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relentless speed, threatening to exterminate every living organism unless four ancient stones, representing the elements of earth, wind, fire and water are united with the mysterious 'fifth element'.From Luc Besson, the acclaimed director of 'Leon' and 'Nikita', comes a film that turns science fiction inside out. Starring Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman and Milla Jovovich, 'The Fifth Element' takes you on an adrenalin-filled journey to a new dimension of sumptuous visuals, stunt-packed set-pieces and spectacular explosions.
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Little Light Of Love Mondoshawan Timecrash Korben Dallas Koolen Akta Leeloo Five Millenia ... more
Later Plavalaguna Ruby Rap Heat Badaboom Mangalores Lucia Di Lammermoor The Diva Dance Leeloominai A Bomb In The Hotel Mina Hinoo No Cash No Trash Radiowaves Human Nature Pictures Of War Lakta Ligunai Protect Life Little Light Of Love [End Titles Version] Aknot! Wot? (Bonus Track)
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Production Year: 2007 - Science Fiction - Director: Francis Lawrence - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Dash Mihok, Will Smith, Salli Richardson, Willow Smith
Advantages: fast, and funny. Disadvantages: a wee bit dated
...back to try and destroy the world again. It was prophecised that this evil would be defeated by an unknown quantity, called the fifth element, that would unite the four natural elements to create the divine light.
A race of aliens, called the mondoshawan, entrusted the knowledge of the fifth element to a human. The evil that had been defeated would come back in 5000 years, and the human race should be prepared. The knowledge was to be ... .../> As predicted, the evil arrived. The human race started by attacking it, but the attacks seemed only to make the evil stronger. It grew in size, and ferocity. But they are found by the current holder of 'the knowledge', who tells them that the mondoshawan were coming to use the fifth element to destroy the evil. But they are ambushed by the shape-shifting mangalores.
Part of the fifth element was removed from the crash site, ... more
An ancient evil, once defeated, has come back to try and destroy the world again. It was prophecised that this evil would be defeated by an unknown quantity, called the fifth element, that would unite the four natural elements to create the divine light.
A race of aliens, called the mondoshawan, entrusted the knowledge of the fifth element to a human. The evil that had been defeated would come back in 5000 years, and the human race should be prepared. The knowledge was to be passed down through the generations, until it would be needed again.
As predicted, the evil arrived. The human race started by attacking it, but the attacks seemed only to make the evil stronger. It grew in size, and ferocity. But they are found by the current holder of 'the knowledge', who tells them that the mondoshawan were coming to use the fifth element to destroy the evil. But they are ambushed by the shape-shifting mangalores.
Part of the fifth element was removed from the crash site, and put into a machine to ressurect it, and the fifth element is born. A fragile, apparently human female called leeloo. she is scared, and talks only in her native 'devine language'. She is, however immensely strong, and escapes, jumping from the top of the building, only to fall into the taxi of one Korbin Dallas.
Can the human race combine the four elements, and the fifth element witout the guidance of the mondoshawan? Can they wield the divine light, and save the world, or will the evil Korg stop them?
I must confess that I am a huge fan of this film. It manages to combine action, comedy, adventure, and a love story. It also gives you a very interesting view of the future for earth. For example, the cigarettes are the opposite to how they are now. The butt is as long as the white bit is on todays smokes!
This film stars Bruce willis, as Korbin Dallas. He is typically crazy, as most of Willis's characters tend to be. Bruce manages to inject humour into his roles. Something, perhaps that a lot of the other major action stars lack the ability to do. He tries to act Korbin, in a 'loveable rogue' type of way. He gives the impression that he does not care, but he is a big softy at heart.
The role of Leeloo, is taken up by Milla Jovovich. If you have read any of my reviews before, you may know that I have a little crush on Milla, and in this film you see quite a bit of her. She plays the fragile character very well, and with a gentle side that we seldom see from her. Milla, actually wrote the 'divine language' that she speaks in. Together with director, Luc Besson, she helped create a dictionary. She felt that this added believability to the role.
The very evil, but also very funny role of Korg, is played amazingly by one of my favourite actors, Gary Oldman. He is barely recognisable in this film, but his quality still shines through. Seems to play bad roles very well, but it is the humour that he adds to the role of korg, that makes this film tick. Also his relationships with both the great evil, and the pirate lifeforms, the mangalores, are integral to the whole plot.
We have possibly one of the funniest performances I have seen, by Chris Tucker. He plays Ruby Rhod, and plays it perfectly. He is a loud mouth, womanising superstar of the future. but, when push comes to shove, he is a coward. Tuckers voice, and quick wittedness are great.
The costumes used in the film are notable, as well. The were created by Jean-Paul Gautier. He created almost 1000 individually styled costumes for the film, all of which are unmistakeable. typically over the top, it really adds to the flamboyancy of the film.
Overall, the film is a really good comedy action film. Plenty of thrills and spills, and the odd laugh too. All that combined with Milla's excellent performance as the lovable leeloo, and you are on to a winner. The version I own is the two disc special edition. I got it in Asda for three quid. It comes in a snazzy cardboard sleeve, that protects the dvd box. Running time is 121 mins, and it is rated PG. Disc one is the film itself, with options for audio commentry, scene access and subtitles. Disc two contains documentaries, four little featurettes, trailers and tv spots, poster special, the sixth element essay and much much more. Not bad value at all!
Reccomended. G
P.S. the title refers to what my daughter accidentally called the film once! So funny!
Advantages: It has everything, action, drama, comedy, adventure and a love story. Disadvantages: Chris Tucker's character can be pretty annoying.
The Fifth Element, directed by Luc Besson has to be one of the few movies that I can watch time and again. It is such a multi-layered movie, which works well on many levels. It is part sci-fi, part thriller, part action, part comedy but ultimately it is a love story. It is such an unusual movie, it is almost impossible to compare to any other.
The story is set in the not too distant future in an incredibly crowded New York. The visuals of the city ... ...all the inhabitants have taken to living and working high above the city streets which are uninhabitable due to permanent, thick smog.
Korben Dallas (Willis) is driving his taxi when suddenly a semi-naked woman (Milla Jovovich) who has leapt from a ledge to evade police, comes crashing into his taxi from above.
The woman starts pleading with him in a totally incomprehensible language for him to help her escape. At this point, their mutual understanding ...
space_chick2004 22.09.2008 (13.10.2008)
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Advantages: Great Visuals, Re-watchable Disadvantages: None
...a Sci-fi Film. It was the biggest film ever made at Pinewood studios and 1000's of people were on the payroll, all to make a film that Luc Beeson 1st thought up when he was just 16. It is a great futuristic film, with great visuals and really unusual costumes and of course a great cast. I hope you enjoy the review.
∆ The Story ∆
The film starts in Egypt in 1914, with a Professor examining an ancient Temple. An alien ship lands and it ... ...enter a secret door within the temple and remove some 'stones'; the stones are an important part of the weapon. They depict the four elements: Earth, Wind, Fire and Water, when they are placed in their correct positions in the temple surrounding the 5th Element (a superior being) they release a light which destroys the ancient evil. They say they the stones are no longer safe on earth and that they will return them in 300 years time, when they are ...
TomlinsonSE 11.05.2005 (13.05.2005)
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Advantages: Good action sequences and comedy value Disadvantages: Story is quite linear
Abstract
The Fifth Element has all the needs of a man-movie, sex, violence and language. How can this movie be only a PG?? This movie is a must see classic action movie for "all-ages" (supposedly) that is set in the future. The setup of the props and backgrounds are so in depth that you don't realise is was made way back in 1997. The storyline is not complex at all and like most of Bruce's films is pure action with some brilliantly worked in comedy ... ...a must see movie of the 90's and it surely has elements that everyone can enjoy.
Characters
Bruce Willis is one of the top action combined with comedy actors ever put onto a movie screen and his performance in this movie does nothing but back up this statement. He plays his usual retired, relationship troubled, layabout character that he plays so well but it does not detract from the subtle new additions he has made to his role to make it his own. ...
Darirch 09.07.2007 (12.07.2007)
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Advantages: Great action Great alians Disadvantages: won't suit everyone
The Fifth Element is a Die Hard in the future type film with good humour great action and some great alien characters. The film is based in the 23rd century and the world is at risk from a giant ball of supreme evil which is approaching the earth from out of space, which sounds cheesy but the whole film has a fine balance between slap stick humour and blow the hell out of everything. All the aliens are more in the style of men in black rather than ... ...film will enjoy the reconstruction surgery of Milla Jovovich. The aim of the film is to get the fifth element united with four ancient stones, which are being safe guarded by some pretty lame aliens. These stones represent the elements of earth, wind, fire and water, and only when all these are got together in a temple can they save the world Even though there are thousands of futuristic based films out, this one is quite an original and not at all ...
toffee19 14.07.2007
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Advantages: wonderfully entertaining, special effects and some romance Disadvantages: Bruce Willis does die hard in Space
...an ultimate weapon stored in the middle of a temple in the Egyptian Desert. Because some archeologists are about to uncover this aliens come and take it away saying we will be back.
Centuries later the weapon is needed to defeat evil so i brought back. Gary Numan who plays Zog a Mega wealthy business dictator tries first to destroy it then to steal it. With the alien spaceship being blown up the only surviving part is part of a hand. Scientists ... ...So now you get the picture, she falls in of Bruce (Literally) and has to learn to everything again from speach to all the information about the human race. But Bruce who is a Taxi driver had a previous job. Guess what? Space Marine!!! He ends up having numerous fights with guns and fists, defeating alien mercenarys before finally telling the ultimate weapon that he loves her.
For me one of the most moving parts of this film is the concert by the ...
pendamoot 02.03.2006
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Poster Concepts, Image Galleries, Sixth Element Essay
Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 DTS 5.1
Professional reviews
Review
"...Mr. Besson directs with ceaseless flamboyance and with an obvious enthusiasm for his film's comic book conceits..." (New York Times, p.C3, 09/05/1997)
"...Besson's comic irreverence is welcome..." (Sight and Sound, p.39-40, 01/07/1997)
DVD Description
A visual feast combining ancient mysticism, cyberpunk sensibilities, flamboyant entertainment personalities, and gun-toting alien mercenaries. In the 23rd century, Korben Dallas, an ex-special forces agent who now practices as a down-and-out cabbie, finds himself caught in a struggle to defy a prophesied Evil from destroying the Earth when a mysterious woman falls into the back seat of his cab. Pursued by both the government and a powerful magnate enlisted by the forces of Evil, the woman is the key to Earth's salvation, known only as the Fifth Element. Auteur Besson's first offering with Hollywood backing.
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