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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

My favorite line: 'Azizz Light!'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Leeloo stole all of our hearts.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Such an imaginative and creative work of cinematic art.

I see at least 1 Lelu at dragon con every year. Someone made one of the gold suits from the opening scene - it was a stationary cosplay, but it was *perfect*

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

This Movie was based on a snippet from a Graphic Novel (and Animated Movie) called "Heavy Metal". In the Heavy Metal Movie, several Stories revolve around a Glowing green orb of Evil. HEAVY METAL is DEFINITELY WORTHY of a Reaction!

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

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

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

Loved this movie, the comedy was perfectly placed❤

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

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

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

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

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

Gary Oldman tends to play some really intense roles and quite often villains. However, if you want a change of pace, he was quite good as a dramatic actor playing Beethoven in "Immortal Beloved" and his Oscar winning role as Winston Churchill in "Darkest Hour." Both films are reaction worthy IMHO.

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

Fair assessment. The way I've always viewed it is; it is what it is, it knows what it is, and it doesn't try to be anything else. It's a fun, over the top, Sci-Fi comedy.

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

this dumpster fire is one of my fav movies of all time. Its goofy, self aware, fun, has heart and cool concepts/ designs- it just makes my heart smile. If you enjoyed this 'Big trouble in Little China' by John Carpenter is another peek dumpster fire (choatic) movie and another fav movie of mine that i hope you check out one day.

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

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

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

The who idea behind The Diva's Dance song was it was produced to be unsingable by a human. So of course people took it as a challenge and somw people even got very close to hitting almost all the notes in the song. I highly suggest you check out some of the higher viewed videos on here or the reaction of The Charismatic Voice to a nice selection of attempts.

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

If you want to see the most extraordinary Gary Oldman acting, watch the 2011 remake of Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy. There is a scene - and you'll know it (the "Karla" scene with Benedict Cumberbatch) - that is a pure acting brilliance. Your jaw will drop. Plus it's a great movie.

My favorite Sci-fi/Action/Comedy! (I probably watch it at least once a year) If you want to see another by the same producer (Luc Beeson) try Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, which is even more over the top creative and outrageous.

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

This movie is a favorite of my family. My parents watched at the theater on their first date! They had such a great time that I believe it was essential in them eventually hooking up for good.

Regarding the ooze on the forehead ... "The Fifth Element" is a telling of a story very similar to that in the movie Heavy Metal, Jack Kirby's comic book milieu (with the anti-life equation), and the black oil virus (Purity) from the X-Files. The idea is that war or anti-life is the ultimate evil, and its presence can be indicated by the appearance of awful goo ... which in the script for the Fifth Element was to be found on various inanimate objects, but was reinterpreted to be more like sweating blood. In The X-Files it's basically a sentient alien virus that is symbolic of or tied to the ongoing spy war between the US and Russia. While the Fifth Element story is pretty close to the story in Heavy Metal, the others are maybe more like a collision of common tropes.

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

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

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

People still cosplay a leeloo her and Jessica rabbit are the red head costume of choice depending on how endowed the woman isblonde women can choose power girl if endowed enough dragin con is in Atlanta next weekend. And it has amazing cosplay

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

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

When Blu-ray DVDs became a thing the first movie I got was The Fifth Element. I also got the latest and greatest TV. I have to say, It was an awesome experience. Mmmmm, memories...

I love this film. It's so fun! Love your reactions, too. I've subscribed since I saw your Dune review. Another film by Luc Besson with great acting by Milla Jovovich is Joan of Arc. It's a great film, too. Underrated in my opinion. It's more serious, but still has humor. Mostly historically accurate, as well. I highly recommend it.

That was a fun ride. There’s another movie that may tie this one for best Milla Jovovich film, “Dummy” -2002 with Adrien Brody. In an interview, she said it was the character most like herself in real life, hard as it is to imagine.

"Is she gonna survive that?" Perfect question. I find that to be internally consistent she should have turned to stone/her original form when the waddling robots removed the elements at the beginning.

"I would have really liked to be there, just as a fly on the wall..." Would you settle for a cockroach with a parabolic microphone?

The costume design is great because the designer was Jean Paul Gaultier.

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

Chris Tucker was the top personality in this one. For a Bruce Willis you have possibly missed try his movies "RED" and "RED 2". Both have first rate casts and lots of sarcastic action.

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

Leeloo and Luc Besson would have conversations in between filming using Leeloo's language. Such an amazing film.

This is THAT MOVIE... if I see it on the TV, I cannot pass it up. I don't know how many times I have stopped and watched chunks of this movie!