[b.miller]

i distinctly remember a quote on the TV spots saying The Fifth Element was the next Star Wars, which it certainly is not (whether i mean that it didn't have close to the same tone as Star Wars or that it turned out to be way better than all three prequels I'll leave as an exercise for the reader). In my eyes though it was completely sold as a really serious space action movie with all the explosions, action sequences, and gravitas of a real epic. A lot of my friends were disappointed at the time... also because LeeLoo's scene in the cab when she tries to convince Bruce Willis to help her was a total not-as-good version of natalie portman walking down the hall with groceries hoping Leon would open the door.

BUT

i think with time all those expectations have been stripped away and now everyone knows it's pretty wacky and french. I really like the movie personally... I still tell people that I am a meat popsicle.