THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1997) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION 

“Heart is the most important element.” That’s why we watch you big man. You have a heart of gold.

Had to pause it, J! "They got a McDonald's in the future. I bet they ice cream machine still broke." Dying laughing, bro!

Chris Tucker's role makes sense when you realize that it was written for Prince. Prince told Chris about it and said he turned it down because he didn't like the wardrobe.. Chris responded by making fun of how Prince had his ass cheeks hanging out his pants.. LOL

This movie would never been this good without Tucker. That character was everything.

I've said it before, Gary Oldman can literally play any character.

"They got a f***ing McDonald's in the future... I bet that ice cream machine still broke." Dayum. That cut deep

"Why ain't it ever like 'Here come the puppies.'" 😂 Always an awesome reaction!

"Are you classified as human?" "Negative, I am a meat popsicle." Fun Fact: The wonder on Bruce Willis' face when the Diva (Maïwenn) sings is real. That was the first time he'd heard it and seen the actress in full make-up. Big Bada Boom Fact: The explosion in the Fhloston main hall was the largest indoor explosion ever filmed. The resulting fire almost went beyond control. It took twenty-five minutes to put out. Lost In Translation Fact: The "Divine Language" spoken by Leeloo, was invented by co-writer and director Luc Besson and further refined by Milla Jovovich, who had little trouble learning and developing it, as she was already fluent in four languages. The language had only four hundred words. He and Milla Jovovich held conversations, and wrote letters to each other in the language as practice. By the end of filming, they were able to have full conversations in this language. Bad Timing Fact: The hero, Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis), and the villain, Jean Baptiste Emanuel Zorg (Gray Oldman), never meet, nor do they communicate with each other in any way. They are aware of each other (Korben used to work for Zorg's company and Zorg knows that Korben won the contest) but they are unaware of the other's involvement in the main plot (getting the stones). The only time they appear in the same scene together is at the end when Korben flees towards Fhloston's hotel's hangar while Zorg is just returning from it. They pass but just miss one another putting them in the same shot together for just a few frames. Music Enthusiast Fact: Diva Plavalaguna (Maïwenn) sings the "Il dolce suono" aria from the opera, Lucia de Lammermoor. It is one of the most difficult arias because of its length, its soaring arpeggios, and the high F above high C. When composer Éric Serra showed soprano Inva Mula (who dubs the voice of the Diva) the sheet music for the Diva Dance, she reportedly smiled and relayed to him that some of the notes written were not humanly possible to achieve, because the human voice cannot change notes that fast. Hence, she performed the notes in isolation, one by one, as opposed to consecutively singing them all together, and they digitized the notes to fit the music. There are a few moments when you can hear the differences in the vocal tones of the Diva's voice.

How does this man not have 100K followers yet?

31:49 dude, I was laughing my butt off right here. Your timing of petting the dog, it looked like you were rubbing Bruce’s back and woke him up. That was so awesome!

This is forever ingrained in my mind as one of the best sci fi movies ever made. It's funny and action packed, has the right balance of thought provoking mythology and dumb fun, not one of the actors half asses it for a minute and the music could not be better. Fun fact, this was the first movie my father took me to see after he and my mom divorced.

Two words that entered my vocabulary when I saw this movie: "multipass", and "bigbaddaboom". She is so cute in this movie :) Popcorn on standby!

"Hey man! He got a snuffleufagus!" They way he said that without hesitation made me spit take my drink 😂😂 [20:17]

Leeloo's fight sequence in sync w/ the diva's aria... def' one of my favorite/rewatchable movie scenes of all time 👍🔥♥️

When the first four elephants can't get the job done, that's when they call... The Fifth Elephant!

Prayers To Bruce Willis Due To His Illness

Ian Holm is the actor who played the priest. He was also Bilbo Baggins in the Lord Of The Rings, among his many other roles.

One of my favorite Ruby Rhod moments -What's wrong with you? What you screamin' for? Every 5 minutes there's somethin', a bomb or somethin'. I'm leavin'. bzzzz.

"I bet their ice-cream machine still broke." 😂 Murderwhistle is too funny at times 😅

‘They got a McDonald’s in the future. I bet their ice cream machine is still broke!’

"Chris Tucker being Chris Tucker" Honestly that's probably the most accurate description you can make for Chris Tucker 😄 This is one of those movies that if I find it while flipping channels, I have to stop and watch it. And I still say "chicken good" at the grocery store. Excellent script and perfectly cast, and I especially liked your recap at the end 🔥🌍🌪💧❤

I about died at 29:53, it looked like you were rubbing Bruce Willis back when he woke up 🤣 🤣

Love Gary Oldman. He can be ANYONE! Notice that the Priest is Bilbo Baggins? 🙂

They are rebuilding a physically perfect being, and cast Milla Jovivich to play that role. There has never and will never be a more flawless casting choice in history.

Chris Tucker is the best part of this already awesome movie. He kills me every time 😂

One thing that really works about this movie is how _every_ character represents a distinct role in society. It doesn't fall into the trap of having every character be a general "gun-slinging agents" type, but instead every character has a distinct input and POV coming into it, helping it feel like a complete satisfying slice out of this world even though it's not a particularly long or complex movie. _Star Trek's_ great, but to me there's something really cool about how "An unemployed veteran, a priest, a celebrity podcaster, and a prestige opera singer walk into a bar" is what it takes to kill Satan Actually, it literally just occurred to me Corbyn (pilot), Plava Laguna (siren), Ruby (raucous entertainer), and Cornelius (keeper of tombs) correlate to the 4 elements and (with the exception of the priest) are dressed in the same colors as their corresponding elemental-beam

I remember seeing this in a theater with a packed crowd. People seemed to really love this film. They laughed, they cheered, and at the end, there was an applause from the audience. 97 was one of the best years for summer blockbusters. The Lost World, Men In Black, Con Air, Air Force One, Face/Off, it goes on and on. The good old days.

They DID zap her haha. That’s why she was freaking out in the tube. She got resuscitated.

"They've got McDonald's in the future. Bet their ice cream machines are still broken." That made me laugh so hard.

"Oh, he's a Harvey. Hello, Mr. Weinstein." 🤣🤣🤣

"Are you German?" God I love this movie, superb casting, amazing sets and costumes, plenty of action, hysterical comedy, a satisfying villain, and a simple story that you didn't need a computer to track.

“They shot the diva!” “And she fell, just like a diva” My favorite line from you during this reaction. I love watching you. You have gotten me through some pretty tough times. Thank you! ❤

This movie is wacky and wild in all the best ways possible.

OH MAN!!!! he is going to love this movie and I am going to love his reaction!!!

A "here comes the puppies" tomb would be epic. Lol

The only movie ever that I have seen more than once in the theater. It's quirky, silly, funny, action packed, and it has the gorgeous Milla in it.

this is one of my favorite movies ever... i COULD WATCH IT A 100 times and wont get bored.

Milla Jovovich was in the resident evil movies. Fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier designed all the costumes for the movie and all the women in the blue outfits and the bald girl were supermodels in the 90's and some of his favourite models.

Chris Tucker plays an amazing part in this Loved the Mcds ice cream machine comment lol Probably one of the most paused films in our childhood 😂😂

"I ain't cultured but I got taste". JL in a nutshell. 💯

Dude your energy is contagious. Glad you reacted to this wonderful film! The Fifth Element was heavily inspired by the French comic series "Valérian and Laureline". He made a movie based upon those comics several years ago: "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Plants". While not nearly as charming as this one, Valerian is still far better than most Hollywood films.

14:24 “They got a *#!%+ McDonald’s in the future; I bet the ice cream machine is still broke.” The master reactor at work.

"Here comes the puppies" hahahahahahhahahaha my wife and I laughed so hard. Thank you.

"They got those on Contra" that was hilarious!!! The good old days.

You have the most infectious, pure-hearted laughter I've ever encountered. I love watching your reviews. Keep being you, because you're awesome.

If there was say only 10-15 movies i had to choose to watch over and over again. This would be on my list. I love this film.

This was directed by Luc Besson who also did The Professional with Gary Oldman before this. Besson is the most successful French director of modern times and he came up with this sci-fi story of The Fifth Element when he was a teenager. You should check out other movies of his: La Femme Nikita (which was later adapted into a tv series), Lucy (with Scarlett Johansson), and Valerian (an expensive adaptation of a classic French sci-fi comic book).

@22:35 Father Cornelius called Korben “Mr. Willis” accidentally before Korben corrected him with “Mr. Dallas”. Sometimes filmmakers keep small accidents like this in the final cut if it still works within the context of the movie. In this case, it actually surprises me that it was kept in, but so few people have noticed it that the scene still works.

I'm glad you watched this, it's among one of my favorite movies. It's quite unique in concept and style as far as I know and the twist on so many existing objects is amazing. Very cool that you thought of Prince when you saw Chris' character since that's basically the person they had in mind for it so I guess they did good!

one of those movies that you can watch dozens of times and still have a fun time watching it.

this is flat out still my favorite Chris Tucker role in a movie; even better than Rush Hour or in Friday

The most under appreciated thing of this movie is the editing.

[30:57]"I bet he hears everything." To my man Lee Evans 😂😂

Jean Paul Gaultier the French runway model (strange) fashion designer did all the costumes... so that's why everything worn looked like that, especially Ruby Rhod. also one of my favorite lines in this is Ruby: "Why I gotta get the broke one" .... (I say this all the time)

Love this movie. Went out right after seeing it and ordered the original score and have been playing it ever since.

Every time J says, "He on that oooooooooh-weeeeeee", I freaking die laughing. Such a great film and the best reaction! 💙

LOL, the most iconic character that will be remembered about this movie is Chris Tucker's character and the alien diva singer. That Dong-Fro is the most memorable hairstyle in scifi.

Egyptian tomb interior: "Here come the puppies!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💯

Once Chris Tucker shows up, Fifth Element kicks into high gear and becomes his movie. I could watch him shriek and run around like an idiot all day 🤣🤣🤣

Fun Fact: The Diva scene was shot in the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.

McDonalds in the future?? I bet the ice cream machine is still broken.. 😂😂😂

One of my favorite movies from the 90s. Never get tired of it.

“He’s a little Harvey”…almost pissed my pants laughin

36:45 & 40:02 Hahaha! 45:11 'Captain Planet, he's our hero. Gonna take pollution down to zero. He's our powers magnified. And he's fighting on the planet's side.' 45:40 Yeah, good music. :)

That's got to be the hardest I think I've ever seen you laugh. "You have one point left on your license."

Berserker (1967), by Fred Saberhagen, is the first book in a sci-fi series of the same name. It's about first contact with a race of alien robots who originated as leftover weapons in a war between their creators, and evolved into a society with a religion (basically) bent on the complete destruction of all organic life.

Before Chris Tucker was cast as Ruby Rhod, David Bowie, Michael Jackson and Prince were all considered for the role, but they turned it down as they feared that none of them would get a bigger paycheck. Chris Tucker was cast and his persona was based on all three of them.

You were telling them to zap her! Why? She was gasping for air and scared shitless... Gasping, because her lungs were new and never been used. And scared, because the last thing she remembered was her ship being blown up and dieing.

I know lots of people who hate on it, but I agree, this is just a fun movie. Colorful, energetic, funny, breezy, well-paced, with memorable characters. Don't think about it too hard, just enjoy the ride.

29:55 You petting your dog at this moment looks like you’re rubbing Corbin’s back to help him wake up. 😂

The priest is Ian Holm (RIP). He played Bilbo Baggins in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. I have loved this movie since the first time I saw it. And your reactions were spot on! Thanks for this!

2:22 That is actually a quite good question. I have never read/seen anything where they find an ancient tomb of something good. :)

I have terminal never get over it about your copilots. So adorable. ❤❤ So well trained and they love you so much. It brightens every reaction. Thank you for sharing them with us.

hahaha when he woke up from the flight and you was oetting the doggo it looked like you was rubbing his back to get him up lol perfect timing

Re. the "slow robot aliens" in the beginng, "You mean y'all don't never get in a hurry?" - hilarious!

Another fire reaction. This movie is another great action film from Bruce Willis he was back in his wheel house of action comedy after releasing the great but weird 12 monkeys the year before. And Blank I love that you filled out J's details on the multi-pass bleep that was a nice touch. It is stuff like that, that sets you guys apart.

LOL! I never considered The Fifth Element to be a jump-scare movie until today. Thank you for that!

Chris Tucker makes this movie! Fabulous!

How you did not see this master piece is astonishing... Over the top fun sci-fi action romp lets goo!

Ohhhhh, thank you, thank you for doing this one. Such an awesome movie. I’ve watched this one so many times, and still notice little things I didn’t before.

That end song... ooh uh huh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh wooh wooh, ugh uh uh uh, ayeeeeeeeee Wish you could sing like that.

She took a leap of faith

LMAOOOO..."I bet their ice cream machine is still broke". That was friggin' hilarious!

Oh I can't wait. One of my all time fav reactors watching one of my all time fav movies!

Fun fact, the song that the alien chick sings was layered from several singers, and until recently was thought to be un0singable by a single person.

32:50: "I ain't cultured, but I got taste" . . . That may be the best way to be. Culture-details become dogma. But having an open mind and appreciation for beauty, that is a good path of perception. You get more out of life.

Aww. Romulus in the back givin' Drogo kissies.

Chris tuckers character was actually based on Prince. Good observation.

Laughed my butt off watching your reactions on this one.

Defently my top10 favorite action/scifi movie. Perfect evety way, watched this at least dozen times plus another dozen reaction videos here on youtube.... cant wait to see yours 🤓

Omg man I haven't seen you laughing so dang hard in a long time. Definitely was cracking me up. I just knew you were going to lose it with Chris Tucker.

Chris tucker made this movie so much better 😂❤❤❤❤

Funny you said, Chris Tucker's character was like Prince in the future. The part of Ruby Rhod was inspired by Prince and he was actually offered the role. But he said the costumes were too effeminate and declined. FYI, The Fifth Element was released in 1997. In that same year the director Luc Besson divorced his wife Maïwenn, who played The Diva and married Milla Jovovich, who played Leelo.

"Here come the puppies" 🤠

Now that is a MOVIE!!! Saw it in theaters 3 times. I knew you'd be cracking up at Ruby Rodd (Chris Tucker).

one of my fav castings in the movie is Tricky as the henchman. He's a british triphop artist.

If you click at 29:53 you can see my man rubbing Bruce Willis' back until Bruce wakes up. Such a caring reactor! :D

Star Trek is about the only hopeful future we have these days, and even then, sometimes not. Glad you liked this! I don't think I've seen you laugh so hard before, but Chris Tucker is so freaking funny in this.

That was the most fun I had all day, thank you for that.

yep. Love is the 5th element. The thing that gives meaning to evertything. And Leeloo was just a vessel, like those stones. She had to receive love to ignite.