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Features: Blu-ray DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Gag Reel, Commentary, Theatrical Trailer, English, Spanish, French
New York cab driver Korben Dallas didn't mean to be a hero. But he just picked up the kind of fare that only comes along every five thousand years - a perfect beauty, a perfect being, a perfect weapon. Now, together, they must save the world.Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, and Gary Oldman star in acclaimed director Luc Besson's outrageous sci-fi adventure, an extravagantly styled tale of good against evil set in an unbelievable twenty-third century world.
"A futuristic, eye-popping adventure!" Bill Diehl, ABC Radio Network
"High-voltage fun!" Desson Howe, Washington Post
"A jaw-dropping, mind-blowing epic. Astonishingly ingenious..." Joe Lydon, NBC-TV
"A visual candy store of futuristic images, but the film's strongest suit is its sense of humor. " Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"...a wonderfully visual, exciting ride." Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle
Editor's Note
A visual feast combining ancient mysticism, cyberpunk sensibilities, flamboyant entertainment personalities, and gun-toting alien mercenaries. In the 23rd century, Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis), 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 (Milla Jovovich) falls into the back seat of his cab. Pursued by both the government and a powerful magnate enlisted by the forces of Evil (Gary Oldman), the woman is the key to Earth's salvation, known only as the Fifth Element. This was French auteur Besson's first offering with Hollywood backing. Academy Award Nomination: Best Sound Effects Editing.
| Features | Gag Reel | | Commentary with Val Kilmer, Robert Downey Jr. and Shane Black | | Theatrical Trailer | | Widescreen Presentation | | Audio: English, French Dolby Digital (5.1); Spanish Dolby Digital Surround | | Subtitles: English, Spanish, French |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Sony Pictures |
| Release Date: 6/20/2006 |
| Running Time: 103 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1997 | | Catalog ID: 15018 | | UPC: 00043396150188 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Chinese | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Winner (1998) | | | British Academy Awards, Mark Stetson, et. al., Best Special Effects | |
Nominee (1998) | | | MTV Award, Milla Jovovich, Best Fight | | | Oscar, Mark A. Mangini, Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing |
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| | Professional Reviews | Sight and Sound
"...Besson's comic irreverence is welcome..." 07/01/1997 p.39-40New York Times
"...Mr. Besson directs with ceaseless flamboyance and with an obvious enthusiasm for his film's comic book conceits..." 05/09/1997 p.C3 Entertainment Weekly
"...Luc Besson's kick-ass sci-fi jamboree works as hard as any movie can to ensure that we're completely, maximally entertained..." 05/16/1997 p.84-6 Los Angeles Times
"There's no doubt about it, when it comes to saving the world, Bruce Willis is your man. He does it with smarts and style, humor and courage..." 05/09/1997 p.F1 Total Film
"...Besson's future world is stuffed silly with visual pizzazz..." 12/01/2003 p.125 Uncut
"Bruce Willis' taciturn hero and Milla Jovovich's super-femme still hold firm at the heart." 12/01/2003 p.159 Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
The movie is a triumph of technical credits; the cinematographer is Thierry Arbogast, the production designer is Dan Weil, and the special effects are by Digital Domain, which created the futuristic Mars in ``Total Recall.'' And remember that Besson conceived of these sights, and had the audacity to believe his strange visions could make a movie...For that I am grateful. I would not have missed seeing this film, and I recommend it for its richness of imagery...Sequences are allowed to drag on, perhaps because so much work and expense went into creating them. The editor, Sylvie Landra, is ultimately responsible for the pacing, but no doubt Besson hovered over her shoulder, in love with what he had wrought. A fierce trimming would preserve what makes ``The Fifth Element'' remarkable, and remove what makes it redundant. There's great stuff here, and the movie should get out of its own way. - Roger Ebert
Variety 6 of 10
A largely misfired European attempt to make an American-style sci-fi spectacular, "The Fifth Element" consists of a hodgepodge of elements that don't comfortably coalesce...From an audience perspective, the solid presence of Bruce Willis provides just about the only recognizable thing one can latch onto amid this mishmash of half-baked futuristic, mythological, quasi-religious, big-scale action and would-be romantic motifs. Despite the hefty production coin and U.K. shooting base, there is something left to be desired about nearly every aspect of the picture...Willis emerges from it all battered but unbowed, seeming to exist simultaneously within and apart from the rest of the film. Former teen model Jovovich makes a striking impression, but her character disappointingly disappears for long periods, reducing her impact. All others deliver perfunctory turns at best. - Todd McCarthy
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