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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 09:14 PM
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Anyone else watching The Fifth Element?
I just adore Gary Oldman. This character (Zorg) has got to be one of his best roles!

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pitohui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 09:17 PM
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1.  sorry i hate that movie
that's a bad one, omg

you notice how the supreme being never bothers to comb her effin hair?

when i'm the supreme being bad hair will be outlawed from the top down, hey, the fish rots from the head first, no wonder the world goes to hell if god can't comb her effin hair
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realisticphish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 09:18 PM
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2. I love that movie
Fascinating universe they created, and VERY good special effects for the time
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 09:20 PM
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4. I also love the Diva's song.
And Ruby Rod - too damned funny! :rofl:
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Ava Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 09:18 PM
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3. i've seen it too many times to count
i think i'll pass, even though i liked the movie the first 10 times i saw it.
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Buck Turgidson Donating Member (434 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 09:25 PM
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5. Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg
"The ZF1! It's light, handles adjustable for easy carrying. Good for both righties and lefties. Breaks down into four parts, undetectable by x-ray. Ideal for quick, discreet interventions. A word on firepower. Titanium recharger. 3,000 round clip with bursts of 3 to 300. With a replay button, another Zorg invention, its even easier. One shot and replay sends every following shot to the same location. And to finish the job, all Zorg oldies but goldies. Rocket launcher. Arrow launcher with explosive poisonous gas heads. Our famous net launcher. The always efficient flame thrower. My favorite. And for the grand finale, the all new ice cube system."
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 09:30 PM
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8. But what does the red button do?
:D
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 09:26 PM
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6. I'm not now, no - but I watch it occasionally. Fucking brilliant film!
And I mean that in all seriousness.

It is a truly stellar and excellent film, with phenomenal presence from all involved - Bruce Willis, Chris Rock, Gary Oldman, the foreign chick, the guy who plays Bruce Willis' commanding officer, Ian Holm... pure perfection.

One of my all-time favorite movies.

Shit, now I might need to sit down, turn off Buffy, and watch it.


And yes, the character of Zorg is one of the best bad guys ever written, and Oldman plays him so PERFECTLY... I put him up there with Jonathon Pryce playing Elliot Carver in "Tomorrow Never Dies", who is perhaps my favorite villain in terms of performance after Zog and Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal and Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palpatine.
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 09:29 PM
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7. Cool!
The Rabrrrrrr seal of approval!! :bounce:

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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 09:35 PM
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11. I love that movie.....
I have seen it maybe twenty thirty times.....

The taxi thing is so Bruce Willis....
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 09:36 PM
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13. And, amazingly, it's great every time.
There's always something new to discover. I love flicks like that. :)
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 09:48 PM
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16. yea, that is the best part of it.....
The priests are cool....

The way they are just winging it....

And come to realize they are just winging it...
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 10:02 PM
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21. Most of us come to realize it, sooner or later.
It took me about 6 months before I knew. :)
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 10:03 PM
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22. On a wing and a prayer.......
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 09:48 PM
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17. yea, that is the best part of it.....
The priests are cool....

The way they are just winging it....

And come to realize they are just winging it...
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Buck Turgidson Donating Member (434 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 09:32 PM
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9. Chris Tucker!
It's Chris Tucker as Ruby Rhod, not Chris Rock.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-09-06 04:25 PM
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24. That's what I meant, then.
I always get them confused.

People in Hollywood should not be allowed to have similar names.

Nor should there ever be more than one "Sarah (name) (name)". It's goddamn confusing.
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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 09:34 PM
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10. I dare anyone here to watch and not shed a tear...
...when Mila Jovovich's character learns for the first time what "war" really is.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 09:36 PM
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12. yea.... that is pretty powerful......
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 09:38 PM
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15. Ha! One of the women just said,
"Ruby Rhod... He is So Green." :rofl:
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 09:49 PM
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18. only after about 3 hours......
or until the Viagra wears off.....
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 10:04 PM
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23. ....
:rofl: you're so bad, you're good!
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Buck Turgidson Donating Member (434 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 09:37 PM
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14. Chi-cken... Good.
n/t
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Prisoner_Number_Six Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 09:51 PM
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19. Luc Besson did a perfect job of exploring the style of Jean Giraud
Jean Giraud (Moebius) wrote the most fantastic comic stories for the early Heavy Metal magazine. When you watch The Fifth Element you see the Moebius design style faithfully used. I've never found out if they knew each other or not, or how much Giraud had to do with designing Element, but I KNOW that style!

(Anybody remember The Airtight Garage Of Jerry Cornelius?)

http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/giraud.htm

I was actually going to watch it this evening, but got distracted by a showing of Jacob's Ladder (Tim Robbins). Now that it's over I may just pop the dvd in! It's a superior science fiction movie, and a great love story.
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-08-06 09:58 PM
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20. I'm amazed that Milla learned a fictional language for the role
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