Controversial $263M Sci-Fi Hit That Rocked the Theaters In 1997 Is Coming to Hulu
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One of the best things people say about the movies of the 90s is that they never took themselves too seriously. Dramas and tragedies aside, all the other genres explored the different sides of characters and stories without fear of going over the top or coming off as silly. This is what made them so entertaining.
In particular, 1997 was a great year for cinematography with the release of such classics as Titanic, which became the highest grossing film of the year, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Men in Black, which dominated the sci-fi genre.
Though Luc Besson's The Fifth Element barely cracked the top 10 of the year's most commercially successful films and was met with much criticism, 26 years later it remains one of the most enjoyable sci-fi classics to revisit. And now that it's coming to Hulu on April 1, you'll have a reason to do so more often.
Is The Fifth Element Good?
Starring Bruce Willis as Korben Dallas and Milla Jovovich as Leeloo, the movie follows an intergalactic adventure that takes place in the XXIII century, when taxi driver and former Special Forces Major Dallas must help the woman who just fell from the sky right into his cab, Leeloo, to save the Earth.
The Fifth Element takes everything good about the sci-fi genre and throws it into the mix. From the cars flying between skyscrapers to the strange graphics of the aliens, the movie doesn't shy away from being campy and weird, and that's exactly what makes it hard to stop watching.
Although the movie was so controversial that it received several Golden Raspberry and Stinkers Bad Movie Awards nominations, including Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Supporting Actor for Chris Tucker and Worst Supporting Actress for Milla Jovovich, the overall rating isn't nearly as bad.
71% of critics and 86% of viewers on Rotten Tomatoes agree that The Fifth Element is a movie worth recommending to others. The film also proved to be a commercial success, opening at number one in the United States and going on to gross $263 million in its international release.
If you are a fan of a fun and easy to watch cosmic adventure, The Fifth Element will be right up your alley. To revisit the '90s classic or to form your own opinion of one of the campiest movies in Bruce Willis' filmography, be sure to tune in to Hulu on April 1.