole theater applauded. Even though it was a movie, it was just such an amazing performance, everyone was moved.

@christopherhancock1723

29 күн бұрын

Pretty sure the opera singer was played by the wife of either the director or writer.

"We're 3D printing a dead thing?". That is easily the best description of Lilu's resurrection scene.

Another fun fact about this movie: the preproduction of this film was (of course) very complex, take some years, and at some point the director had a year with nothing to do. He used that year to write and direct a more simple movie, without s big budget like the Fifth Element. The movie he write and direct on a break from this movie? Leon -The Professional.

@Divhreaza

27 күн бұрын

Which also featured Gary Oldman. *LOL* (Excellent movie btw!)

When my friend got into microbrewing, his first ale was named "Aziz, Light!"

@szandorkane6372

28 күн бұрын

We still quote that. When we're playing cards or tabletops and it's getting a bit late so the room gets a tiny bit too dark, SOMEONE will yell it and then everybody will. In German, mind you, but still counts.

@brianstraight9308

28 күн бұрын

Thank-you Aziz, much better.

@jefferywarburton2116

28 күн бұрын

My sisters kid becomes Aziz when i work on the car and junk.

He's not smoking the cigarette backwards. The joke is that for your safety they have reversed the proportions, and now the cigarette is almost all filter. Zorg was played by Gary Oldman, who was also Sirius Black.

@davidbergfors6820

29 күн бұрын

honestly went "no he didn'.. oh yes He did!" Gary Oldman, chameleon actor.

@BrokenCurtain

28 күн бұрын

He also played Commissioner Gordon from Cristopher Nolan's "Dark Knight"-trilogy and the corrupt cop Norman Stansfield in "Léon: The Professional". Apart from the fact that they're both cops, there's no overlap between these two characters. That's how great Oldman's range as an actor is.

@Divhreaza

27 күн бұрын

He also played Beethoven in "Immortal Beloved". The man is an amazing actor!

@KRAFTWERK2K6

25 күн бұрын

Oldman was a Luc Besson veteran and also appeared already in "Léon the Professional".

@jenniferhonaker9445

11 күн бұрын

Let us also not forget Dracula

Lelu was not in one of those "big metal suits", she was in the sarcophagus that the big metal suits took from the pyramid.

@Matchgirl42

28 күн бұрын

Yep and the reason her cells survived such destruction (so that she could be reconstructed) when the aliens in metal suits didn't is because she's the bioengineered fifth element.

@nodak81

26 күн бұрын

Amazes me how many people miss that. They always think she was one of the Mondoshawan.

@Mugthraka

26 күн бұрын

@@nodak81 welp the "gauntlet/hand" was actually Holding a suitcase handle when you see it... wich really look like The Handle of the case that contains the Elemental stones(iirc the case is shown and you can see one of the handles missing) So if she was a Statue/sarcophagus, why would she be holding the case containing the stones?...

@daveg2104

25 күн бұрын

@@Mugthraka It isn't shown in the movie, but Leeloo was revived on the Mondoshawan spacecraft. So she was holding the case, getting ready to fulfill her purpose as the 5th Element, when the ship was attacked and destroyed by the Mangalores.

“What’s wrong with you? What you screaming for?” Is one of my favorite lines. I still say it all the time 😂😂😂

One of the things I love about this movie (and there are SO MANY things to love about this movie) is that the 'bad guy' and the 'good guy' never meet.

@zvimur

29 күн бұрын

Unless... it's Leelu and "Mr Black"? They kind of met. Even if there was a distance between them.

@nicktechnubyte1184

29 күн бұрын

​@@zvimuryou mean Mr shadow

@markdenio4537

29 күн бұрын

@@nicktechnubyte1184 "You told me to let you know when it was Mr. Shadow and it's...Mr. Shadow."

@nicktechnubyte1184

29 күн бұрын

@@markdenio4537 exactly what I remembered, there's no Mr black

@zvimur

29 күн бұрын

​@@nicktechnubyte1184yes, sorry.

Fun Fact: Chris Tucker’s role, Ruby Rhod, was originally offered to Prince. He obviously turned it down but you can see how that character was pretty much created with him in mind. 💜

@MicahMann

29 күн бұрын

Prince apparently didn’t like the Jean Paul Gautier costumes.

@dewey70

29 күн бұрын

I thought it was because of scheduling conflicts.

@HonRevPTB

29 күн бұрын

​@@MicahMannLOL, Prince didn't like anyone but himself!!!!!!! Of course he sure had reason to like himself, but that man could be a little too extra God bless him!!! 🖤💔❤️‍🩹💜

@mrkelso

29 күн бұрын

It's a shame. It's obviously supposed to be him, it would have been epic, and he would have been delighted to have added this to his astonishing gamut of work. But, no. Cuz Prince has to Prince.

@scottboswell6406

29 күн бұрын

It's amazing that this role sort of predicted influencers and vlogs!!

Ashleigh: *"I'll never get tired of big ships entering from the side of the screen"* SpaceBalls I: *enters stage right*

in all these years have only realised the 4 characters in the temple are the four elements...the priest is grounding, the trainee priest has his head in the clouds all the time, ruby's words flow like water and bruce is the fire, he just blows shit up!

@daryasolovyova9713

22 күн бұрын

Omg, I haven't noticed it, and my family loves this movie, no idea how many times we watched! I will ask them about :D

@kenng4154

18 күн бұрын

That is a stretch

Ashleigh's best line in the review: "If she farts in that, it's gonna fog up!" I'm going to be laughing at that one for a while. 😆

@mage1439

29 күн бұрын

Ashleigh's down-home wisdom always makes me laugh.

@rickwoodham4570

29 күн бұрын

Ashleigh quote of the year!

@BillKrayer12thMan

29 күн бұрын

​@@rickwoodham4570You clearly underestimate our dear Ashleigh. It's only May.😁(I remember when she used to censor herself.)

@enicole1203

29 күн бұрын

That's the best line I've heard all year, I'm still gigglin

@anthonyleecollins9319

29 күн бұрын

I'm never going to be able to see that moment again without that quote popping into my head. 🙂

A lot of people have trouble with mixed-genre films. We watch so much stuff that fits genre expectations that we’re kind of trained into having expectations for what “good” looks like in a film. So I can see that killing a little of the joy. This movie is pure chaos in a lot of ways but the thematic elements about human nature get more and more noticeable and interesting with each watch.

@pingidjit

29 күн бұрын

This, you said what I was trying to say, but much more clearly.

@izzonj

29 күн бұрын

That's an excellent point. I see the same thing with Millennials listening to music from the late 60s, early 70s where they get hung up on what genre is supposed to be. The beauty of those days was that people didn't feel confined by genre and just did what they wanted.

@catterwall9595

29 күн бұрын

Yeah the wacky disjointed tone is one of the things I like the most about The Fifth Element. It’s all done with such cinematic flair and intentionality that it still feels cohesive to me. Some really fun storytelling and editing choices as well.

@SierraSierraFoxtrot

29 күн бұрын

I don't get it, she enjoyed every moment but then it's 3/5?

@kavimontanaro7976

28 күн бұрын

Buckaroo Banzai is another sf/comedy that people didn't get. Also Barbarella! Some people don't enjoy the tone skittering around like that, I guess. I dig it myself. I also think it took people a long time to realize how much range Bruce Willis has as an actor; they were comfortable with the quippy action hero (which he is very good at) but he brings a lot more than that. Hudson Hawk, a Bruce Willis film that flopped, is a strange mix of action and comedy. Which people hated, although it is a subtle and funny movie, with a great cast, and holds up very well in my opinion. I think they showed up expecting Bruce to just do the thing they were comfy with.

"Princess Leia on steroids." LOL

Ian Holm, the priest, is one of my all time favorite actors. He can do small, independent films like Chariots of Fire, The Sweet Hereafter, and Big Night (all good films) to sci-fi like this and Alien, to fantasy like Lord of the Rings and Brazil, to animation like Ratatouille, as well as filmed versions of Shakespeare's plays. Very versatile. Sadly, he left us in 2020.

Fact: The Fifth Element is a French production that was perceived by many to be a Hollywood production because it had Bruce Willis and English was the main language.

@Madbandit77

29 күн бұрын

This is far from a Hollywood production because of the absurdist sensibilities Besson, a Frenchman, has. He needed co-writer Robert Mark Kamen (the first three Karate Kid films, Lethal Weapon 3) to make the film, for better or worse, accessible to American audiences.

@-M0LE

29 күн бұрын

Wasn’t it made In pinewood studios London lots of British actors in this especially extras

@Henrik_Holst

29 күн бұрын

@@-M0LE yep filmed in London and Mauritania

@SamuelBlack84

29 күн бұрын

I can see the French influence on the film

@StephenDukenski

29 күн бұрын

Ah… the Minions of its era.

Ashleigh: "OMG, what do you need? Communicate!" Leeloo: "Multipass" 😂😂😂

@SinisterSouthernbelleReactions

28 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

The costumes were created by French runway fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier who was known for his avant garde designs. This is a French American production. Milla Jovovich was a super model turned actress who is also a sci-fi nerd. She played Alice in several Resident Evil movies. The innovation with this is the fashion elements in sci-fi.

@unkindestcut

28 күн бұрын

She also appeared as a frequently stoned hippie girlfriend in “Dazed and Confused,” which Ashleigh was somewhat underwhelmed by.

"A squeal to The 6th Sense" is wild! I'm flabbergasted, that is the unintentionally funniest thing I've heard in years,

@KRAFTWERK2K6

25 күн бұрын

only followed by "Se7en" ;)

Chris Tucker's over-the-top performance made this movie twice as funny!

@oscardiggs246

29 күн бұрын

Hated him the first time I saw it. I don't know exactly when I fell in love with the performance, but it is the best thing in an already great movie.

@toxicginger9936

29 күн бұрын

He was so perfect for the role.

@ianloeb1672

29 күн бұрын

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@claytoncourtney1309

29 күн бұрын

​@@oscardiggs246I still hate the character. It's because I hate the characters in films that just panic and panic and panic. I find it horribly annoying and so not funny. In the Godzilla x Kong movie there's a character that does that too and it's just annoys the f out of me

@Matchgirl42

28 күн бұрын

In the end when David yells "YES!" in the temple, Ruby's reaction cracks me up every time. For as flamboyant and larger than life as the character is, he still serves as the "every man" character in the group. I love him so much.

The more you watch this movie, the more you like it. The first time, it can get a little chaotic. The second time, it's still a litlle bit, but you think the movie is really well directed. The third time, this is your eternal favorite movie, and it never change. There is just so much details in the universe, the aesthetic is soooo weird that's iconic, and the dialogues are really well constructed !

@Madbandit77

29 күн бұрын

I liked it the first time because I was reading Heavy Metal magazine when this film aired on HBO. The French sci-fi elements just spoke to my soul.

@CorsetGrace

29 күн бұрын

I agree. First time I watched it, didn't like it so much. By third watch, absolutely love it.

@younasaint-martin8551

28 күн бұрын

@@Madbandit77 I'm french, I totally agree ^^ Personnally, I liked it even the first time, but I needed to watch it three times to understand how much I loved it ^^ But I know several people who didn't like it at all the first time, but when they tried a second time, and a third, it became one of their favorite XD

@younasaint-martin8551

28 күн бұрын

@@CorsetGrace Third watch is the best watch ^^

@Matchgirl42

28 күн бұрын

I was an assistant manager at a movie theater when it came out, back when movies came in 20 minute 35mm film reels and had to be spliced together, then previewed by the staff the night before release to make sure it had been spliced together correctly. I watched it that night, loved it from the start, and watched it ten more times during it's run at my theater.

If I remember correctly, the explosion in the cruise ship when Ruby is counting to 10 was the largest indoor explosion ever filmed at the time. Besson started writing the story when he was 16 years old, as a novel, and a decade later decided it should be a film and rewrote it for film and even later on filmed it. The costumes? They were designed by none other than Jean-Paul Gaultier. The Diva's song was written to be impossible and the singer told the composer that some of the note changes were outside of how fast the human voice could change pitch. So she sang some of the parts individually and they pieced those together later digitally. However, since then, a handful of people have actually sung it successfully. And it's glorious.

Favorite lines, "Are you classified as human?" "Negative, I am a meat popcicle." I've said this randomly for the last 20 years.

At the beginning, "I think this will be Sci-fi and futuristic" At the end "This was not at all what I expected" !?! Only a 3? Magic microwaves, Floating food trucks, Space Vacation Resorts, varied Aliens, a cat? Cool Explosions, crazy guns, the old Good vs Evil battling over Existence? That's all the Elements of a 5 ! 😄

@danielv6170

21 күн бұрын

I think she was too busy "reacting" to actually SEE the movie. She never even mentioned the "editing" how amazing the interplay of it was. how the taking off of the ship was in synch with the, um... taking off of... well, that and the fight scene matched to the Diva Dance. The play of the whole thing.

@LadyIarConnacht

21 күн бұрын

@@danielv6170 The score alone is amazing.

he wasnt smoking the cigarette backwards, more like in addition to only 4 smokes a day,the length of the filter is the length of what the tobacco paper thingy is today and the tobacco is the length of what the filter is today.

@lucianaromulus1408

29 күн бұрын

Take on greed lol

@AlanCanon2222

29 күн бұрын

My favorite gag in the movie.

@MichaelDzikowski-ms9iz

29 күн бұрын

This is how the old Russian cigarettes were made,small tobacco in front big filter in back.This is because they wore very thick gloves during the cold winter.

@wal6377

29 күн бұрын

Smoke you!

@TabaquiJackal906

29 күн бұрын

@@lucianaromulus1408 Since it said something about quitting smoking when the cigarettes were dispensed, I thought the point of the long filters was to cut down on the nicotine. In another week? month? there might only be one puff on the end.

He looks like Val Kilmer because Gary Oldman looks like everyone, everywhere 😂

"Aahh! What's wrong with you!? What you screaming for? Every 5 minutes there's a bomb or something! I'm leaving! Bzzzz!"😂 This is a huge cult hit. King Gary Oldman (Gordon in Nolan Batman movies, etc).. Chris Tucker (Friday, Rush Hour).. Ian Holm (Bilbo in lord of the rings).

Gary Oldman (Zorg) is such a great actor. He can play any role and make it awesome.

@nochannel1q2321

29 күн бұрын

It's pretty wild how many people have seen Gary Oldman and don't realize it due to his acting and the demands he makes on his makeup artists

@SamuelBlack84

29 күн бұрын

Count Dracula, Mason Verger, and Commissioner James Gordon

You took stars off because it was such a wild mix of genres. Honestly, that's one of the things that makes it so good. That was a lot more common years ago, where we'd have movies that didn't quite fit in any single genre, and they were better because of that. Plus for this one in particular, the director's known for going full-on weird. I see movies like this as more of a full meal, cinematically speaking.

@toxicginger9936

29 күн бұрын

Would you like Sci-fi, Romance, Action, or Comedy? Yes.

@overredrover9430

29 күн бұрын

Yes, she down rated because of Luc Besson. Wait till she sees Valerian and the city of a thousand planets

@Madbandit77

29 күн бұрын

@@overredrover9430 I like that movie too. It doesn't have the sharp editing style as "Element", but it's a trippy ride.

@parissimons6385

29 күн бұрын

I've heard of some who see this as one of the more successful entries in the "Die Hard" franchise... And costumes by Jean Paul Gaultier doesn't hurt, either. And the short scene with the black light, "Sounds like some kind of freak.", while the humans look bizarre, is hilarious!

@MoMoMyPup10

29 күн бұрын

I think it was Bruce's blonde hair that took 2 stars off -- I refuse to believe that the movie could out-weird the weirdo 😅

My friends and I quote this movie almost daily. "Super Green", "Pop it, D-Man", "Gimme the cash". There is a line for just about every situation.

@KRAFTWERK2K6

25 күн бұрын

"Bzzzzzz!" :P

The local newspaper movie critic HATED this movie with the power of lemons. Even after it got a huge fan base, he stood his by his review. The one bit i recall clearly was "If they took all the scenes and wrote them on index cards, then threw all the cards on to the floor and picked them up at random, it would have made just as much sense." The gun you asked about at the start was a German pistol commonly known as a Broom Handled Mauser. It was one of the first semi-automatics and used an internal magazine like a bolt action hunting rifle. They were loaded with stripper clips. You can also see them in Sherlock Holmes Game of Shadows where they talked about in one scene.

@chrisdevine5503

27 күн бұрын

It was also the basic design of Han Solo's blaster.

Love *WAS* the fifth element. It took me decades for it to click in my head, but Leeloo was actually the fifth STONE, and had to have love added to her like the other stones needed their element added to them. Of course, you can't love a rock, so she had to be a person. :)

@SamuelBlack84

29 күн бұрын

Isn't it dependent on someone loving her?

@thomashiggins9320

29 күн бұрын

@@SamuelBlack84 I think she had to feel love.

@VestinVestin

29 күн бұрын

> _"Of course, you can't love a rock (...)"_ You can lava rock!

@NZBigfoot

29 күн бұрын

So Earth, wind, fire, water... heart?

@Matacron

29 күн бұрын

@@NZBigfoot With your powers combined, I AM CAPTAIN PLANET!

I LOL'd so loudly at 23:10 "Princess Leia on steroids" 😂

@jculver1674

29 күн бұрын

Princess Leia from East Germany.

@SinisterSouthernbelleReactions

28 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

@alexharms9145

28 күн бұрын

Major Icebourge

making it both action and funny was a 7/5 for me. I have rewatched this dozens of times. The brilliant editing and visual gags make it one of the greats in my opinion. Luc Besson and Edgar Wright both do this so well. Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim, and this movie are top notch

“Why are there only children, where are the adults here?” Me, every time I wade into social media threads. 😂

"You know, sometimes evil just ta- THE FUCK IS THAT?" omg when i tell you i almost died laughing

@ericwalker8636

29 күн бұрын

You and me both.

@user-su3zn2xt3z

29 күн бұрын

Timestamp?

@ericwalker8636

29 күн бұрын

@@user-su3zn2xt3z About 20:15

@ericwalker8636

29 күн бұрын

@@user-su3zn2xt3z 21:15

@steph717

29 күн бұрын

21:17

Leeloo is played by Milla Jovavich - she’s a model/actress. She had a small role in Dazed and Confused and she was the lead in the Resident Evil movies.

@adamlone5548

29 күн бұрын

She was also the female lead in the sequel to Blue Lagoon.

@jerome1lm

29 күн бұрын

let's not forget Zoolander, lol

@SilentSooYun

29 күн бұрын

She would eventually marry Luc Besson, the director of this movie... which came as something of a surprise to his current wife at the time, Maiwenn Le Besco, who played the physical role of the Diva

@FenrirInFlowers

28 күн бұрын

First movie I saw her in was Kuffs with Christian Slater. One of my favorite films with her is called Dummy. She was hilarious in that one. It's another that my family quotes, in particular, certain lines from her.

@Scorpious187

28 күн бұрын

She also played Joan of Arc as well.

Rumore is that, at the end of filming, the creator/director ordered that all the Mondojiuan suits be destroyed, and they were all but one. The head costume designer couldn't bring themselves to destroy all of them and kept one. The Mondojiuan language was actually fully developed into a full language. He and Mila Jovovich would actually have full-blown conversations in it.

@26:56 “You know, if she farts in that skirt it’s gonna fog up.” - Ashleigh That’s the kind of commentary I come here for. 😂

"Leeloo Dallas, Multipass!" And thus, a meme was born. I love this movie, been an all-time favorite for ages, because of the pure insanity of it all. Great reaction, Ashleigh.

I love how Chris tucker has the same hair style as egon from the Ghostbusters cartoon from the 80s

@ericnelson4540

29 күн бұрын

As a fan of both, I am greatly disappointed in myself not noticing that for all these years.

The editing on it, with the comic cuts between scenes, and lines shared between characters, is part of what makes it my favourite film.

@sterling557

27 күн бұрын

Ditto!

That animal print I had a friend that does a great impression of Chris Tucker but when he showed up to a Halloween party dressed up like this I almost died 😂

Jean Paul Gautier designed the costumes and several extras and minor characters were models. The film was heavily influenced by French sci Fi comics and famous French comic artists Mobius did a lot of the production design.

@benjamingrams333

29 күн бұрын

One way to spot a Luc Besson SciFi Flic? If military/police Characters have extra-ridiculous uniforms and headcovers ... Bingo. Bonus points if the costumes are designed by JP Gaultier

@ConanGoodwin

29 күн бұрын

Moebius

This is one of my all time favorites. It's honestly one of the best movies ever made (in my humble opinion), it has sci-fi, romance, comedy, action, and a bit of heartfelt moments. Each character is nicely fleshed out and everyone has a moment to shine. Overall, it's timeless ✨✨

I unabashedly LOVE this entire fuckin movie. Korben's mother is gold, "Leeloo Dallas Multipass", Tricky, Tiny Lister as the President, Chris Tucker as Ruby Rhod...and I'm such a fucken sap I cry every time at the scene where Leeloo discovers "War" and when Korben is trying to convince her that humans ARE worth saving...

Your hesitation of seeing the diva has me giggling! Absolutely my favorite part! I love the song, the diva and the fight scene. Put it all together and it’s so beautiful! I knew you’d get into it once you ears her sing!

14:19 The cop who spills his McDonalds soda is played by the actor Mac MacDonald, who plays the captain in the British sci-fi series Red Dwarf. So not only did McDonalds pay for their product placement, they also managed to have their brand in the end credits.

@peternitz7430

27 күн бұрын

Wait... did they seriously get an actor named Mac Macdonald for a scene at a McDonalds?

@TheZapan99

27 күн бұрын

@@peternitz7430 Yes, his real name is Terence McDonald, and he took the stage name Mac McDonald because that was his nickname during his theater studies. He also had supporting roles in Aliens and Tim Burton's Batman.

@peternitz7430

27 күн бұрын

@@TheZapan99 amazing.

@psykoklown874

26 күн бұрын

I was just about to bring that up that he as the captain of Red Dwarf. Love me some Red Dwarf.

@chuckhouse5179

25 күн бұрын

I was literally like "hey thats Captain Hollister" I don't know how I've watched this movie countless times and never noticed him.

I've always said that The Fifth Element is the best live action anime that's not based on an anime, because it was like this story was adapted from an anime.

@DustinLollar

29 күн бұрын

It was french comics from the 60s. Besson was inspired by French sci-fi comics like Valérian and Laureline by Jean-Claude Mézières

@0PsychosisMedia0

29 күн бұрын

That's because the art direction is based on an artist called Moebius. He was featured in a magazine called Heavey Metal and its original french older sister magazine Metal Hurlant. Even the stories in the mag influenced the script. So, it's not anime but French and American adult comics influences.

@seraph6758

29 күн бұрын

Watch the cab driver portion of Heavy Metal. I don't think Luke B intended it but .... yea

@josheldridge8546

29 күн бұрын

oh this was definitely besson's love letter to the old Heavy Metal magazine.

@Jackex

29 күн бұрын

More of a jrpg video game. Girls falls from the sky, party of four, by meeting a bard(ruby) and a priest. Everything a Japanese RPG would have as a story beat.

I laughed out loud at the ending because I remembered the 1990s cartoon, Captain Planet and the Planeteers. Their fifth element was... HEART!!

One of my favorite movies 4 sure. It's a great mix of sci-fi, Comedy, Action, campiness and a lil drama. It was a refreshing perspective about life in the future . Fun Fact, The actress who played Plava Laguna (The Diva) was actually the director's ( Luc Besson) girlfriend, a Model. The actress that had been originally cast backed out at the last minute as Production for the movie was about to start. She begrudgingly agreed because she didn't believe in mixing work and personal life. There's an interview on KZread about 30mins , with her discussing it all and the makeup process, Learning choreography, learning the Opera (she had to lip sync) Costume etc ... Its So good. Lastly, When everyone is ready to see the Divas Operatic Performance, All thier reactions where Genuine ✨✨😳😳. They had never seen the actress in full makeup and costume as well as hearing the Song for the first time (if not mistaken)

It is so hard to believe, that such a talented man "Mr Bruce Willis", will no longer be making movies. Having been diagnosed with aphasia in 2022. This is a disease that you cannot recover from. Thank you Mr Willis Love and Prayers 🙏💖

This is an enormously clever and fun movie. All the characters are weird and unique and the story doesn't follow a typical adventure story pattern.

This was the movie that made me think that they could make The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy into a movie. Humor in Sci Fi is so rare.

Mixed-Genre Monday, Asheleigh Fun Fact" You missed to recognize "Aziz", the sketch artist that shoots at the Alien being as Luke Perry (RIP) {best known for playing Dylan McKay in "90210" tv series 1990 to 2000} Gary Oldman is a highly talented actor. Mostly, he never does the expected interpretation of the character most people would think of. He is known for finding the 'unusual', distinct, and memorable aspect of the character. Who would have imagined a "bad space villain" with a Midwest, rural accent? This is what makes him so revered and respected. Chris Tucker (Ruby Rhod) is more know for the iconic "Daaammmnn" in "Friday", "Money Talks, QT's "Jackie Brown", and his most known character Dect. James Carter in the "Rush Hour" film series with Jackie Chan. He has won 4 movie awards for that character. This is one of those films that need to be seen a few times to fully enjoy. You miss many details and cameos that have importance and make the film more enjoyable. Further watchings lead to a greater understanding of all the 'elements' (pun intended) that are involved in the film. Milla Jovovich is better known for her "Resident Evil" movie series and was a famous model before doing this film. there are more ingenius aspects to the movie that require several viewings.

@EmonEconomist

28 күн бұрын

Aziz was the kid, not the sketch artist.

@silverlobo2135

28 күн бұрын

@@EmonEconomist sorry it been a while since I last seen it! ))

Ashleigh: "Give her true love's kiss" Also Ashleigh: "That's so weird, why would you do that?"

@davidbergfors6820

29 күн бұрын

little did she know that was the thing needed in the end!

@SinisterSouthernbelleReactions

28 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

The scene I loved the most is Corben waking up and talking to his friend on the phone. It is perfect worldbuiling and tells us everything about Corben.

@sterling557

27 күн бұрын

And his bosses name is (middle) Finger😃

Underrated movie line. I've answered "meat popsicle" for pronouns, aliases, and who I think I am when asked by customers and management.

The craziest thing of them all is that a movie from 1997 is considered an old and classic movie. As a man born in 1992, I feel very old.

Cornelius is Ian Holm, who was a Shakespearean actor who also showed up in “Alien,” “Lord of the Rings,” and “Ratatouille.” And about 140 other roles…

@Kaddywompous

29 күн бұрын

Ian Holm, the priest, is fantastic in a great (and criminally under seen) movie called Big Night. Gotta see it!

@professorbugbear

29 күн бұрын

Bilbo Baggins... and Jack the Ripper... talk about range

@johnellis4129

29 күн бұрын

And "Deebo" and Chris Tucker also star in another movie together

@sorewahimitsudesu

29 күн бұрын

His signature role was Napoleon. He played him three times, once in Time Bandits.

@candicelitrenta8890

29 күн бұрын

He was also Napoleon in Time Bandits

This is one of the most quoted movies in my house. A robotic "do you want some more" when offering seconds, "Aziz, LIGHT!" when a movie is over and the lights are too dim to see where people are (it's actually now programmed into my Alexa to turn on house lights when I arrive home... works most of the time) .... and when Covid hit, my daughter bought a "multipass" (same as the movie) to keep her Covid shot record in something she could pull out and finally use that one line if anyone asked. We used a LOTTTTTT of quotes in this house over the years, from Jurassic Park to Armageddon, Saw, Catch Me if you Can, Castaway, ET, Dogma ... and ESPECIALLY Fifth Element. This movie pretty much covers EVERY fandom and movie category all in one.

@stacey603

29 күн бұрын

I had a multipass COVID vaccine card protector too!

@dangauldin6497

26 күн бұрын

do you have a spare room I can move in with? sounds fun!

Luc Besson (the director) has a "flavor" ("saveur" , I guess as he's French? 🤷‍♂), and "The Fifth Element" is that favor in spades. The timing and editing and scene swapping... the pacing is immaculate. The production design, value, and quality are ridiculously high-end and fleshed out. The soundtrack goes hard, and if you pay attention, most of the pacing and editing of the film is synched with the music. And there's little touches like Zorg saying to lay off a ton of cab drivers and then Corbin get the notice that he's been fired... nice little touches like those. I think now that you know what you're getting into, if you watch it again at some point, you'll see a lot of those things. But it's still very much a "flavor" movie that you enjoy or you don't. But if you like it... you tend to end up loving it. Plus... I think you'll find that even without another watch, you'll find yourself quoting the movie... more often than you realize. And it is a VERY quotable movie. Leeloo has some many quotables. For me, a common one is when I'm going through a video game and I get tired of all the enemies (Borderlands comes immediately to mind 😅 ) and I go into H.A.M. Mode and slaughter everything, and when the last body hits the floor and the dust settles, I almost always say, "Anyone else want to negotiate?" 🤣 Anyway, it's a great movie. And like I said, it may very well be worth a second viewing for you.

Ah yes the well known trilogy of "The fifth element" "The sixth sense" and "Se7en"

@mena94x3

25 күн бұрын

0 through 10.... Zero Dark Thirty One Crazy Summer The Mirror has Two Faces Three Men and a Baby Fantastic Four ..... Eight Men Out Nine Months 10 Things I Hate About You, or maybe just "10" ...so many good choices for each, and the list could keep going for some time with Oceans 11 (and 12 and 13), or 12 Monkeys, Apollo 13, 14 Days in May, Mr. Fifteen Balls, Sixteen Candles, Seventeen Again, Around the World in 18 Days, Nineteen Nineteen, 20 Centimeters, 21 Jump Street...and on and on.

Fun fact: In the movie the antagonist, Zorg, and the protagonist, Korbin, never meet. They almost do but just miss each other at the elevators. This almost never happens in any movie and I love it. In the book they did meet. However, this is one of those cases where the movie really is better than the book.

@Madbandit77

29 күн бұрын

That's part of the film's brilliant absurdism. Korben worked for Zorg as one of the many cab drivers that Zorg laid off. Zorg couldn't recognize Korben from a line up. So it's funny that Korben and the others stole Zorg's spacecraft.

@FinalMyle

29 күн бұрын

@@Madbandit77 oh I know. The whole way that movie is cut and the irony is legendary.

Ashleigh : "This man loves his bombs." "He really do love his bombs." Also Ashleigh : "I love a good explosion." 😜

"Safety Cigarettes!" Nine tenths of the thing is an enormous filter! One way to cut down on your smoking!

Things To Know: 1) Aziz! Light! 2) Korben isn't smoking the cigarette backwards. It's all filter. 3) Printing Leeloo is still probably the coolest sci-fi scene I have seen since the movie released. 4) Much like dogs playing basketball, there ain't no rule saying you can't slap a priest. 5) Aknot is beautiful - you're just spacist. 6) The guy whose ears get blown out when the president crushed the bug is the musician Tricky. 7) Much like dogs playing basketball, there ain't no rule saying priest can't be strapped. 8) Ruby Rhod is still the most fabulous man to ever grace a screen. 9) Zorg's receptionist has *the best look* just like everyone else, but I especially love her nail painter. 10) Ruby's dress is an all-time look. 11) Diva Plavalaguna is stunning - you're just spacist. 12) Also, excuse us while the Diva *absolutely slays* on that song. Her voice is literally other-worldly. 13) The way Plavalaguna falls is just... poetry. Visual poetry.Much like dogs playing basketball, there ain't no rule 14) Ruby Rhod, accidental war correspondent, is an entire mood, and I love him. 15) The Mangalores were real calm after Korben killed them all... so the general wasn't lying. 16) He said "Count to 10" *not* "Count to 0", so there's your problem... 17) Korben is the finest soldier earth has to offer. Course he counts fast and shoots straight. 18) Korben is certified on *all* the weapons and vehicles required for the mission... 19) Ruby is nothing if not a professional. 20) Much like dogs playing basketball, there ain't no rule saying you can't talk to the president like that. 21) Thank god Korben is shallow - don't get me wrong, Leeloo is amazing, but he ain't had time to lock onto the big L with her yet! 22) That's no moon! 23) Korben's mom... just explains too much about Korben.

Ashleigh being grossed and freaked out by the blue opera alien. Yeah...she needs to play Mass Effect 😂🤣

@SinisterSouthernbelleReactions

28 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

@Scorpious187

28 күн бұрын

Liara T'soni would like a word...

@titanuranus3095

27 күн бұрын

Hopefully she will learn from this film to judge aliens by the contents of their hearts rather than by the colour of their skin.

@3Rayfire

26 күн бұрын

@@titanuranus3095 What about their cranial tentacles?

@titanuranus3095

26 күн бұрын

@@3Rayfire What about their cranial tentacles?

19:35 I LOVE THAT LINE! "This case is empty, the opposite of full!,,, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH AN EMPTY CASE!!!!!"

@bcguy5851

25 күн бұрын

But the way he says empty lol sound like he says M-T

Mila did an interview talking about playing Leeloo, it was super interesting. That language is an entire language created and she learned the whole thing. She had a lot of hand in how Leeloo was portrayed, she is still really proud of her.

Ashleigh, the mixed genres and fast pacing you took off stars for is exactly the thing that made this movie such a hit in the 90s. Action, Sci-Fi and Comedy each had formulas that were getting predictible. This movie combined them all in a very entertaining way. It's also a great date movie, it has romance for her, action for him and laughs for both of them. The Deva's music has also become iconic. The composer tried to make it sound alien, something no human singer could do; Albanian opera lyric soprano Inva Mula said, "hold my beer."

@divemonkeys

29 күн бұрын

This movie really is a product of its time. It has held up incredibly well and it doesn't seem dated, but there are quite a few subtle pop culture references of its time and I think Ashley being younger doesn't get as many as someone that was an adult when it came out.

The pistol that you couldn't identify is a German Mauser C96 semi-automatic (1896). Best. Mike.

@bwiedor

29 күн бұрын

Even cooler, if you look closely at the design, that's what they based Han Solo's iconic blaster from Star Wars on (just added various tweaks).

@markp7262

29 күн бұрын

The version is more specifically the M712 Schnellfeuer, which didn't come out until the 1930s (which actually makes it anachronistic in the movie - opening scene was 1914).

@peterose3903

29 күн бұрын

Named Broomhandle for obvious reasons.

@michaelbastraw1493

29 күн бұрын

@@markp7262 Fastfire... Best. Mike.

@SamuelBlack84

29 күн бұрын

I thought it was a luger

23:09 'Look at Princess Leia on steroids!'🤣🤣🤣

The Fifth Element being the sequel to The 6th Sense could’ve been the biggest twist M. Night Shyamalan couldn’t dream of…

This movie is one of those low -key movies that you find yourself quoting and thinking about from time to time. Each time you watch it, it also gets more fun.

The Diva singing. My favorite part among the many great parts of this movie.

@kenfreeman8888

29 күн бұрын

Me too. That was an amazing performance.

"The most terrible intelligence imaginable, Mr. President..." Ashleigh: "Ah. The most intelligent intelligence...." Ma'am, where you cheefing on the cheeba cabbage before this viewing or was that late-set Dyslexia setting in?

"If she farts in that skirt, it's going to fog up." You're killing me!

The best part was Ashleigh commenting on Gary Coleman's accent while not sounding all that different from him.

@Wraiven22

29 күн бұрын

Gary Coleman 😂

@ShellyBellyBeans

29 күн бұрын

@@Wraiven22 I want to see that movie

@CliffSedge-nu5fv

29 күн бұрын

​@@Wraiven22 Whatchu talkin' bout?

@seanmalloy0528

29 күн бұрын

You mean Gary Oldman, right?

@Wraiven22

29 күн бұрын

@@seanmalloy0528 shhhhh. Let it happen. I like imagining Gary Coleman in that role 😂

AZIZ! LIGHT!

37:20 Most basic gun safety: This is the trigger guard, do not put your finger in there unless you mean to pull the trigger. This is the trigger, do not touch that unless you mean to fire the gun. This is the muzzle, do not point that at anyone or anything unless you mean to shoot them. This is the handgrip, do not touch it unless you mean to use the gun.

@SuprousOxide

10 күн бұрын

Cops apparently don't understand any of these rules;

I love your reactions: "sometimes the evil is--'da fuck is that?" 😂❤😂

The fact you don't recognize and realized how amazing an actor Gary Oldman saddens me...

@pingidjit

29 күн бұрын

He is so hard to recognize though because he is a freaking chameleon. He disappears into every role he does. He is epic!

“V is good. Some very good words in V.” Go ahead Ashleigh, say it. We all know what you’re thinking. 😂

@BattleAngelFan99

29 күн бұрын

I never even thought of that! I'm actually ashamed I didn't.

@bolasblancas420

29 күн бұрын

Vulva?

@vodengc520

29 күн бұрын

Maude Lebowski has entered the chat.

@Kaspar.C0LD

29 күн бұрын

Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi now vacant, vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation stands vivified and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin van-guarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. The only verdict is vengeance-a vendetta, held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose, so let me simply add...... Vagina.

@dsembr

29 күн бұрын

@@Kaspar.C0LD Are you, like, a crazy person?

The reason she starts gasping for air was because the last thing she see was being destroyed so when she came to she thought she was still in her ship. I love your takes. You should watch Defending your life it stars Meryl Streep in her prime.

Ashley's catching up like it's the Serenity, and then the movie about to break her, LOL.

I have a cat named Leeloo because of this movie. I’m probably not the only one. That said, fine, I’ll watch The Fifth Element again. 😊

@itzakpoelzig330

29 күн бұрын

Is she orange?

@cicishelby

29 күн бұрын

@@itzakpoelzig330 she’s half orange half white. 💕

@panamafloyd1469

29 күн бұрын

Must resist...can't resist! Does she have a Multipass for the house? (I know, probably not the first time you've heard it..)

The truly amazing bit is how Ruby stayed "ON" the whole time.

Ashleigh hi 😊 Zorg is Sirius Black, and the priest is Bilbo Baggins. Oh, and all the outfits were designed by French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gautier (ooooh la la)

I saw a Gary Oldman meme recently, and I love it and am jealous of it, too. Imagine one day you're at work or out for a drink or doing the shopping, and someone yells, "CUT" and it turns out you were Gary Oldman all along. That's how good of an actor he is.

As someone who has lived on the 19th floor in NYC for 25+ years, surrounded by great local takeout and delivery, I wish floating Chinese food takeout boats actually existed...

@billthomas478

29 күн бұрын

I feel ya. Deeply.

@UtopiaBlue68

27 күн бұрын

That is spectacular you must have a fairly decent profession, what an astonishing life you must live. I live in the Mountains here off the East Coast of Australia. A pleasure to meet you and hopefully your dream to have that Chinese takeout boat come's true for ya