This could have been an instant cult classic, drenched in an exuberant campness reminiscent of films like Ice Pirates and blending fantasy with science fiction in a way not out of place in eighties classics like Krull.

It fleshes out a vivid universe and manages to muster up an engaging plot.

And just look at that cast:
Willis
Oldman
Holm
The immaculate Brion James.
And even whatshername is ok.

And Chris Tucker.

Chris fucking Tucker.

He singlehandedly destroys this entire film with a voice that would make the toughest among you cry for mercy.

He's like getting a hangover while you're drinking.

If you don't like this movie, then I'm pretty sure you're dead inside. At the very least, you don't know what happiness is.

I'm going to name my first son Corbin Dallas Bradley. I mean that.

Big badda boom.

Someone wanted me to watch this so much, that they gave me their copy of it. Two years later, and I finally got around to seeing it. I am not a fan. I think the first act showed promise, but then the film just goes downhill after that.

The person that I watched this with today warned me that "by the end of the film, should you meet Chris Tucker in real life, you will have no problem murdering him". Lets just say, I am now hoping to run into Chris Tucker.

To be fair, I do understand why people enjoy this film. Myself, I prefer my science fiction without Chris Tucker giving oral pleasure to a space stewardess.

LEELOO DALLAS MULTIPASS. MOO-TI-PASS.

Totally batshit and I can understand why some people hate it. I myself love it, and find myself appreciating it more with each repeat viewing. Besides, any PG-rated movie that features cunnilingus can't be all bad.

Cheesy and sometimes juvenile "The Fifth Element" still holds up as one of the better adventure sci-fi's of the 90's and is still one of the better looking sci-fi's to date.

childhood nostalgia basically dictates that i rate this more than half a star, which is all right with me. i don't mind gary oldman

All hail the king of feel-good Sc-Fi blockbusters!

This film could have been a easily been a by-the-numbers sc-fi flick but it is presented in such a pleasant way that it almost seems fresh.

The characters aren't particularly 3 dimensional and are heavy on one- liners but they are so charming and likable that you don't care.

This is essentially The Avengers of 1997, The Fifth Element is the perfect mix of silly, epic, and dramatic.

One of my favorite Sci-Fi flicks. The blue chick singing really threw me in for a loop. Lots of great characters in this.

This is the movie where I first fell in love with Milla Jovovich. Sure her hair is fucking gross in this, but GOD DAMN THAT WHITE TAPE OUTFIT.

A Luc Besson nunca se le dieron mejor las aventuras futuristas que aquí. Aunque esos taxis no han envejecido demasiado bien.

TERRIBLE.

LEELOO DALLAS MULTIPASS. MOO-TI-PASS.

kind of dumb but i liked it a lot. wish there'd been actual chemistry between bruce willis and milla jovovich, though