He is one of the best villains in Hollyweird history. I love the part when he opened the box and what he was looking for wasn't there and he broke down crying.
It's crazy how artfully the movie indulged in the silly and the bizarre, yet does it so humanly, so substantively, that is feels real beneath all that crazy. Details like Zorg's emotional reactions, little bits of grungy inconvenience in the set design, how casual the characters are about some of the weirdness around them...the writing, the actors, the producers, just bring so much meat to this movie, that you're sold from square one. The suspension of disbelief is a masterclass course that Hollywood should be studying today.
I never realized that until now. Zorg only has two scenes with two of the main characters for one scene each. Yet never meets the main hero. This movie really is unique in its own way. I really wish Hollywood could make a movie like this again where the characters don't really act to the weirdness of the world unlike now and days where everyone must wink and nod how werid everything is in the story. I would love to go back to something like this
Love this movie! It blew me away when i saw this is the theater! David Bowie, Michael Jackson, and Prince were considered for the role of Ruby Rhod, but they all turned it down as they were worried about not getting a bigger paycheck than their co stars. The movie was influenced by STAR WARS, Indiana Jones, James Bond, DIE HARD, Total Recall, Blade Runner, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Lawrence Of Arabia, and Judge Dredd.
In a funny way, the 90’s was bookended with Ancient Egyptian elements in films. Early 90’s - Stargate Mid 90’s - The Fifth Element Late 90’s - The Mummy
I had a different reaction to the opening thinking it was a tongue-in-cheek reference to these poor bastards (potentially) currently fighting to breathe at the bottom of the ocean alongside the titanic because he said "every once in a while it's a good idea to come up for some air"... I still laughed, but I thought he was just being macabre before I realized the turnaround for editing alone wouldn't give him the window to make that reference.
I just recently rewatched this movie after 15+ years. I thought it was amazing when I was younger, but didn't remember a lot of the small details. My recent rewatch cemented it as one of my top ten sci-fi films of all time.
that movie was 2 hours long? I was so into that movie when it came out it felt like a 90 minute movie! A movie that makes you forget the running time is very rare. Such an awesome movie and still is!
This is a totally unappreciated movie. It is well done, well acted, and has a great feel to it. Of course this review is awesome as it’s done by the best movie reviewer on RU-vid.
And all of a sudden, hope comes back to my summer ! Thank you, kind Sir, for always improving and never disappointing ! Your channel is as good as this movie !
Gods I love this movie. For me the perfect balance of stupid fun and sincere commitment. And hell yeah on the Summer Special! Miss Jovovitch has an impressive range of good and awful movies!
I love the tune that plays whenever the characters are having a comedic moment, like when Ruby and the priest are talking about the bomb in the hotel. This movie stands out a good bit to me and kind of hits all the marks I have that make me like a movie or not. It's the kind of thing I'll show my kids one day.
I always thought there was some kind of implication when they stopped “the evil“ in the same shot on the other side of the Earth was the moon and I thought the implication was that maybe the moon was actually a past evil that had been stopped a little bit further away. Soooo, joy of joys, now there’s two moons.
I love this movie, just the right blend of humor, action, and scifi. Another fun fact, the actress who played the diva actually sang the song in front of the audience during the unbroken performance. The director did not tell the cast about the how the scene was to go and did not even give them direction, just that someone will sing and dance on stage. He then filmed the reaction from behind the actress. The actress felt that should could not lipsync the song well enough so she practiced and then sung the song with a variation of the "impossible notes". The cast's mesmerizing looks are genuine. There is a full run of the unaltered performance in the BluRay along with the actress practicing the moves and song. The unaltered song and performance is mesmerizing. Milla is rumored to also be in the audience as another character. There are videos of the scene unedited on the web.
This movie one of my favourite sci-fi movies, it's just a joy from star to finish. I'd love to see more 90s classics reviews like this cause this review was a blast.
Great review as always. One of my personal favorite films. That being said, now that's it's THE SUMMER OF MILLA JOVOVICH, I am very much looking forward to the movies you have in-store. My guesses are gonna be Resident Evil (in a perfect world all of them, but idk if you got enough time), Monster Hunter, Ultraviolet, The Perfect Getaway, Three Musketeers, and maybe Hellboy 2019
Love Decker's videos...but was anybody else disappointed as FUCK at about 1:12 when he didn't finish it with ".....HEART!....By your powers combined...I AM CAPTAIN PLANET!"
Fantastic review of Fifth Element. I love that film so much. Milla Jovavich and Bruce Willis were fantastic. I even didn't mind Chris Tucker's over the top performance. Looking forward to the Summer of Milla Jovavich. :)
Always a fun watch. I think this is the movie that made me realize how amazing of an actor Gary Oldman is. His range is nuts, rarely are 2 of his characters similar. It's really impressive when you really look at his portfolio. IMO anyways.
GREAT review, Decker! Okay - so get ready to start with your "Okay, Boomer" stuff - but when this came out, we went to see it and 1) didn't exactly know what to make of it, it was SO different from the usual... and 2) we LOVED it. I remember a buddy coming back to the barracks and saying "I don't know what that was, but I know I gotta see it again" It STILL holds up better than most newer sci-fi romps. Stylish, fun, FUNNY, odd - no, bizarre... It's tremendous. I have to say that the casting is brilliant & the performances perfect... but... it's REALLY Willis who makes it click. It would've been a GOOD movie without Willis, but WITH him, it's BRILLIANT. Thanks again, this made me happy.
I was worried about watching this. The Fifth Element is one of , if not my favorite movie ever. It is still a go to for me. Hold a special place in my heart. Thank you for this review. So well deserved 5 out of 5.
Film Fact: The fake language created by Luke Besson and Milla Jovovich was a fully fledged dialect and it allowed them to have a secret affair during filming The Fifth Element
Thanks for all the hard work Decker, I love all your movie reviews and The fifth element was a great choice, Gary Goldman, Bruce Willis, Mila Jovavich , plus Chris Tucker and Luke Perry. P.s. excellent summer intro, and good luck with your pup.
Not sure if you caught it, Decker, but when Leeloo punches through the glass, you can see a movie editing error. You can see the crack line where Mila was supposed to punch the sugar glass. Fun little thing for you there.
10:58 Just like with the classic 1984 mermaid film: *"Splash"* with Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah, where the name "Madison" became a popular name for newborn girls in the early 21st century.
"This case.... This case is empty..." "What do you mean empty?" "I mean empty, as in the opposite of full. THIS CASE IS SUPPOSED TO BE FULL!!! Anyone care to explain?" Leeloo explaining in Mandosheewon "We're saved..." "I'm screwed!" "You wanted a case, we brought you a case! "A CASE WITH FOUR STONES IN IT!! NOT ONE OR TWO OR THREE, BUT FOUR!! FOUR STONES!! WHAT THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH AN EMPTY CASE!!!"
Definitely one of the best parts of the movie. Or any movie, in my opinion. No. The entire scene is awesome. Always love the ending of it, too. "...would have immediately asked about the little red button at the bottom of the gun." A few moments later... *explosion*
You have any idea how long I've been waiting for you to make that "MR. SHADOW" reference from The Fifth Element? When I saw that first scene I lit up with joy. Thank You.
I do love me the 5th element. It's a great fun movie, unashamed of its absurdity and completely delicious in all aspects. The cast and direction smash it. Totally one of my favorite action comedies of all time.
This was a good movie but I never figured out how the character LELOO got magical clothes from just plain bandages ??? How did bandages or straps magically transform into bikini bottoms????
Incase you didn't know..your pretty funny bro...its between you and mista gg..yall are the best laugh out loud reviewers.oh and of course wewatchedamovie...AKA WWAM
I was never clear they killed the scientist at the beginning. He always just looked like he passed out from shock. But then Luke Perry says he’s dead. I just assumed he was dead and freaking out because metal aliens… Oh well. Also RU-vid did not tell me you posted this! I love this movie
Summer of Milla Jovovich? Didn't see that coming, I would of preferred a summer of Vin Diesel that way we got reviews of the Riddick movies *wink* but no matter the actor or film series the summer specials are always great.
"THE SUMMER OF MILLA JOVOVICH!!!!!!!!!!!" Yay, depending on what movie you do!!!!!! Awesome Build Up, as usual! I thought this was gonna be about Bruce Willis. Lol! 😁😁😁😁😁👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
"An Ancient Evil threatens all existence! Don't worry, Good Aliens exist! However Bad Aliens exist, and Bad People. But the universe might have a chance if we combine Earth! Fire! Wind! Water! And the most important element of all: The Fifth Element." Yup. That sounds like a standard tabletop RPG plot intro from gaming in High School. Good times! I do have to say that when we walked out of the theater after watching Fifth Element we all agreed that it was basically a DnD adventure...in space! But it was still awesomely entertaining. My only complaint was that the costuming was just horrible - I still think of those cop uniforms and shudder (specifically the ones chasing Leeloo through the tunnels). And my favorite, most bad-ass costuming from that era was from Judge Dredd (the guard and "cop" uniforms) which came out two years before Fifth Element.
Is this your first 5 out of 5? Or do you have another Fast 5 Favorite(s)?? ;) Like you said, although we love them, most Horror, Sci-fi or Space Fantasy, will find themselves at the top of the "Elite" critics list!! Great job with the review. I started watching you, even before: 'The Summer of... Series' but RU-vid keeps screwing you and it's been awhile since I've watched your content (a year or 2). Sorry for that but please allow me to congratulate you on This review. Your Backgrounds have changed, along with your Skills and Poise as a reviewer. All for the better! :) Cheers from Canada
Nice one on Dark Falz, except he returns every 1000 years. Also, Dark Falz is called that only in Phantasy Star I, and you referenced Phantasy Star II. In Phantasy Star IV Dark Force is so overrated that the last dungeon is crammed with 'em, and they're called Dark Phallus.
The intro was brilliant 😂 Also, you know tha blew my mind? None of those elements, are on the table of elements 😧 It has a breakdown of those, sure.. Still blows my mind..
