Watched the film for the first time yesterday - loved it, absolutely mental, breathtaking design for the creatures, costumes, ships, sets, everything! Fantastic cast (special praise to Gary Oldman as Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg, the greatest character in all of fiction IMHO), great effects and music, definitely one of my all-time favourite films.BTW, anyone else think this was an influence on Logan? The cabbie finds a genetically engineered young woman who doesn't speak English (at first) and takes her to a crazy old prophet and his gangly, pale sidekick to learn that the girl has the future of humanity resting on her shoulders, all the while being pursued by a southern gentleman with ridiculous hair and an army of gun-toting mercs? No? Just me, then.

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

I think this is the best movie I have ever seen. I love how an action packed thriller becomes a love story. I am a sucker for love stories, and action, so this particular movie hit every spot in my soul. I love the Fifth Element, I am now on the search for a supreme being to fall in love with me! Ha Ha, wouldn't that be great!

I just saw Le cinquième élément on the big screen for a 20th Anniversary screening. It was spectacular as always, but amazing on the giant screen. This film has a tight story, great action sequences, believable villains, likable heroes, and it is so funny while everyone is in great peril at the same time. Bruce Willis and Mila Jovovich are fantastic together. As my title says, the film is worth seeing for the costumes alone.