![]() ![]() Jovovich, who’s since graced a string of far less imaginative B-movies, is so magnetic that you still hang on Leeloo’s every word even though they’re all gobbledygook. Nevertheless, The Fifth Element is a timely reminder of just how effortlessly Willis nailed the whole wisecracking hero shtick back in the ‘90s. The performances might not be as awards-worthy. It’s a travesty that the only Academy Award nod came in Best Sound Editing.Ĭhris Tucker at his most understated. Even the McDonald’s employee gets an outlandish golden arches wig. From Korben’s orange vest to Leeloo’s iconic ACE-Bandage outfit, Gaultier makes almost every character look like they’ve just stepped off the Paris Fashion Week runway. Their astonishing attention to detail is also matched by French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier. Production designers Jean-Claude Mézières and Jean Giroud amalgamate all the best parts of Metropolis (the reconstruction scene), Blade Runner (the futuristic cityscape) and Flash Gordon (the sheer campness), not to mention their own work (Korben’s flying New York taxi is ripped from the pages of Mézières’ comic book The Circles of Power) to help bring Besson’s dystopian yet colorful vision of 2263 to life. Say what you like about The Fifth Element’s nonsensical story – cab driver and humanoid unite to reclaim mystical stones that will thwart fire-blazing manifestation of evil – but it looks truly spectacular. GaumontĮvery cent of the $90 million budget they somehow handed over to Besson is on the screen too. Milla Jovovich in Jean-Paul Gaultier’s finest. A colossal 7.7 million tickets were sold in the director’s French homeland alone, no doubt placating the execs concerned they had the next Cutthroat Island on their hands. However, its European sensibilities were embraced more widely across the Atlantic. box office, grossing $17 million in its chart-topping opening weekend. That’s not quite true: The Fifth Element did respectable numbers at the U.S. Little wonder that Buena Vista bosses were utterly perplexed on seeing the final edit.īesson later argued that Americans simply weren’t ready for such a spectacle. government generates a flame-haired nymph who only speaks a gibberish Divine Language, and a blue latex-clad soprano literally holds the key to the future of civilization. This is a movie where an armadillo-esque alien gets trapped in an ancient Egyptian temple, the U.S. In an era when every genre flick has been precision-tooled to maximize fanboy satisfaction, The Fifth Element now stands out as perhaps the last bastion of truly idiosyncratic blockbusters. OUTER DIMENSIONS: 4.75″ L x 3″ W | INSERT DIMENSIONS: 3.45″ L x 2.10″ W | fits Drivers license, credit card, gift card etc.But time has been kind to Luc Besson’s fever dream film. OUTER DIMENSIONS: 5.75″ L x 3.74″ W | INSERT DIMENSIONS: 4″ L x 2.75″ W | fits conventions badge, CDC Vaccine record card etc. Your purchase also comes with a full color digital download of the blank multipass jpg file for you to fill in your info and personalize with details like “name” and “address” etc.ĭon’t have access to a color printer or design software, reach out through commission request form & specify the info desired on your multipass badge and i will ship customized full color inserts (printed on matte cardstock) along with badge for an extra $5. Some prep, assembly, glueing & painting are required. ![]() WARNING: If you have laminated your vaccination card this holder may not fit or at the very least you might need to trim the lamination edges ( top/bottom ) for proper fitįinished RTW styles are 3D printed from metallic PLA, these are hand assembled and hand painted, so each multipass is different from the next ^_^.ĭIY kits are printed in silver PLA. PLEASE make sure your vax card is within this size range PRIOR to purchase, some very slight trimming might be necessary in rare cases ( THERE WILL BE NO RETURNS ) Slight irregularities can occur between vaccination cards so This is a standard size and those are the dimensions these card holders were meant for. ![]() NOTE 3: The CDCvaccination card is a standard 3×4 card. There are 2 reasons for this, ONE I’m not responsible for damages in transit therefore will NOT be refunding any purchases that arrive damaged, and TWO priority mail insures your purchase for $100 in case anything happens to it. To avoid any issues please pick PRIORITY MAIL as shipping option. NOTE 2: I have had a few complaints from customers receiving the items damaged from USPS. I will no longer be accepting returns for deliverables deemed “not what i expected”. If you think the RTW versions are overpriced, feel free to purchase a much cheaper/affordable DIY version & make it yourself. NOTE 1: What you see in the images is what you get. ![]()
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