#Fifth element cast ages movie

However, thanks to the magic of cable reruns and an eventual DVD release, I would rewatch this oddly intriguing movie several more times over the years, and eventually learn to appreciate its daft punk sense of humor. I expected an e-ticket “Space Mountain” of a movie, but instead, I was in “Mr. Yes, the visual effects, sets and animatronic creature FX were lovingly rendered, but the movie also left me a little bit confused. Comic actor Chris Tucker ( “Rush Hour”) was wildly over-the-top as the oversexed, obnoxious media star Ruby Rhod ( think: Daffy Duck as MTV vee-jay). Bruce Willis ( “Die Hard”) parodied his John McClane character as all- Américaine hero Korben Dallas. Milla Jovovich ( “The Messenger”) certainly gave a full-throttle performance as the enigmatic “perfect” humanoid, Leeloo. “The Fifth Element” was a gorgeous, but sadly mis-marketed movie, at least in the US… With a production design by Jean “Moebius” Giraud and Jean-Claude Mézières. Like Mel Brooks’ “Spaceballs”, but with a ton of money and an unmistakably European perspective. This was less a “Star Wars”-style space opera, and more a lavishly budgeted sendup of one. One ‘element’ the promos hadn’t prepared me for was the movie’s wildly offbeat sense of humor. Then I went to see the film at my local multiplex in May of that year. I also remember reading in Cinefantastique magazine ( which I miss dearly) that world-class comic/pop artist Jean “ Moebius” Giraud was involved as well. “The Fifth Element” promised an epic space opera, a 1990s answer to “Star Wars.” Director/cowriter Besson certainly had action/drama cred from 1994’s “Leon: The Professional,” and 1990’s “Le Femme Nikita,” two films that I appreciated, even if I wasn’t entirely crazy about them. I remember seeing teaser trailers for French filmmaker Luc Besson’s “The Fifth Element” in early 1997, along with a dramatic TV spot during the Super Bowl ( which, over time, has become more famous for its ads than the actual game). *****SPACE CRUISE SHIP-SIZED SPOILERS!*****

Fifth element cast ages