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The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element (1997)

May. 09,1997
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7.6
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PG-13
| Adventure Fantasy Action Thriller

In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.

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Karry
1997/05/09

Best movie of this year hands down!

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Console
1997/05/10

best movie i've ever seen.

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Bereamic
1997/05/11

Awesome Movie

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Pacionsbo
1997/05/12

Absolutely Fantastic

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lithiumsoundwave
1997/05/13

It is really great movie to watch , after so many time still can watch it as it is first time.

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pollardm-45339
1997/05/14

I usually strongly consider the overall IMDB rating when deciding which film to sit down and watch. Almost always the higher the better - i.e. a 7/10 plus; means a decent film. Which is why am very confused this film sits on a 7.7/10 overall on IMDB. I didnt see this first time around and am watching it for the first time in 2018.. I generally believe they are making scifi films better in recent years than they have in the past.. Not always - but usually! The visuals and effects here are very nice... But the plot is thin. Nothing much here is gripping. A lot of the more recent edgy sci-fi's just bury this thing.. Maybe it was good for 1997; but I dont think it stands up too well.. 5/10 at best for me and thats being generous.. Disappointing....

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mwidunn-95-631875
1997/05/15

I watched this in the theaters when it came out. I did not think, it was a good picture then. All it did do was add to my impression that the European temperament does not lend itself to doing either sci-fi or blockbusters or sci-fi blockbusters.Recently, I decided to watch it again, thinking that I (perhaps) judged it too harshly. When I got to the ridiculous scene of Zorg choking on a cherry, I turned it off. No, I was not going to waste another two hours of my life on this awful, awful film.The film is immensely boring: Over and over again, the same over-the-top, silly scenarios are constructed. Everything, every character has to have some kind of oddity, from the opera-singing alien who suddenly riffs into some kind of weird "pop jazz" to the various oddball hats, cranial implants, and just-plain-silly hairstyles that are given out to people. None of it shocks or surprises; rather, all it does is bore. You think: "I wonder which wacko, nutty thing Besson is going to have happen or what ridiculous outfit will Gaultier have them wear?" And, predictably . . . Does Chris Tucker deserve the "Jar Jar Binx Award" for singlehandedly ruining this film? Perhaps, not: The film is already awful. His performance just takes it to a lower level of awfulness.The visuals are, well, the 90's: a lot of mustard yellows, greens, and bright pink. None of it works well together.The costumes are, well, Jean-Paul Gaultier: not designed in any way, shape, or form to be worn by anybody. Imagine a real police officer trying to lumber around in the outfit he designed! The military uniforms are something out of a cartoon. Maybe, that is what Gaultier wanted, namely, to play with different gestalts. But, whereas it might work for a fashion or art show, it does not work here where there has to be some semblance of a reality with people really living with these outfits and clothes. Having gadgets jump out at one from every side or come out of every orifice does not make for an interesting scene. Gaultier seems to ascribe to the philosophy: "More is more". It ain't; it just adds clutter.Instead, this movie falls all over itself with trying to remind the viewer at every instant: "This is a sci-fi film you are watching!" So overly self-conscious . . . The musical score is intrusive and overbearing.Although I am glad that I refreshed my memory as to why I thought this film was so bad, it is a half hour that I will not get back.

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lundell-linus
1997/05/16

One of the most classic sci-fi/post-apocalyptic movies. Great in every way.

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