The Fifth Element: A Novel

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Summary: A movie lies between these covers.
Review: A great supplement for fans of the movie, this book fills in gaps and smooths out plotholes present in the film. A clean, original story, it's only fault is that it was written after the film, and retains the superficiality of the movie instead of using the ability of text to further define and deepen the story.

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Summary: NOT BAD, NOT BAD
Review: A taxi driver, a monk, a D.J., and a supreme being are thrown together into the battle to save earth from Evil, a giant ball of volcanic rock plumeting towards our world.

The novelization contains Bisson's usual rich prose, but the mostly visual film doesn't exactly translate all that well to written form.

Most of the humor comes from a wacky narrative in the style of Douglas Adams.

About half way through the book, extreme differences from the film appear. It makes one wonder if the studio ever updated Bisson on script changes.

The story itself is fun. The characters often goofy. But differences from the film somewhat deter our interest.

But it's not all that bad.

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Summary: This is about the Fifth Element
Review: I have seen the movie,read the book,hung millions of pics of Milla in my room and absolutely love it! I recommend this book for any one interested in "future relates to past sci-fi".

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Summary: Awsome
Review: I loved the movie & loved the book. It is a must read for any fa

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Summary: Awsome
Review: I loved the movie & loved the book. It is a must read for any fa

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Summary: Awsome
Review: I loved the movie & loved the book. It is a must read for any fa

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Summary: It filled in the holes....but
Review: I really enjoyed this book. I loved the movie, and througout the reading of the book I kept asking myself whether it was written before, or after the movie was made. I think I will go with after. This book could have been a script for the movie, many of the character's lines are exactly the same as they were in the movie. But the book has some endearing moments between the two main characters which were not included in the movie. There were also some MAJOR plot changes, but I won't give them away. I had read (on the internet) about a similar book that had both this story and the other half "Mister Shadow" written together, along with a dictionary of the language leeloo speaks. I have yet to find this book, and am sure I will enjoy it as much as I did this version. I can't wait to see Luc Besson's newest project (which also stars Milla Jovovich (Leeloo)) "Joan of Arc."

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Summary: If you liked the movie, you'll love the book and vice versa.
Review: This book is just good, solid, popcorn-munching fun! Of course, that's to be expected, since it's based on a good, solid, popcorn-munching fun movie. One thing I really likeed about the novelization is that it retains the tone and style of the film. The book reads and feels like a comic book. Even with written-in sound effects. It was a pleasure to read this book. It made me want to see the movie again!