Review of The Fifth Element (1997) by Juliankennedy23 — 23 May 2017

The Fifth Element. 10 out of 10; I was all prepared for my rant. I was going to rail against the fact that The Fifth Element was not available on 4k HD Blu-Ray. After all what other movies could you possible use to show off your new Oled 4k HDR tv with your 4k Blu Ray player purring alongside it? Okay yes La La Land is impressive and yes Dr.

Strange is a good choice certainly but The Fifth Element is the classic film to show off one's new HD goodness. It truly is a visual treat. You have the film's visual style from Jean Giraud and Jean-Claude Mézières mixed with the costumes designed by Jean Paul Gaultier.

Well, first I was going to list all the horrible films that are on 4k Blu-ray while this one isn’t. Turns out however those actual movies on the new format are few and far between. Then I saw it, The Fifth Element was coming out on the format in July to celebrate its 20th anniversary.

Yay. Truly everything about this film is fun. Even the stuff you really didn’t like the first few viewings (I’m looking your way Chris Tucker) seems to grow on you. The only strange thing that somehow still works but is jarring every viewing is the ridiculous over the top product placement for McDonalds.

I swear The Founder had less golden arches. Some might also object to the rampant sexism, Tiny Lister’s acting, Luke Perry’s acting, and the general way the plot sometimes seems to play out. The Fifth Element has many layers that are not apparent at first.

As an example, the good guy and the bad guy not just never meet in the film but are completely unaware of each other’s existence. Here is the kicker. I have watched the movie multiple times and only realized this because I read the trivia section of IMDB.

The movie has a lot of depth for such a silly film and holds up extremely well. Definitely worth the watch a true classic.