If you seen both, you'll knopw what I mean. They have a similar vibe, but the Wakowski Brothers kind took it to a different level.
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Well, not as funny.
When Zorg closed the case, laugh and cry:"They are not here!" I was still laughing after movie at a train station, people all looking me weird.
A cynic is what an idealist calls a realist - Sir Humphrey Appleby
please tell me you are pulling my leg? Jupiter Ascending has a 25% approval rating on RT....
The Fifth Element is one of the most loved SCI FI comedy in the last 30 or so years
http://my-impressionz.tk
Past generations are much loved but today's generation has a 25% approval rating so it's a wash.
shareWhen The Fifth Element first came out it was reviled. Critics trashed it way worse than JA. Over the next few years it gained a cult following, only then did it become beloved.
shareHow sad, decline is ever so sickening.
shareThe Fifth Element had amazing action sequences, wonderful performances, and an engaging story that kept you interested. Jupiter Ascending had none of those things.
shareIt did have Channing randomly shirtless for half the movie though....because that wasn't a transparent attempt.
shareYou see I would say Jupiter Ascending had all of those things in spades. I found some of the action sequences (particularly the chase through Chicago) spectacular. I found some of the performances incredibly entertaining (Redmayne was lots of fun to watch). I found the story fascinating and engaging.
The Labyrinth wiki!
http://labyrinth.wikia.com/wiki/Labyrinth_Wiki
I agree, it however didn't have the quirky tone that The Fifth Element had. It did play with itself a little with moments like "I love dogs, I've always loved dogs" but that is tonally as close as it gets to The Fifth Element. Essentially its quirkiest moments where less quirky then Fifth Elements least quirky moments.
I can see the resemblance with the over the top villain though who is clearly mentally unstable who tries to justify his actions, though clearly doesn't believe himself or has doubts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt1W0F0yObg
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It's The Fifth Element without all the things that made The Fifth Element good.
Not as funny, not as exciting, not as stylish, not as engaging and not as well performed as The Fifth Element.
Yeah, Jupiter Ascending is on a different level - the subbasement.
Quidquid Latinae dictum sit, altum viditur.
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