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I loathe and abominate every script Luc Besson has ever written, doubly so any he's directed himself (I think that's all of them), and wish he'd just be something visual like art director or DP so that someone else can restrain him from his inevitable excess and stupidity.
Also, opera and techno were never, ever meant to meet. And if opera and techno did meet, I'd like to think they would do better than Mozart Smurf.
Now that I'm home, I can listen to the clip from "The Fifth Element." I notice some people got in a slapfight in the YouTube comments about whether the singer's voice is digitally enhanced. Someone claims that:
As the character Plavalaguna is humanoid alien, her vocalizations seem beyond physical possibility; however, in a documentary feature on the Special Edition DVD release, it is stated that Mula-Tchako's voice was not digitally altered.
I still say it's bullshit. Especially around :58 and 1:04.
it is stated that Mula-Tchako's voice was not digitally altered
That's complete bull.
Unless, as I suspect, the entire techno section isn't a human voice at all.
I'm all, what the fuck did they do that to Lucia di Lammermoore for? I guess it's thematic, what with the bloodshed and mayhem, but still. Mixing it with techno (which I abhor)! Yeeek.
I loathe and abominate every script Luc Besson has ever written, doubly so any he's directed himself (I think that's all of them), and wish he'd just be something visual like art director or DP so that someone else can restrain him from his inevitable excess and stupidity.
Well, I hate The Fifth Element and I would never say Besson's great at dialogue, but I think he's got cool plot ideas: Subway, Nikita, and The Transporter come to mind.
In any case, he's certainly written much more than he's directed: The Transporter, Kiss of the Dragon, Banlieue 13, Taxi and its numerous sequels/remakes. Of course, Angel-A was just such a sad attempt to remake It's a Wonderful Life that I think I've given up on him.
No love for León / The Professional ?
Generally speaking, even if I liked Natalie Portman, I would find it icky and creepy to like her that way when she is pre-pubertal.
It is a thing.
I adore The Professional and Nikita, and was pleasantly surprised by and caught up in Banlieue 13.
I will love him forever for the first two, even if I don't love all his later work. And then...dude the reason I saw War was because of the Statham love generated by The Transporter.
Which, I guess, makes me mad. Pfft.
I share the Staitham love and was so looking forward to War. Pfft, indeed.
No love for León / The Professional ?
I haven't seen it. I keep meaning to. Really.