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Is The Fifth Element a good movie?
- Thread starter peppermints
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No. I mean, some of the performances are kind of fun, and the movie is a goofy time.
But it's pretty awful. I rewatch it every so often because of how highly it gets talked up, but it never gets better.
But it's pretty awful. I rewatch it every so often because of how highly it gets talked up, but it never gets better.
It is my second least favorite film of all time. The only film I hate more than it is Final Destination 4.
Everything about it is designed for me to utterly loathe it.
Everything about it is designed for me to utterly loathe it.
I love it, the movie knows exactly what it is and has fun with it. Though whether or not you like it depends on your tolerance for camp.
One of the key aspects that makes 5E so great is the casting - an aspect that Valerian misfires on with pretty much everyone in it.
Oof you and me both. Even though I went in not a fan at all of the leads and doubtful of their chops was still severely letdown. I did really enjoy Lucy though so Besson isn't completely washed up in my book.
It's definitely a dumb movie. But it's also very colorful and creative. I don't know, I think just being really watchable and weird and fun counts for a lot.
Fifth Element is Besson's only good movie (don't @ me) and it's one of the best Sci-fi/cyberpunk movies of all time. Infinitely rewatchable as well.
Fun fact about this film, the main human protagonist and antagonist are completely unaware of each other's roles in the narrative.
To Corbin, Zorg is just the parent company of the taxi company that fired him.
To Zorg, Corbin is just the guy who conveniently wins the Gemini Croquettes contest so they can get a quick ticket to Floston Paradise.
They never cross paths in the film, either.
To Corbin, Zorg is just the parent company of the taxi company that fired him.
To Zorg, Corbin is just the guy who conveniently wins the Gemini Croquettes contest so they can get a quick ticket to Floston Paradise.
They never cross paths in the film, either.
Is The Fifth Element a good movie?
I love it, I've seen it probably a dozen times, and.... I still don't know what the answer to this question is to be completely honest.
I love it, I've seen it probably a dozen times, and.... I still don't know what the answer to this question is to be completely honest.
That movie gave me such a huge crush on Mila at the time.
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Which I still have, god Mila is great.
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Which I still have, god Mila is great.
Knowing the consensus beforehand already clouds your ability to judge for yourself.
The movie should be a colossal train wreck, a "worst movie ever" candidate but it somehow all works. It's like that scene in the Simpsons where Burns goes to the doctor.
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The Opera/Ship Fight scene and the police chase at the beginning are unforgettable.
I used to like the movie but that is a very good point I didn't think about till I saw this video 3 years ago exploring that trope and yeah, can't disagree with how gross it is.
The Fifth Element makes it look easy to be that off-the-wall insane, it's just creative, colorful, and weird. A tremendous amount just comes together like the design of the future world, the music, and the costume work. Incredible cast. The special effects work looked incredible at the time and still does. More than anything it captures the imagination and makes you wonder about various things. It's one of those movies I grew up watching and just assumed everyone who saw it thought it was a 9 out of 10 movie.
I like a lot of Besson's stuff. Fifth Element, Nikita, Leon, Adèle... but out of them all, Fifth Element has to be the best. In its own way, it's every bit as good as Blade Runner.