BOOYAH SUCKAS Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 With Valerian playing in theaters right now I thought we could talk about another Luc Besson film, "the greatest sci-fi movie ever made". While it didn't do extraordinary numbers in america, it was a solid performer overseas and remained Besson's highest grossing movie until Lucy. I'm honestly surprised the film was greenlit with a 90m budget, must have been seen as quite the risk. It looks like Valerian will gross less than this despite 20 years of ticket price inflation and 3-D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brainbug Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Fifth Element is a mixed bag for me. I really like the visuals, Bruce Willis and the story itself, but Chris Tucker ruins it. Hes the most annoying character of all time for me (and i liked him in Rush Hour). The movie gets 10 times better for me when i fast forward his parts. The International take for 1997 is very impressive though. I think its still the highest-grossing european movie of all time. Or am I mistaken? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnack Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Brainbug said: The International take for 1997 is very impressive though. I think its still the highest-grossing european movie of all time. Or am I mistaken? Lucy and The Intouchables both made over 400m worldwide since (maybe some others), Taken 2 did 376 million, Taken 3 also was over 300m. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twelve Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 This is Luc Besson's only worthwhile film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnack Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 13 minutes ago, Twelve said: This is Luc Besson's only worthwhile film. That a bit harsh, it has been a while since I watched The big blue (1988) and Nikita (early 90's) but I remember liking them, and Leon the professional is certainly a worthwhile movie. Screenplay wise the first 2 Taxi were a lot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastien Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 On 29/07/2017 at 3:01 AM, Twelve said: This is Luc Besson's only worthwhile film. Nikita, The Profesionnal, Le Dernier Combat, Subway... No ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twelve Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 7 hours ago, Bastien said: Nikita, The Profesionnal, Le Dernier Combat, Subway... No ? All of those except the Professional are garbage and even the Professional isn't all that great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efialtes76 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 On 1/8/2017 at 4:09 AM, Twelve said: All of those except the Professional are garbage and even the Professional isn't all that great. Good joke... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
