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Ruby Rhod is legendary. A minor role which can't carry the entire movie alone of course but the character is a stroke of genius and has only gotten better with time.
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Remember when we saw Ruby Rhod and thought, 'Why would anyone like someone like him? Why is he so popular in this future?' Then infuencers happened. Luc tried to tell us.
and that's kinda the heart of good scifi. They might not look exactly like Ruby Rhod but they do exactly the same thing. Plus his obsession with "soundbites" is exactly what we have now with clickbait titles.
Yeah this was one of those movies my family had on casette when I was a kid and that me and my brother watched religiously, and we both loved Tucker's character. The Fifth Element made for a really great kids movie (although I'm sure it took a while for us to actually get some of the jokes), when you're young enough to not give af about plot holes or inconsistencies and when the gorgeous visuals, quirkiness and earnestness of it all really resonates. I genuinely don't know - is this a movie that everybody who was watching movies in the 00s knows about, or is it like a culty hidden gem? For me and my brother it was up there with Star Wars, LOTR, the first two spiderman movies, The Matrix - a go-to favorite that formed our taste in entertainment. But I don't see it mentioned very often tbh.
@@SquareNoggin Ehhhh... I think it's more of a cult classic now. It had kind of a small run in theaters, but I don't remember it flopping. It wasn't a huge hit that most people into movies saw like the others you mentioned, and it's not aimed at a typical sci-fi nerd like Star Trek. Probably more in the niche of Blade Runner, Running Man, Cherry 3000, etc. Or a cross section of that and French dramedy like Amelie and Mic Macs, I guess. Besson was considered more like an auteur director with a very distinct style that produced things for a certain niche of film lovers, kinda between an indie genre guy and what people consider an art house director now. Fifth Element's one of the best movies ever made imo though, and it seems like a lot of people love it. It's one of a kind.
I've always said that the 5th Element is the best acted movie ever. Everyone and I do mean everyone plays their character perfectly. Look no further than the nuclear technicians working on the space ship before it takes off. Their short scene is acted so well that you can believe them as if they have an entire back story.
The character of Ruby Rhod was disturbingly ahead of his time. He's like a picture perfect allegory for current celebrities and internet personalities (Granted, Ruby is at least a decent human being and funny to boot)
@@benwinter2420 yup. Although not gay, ironically. The character goes down on a female flight attendant in what is probably one of the funniest sequences in the movie LMAO
Ruby Rhod was fanastic. No other character has done a better job of embodying the vacuousness, frivolity and mania of celebrity. When Corben looks exasperated with him, the audience literally feels it.
First scenes with Ruby... Me: c'mon! Kick the shit out of him. Kill him!!!!! After aliens attacks the ship and ruby loose his "celebrity personality"... Me: Corben, save his ass please
The real strength of The Fifth Element is, quite simply, world-building. Besson takes a relatively straightforward and uncomplicated plot, builds a coherent and complex world around it, and immerses the viewer in it. It's a crazy, bonkers world he builds...but between the excellent acting, directing, pacing, and visuals, he brings the audience in to it, and there's never a moment where it's so over-the-top that the audience is forced out of it. It's a lesson in movie--making up there with Raiders of the Lost Ark: if you bring the audience in to your world and keep them there, all the plot holes in the world won't matter, because the audience won't notice.
@@rohemoriyama The protagonist (Korben Dallas portrayed by Bruce Willis) never meets the Antagonist (Jean-Baptist Emanuel Zorg portrayed by Gary Oldman) eye to eye in the whole movie and vice versa!
Which makes the elevator scene where they go into one a fraction before he comes out of the other a really great piece of storytelling. The funny thing being, even if they'd have met, neither would have known who the other was. But the audience do. :D
Perfectly said. The general audience can forgive plot holes and just enjoy the ride if you give them a good film. Most people that watch movies are just looking for a way to relax and escape the daily grind for a couple hours.
Underrated comment right here....over the top, dramatic, self serving, yet when shit hits the fan, just another scared beta who still clings to their relevancy... Love this flick
One day there may be a time traveler who tries to stop The Fifth Element from ever being made because they pinpointed it as the cause of the widespread retardation that is influencer worship. It's a tough choice because the movie is one of my favourites but the retardation is strong.
I remember watching this film 20 years ago and not understanding his character because I had no point of reference for him.... Now? Now I unfortunately understand.
After the 5th element came out Milla at a interview was asked "what's next". She said she wanted to do action movies and her own stunts. That's what she did. Good for her.
@@davidh7246 then that's more on George Lucas and the prequels for doing it wrong than on this movie. Ruby is great because, aside from being legit funny, he appears in like the last third of the movie which means he doesn't overstay his welcome PS:Its like saying LOTR is at fault for all the low effort copies that were spawned after it became popular in the mainstream
Besson wrote the original script for this movie when he was 15 or something. That's why this movie is fun. It's the dream of an unjaded teen who grew up with things like Valerian and Buck Rogers.
People who love this film love other people who love this film like nothing else. In 2019 I drove up to the entrance gate at Yellowstone, held up my national park pass and said, "Multipass". The attendant laughed, didn't bother to look at the pass, and wished me a wonderful day. Although he was old enough to be my father, we were brothers immediately just on the basis of this film. Brilliant.
Ruby Rhod was one of the most brilliant characters in cinema history, and played to perfection by Chris Tucker. How anyone couldn't appreciate the role he played in this movie is beyond me.
@@danielseelye6005 I have no idea if Prince could act (as I've not seen him in any movie), but it's hard to imagine he could have been as good as Tucker.
Yeah, I have to agree. Chris Tucker's character is meant to be an overboard, abnoxus, snowflake that starts simply screaming at everything and everyone, once you take him out of his comfort zone. I think he adds a HUGE amount to the film. The reluctant comedy sidekick. Fab writing.
@@thecloudtherapist Yep, I thought his character was actually great, and was in perfect keeping with the zany nature of this top-notch movie (I was going to play it for my Dad and brother, on my 5.1 surround sound system, as it had superb sound (that Opera segment...), but my Dad had probably seen it and also didn't like the Ruby Rhod character...), and he's like Neelix on Star Trek Voyager; he takes some getting used to, but in the end he made a great contribution to the show.
The fact they basically took a bunch of classic ideas and tropes, put them all together in a colorful blender on cranked speed, and formed a masterpiece from it is remarkable
This film is a cross between "Blade Runner" and "Flash Gordon." It has the slick special effects and subtly smart script of the first mixed with the over-the-top look and complete campiness of the second.
The first time I saw this, in a packed cinema in Paris, a voice came over the PA system during the closing credits, asking us to remain seated. Then the director Luc Besson and the composer Eric Serra walked on stage for a surprise Q&A session. They had a couple of fully armed Mangalores with them! Seen this masterpiece at least a dozen times since and am definitely a card carrying member of Team Ruby.
Wow! That's better than a 'Blues Brothers' screening with two people abseiling down the sides of the screen during the film. ... 'Valhalla' Cinema, suburb of Melbourne, Australia, circa 1983/4.
Did anyone ask Luc what was Zorg's motivation? Because this quite important question hit me immediately during the first watch, even though I was but a teenager. Zorg obviously wasn't willing to die, as shown in TWO different scenes in the movie.
That's a good way of putting it. It has to be recognized that while there are plot holes in this movie, does anyone really care about it? It's a fun ride to watch it. Whereas the recent Marvel and Star Wars movies, the plot holes are stark and obvious because we're desperately trying to find anything to enjoy about those movies. If the movie sucks, all you can do is criticize how bad the plot holes are.
One of my favorite parts in this movie was when as soon as Zorg opened the box, thinking the stones were in it, he stressfully laughs. That quick transition was priceless.
I STILL love watching this film, and I can't help but notice that Ruby Rodd seemed to have been predicting the way "influencers" behave in the modern-day almost 20 years beforehand.
The Fifth Element is one of the best movies of all time. It doesn't take itself too seriously but has an excellent story, great acting, astounding visuals and AMAZING editing. The little details are amazing and the soundtrack is excellent. The Ruby Rhod character is awesome. One of the highlights of the film and Chris Tucker does an great job. This was the first movie I saw in the theater more than once since I saw Star Wars multiple times in 1977 and 1978. It was also the very first DVD I purchased when the format debuted. Hell, we named one of our dogs Leeloo. In short, it's super green.
I found Ruby Rhod to be hilarious. The movie wouldn’t even be as funny without him. On a different note: you make some great points about the plot holes. I never thought of them, testament to how enjoyable I find this movie.
If you're having fun you don't have time to notice plotholes. The Sequel Trilogy wasn't fun, so the plotholes that they refused to address stick out like a sore thumb. It doesn't help the fact that the ST is riddled with plotholes and contrivances far moreso than your average Hollywood blockbuster.
I can do without Ruby Rhod. Still, I have to say good on Luc Besson for making a movie he dreamed up when he was just a boy. And who could ever forget that crisscross mummy lingerie?
I'd say the movie would be missing something without him. There's just something funny about a ridiculous, self-absorbed diva having to help safe the entire galaxy.
When I saw it in the theater when it came out, I really did not like Ruby Rod but after watching it many times the character really grew on me and I really have come to love his character.
Seriously, Parker should have gotten an Oscar for Ruby Rod. Every character in this movie was "over the top", but Ruby most of all. Hilarious that he kept the broadcast going the whole time. And he got one of my favorite movie lines of all time: "Why I always gotta get the broken one?" Seen the movie prolly 20 times. Up there with Groundhog Day and GalaxyQuest. Fantastic!
One of the greatest "what the fuck is this?!" films ever. All the plot holes, of which there are MANY, are easily overlooked by the sheer entertainment of the film and the editing is masterful. Chris Tucker as Ruby Rhod was genius. Nobody could have brought him to life like Chris. As annoying and over the top as he is, I absolutely love the character.
Chris Tucker's transformation from Smokey in Friday to Ruby Rhod a cross dressing, lady killing, personality with legs, with an platinum blonde permed actual blow dryer for hair was the 2nd most drastic change between roles in both films. #1 Tony Lister going from wife beatin gang banging Deebo in Friday to President Linberg, the indecisive second guessing leader of the known universe. Told myself I forgot his name in this movie, then saw President Linberg and have to fully admit no chance I knew that even after double digit views on its TBS loop alone.
it doesn't have plot holes, it is roughly an hour and half of fairy tale in a universe never explained with no genuine backstory. it can have no plot holes because it is too short to know what the full situation was, which is a characteristic modern IPs are sorely lacking.
That explosion was the biggest ever shot indoors. It actually set fire to the studio. My very first job on that film and the film industry was painting out a dude holding a fire extinguisher on the stairway as Korben leapt off the balcony!
@tom st From memory the shot was about 175 frames long (before being edited) that equates to 7.5 seconds or thereabouts. 24 frames per second. In the shot, in the lower left corner was a fireman holding an extinguisher. So I had to digitally paint him out so it looked like the stairway was clean - 175 times! The software helps make that easier of course. It happens all the time with wire removal and any other bit of studio equipment that gets forgotten and later found to be in a shot! That was my very first job on that film and the film industry. I went on to paint several of the matte paintings in the film. Fond memories.
I absolutely love this film...it's a bizarre, crazy, mixture of many things....and, somehow, it works. In my opinion, Besson created a real ( thoroughly wacko) masterpiece here. Filled with superb talent, funny, scary, and fast moving...it just works. Great visuals, wonderful music, improbable ideas, well-paced, and always interesting, it just....works. I have it in my collection, and I'm picky! Excellent review. Yes, I'll go away now!
agreed. Besson has yet to make another movie that was this good. Lucy had potential but in general I find his movies careen off a number of half decent ideas but never stop long enough to explore them
I agree. Even with plot holes it's still a masterpiece. Most movies can't get away with having plot holes and still be entertaining because they're so bad overall. The Fifth Element gets you invested in the characters, being high energy and that its just so much fun to watch. The plot is very simplistic, with all the holes, but that never particularly defined what bad story or movie is. Some of the best stories are simplistic and a lot of plot points are left out unexplained I think because generally it's just not an important point of the story that the writer wants to tell, and it takes up more time on the screen. I never notice the holes in the Fifth Element because it's so fun to watch and that it gets the job done in just 2 hours.
Same here! He grows on you the more you watch it. I think hitting the spot of an obnoxious character who irritates without crossing the line to where you straight up hate him is difficult, and he did it.
Glad to see I am not alone here! lol I enjoyed Christ Tucker in this movie. Or maybe being young watching the movie the first time had to do with it. loll
"I'm screwed." "You asked for 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!* " "We are warriors, not merchants." "BUT YOU CAN STILL COUNT! Look, it's easy. Look at my fingers. Four stones, four crates. Zero stones, *ZERO CRATES!* Pack everything up! We're outta here!"
"You know what I like, a killer. A dyed in the wool killer. Quick, clean, methodical and thorough. Now a killer, when they picked up the ZF1, would have immediately asked about the little red button on the bottom of the gun." [KABOOM!]
"We risked our lives!! I believe a little compensation is in order" "Ah, so you are merchants after all....leave them one crate....for the cause" Man i love Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman is the greatest actor ever. When you realize he played this guy, Sirius Black, and the bad cop in the Professional; it will blow your mind.
@@revolverswitch I think Jar-Jar's voice actor actually brought with him the idea to speak in West-Indian Pidgin as a nod to his Caribbean heritage. You can imagine what that backlash did to the poor guy 😅
@@droe2570 Yes but it wasn't well writen and far from perfectly executed. As for the acting and casting the actor could only work with what he was given.
"The Fifth Element" is one of my all-time favorite movies, and deserved a nomination for best editing. Just look at the "This box is empty" back-and-forth that involves Drinker's favorite laugh!
The blue opera singer Plavalaguna (a blend of two Croatian words, "plava" = "blue", and "laguna" = "lagoon" -- a nod to Milla Jovovich's role in "Return to the Blue Lagoon") is significantly taller than the humans around her, so fitting the four element stones within her anatomy (she's a human/alien hybrid from the Angel Constellation) is not so far-fetched. Although... with all that stone buried deep within her abdomen, one still wonders whether she sings from a diaphragm as humans do, or if the volume, range, and richness of her voice emanates from farther up. Well... who cares? It's just another wonderful part of this wonderful story.
@@caronstout354 They can come close, but nobody is able to make the pitch changes as quick as plavalaguna. That's why they needed the synth. Even the guy who did the score said that it's not that a human singer can't sing the notes, it's that they can't change their pitch fast enough.
Chris Tucker's extremely feminine screams when everything was blowing up was absolutely hilarious, I can't understand why you didn't like that character.
@@tastycookiechip But that was the point of his character. Honestly, this isn't an intelligence thing. It has everything to do with taste. I loved the movie. I wish more people agreed with me.
@@hmonster1XL my girlfriend too. After I first showed her the Fifth Element and Rubys first scene, I remember exactly what she said while laughing. "Chris Tucker is F#&@ing awesome"
What plot holes? I didn't see any, ah sh*t, I just fell in one. One of many top one movies on my list. This movie made Star Wars seem to be like a car driving in the slow lane.
I always interpreted Ruby Rhod as a kind of stinging social satire. How women will fawn over basically the strangest things so long as the thing has celebrity status.
Yeah Post Malone is a prime example of how easy it is to attract a lot of women. In the end it doesnt matter if you look like a desk in detention or probably smell like someone’s underwear after the gym or such an alcoholic that your face is bloated and red daily. As long as you’ve got that money and status, you’re good to go, champ!
Ruby Rhod was funny. he was written to be annoying, but i always loved him! he's actually a damn good comic relief character. he's funny when it's appropriate, he's quiet when he should be and far as i can remember, the only problem he ever caused was when he accidently shot a baddie, alerting the others, which i wouldn't really blame on him. Corben told him to shoot if the baddie moved and it was kinda Corben's fault for trusting Ruby with a gun when he knows Ruby has a very jumpy personality. every time i saw an opportunity to ruin his character, they didn't take it. when Corben pins him to the wall and tells him to be quiet, he shuts his mouth. he's also useful to the plot; he carries the stones for Corben so he has his hands free to fight. his constant talking was also good thing because he was broadcasting live the whole time, keeping the president and the military updated on the situation. i seriously don't understand the hatred he gets from some people. he's awesome!
This was the movie my 16 year old self watched at least once a month with my best friend during sleepovers. 1 am, popcorn, fifth element. We did that for years! This movie is a classic to me.
When I was a kid whenever this flick came on HBO everyone in the house would sit down, shut up, and watch it without any words whatsoever. Even the fucking dogs and cat. It's THAT good.
That sounds like a great plan for tonight, actually.. I bought buttered popcorn today for the first time in prob 2 years, saw this video today, read your comment - it just makes sense..👍 (also, I read another comment about the robber at Corbin's door and I never realized the reason for his ridiculous hat, so yeah...)😂
"Bonkers, baffling and Brilliant" is perhaps the most fitting description of this movie I've ever heard. Ruby Rhod is fucking great my dude. Movie wouldn't be the same without him.
4:16 I love the fact that Luc Besson has the audacity to depict a skull 💀 in the flames just before the ship was destroyed. This is the best use of CGI I can imagine-- instead of just creating literal scenes and backgrounds, Besson creates a visual metaphor: they are headed for the jaws of Death. Brilliant 👏
Honestly, Ruby Rhod is my favorite thing from the movie. Up til his introduction, the movie is a quirky space opera that takes itself mostly seriously and then Ruby busts down the door with anime villain-class wardrobe and shows that the protagonist need not be the character with the most batshit hairstyle.
The fifth element is one of those rare movies that no matter how many times you watch it, you always find something new in it that you've never noticed before.
"Aziz Light!" This film lands a spot in my Top 10 films of my life. I appreciate the quirky story and art direction, but at the heart of it all, it is in fact; a love story. Perfection.
Both satirize their respective genres, but do it tastefully while giving us (the audience) an original story based off those tropes. Tropes where our "expectations are subverted" in a logical way. (Rian, take note)
Perhaps thats why I dislike both. Both were just too on the nose for me but still have some witty moments I did enjoy. But I can't stand watching either but I would put Bride far above Fifth Element.
This movie has every type of actor from every color and creed, and I’ve never stopped and felt like it was beating me over the head with “diversity.” This is how movies used to be made before “the message” took over.
Exactly. The president of Earth, for example. The woke like to claim people have some major kind of problem with it recently but there’s decades-old evidence to the contrary. It’s the atrocious politics. Not who’s in a film. Nobody had a problem with Sigourney Weaver playing the toughest character in every Aliens movie. The first of which was released in 1979, a mere 43 years ago.
This is a story of a straight couple though, evidently the codes are here to make you comfortable and relate. Being able to relate is precisely why people want more representation. Whether or not the USA turns everything into clown district, from the so-called far-left to the utter bigotry and social regression, this is a fact. If the hero was Ruby in a today's theatre you would be the first to weep over good old westerns. Enough with the big bs.
yeah, the movie had diversity without feeling like it was forced in, it also has a strong female character who also has weaknesses and vulnerabilities, something movie makers of today just won't ever understand.
Damn, what a fantastic point. I've never even really thought about it and yet you are 100% correct. True diversity among cast when it actually makes sense to do so.
The Fifth Element is a movie that wasn't afraid to go all out creatively. It wanted to be unique and interesting, and visually distinct. It nailed that. You remember it after watching it. It's unforgettable. And strangely, in its holed story, one can't but help feel satisfied watching it. I admire it for being so unique, creative, and unafraid to put everything it could onto the table with no shame. I miss when telling a story was the part that was important. I want stories. Not messages. That's why I love reading and watching movies. If I wanted messages about stuff I'd watch the news.
I always thought the attempted robbery scene with the guy wearing a hat of an empty hallway to trick his cameras was brilliant. Like is such a small thing but it’s smart. Why? Because somebody sat down and thought “What would thieves do in the future when every front door has a camera outside it? A fake backdrop hat!” Gimme the cassssshhhhhh!
His awkward little dance when he realizes he fucked up. This scene is pure genius. Also this scene is there for world building: it's a highly unequal, cutthroat world where getting robbed at home is a regular occurence, evident by all the guns Corbens gunholderthingy coming down from the ceiling is already holding.
@@venetianscorn4278 I would not be too surprised if half that scene and the weird dance were not even scripted the director just said 'ok be a crackhead who's been busted!' and bam! movie legend!
@@LostInTheFarmersMarket Yep! As said above, this scene is actually a Cameo from a very promessing director at the time, plus actor (Amelie Poulain...) And sure enough, most of it is improv!
One of my top 10 movies of all time. You can re-watch this gem so often because it has so many glorious, funny, quirky, smart scenes. I always say: If you can re-watch a movie once every year and be genuinely entertained every time, you have a winner. 95% of the time when I watch a newer movie, I can honestly say I never want to touch it again.
One of our public television stations here in Australia has had a Fifth Element marathon a number of times over the years,24 hours back to back Fifth Element. Just a few days ago they had it on for eight hours. I guess someone at the station likes the movie,a lot.
Sad truth is i watch new movies, wether at home or cinema and couldnt tell you what were they or what were they about...like 95% of new movies are irrelevant and boring
I have seen this movie multiple times, and consider it a one-off masterpiece. I'm so glad that there was no sequel attempted. I also thought that Brion James portrayal of General Munro was excellent, and hugely underrated.
A very enjoyable movie indeed, one of the few movies I like to rewatch every now and then. The world was inspired by the universe of a French cartoonist called "Moebius". The costumes were made by the famous and most creative French fashion designer : Jean Paul Gautier. This movie really feels like a cartoon to me and like a cartoon, it doesn't always make a lot of sense, but it's so damn fun !
Just to remember: The costumes were created by Jean-Paul Gaultier, who is a character in his own right. Thank you Drinker for reminding me of this movie (which I have on DVD) that I had so much fun with.
If you take into account that Ruby Rhod was written for Prince to play and he only passed because he didn't like the costumes, Chris Tucker pretty much nailed the Prince-like over the top persona.
I took my parents to see this . They were in their 80's at the time. Their response was something like , "What the Hell was THAT?" I'm pretty sure my dad liked it. He and I saw both Star Wars and Bladerunner on their opening days. My dad was cool. He'd be 110 now if he was still alive.
"Mister Rhod you're going to have to assume your individual position." "I don't want one position I wan ALL POSITIONS!" Chris Tucker's delivery was incredible!
Fun fact : Although he did an amazing job with the character, he actually hated doing that movie and only did it as a favor to Besson who helped him get funding for another movie.
I was twelve the first time I saw this movie and it will forever have a dear place in my heart. It spoke to me 100%. The humor was perfect, the action was awesome, the notion that humanity might not be worth saving - but love is hit me like a bag of bricks aaand Millas boobs... Pure masterpiece.
The Addams Family? I watched that recently and it's so over the top, but still holds up amazingly well. I was 10 last time I watched it, and I prefer it now, 22 years later.
I had a roommate who was a huge fan of Luc Besson's work. This was the first of his films I ever saw and it got me hooked. To this day, The Fifth Element is one of my favorite movies ever.
This movie was such a big hit in our household and even still today we use some of the popular dialogues from the movie like "Multipass" "Gimme da Cassssshhz!" "Aziz light" I love this movie.
"It's all absolutely bonkers, but damn you can't help but enjoy the sheer insanity of it!" - That pretty much sums it up nicely. It's a complete blast and total classic.
I fucking LOVE this movie! It's only a bit over 2 hours and yet it's packed to the brim with locations, characters, action, character development, few plots, humor and it's just a massive well of creativity. Designs for almost everything are great, soundtrack is great (we all remember the scene where Lelu kicks ass to the opera concert, just fucking pure joy) and I love the fact that the main bad guy and the main good guys never meet. It's also extremely quotable: - Listen lady, I only speak two languages: English and bad English. - Anyone else want to negociate? - Big bada boom - I don't want one position, I want all positions! - Negative, I am a meat popsicle. - Yeah, like the last two I got were important. The first one was from my wife, telling me she was leaving. The second was from my lawyer, telling me he was leaving with my wife. - I'll call You back in 2 hours -I'm, uh…looking for a priest. -Weddings are one floor down, my son. Congratulations. -You're a monster, Zorg - I know
Ruby Rhob is one of the most charismatic characters of the film... and he makes perhaps one of the best entrances in film history EVER... in less than 5 seconds we know everything about him. Luc being brilliant! And if you don't understand that... well, alcohol made you cynically depressed...
I love CC content. But to be fair, if in any movie you find a character that is not heteronormative (I can't Beleive im suing thst word) CC gonna bash on it. He is pretty fun and has lots of good reasoning but here is definetly a bias when it comes to character like rudy
Hitler was noted for his charisma, doesn't make him a good person/character. Learning everything about a character in 5 seconds means there's not much to know and you're right, Rhod is a vapid and shallow character. The Fifth Element would be a million times better movie without him.
@@Tropper73 You mentioned charisma and I made an analogy which shows that charisma isn't necessarily a good thing. But I suppose my real failure was granting the premise that Ruby Rhod is actually charismatic - charisma infers attractive qualities whereas Rhod is nothing but rude, vulgar, obnoxious, loud, disgusting and self-obsessed. So, I suppose if you find those qualities attractive, then I can see why you'd consider Rhod charismatic. His character goes through zero growth arc and serves only to bring a laugh which is sufficiently supplied by basically all the other characters, making Rhod's entire purpose meaningless.
It was still a bit too much Even back then, when if first came out. You had weird mila and that space opera girl That was kinda enough. It however didnt hurt the movie, so its ok
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Aziz, light!
Watch speed racer (the movie), pretty sure it was made by the wachowskis, regardless it's awesome
Ruby Rhod parodied social media stars 10+ years before they were even a thing with astonishing accuracy. Incredible character.
If that isn't the god-aweful truth of it.
Tucker's best work. The roll he was born to play.
Still less grating on the ears than PewDiePie
Ruby Rhod is legendary. A minor role which can't carry the entire movie alone of course but the character is a stroke of genius and has only gotten better with time.
ABSOLUTELY TRUE!
She got class
She kick ass
But most importantly
She got that multipass
NOICE
Gandalf: "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!"
Leeloo: "Leeloo Dallas multipass."
Gandalf: "..."
LMAO
Damnit! Well played...
That was terrible.
I like it :D
This movie is the embodiment of the phrase:
“ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED ?!!!”
I mean it encapsulates the late 90s early 2000s perfectly. Corporations were refreshingly honest, we are going to go balls deep to shill this product.
None of the bland souless activist your making a difference. Buy our product because it's EXTREME
Even though I have it on DVD, I'll stop and watch it when it's on TV.
Spot on assessment !
For real. Endlessly watchable...
@@480JD And then continue the DVD just because ;)
This movie was epic in terms of how fun it was. "Anybody else wanna negotiate?"
Was a total riot, I still watch it every few years. Classic.
Where did he learn to negotiate like that?
@@gerardchartier9016 lmao, yup!
Same here.
That is my favorite line also.
I'll be watching it again in another year or so.
@@gerardchartier9016 *deadpans* I wonder.
@@KlaaismYippee kai - yai !
Remember when we saw Ruby Rhod and thought, 'Why would anyone like someone like him? Why is he so popular in this future?' Then infuencers happened. Luc tried to tell us.
and that's kinda the heart of good scifi. They might not look exactly like Ruby Rhod but they do exactly the same thing.
Plus his obsession with "soundbites" is exactly what we have now with clickbait titles.
Chris Tucker really ran with his role and played it PERFECT.
LOL! Hell yeah, fkn kudos to him man! Every time my wife see him, no matter what movie he's in, she always says...Corbin? Corbin my man! 😆
I can't imagine a universe without Rudy Rod👍
Yeah this was one of those movies my family had on casette when I was a kid and that me and my brother watched religiously, and we both loved Tucker's character.
The Fifth Element made for a really great kids movie (although I'm sure it took a while for us to actually get some of the jokes), when you're young enough to not give af about plot holes or inconsistencies and when the gorgeous visuals, quirkiness and earnestness of it all really resonates.
I genuinely don't know - is this a movie that everybody who was watching movies in the 00s knows about, or is it like a culty hidden gem? For me and my brother it was up there with Star Wars, LOTR, the first two spiderman movies, The Matrix - a go-to favorite that formed our taste in entertainment. But I don't see it mentioned very often tbh.
@@SquareNoggin 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 cassette! Damn, getting nostalgic over here!
@@SquareNoggin Ehhhh... I think it's more of a cult classic now. It had kind of a small run in theaters, but I don't remember it flopping. It wasn't a huge hit that most people into movies saw like the others you mentioned, and it's not aimed at a typical sci-fi nerd like Star Trek. Probably more in the niche of Blade Runner, Running Man, Cherry 3000, etc. Or a cross section of that and French dramedy like Amelie and Mic Macs, I guess.
Besson was considered more like an auteur director with a very distinct style that produced things for a certain niche of film lovers, kinda between an indie genre guy and what people consider an art house director now. Fifth Element's one of the best movies ever made imo though, and it seems like a lot of people love it. It's one of a kind.
It's so weird to hear Leeloo's laughter without it being immediately followed by the Drinker's trademark "fuck off, film!"
and without the downpitching
there's no F-OFF FILM!! needed here :)
I know right... It kinda makes it his favorite meme templates..
I was waiting for it the whole video but I guess it doesn't work from it's source
I've always said that the 5th Element is the best acted movie ever. Everyone and I do mean everyone plays their character perfectly. Look no further than the nuclear technicians working on the space ship before it takes off. Their short scene is acted so well that you can believe them as if they have an entire back story.
The character of Ruby Rhod was disturbingly ahead of his time. He's like a picture perfect allegory for current celebrities and internet personalities
(Granted, Ruby is at least a decent human being and funny to boot)
Supergreen!
@@variable5566 CoRBAN MyMaN....i i i i HaVeNoFiRe!
Who the hell is Ruby Rhod . . the gay black fellow ?
@@benwinter2420 yup. Although not gay, ironically. The character goes down on a female flight attendant in what is probably one of the funniest sequences in the movie LMAO
@@filipvadas7602 and she was a cutie too! Little freckles on the nose and below the eyes.....mmmmm freckles xp
“Send somebody in to negotiate” “who else wants to negotiate “ love that scene
Lee Evans stealth role was awesome.
Where did he learn to negociate like that? I wonder... The dialogue is pure genius... :-D
"you, you..you you just-----" pure gold.
Great scene!
- "Wh-wh-wh-where did he learn to negotiate like that?"
- "I wonder..."
*Colonel Munro looks away*
Ruby Rhod was fanastic. No other character has done a better job of embodying the vacuousness, frivolity and mania of celebrity. When Corben looks exasperated with him, the audience literally feels it.
First scenes with Ruby...
Me: c'mon! Kick the shit out of him. Kill him!!!!!
After aliens attacks the ship and ruby loose his "celebrity personality"...
Me: Corben, save his ass please
thank you for the 3 new words in my vocab, sir :D
Super green
@@fernandogimenez7520 exactly how I felt. Hated him in that first scene, but his over the topness just won me over.
He was a brilliant character--no question.
The real strength of The Fifth Element is, quite simply, world-building. Besson takes a relatively straightforward and uncomplicated plot, builds a coherent and complex world around it, and immerses the viewer in it. It's a crazy, bonkers world he builds...but between the excellent acting, directing, pacing, and visuals, he brings the audience in to it, and there's never a moment where it's so over-the-top that the audience is forced out of it.
It's a lesson in movie--making up there with Raiders of the Lost Ark: if you bring the audience in to your world and keep them there, all the plot holes in the world won't matter, because the audience won't notice.
I've heard it was based on a book written by a 13yo
Ya he watched Harry Canyon in the Heavy Metal movie and took it from there.
❤❤
The protagonist and antagonist never meet and doesn’t even know about each other and still this movie is a masterpiece
I also mentioned this! Good to know I'm not the only one!^^
What do you mean?
@@rohemoriyama The protagonist (Korben Dallas portrayed by Bruce Willis) never meets the Antagonist (Jean-Baptist Emanuel Zorg portrayed by Gary Oldman) eye to eye in the whole movie and vice versa!
@Shay Ogun Yeah, it's just.....
...perfect!
Which makes the elevator scene where they go into one a fraction before he comes out of the other a really great piece of storytelling. The funny thing being, even if they'd have met, neither would have known who the other was. But the audience do. :D
The people who dislike this video don't have a multi-pass.
"But that's a mistake; I am the real Corbin Dallas!"
autoooooo wash
The people who dislike this video don't have a brain.
I wholeheartedly disagree. It was stupid. Deservers his shite meme
Leelu multipass
Man, Milla was so hot and so much fun in this movie. Silly-fun is underrated.
Certified delicious flat chest.
It's called "born sexy yesterday". Perfect mix of innocence and hotness. 😍
My 13 year old self was absolutely in love with Milla in The Fifth Element 🤤
Still love her. Legendary.
Shame how shitty she is in all of the movies directed by her husband
This movie was so massively entertaining, the plot holes didn't matter. One of the best movies of the 90's, if not all time.
Better than most films that have come out of Hollywood the past decade.
True. I loved it so much that I still watch it every now and then.
Perfectly said. The general audience can forgive plot holes and just enjoy the ride if you give them a good film. Most people that watch movies are just looking for a way to relax and escape the daily grind for a couple hours.
It still holds the record for the most multi-purpose gun ever invented. Just don't press the red button.
@@tomjackson4374 " push the little red button " - Agent K. " series 4 de - atomizer " Oops, wrong movie.
You missed how ahead of the “influencer” trend he was. Literally predicted.
Underrated comment right here....over the top, dramatic, self serving, yet when shit hits the fan, just another scared beta who still clings to their relevancy...
Love this flick
One day there may be a time traveler who tries to stop The Fifth Element from ever being made because they pinpointed it as the cause of the widespread retardation that is influencer worship. It's a tough choice because the movie is one of my favourites but the retardation is strong.
Yes, I was going to leave this comment until I saw you beat me to it.
I remember watching this film 20 years ago and not understanding his character because I had no point of reference for him.... Now? Now I unfortunately understand.
Agreed
Leeloo nearly gave up on humanity because she saw Twitter.
No, it was youtube.
Nah it was Tik Tok
Which social media was it?
Correct Answer: Yes.
People should stop arguing which one it is, and agree that ALL OF THEM are toxic.
But mostly twitter.
And Instagram
"I am a meat popsicle".......possibly the greatest line, delivered in the most perfect way, in movie history...
Y'like it?!
*dances awkwardly
It’s super green.
A bit of a stretch but it’s ok 👍
I'd put the Chinese delivery guy's 'YOU ARE FIRED!' up there with it
i still use that to this day!
After the 5th element came out Milla at a interview was asked "what's next". She said she wanted to do action movies and her own stunts. That's what she did. Good for her.
The whole point of Ruby Rodd is to be annoying. Tucker played it perfectly.
Amazing role. But.. what if he inspired jar jar binks?
@@davidh7246 then that's more on George Lucas and the prequels for doing it wrong than on this movie.
Ruby is great because, aside from being legit funny, he appears in like the last third of the movie which means he doesn't overstay his welcome
PS:Its like saying LOTR is at fault for all the low effort copies that were spawned after it became popular in the mainstream
Exactly
Yeah, I thought he was hilarious!
i liked the character
Besson wrote the original script for this movie when he was 15 or something. That's why this movie is fun. It's the dream of an unjaded teen who grew up with things like Valerian and Buck Rogers.
The same age as his girlfriend who played the Diva.
It’s also why it’s dumb and full of plot holes 😂. But somehow it still works and I like it.
Thats why its shite more like.
Shame that his Valerian movie missed the mark (mostly with the casting, visually it was A+)
People who love this film love other people who love this film like nothing else.
In 2019 I drove up to the entrance gate at Yellowstone, held up my national park pass and said, "Multipass". The attendant laughed, didn't bother to look at the pass, and wished me a wonderful day. Although he was old enough to be my father, we were brothers immediately just on the basis of this film. Brilliant.
Multipass
I'm going to have start using my Multipass... ;-)
Ruby Rhod was one of the most brilliant characters in cinema history, and played to perfection by Chris Tucker. How anyone couldn't appreciate the role he played in this movie is beyond me.
His performance is one of the highlights of the film.
Just think: It was almost Prince. He was gonna do it, but had scheduling conflicts.
@@danielseelye6005 I have no idea if Prince could act (as I've not seen him in any movie), but it's hard to imagine he could have been as good as Tucker.
@@michaelnoble2432 You need to watch "Purple Rain" then.
I hated the character, but that's what makes it so brilliant. Chris tucker was perfect for the role!
Ahhh yes. This is a masterpiece. Just don't diss mah boi Ruby Rhod!!
OMG korban 3 of them coming.....korban korban i don't feel right.... Korban my man.....
*shoots alien in head...
"is he gonma be okay?"
"EVERY 5 MINUTES THERE'S A BOMB OR SOMETHING!"
Glad to see there are others of refined taste in this comment section!
“Ouch! Whats wrong with chew!?!?”
He makes the movie!
No Gorilla glue was used in the creation of Ruby Rod.
Now that’s funny
Prove it.
@@stephenrice2063 He changed hairstyles.
chefjrmz nice one!
I'd say the hair was kept in form with dried "excretions"...
Ruby Rhod basically predicted influencer culture, and because of that he’s great.
Exactly. He is today’s TikTok foretold.
Yeah, I have to agree. Chris Tucker's character is meant to be an overboard, abnoxus, snowflake that starts simply screaming at everything and everyone, once you take him out of his comfort zone. I think he adds a HUGE amount to the film. The reluctant comedy sidekick. Fab writing.
perfectly said. scrolled down here to point it out but you said it better than I could
Yeah,I like like his over the top mannerisms!
@@thecloudtherapist Yep, I thought his character was actually great, and was in perfect keeping with the zany nature of this top-notch movie (I was going to play it for my Dad and brother, on my 5.1 surround sound system, as it had superb sound (that Opera segment...), but my Dad had probably seen it and also didn't like the Ruby Rhod character...), and he's like Neelix on Star Trek Voyager; he takes some getting used to, but in the end he made a great contribution to the show.
The fact they basically took a bunch of classic ideas and tropes, put them all together in a colorful blender on cranked speed, and formed a masterpiece from it is remarkable
This film is a cross between "Blade Runner" and "Flash Gordon." It has the slick special effects and subtly smart script of the first mixed with the over-the-top look and complete campiness of the second.
and judge dredd the handgun looks like the lawgiver i wonder if they would tie these into the same universe
It's also a big rip off the aesthetics of the French comics series Valerian, which Besson tried to adapt twenty years later and failed miserably.
@@guillaumeb5511 The Valerian artist did set and design work for the Fifth Element so it's hardly surprising it it shares an aesthetic.
@@guillaumeb5511 I was excited about Valerian until I read the reviews.
Flash Gordon wouldn't wipe its figurative ass with this drek. Worlds apart and beyond from each other.
The first time I saw this, in a packed cinema in Paris, a voice came over the PA system during the closing credits, asking us to remain seated. Then the director Luc Besson and the composer Eric Serra walked on stage for a surprise Q&A session. They had a couple of fully armed Mangalores with them! Seen this masterpiece at least a dozen times since and am definitely a card carrying member of Team Ruby.
Wow! That's better than a 'Blues Brothers' screening with two people abseiling down the sides of the screen during the film.
... 'Valhalla' Cinema,
suburb of Melbourne, Australia,
circa 1983/4.
CORBANNN DALLLAAAAAS!!!
You lucky,lucky bastard
that is AMAZING!
Did anyone ask Luc what was Zorg's motivation? Because this quite important question hit me immediately during the first watch, even though I was but a teenager. Zorg obviously wasn't willing to die, as shown in TWO different scenes in the movie.
Lest we forget: Costumes designed by Jean Paul fucking Gaultier... perfectly ludicrous.
In addition, much of the film's concepts were designed by *Moebius* and Jean-Claude Mezieres of Valerian and Laureline fame
@@palaiologos4441 And many cameos from the runway
Prob a good friend of the Victoria secret models too. JE didn’t check out himself
I didn't see any pointy tits. 😢
What . . these costumes ?
Fifth Element is a great example of true movie experience. You don't need to think about every aspect, just enjoy the show!
That's a good way of putting it. It has to be recognized that while there are plot holes in this movie, does anyone really care about it? It's a fun ride to watch it. Whereas the recent Marvel and Star Wars movies, the plot holes are stark and obvious because we're desperately trying to find anything to enjoy about those movies. If the movie sucks, all you can do is criticize how bad the plot holes are.
Right. No one preaching worthless shite like "climate change," transgenderism, etc. Just a pants-load of bloody fun. Go away now.
One of my favorite parts in this movie was when as soon as Zorg opened the box, thinking the stones were in it, he stressfully laughs. That quick transition was priceless.
Along with Big Trouble in Little China, The Fifth Element is one of the most entertaining films of all time. Endlessly re-watchable.
Another one of my favorites.
Batshit insane gonzo movies all around
BTILC is so entertaining and re-watchable
To paraphrase Julius Caesar, I came, I saw, I concurred. 😎
Yes, brilliant, Roadhouse too
I STILL love watching this film, and I can't help but notice that Ruby Rodd seemed to have been predicting the way "influencers" behave in the modern-day almost 20 years beforehand.
He was being a parody of Shock Jock Radio DJ's.
right? i feel the same!
ZzZzZzzZzz!
It’s a 1 to 1 rip off of the cartoon “Heavy Metal”
Green
The Fifth Element is one of the best movies of all time. It doesn't take itself too seriously but has an excellent story, great acting, astounding visuals and AMAZING editing. The little details are amazing and the soundtrack is excellent. The Ruby Rhod character is awesome. One of the highlights of the film and Chris Tucker does an great job. This was the first movie I saw in the theater more than once since I saw Star Wars multiple times in 1977 and 1978. It was also the very first DVD I purchased when the format debuted. Hell, we named one of our dogs Leeloo. In short, it's super green.
I found Ruby Rhod to be hilarious. The movie wouldn’t even be as funny without him. On a different note: you make some great points about the plot holes. I never thought of them, testament to how enjoyable I find this movie.
If you're having fun you don't have time to notice plotholes.
The Sequel Trilogy wasn't fun, so the plotholes that they refused to address stick out like a sore thumb. It doesn't help the fact that the ST is riddled with plotholes and contrivances far moreso than your average Hollywood blockbuster.
I can do without Ruby Rhod. Still, I have to say good on Luc Besson for making a movie he dreamed up when he was just a boy. And who could ever forget that crisscross mummy lingerie?
I'd say the movie would be missing something without him. There's just something funny about a ridiculous, self-absorbed diva having to help safe the entire galaxy.
When I saw it in the theater when it came out, I really did not like Ruby Rod but after watching it many times the character really grew on me and I really have come to love his character.
Seriously, Parker should have gotten an Oscar for Ruby Rod. Every character in this movie was "over the top", but Ruby most of all. Hilarious that he kept the broadcast going the whole time. And he got one of my favorite movie lines of all time: "Why I always gotta get the broken one?" Seen the movie prolly 20 times. Up there with Groundhog Day and GalaxyQuest. Fantastic!
One of the greatest "what the fuck is this?!" films ever. All the plot holes, of which there are MANY, are easily overlooked by the sheer entertainment of the film and the editing is masterful. Chris Tucker as Ruby Rhod was genius. Nobody could have brought him to life like Chris. As annoying and over the top as he is, I absolutely love the character.
Bzzz-ZZZZ-tttTTTT!!!
Ruby Rhod was a parody of Prince and his puzzling hold over good looking women, and Tucker aced it.
Chris Tucker's transformation from Smokey in Friday to Ruby Rhod a cross dressing, lady killing, personality with legs, with an platinum blonde permed actual blow dryer for hair was the 2nd most drastic change between roles in both films.
#1 Tony Lister going from wife beatin gang banging Deebo in Friday to President Linberg, the indecisive second guessing leader of the known universe. Told myself I forgot his name in this movie, then saw President Linberg and have to fully admit no chance I knew that even after double digit views on its TBS loop alone.
it doesn't have plot holes, it is roughly an hour and half of fairy tale in a universe never explained with no genuine backstory. it can have no plot holes because it is too short to know what the full situation was, which is a characteristic modern IPs are sorely lacking.
Him screaming when the shooting starts is ridiculous funny...
That explosion was the biggest ever shot indoors. It actually set fire to the studio. My very first job on that film and the film industry was painting out a dude holding a fire extinguisher on the stairway as Korben leapt off the balcony!
Thanks for info)
@tom st From memory the shot was about 175 frames long (before being edited) that equates to 7.5 seconds or thereabouts. 24 frames per second. In the shot, in the lower left corner was a fireman holding an extinguisher. So I had to digitally paint him out so it looked like the stairway was clean - 175 times! The software helps make that easier of course. It happens all the time with wire removal and any other bit of studio equipment that gets forgotten and later found to be in a shot!
That was my very first job on that film and the film industry. I went on to paint several of the matte paintings in the film. Fond memories.
@tom st You're very welcome Tom!
That's crazy!!!
That is some awesome insider look
I absolutely love this film...it's a bizarre, crazy, mixture of many things....and, somehow, it works. In my opinion, Besson created a real ( thoroughly wacko) masterpiece here. Filled with superb talent, funny, scary, and fast moving...it just works. Great visuals, wonderful music, improbable ideas, well-paced, and always interesting, it just....works. I have it in my collection, and I'm picky! Excellent review. Yes, I'll go away now!
agreed. Besson has yet to make another movie that was this good. Lucy had potential but in general I find his movies careen off a number of half decent ideas but never stop long enough to explore them
I agree. Even with plot holes it's still a masterpiece. Most movies can't get away with having plot holes and still be entertaining because they're so bad overall. The Fifth Element gets you invested in the characters, being high energy and that its just so much fun to watch. The plot is very simplistic, with all the holes, but that never particularly defined what bad story or movie is. Some of the best stories are simplistic and a lot of plot points are left out unexplained I think because generally it's just not an important point of the story that the writer wants to tell, and it takes up more time on the screen. I never notice the holes in the Fifth Element because it's so fun to watch and that it gets the job done in just 2 hours.
I actually loved Chris Tucker in this. His character was essential and perfectly performed.
I agree.
Love Ruby Rhod.... proper funny
Same here! He grows on you the more you watch it. I think hitting the spot of an obnoxious character who irritates without crossing the line to where you straight up hate him is difficult, and he did it.
He was so over the top annoying that I actually appreciated him, and loved his part.
Glad to see I am not alone here! lol I enjoyed Christ Tucker in this movie. Or maybe being young watching the movie the first time had to do with it. loll
i prefer ruby rod over ruby rose.
brake fluid may be an acquired taste, but at least you will never get addicted... because you can stop at any time.
But when you give it up things accelerate out of control.
Damn that's clever.
Bravo
You better have at least 3 kids with the shamelessness of that Dad-joke.
You, my man, have just won the internet!
Good...GOD.
"I'm screwed."
"You asked for 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!* "
"We are warriors, not merchants."
"BUT YOU CAN STILL COUNT! Look, it's easy. Look at my fingers. Four stones, four crates. Zero stones, *ZERO CRATES!* Pack everything up! We're outta here!"
*several weapons loading
_"oh... so you are merchants, after all..."_
"You know what I like, a killer. A dyed in the wool killer. Quick, clean, methodical and thorough. Now a killer, when they picked up the ZF1, would have immediately asked about the little red button on the bottom of the gun."
[KABOOM!]
@@maxtacjurai1980 The whimsical, curious music for that part is hilarious..
_doo do do do, doo doop doop doop_ *BOOOM*
Perfectly executed by Gary Oldman.
"We risked our lives!! I believe a little compensation is in order"
"Ah, so you are merchants after all....leave them one crate....for the cause"
Man i love Gary Oldman
As annoying as he was, that character was brilliant. The fact you felt so strongly about it just proves how good his performance was. Ruby Rhod.
Ruby has more character than most movies nowadays.
Ain't that the truth.
GREEN!
@@janp5063 Super green!
Personally, I thought the Ruby Rudd character with his little bench queens were hysterical.
Each character in the film was really cast so well to be honest. I don't think the movie would have worked with ANYONE else in the crew.
Gary Oldman is the greatest actor ever. When you realize he played this guy, Sirius Black, and the bad cop in the Professional; it will blow your mind.
You don't like Beethoven!
And Churchill. And Commissioner Gordon.
Don't forget Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
And a love torn Dracula.
And a racially confused pimp called Drexl...
Ruby Rhod is everything Jar Jar Binks wanted to be. Well writen, well cast, well acted and perfectly executed.
@@revolverswitch I think Jar-Jar's voice actor actually brought with him the idea to speak in West-Indian Pidgin as a nod to his Caribbean heritage. You can imagine what that backlash did to the poor guy 😅
Except Jar-Jar was written for children, who generally loved the character while Ruby was definitely not written for children.
@@droe2570 Who loved Jar jar?
I actually hated him when I first watched it. Now I think he's great, nice bit of off-beat comedy.
@@droe2570 Yes but it wasn't well writen and far from perfectly executed. As for the acting and casting the actor could only work with what he was given.
"The Fifth Element" is one of my all-time favorite movies, and deserved a nomination for best editing. Just look at the "This box is empty" back-and-forth that involves Drinker's favorite laugh!
As in the opposite of full.
Fucking loved Ruby Rodd! Entire movie is over the top and the character fits in like elements in a diva.
Subtly underrated.
I personally think all the side-kick stupidity is necessary. It sets up his "best show I've ever done" line.
I see what you did there 🤔
"Tiny" Lister as the President and Brion James as the General. Can't beat that casting. Not one punch thrown by either. May both RIP.
Brion’s General is my favorite character in the movie :-)
Holy shit, I had no idea Lister was dead!
@john smith John Neville was Baron Munchausen.
@@wojciechbem8661 And what a comedy actor he turned out to be here.
THATS MY MULTIPASS PUNK !!!!
I just love this movie.
Especially Ruby: he is the crown of bonkness of one of the most bonkers movie ever made
The blue opera singer Plavalaguna (a blend of two Croatian words, "plava" = "blue", and "laguna" = "lagoon" -- a nod to Milla Jovovich's role in "Return to the Blue Lagoon") is significantly taller than the humans around her, so fitting the four element stones within her anatomy (she's a human/alien hybrid from the Angel Constellation) is not so far-fetched. Although... with all that stone buried deep within her abdomen, one still wonders whether she sings from a diaphragm as humans do, or if the volume, range, and richness of her voice emanates from farther up. Well... who cares? It's just another wonderful part of this wonderful story.
There are a few professional singers that can actually sing the Diva's song without any aural assistance from a synthesizer...look them up!
@@caronstout354 They can come close, but nobody is able to make the pitch changes as quick as plavalaguna. That's why they needed the synth. Even the guy who did the score said that it's not that a human singer can't sing the notes, it's that they can't change their pitch fast enough.
Chris Tucker's extremely feminine screams when everything was blowing up was absolutely hilarious, I can't understand why you didn't like that character.
I can't explain it to you, then. He's a horrible character in a horrible movie.
If you're a full grown adult those high pitch voices get fucking annoying
@@tastycookiechip But that was the point of his character. Honestly, this isn't an intelligence thing. It has everything to do with taste. I loved the movie. I wish more people agreed with me.
@@Midwinter2 On opposite day.
ACQUIRED TASTE
XD
Ruby Rhod is a fantastic character. Annoying? Yessir, but I wouldn't have him any other way. He is such an important part of this films quirky genius.
I LOVED him! I'm surprised he was hated that much apparently. loll
He was my favorite character!
@@hmonster1XL my girlfriend too. After I first showed her the Fifth Element and Rubys first scene, I remember exactly what she said while laughing. "Chris Tucker is F#&@ing awesome"
@@kidmosey lol, same here, great character once you learn to like him
"You're a monster, Zorg."
"......I know."
so much meaning in so few words....
It takes some insane levels of skill to make a movie that's so fun and entertaining, even the plotholes don't matter.
What plot holes? I didn't see any, ah sh*t, I just fell in one. One of many top one movies on my list. This movie made Star Wars seem to be like a car driving in the slow lane.
I always interpreted Ruby Rhod as a kind of stinging social satire.
How women will fawn over basically the strangest things so long as the thing has celebrity status.
Lol like Post Malone
Exactly, Ruby Rhod represents pure trend and the ignorance that comes from it. He onky knows what's in ,and NOTHING else.
Agreed. He was a A fabulous character.
Yeah Post Malone is a prime example of how easy it is to attract a lot of women. In the end it doesnt matter if you look like a desk in detention or probably smell like someone’s underwear after the gym or such an alcoholic that your face is bloated and red daily. As long as you’ve got that money and status, you’re good to go, champ!
Ruby Rhod was funny. he was written to be annoying, but i always loved him! he's actually a damn good comic relief character. he's funny when it's appropriate, he's quiet when he should be and far as i can remember, the only problem he ever caused was when he accidently shot a baddie, alerting the others, which i wouldn't really blame on him. Corben told him to shoot if the baddie moved and it was kinda Corben's fault for trusting Ruby with a gun when he knows Ruby has a very jumpy personality. every time i saw an opportunity to ruin his character, they didn't take it. when Corben pins him to the wall and tells him to be quiet, he shuts his mouth. he's also useful to the plot; he carries the stones for Corben so he has his hands free to fight. his constant talking was also good thing because he was broadcasting live the whole time, keeping the president and the military updated on the situation. i seriously don't understand the hatred he gets from some people. he's awesome!
This was the movie my 16 year old self watched at least once a month with my best friend during sleepovers. 1 am, popcorn, fifth element. We did that for years! This movie is a classic to me.
When I was a kid whenever this flick came on HBO everyone in the house would sit down, shut up, and watch it without any words whatsoever. Even the fucking dogs and cat. It's THAT good.
That sounds like a great plan for tonight, actually.. I bought buttered popcorn today for the first time in prob 2 years, saw this video today, read your comment - it just makes sense..👍 (also, I read another comment about the robber at Corbin's door and I never realized the reason for his ridiculous hat, so yeah...)😂
Do u watch the mummy?
"Bonkers, baffling and Brilliant" is perhaps the most fitting description of this movie I've ever heard.
Ruby Rhod is fucking great my dude. Movie wouldn't be the same without him.
4:16 I love the fact that Luc Besson has the audacity to depict a skull 💀 in the flames just before the ship was destroyed. This is the best use of CGI I can imagine-- instead of just creating literal scenes and backgrounds, Besson creates a visual metaphor: they are headed for the jaws of Death. Brilliant 👏
Honestly, Ruby Rhod is my favorite thing from the movie. Up til his introduction, the movie is a quirky space opera that takes itself mostly seriously and then Ruby busts down the door with anime villain-class wardrobe and shows that the protagonist need not be the character with the most batshit hairstyle.
i know that at the time all the kids my generation where like "Are we Green?, Yeah Super Green!"
I agree. He's the best thing in this movie for me.
At last, once again, a female protagonist I can genuinely like.
Stone cold awesome.
comes to show that the archetype of the "damsel in distress" is not at odds with strong, endearing female lead characters
@@firefootable try to explain that to karens
Well her delicious flat chest is one reason i liked to see her in my younger days.
No, she needs a man's love to work. She's problematic. CANCELLED. 🙄😣
The fifth element is one of those rare movies that no matter how many times you watch it, you always find something new in it that you've never noticed before.
Dune is like that
"Aziz Light!" This film lands a spot in my Top 10 films of my life. I appreciate the quirky story and art direction, but at the heart of it all, it is in fact; a love story. Perfection.
“Anybody else want to negotiate?” “wha wha where do he learn to do that?” “I wonder,” says the President. One of the best movies of the 1990’s.
Great line, "Anybody else want to 'negotiate'?"
Lots of funny comedy in this movie that rises right out of the action. "Multipass!"
The General tugging at his collar in response to the President was really what made that scene. It was great!
@@cchavezjr7 the President, the general and his men were hilarious too 😁
Only of the 90's?
IDK why, but I feel that The Fifth Element is par with The Princess Bride: a perfect balance of humor, action, romance and charecter development
Both satirize their respective genres, but do it tastefully while giving us (the audience) an original story based off those tropes. Tropes where our "expectations are subverted" in a logical way. (Rian, take note)
Perhaps thats why I dislike both. Both were just too on the nose for me but still have some witty moments I did enjoy. But I can't stand watching either but I would put Bride far above Fifth Element.
Three kings is another one that manages to balance comedy, tragedy and action.
Boom!
@@strangerofthisworld shakes head slowly and with great remorse.
This movie has every type of actor from every color and creed, and I’ve never stopped and felt like it was beating me over the head with “diversity.” This is how movies used to be made before “the message” took over.
Exactly. The president of Earth, for example.
The woke like to claim people have some major kind of problem with it recently but there’s decades-old evidence to the contrary.
It’s the atrocious politics. Not who’s in a film.
Nobody had a problem with Sigourney Weaver playing the toughest character in every Aliens movie.
The first of which was released in 1979, a mere 43 years ago.
This is a story of a straight couple though, evidently the codes are here to make you comfortable and relate.
Being able to relate is precisely why people want more representation.
Whether or not the USA turns everything into clown district, from the so-called far-left to the utter bigotry and social regression, this is a fact. If the hero was Ruby in a today's theatre you would be the first to weep over good old westerns.
Enough with the big bs.
@@PierreLucSex fact
yeah, the movie had diversity without feeling like it was forced in,
it also has a strong female character who also has weaknesses and vulnerabilities,
something movie makers of today just won't ever understand.
Damn, what a fantastic point. I've never even really thought about it and yet you are 100% correct. True diversity among cast when it actually makes sense to do so.
"You might love it or hate it, but you'll never forget it."
That perfectly describes this film 😂
Twice a year or more, this little voice in my head pops off and says, "Aziz, light!"
I said it real loud when the sparky finished installing new downlights in my house, and he said "give it a try"
AZIZ...LIGHT!! He didn't get it. Ugh.
When I ask my wife to turn on the lights sometimes I say that.
That really stays in the head. 🤣👍
Don't forget to tally it up each time you do. It's important!
My family says this all the time
The Fifth Element is a movie that wasn't afraid to go all out creatively. It wanted to be unique and interesting, and visually distinct. It nailed that. You remember it after watching it. It's unforgettable. And strangely, in its holed story, one can't but help feel satisfied watching it. I admire it for being so unique, creative, and unafraid to put everything it could onto the table with no shame. I miss when telling a story was the part that was important. I want stories. Not messages. That's why I love reading and watching movies. If I wanted messages about stuff I'd watch the news.
I always thought the attempted robbery scene with the guy wearing a hat of an empty hallway to trick his cameras was brilliant. Like is such a small thing but it’s smart. Why? Because somebody sat down and thought “What would thieves do in the future when every front door has a camera outside it? A fake backdrop hat!”
Gimme the cassssshhhhhh!
Why use fancy stuff like _hacking_ to fool the camera if you can just go analogue?!
His awkward little dance when he realizes he fucked up. This scene is pure genius. Also this scene is there for world building: it's a highly unequal, cutthroat world where getting robbed at home is a regular occurence, evident by all the guns Corbens gunholderthingy coming down from the ceiling is already holding.
This guy is played by Mathieu Kassovitz, a famous french actor and director ("La Haine" is a Must See)
@@venetianscorn4278 I would not be too surprised if half that scene and the weird dance were not even scripted the director just said 'ok be a crackhead who's been busted!' and bam! movie legend!
@@LostInTheFarmersMarket Yep! As said above, this scene is actually a Cameo from a very promessing director at the time, plus actor (Amelie Poulain...) And sure enough, most of it is improv!
A timeless and relentlessly entertaining sci-fi flick that still makes you feel good even after 50+ rewatches. One of my favorite movies.
The Fifth Element is one of the most unique and incredible films ever put together!
Oh my god, it is unique... that’s why people love it so much
One of my top 10 movies of all time. You can re-watch this gem so often because it has so many glorious, funny, quirky, smart scenes. I always say: If you can re-watch a movie once every year and be genuinely entertained every time, you have a winner. 95% of the time when I watch a newer movie, I can honestly say I never want to touch it again.
One of our public television stations here in Australia has had a Fifth Element marathon a number of times over the years,24 hours back to back Fifth Element. Just a few days ago they had it on for eight hours. I guess someone at the station likes the movie,a lot.
"We have a winner!"
Agreed 😁
Could not agree more. Have no idea how many times I've seen it already, and I never tire of it.
Absolutely brilliant IMHO.
Sad truth is i watch new movies, wether at home or cinema and couldnt tell you what were they or what were they about...like 95% of new movies are irrelevant and boring
I have seen this movie multiple times, and consider it a one-off masterpiece. I'm so glad that there was no sequel attempted. I also thought that Brion James portrayal of General Munro was excellent, and hugely underrated.
Don't give them any ideas! This movie is sacred I don't want Disney's filthy paws on it!
Valerian was kinda, sorta in the same vein. Not anywhere near as good, but a fun film all the same.
" I'm so glad that there was no sequel attempted"
Yet. It will happen. Hoolywood has to ruin everything that was once great.
@@NickCampbellCampbeln Agreed. It would have been more popular with different actor playing Valarian. That guy was wrong for the role IMHO.
Insanely underrated!
A very enjoyable movie indeed, one of the few movies I like to rewatch every now and then.
The world was inspired by the universe of a French cartoonist called "Moebius".
The costumes were made by the famous and most creative French fashion designer : Jean Paul Gautier.
This movie really feels like a cartoon to me and like a cartoon, it doesn't always make a lot of sense, but it's so damn fun !
This is exactly it. Watching The Fifth Element is like watching something happening in the Incal universe.
I think you really nailed it!
Just to remember: The costumes were created by Jean-Paul Gaultier, who is a character in his own right. Thank you Drinker for reminding me of this movie (which I have on DVD) that I had so much fun with.
The guy with the buff cologne?
@@leonrobinson8180 He has a perfume brand, and being French, the fragrance is probably strong
If you take into account that Ruby Rhod was written for Prince to play and he only passed because he didn't like the costumes, Chris Tucker pretty much nailed the Prince-like over the top persona.
I took my parents to see this . They were in their 80's at the time. Their response was something like , "What the Hell was THAT?" I'm pretty sure my dad liked it. He and I saw both Star Wars and Bladerunner on their opening days. My dad was cool. He'd be 110 now if he was still alive.
So, are you the 80 year old man now?
Thats really cool man. Thanks for sharing
@@Imperial_Cosmonaut more I bet, back then parents had kids at 13
Seems like a cool dad, good for you buddy!
Lol!!! That was my dad response to fight club... I think I warped his mind a little.. think I gave him a brain fart...
"It's a film that I have watched many times before and would happily do so again" - I'm with you on that. This movie is CLASSIC❤
Loved this movie.
Chris Tucker's batshit-crazy performance kept me giggling for weeks.
"Mister Rhod you're going to have to assume your individual position."
"I don't want one position I wan ALL POSITIONS!"
Chris Tucker's delivery was incredible!
You can call him Ruby lol
The eye twitch that Gary Oldman does after receiving backchat when telling an employee to fire 1 million people is gold
Fun fact : Although he did an amazing job with the character, he actually hated doing that movie and only did it as a favor to Besson who helped him get funding for another movie.
@@RioFordays Interesting stuff.
The casting throughout was so well done, I'm glad they managed to bag him also for it.
I was twelve the first time I saw this movie and it will forever have a dear place in my heart. It spoke to me 100%. The humor was perfect, the action was awesome, the notion that humanity might not be worth saving - but love is hit me like a bag of bricks aaand Millas boobs... Pure masterpiece.
LOL bro I'm dead rn
To this day I still laugh my ass off when Ruby screams in fear.
lol same
It's glorious!
Ruby was a solid character acted out well in my opinion.
*Ruby's character was played over the top and that's exactly how he should have been*
5th element was a masterpiece. It knew what it was and I don't think I've ever seen overacting done better in my life.
I mean, Jeremy Irons in Dungeons and Dragons.
@@weareharbinger914 gpod point; or Nicholas Cage in just about any movie.
Yup. Gonna watch it soon again
Meshach Taylor as Hollywood in Mannequin and its sequel.
The Addams Family? I watched that recently and it's so over the top, but still holds up amazingly well. I was 10 last time I watched it, and I prefer it now, 22 years later.
I had a roommate who was a huge fan of Luc Besson's work. This was the first of his films I ever saw and it got me hooked. To this day, The Fifth Element is one of my favorite movies ever.
This movie's an absolute riot and infinitely re-watchable.
This movie was such a big hit in our household and even still today we use some of the popular dialogues from the movie like "Multipass" "Gimme da Cassssshhz!" "Aziz light" I love this movie.
Aziz *LIGHT!*
My brother and I have probably riffed lines from this film more than Predator.. and that's a lot
Same. My kids get bored holding a flashlight.
I like how the young archeologist had a page with :Aziz light" followed by like 14 counting lines.
Ruby. Ah, Ruby. I knew in my heart that one day the Drinker and I would disagree. Ruby is fucking amazing. 😆
He secretly loves him but the drinker in him just won’t let him admit it lol
Funny I was going to write something similar. This is the first time i remember disagreeing with the Drinker. Ruby is fucking great. Tucker killed it
Agreed.
Same here...
I think Tucker did fantastic job on the character, it's just that I found the character incredibly grating which I assume was the point.
"It's all absolutely bonkers, but damn you can't help but enjoy the sheer insanity of it!" - That pretty much sums it up nicely. It's a complete blast and total classic.
I fucking LOVE this movie! It's only a bit over 2 hours and yet it's packed to the brim with locations, characters, action, character development, few plots, humor and it's just a massive well of creativity. Designs for almost everything are great, soundtrack is great (we all remember the scene where Lelu kicks ass to the opera concert, just fucking pure joy) and I love the fact that the main bad guy and the main good guys never meet.
It's also extremely quotable:
- Listen lady, I only speak two languages: English and bad English.
- Anyone else want to negociate?
- Big bada boom
- I don't want one position, I want all positions!
- Negative, I am a meat popsicle.
- Yeah, like the last two I got were important. The first one was from my wife, telling me she was leaving. The second was from my lawyer, telling me he was leaving with my wife.
- I'll call You back in 2 hours
-I'm, uh…looking for a priest.
-Weddings are one floor down, my son. Congratulations.
-You're a monster, Zorg
- I know
The ‘I only speak english and bad english’ is a quote I say all the time irl. I actually forgot where it came from until this comment reminded me. XD
"Fuuuuck you!"
... "Wrong answer."
"These cases are supposed
to be full."
"It won't ever happen again, sir."
... "I know." 💥
Gimme da cash
Leeloo Dallas Multipass
She needs her rest, she's been on a long trip
Yeah, I know, I was there when she landed!
Multipass!
She knows. She knows it's a MULTIPASS!
Anyway, we're in love.
CHICKEN GOOD
she knows its a multipass.
😭
This is the type of classic movie you watched like a million times and it never gets tiring.
Ruby Rod is freakin hilarious. The costume and make up work in this movie was phenomenal too.
Ruby Rhob is one of the most charismatic characters of the film... and he makes perhaps one of the best entrances in film history EVER... in less than 5 seconds we know everything about him. Luc being brilliant! And if you don't understand that... well, alcohol made you cynically depressed...
I love CC content.
But to be fair, if in any movie you find a character that is not heteronormative (I can't Beleive im suing thst word) CC gonna bash on it.
He is pretty fun and has lots of good reasoning but here is definetly a bias when it comes to character like rudy
Hitler was noted for his charisma, doesn't make him a good person/character. Learning everything about a character in 5 seconds means there's not much to know and you're right, Rhod is a vapid and shallow character. The Fifth Element would be a million times better movie without him.
@@bghoody5665 Nah, Ruby was funny af
@@bghoody5665 Chill out man... who the f*ck mentioned Hitler? Are you on drugs? Or as drunk as our elusive critic?
@@Tropper73 You mentioned charisma and I made an analogy which shows that charisma isn't necessarily a good thing. But I suppose my real failure was granting the premise that Ruby Rhod is actually charismatic - charisma infers attractive qualities whereas Rhod is nothing but rude, vulgar, obnoxious, loud, disgusting and self-obsessed. So, I suppose if you find those qualities attractive, then I can see why you'd consider Rhod charismatic. His character goes through zero growth arc and serves only to bring a laugh which is sufficiently supplied by basically all the other characters, making Rhod's entire purpose meaningless.
I love how Willis is as annoyed with ruby rod as i was. It made Tucker's effort worth while and even enjoyable.
What do you mean?! He was... Thrilled... :D
"Can you pleeeease act you have more than a one word vocabularyyy...Ok? ok?"
Bzzzz bzzzzz
Going to have to watch this again. Such a great show.
Going to have to watch this again. Such a great show.
I find Chris Tucker in this movie to be hilarious. Yeah his character is annoying but that's what makes it funny lol.
Indeed but apparently many people just slipped past it . i find much more annoying "comedians" starring other movies nowadays
@jonny benzene I think it was kind of the point how absurd this man who dresses like that and speaks like that is the sex symbol of the galaxy
excactly considering how serious and straight faced bruce willis is he is literally the opposit of that by design which make it hillarious
It was still a bit too much
Even back then, when if first came out. You had weird mila and that space opera girl
That was kinda enough.
It however didnt hurt the movie, so its ok
@@rainlemon it was fine. I enjoyed his outrageous character too.