Best Luc Besson film - Blu-ray Forum

spectre08 · 05-05-2015, 08:00 PM

One of the most brilliant filmmakers of our time.

Le Dernier Combat (1983)
Subway (1985)
The Big Blue (1988)
La Femme Nikita (1990)
Léon: The Professional (1994)
The Fifth Element (1997)
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Angel-A (2005)
Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
Arthur and the Great Adventure (2009)
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
The Family (2013)
Lucy (2014)

Al_The_Strange · 05-05-2015, 08:31 PM

Of the films I've seen of his, they've all been quite awesome.

The Fifth Element has been a favorite of mine for years, since high school. Seems goofy in retrospect, but I'll always have a soft spot for it.

I'll also have a soft spot for Lucy, if for no other reason than ScarJo.

I have no doubt Leon will lead the poll; it's a decent film, decent story, and everything. Not my favorite, but I can appreciate it.

For me, I voted on La Femme Nikita. I love the story, the characters, the acting, and I think it was very well-crafted, nuanced, and a delicately-emotional experience. Not even all the remakes have done it justice.

L.J. · 05-05-2015, 08:55 PM

Leon is the one I like the best. Fifth Element is a good one too.

MechaGodzilla · 05-05-2015, 10:13 PM

The Big Blue and Fifth Element are the freshest in my memory, and of those I like Big Blue better, so I voted for that. Will have to rewatch Léon sometime soon.

Troll2fan · 05-05-2015, 10:26 PM

Leon: The Professional for me, but I haven't watched all of his movies.

I've yet to see these:

Le Dernier Combat (1983)
Subway (1985)
The Big Blue (1988)
Angel-A (2005)
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)

Scarriere · 05-06-2015, 02:26 AM

Pretty good run with La Femme Nikita, Leon and The Fifth Element. I haven't seen The Big Blue yet, maybe that belongs in there too.
I went with Leon, but it could've been any of the ones I mentioned.

Gizz · 05-06-2015, 06:54 AM

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec for me.

anephric · 05-06-2015, 04:38 PM

One of the biggest hacks of our time, surely.

spectre08 · 05-06-2015, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Gizz

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec for me.

I haven't seen this, and I should.

I also haven't seen any of the Arthur animated films that he wrote and directed, something I really need to do. I've heard other people say they're fantastic.

Quake1028 · 05-11-2015, 01:27 PM

Léon: The Professional (1994)

tigertron · 05-14-2015, 07:56 PM

Léon always makes me emotional, so it's a clear winner for me.

AaronJ · 05-15-2015, 01:57 PM

This was such an easy decision. Leon: The Professional is such a great film. I just watched it yet again the other night, and I can't believe how each and every time I see it, I'm still surprised by how great Natalie Portman was. Jean Reno is of course excellent, and Oldman is just perfectly over the top. But Natalie -- so fantastic.

spectre08 · 05-15-2015, 02:29 PM

I watched The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec last night and it was awesome. Loved it from beginning to end.

What's most amazing about it though is just how startlingly different kids movies are in France. This film is, without a doubt, a kids movie. Yet, we see people smoking and drinking, we see a man impaled and killed in the first few minutes of film, a nude woman in a bathtub (although only from behind), a woman with a spike through her head, several incredibly violent off screen deaths, and several very adult jokes and references.

Absolutely no way this would fly as a kids movie in the US.

ck03dancediva · 09-18-2015, 03:52 PM

The Transporter

spectre08 · 09-18-2015, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ck03dancediva

The Transporter

wrote and produced, but didn't direct

I'll allow it

Rodney-2187 · 11-05-2016, 09:18 PM

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets!

MJD64 · 11-05-2016, 09:55 PM

Surely a minority opinion but I love me some Angel-A!

Cremildo · 11-05-2016, 11:15 PM

Léon.

MechaGodzilla · 11-06-2016, 01:51 AM

Can't believe I'm still the only person who voted for The Big Blue.

BD-T · 11-06-2016, 09:48 PM

Not my favorite filmmaker, but he has made one masterpiece and one very good film. I hated almost everything else i've seen of him. Yes, even Léon.

Angel-A is his masterpiece. Visually stunning, great story, very good acting. The mirror scene is magical.

In second place is Le Grand Blue. Visually it's gorgeous where everything is bathed in blue colors. Serra's score is very good. Kind of hypnotizing. Story could have been a little bit better.

View Poll Results: Luc Besson's best film
Le Dernier Combat (1983)	0	0%
Subway (1985)	0	0%
The Big Blue (1988)	1	0.95%
La Femme Nikita (1990)	7	6.67%
Léon: The Professional (1994)	63	60.00%
The Fifth Element (1997)	28	26.67%
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)	2	1.90%
Angel-A (2005)	1	0.95%
Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)	0	0%
Arthur and the Great Adventure (2009)	0	0%
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)	2	1.90%
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010)	0	0%
The Family (2013)	0	0%
Lucy (2014)	1	0.95%
Voters: 105. You may not vote on this poll

05-05-2015, 08:00 PM	#1
spectre08 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Feb 2015 Location:Dallas, TX Blu-ray collection:538 DVD collection:25 Trading Score:49	Best Luc Besson film One of the most brilliant filmmakers of our time. Le Dernier Combat (1983) Subway (1985) The Big Blue (1988) La Femme Nikita (1990) Léon: The Professional (1994) The Fifth Element (1997) The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Angel-A (2005) Arthur and the Invisibles (2006) Arthur and the Great Adventure (2009) Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds The Family (2013) Lucy (2014)

05-05-2015, 08:31 PM	#2
Al_The_Strange Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Out there...past them trees... Home Theater Gallery:126 4K collection:1140 Blu-ray collection:4960 DVD collection:530 Digital collection:1013 Blu-ray reviews: 132 Trading Score:32	Of the films I've seen of his, they've all been quite awesome. The Fifth Element has been a favorite of mine for years, since high school. Seems goofy in retrospect, but I'll always have a soft spot for it. I'll also have a soft spot for Lucy, if for no other reason than ScarJo. I have no doubt Leon will lead the poll; it's a decent film, decent story, and everything. Not my favorite, but I can appreciate it. For me, I voted on La Femme Nikita. I love the story, the characters, the acting, and I think it was very well-crafted, nuanced, and a delicately-emotional experience. Not even all the remakes have done it justice.

05-05-2015, 08:55 PM	#3
L.J. Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2013 Location:South Carolina 4K collection:257 Blu-ray collection:757 DVD collection:23 Blu-ray reviews: 145 Trading Score:56	Leon is the one I like the best. Fifth Element is a good one too.

05-05-2015, 10:13 PM	#4
MechaGodzilla Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Sep 2012 Location:Sweden 4K collection:96 Blu-ray collection:660 DVD collection:234	The Big Blue and Fifth Element are the freshest in my memory, and of those I like Big Blue better, so I voted for that. Will have to rewatch Léon sometime soon.

05-05-2015, 10:26 PM	#5
Troll2fan Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2013 Location:Benicia, CA 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:21	Leon: The Professional for me, but I haven't watched all of his movies. I've yet to see these: Le Dernier Combat (1983) Subway (1985) The Big Blue (1988) Angel-A (2005) The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)

05-06-2015, 02:26 AM	#6
Scarriere Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 Location:The Diamond Capital of North America™ Home Theater Gallery:60 4K collection:153 Blu-ray collection:734 DVD collection:21 Trading Score:1	Pretty good run with La Femme Nikita, Leon and The Fifth Element. I haven't seen The Big Blue yet, maybe that belongs in there too. I went with Leon, but it could've been any of the ones I mentioned.

05-06-2015, 06:54 AM	#7
Gizz Blu-ray Champion Member since:Mar 2012 Location:England Home Theater Gallery:7 4K collection:420 Blu-ray collection:1825 DVD collection:808 Digital collection:10 iTunes collection:340 Prime collection:151	The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec for me.

05-06-2015, 04:38 PM	#8
anephric Special Member Member since:Feb 2014 Location:The Ruins of the Ex-EU	One of the biggest hacks of our time, surely.

05-11-2015, 01:27 PM	#10
Quake1028 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Tampa, FL Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:587 Blu-ray collection:2532 DVD collection:549 iTunes collection:342 Trading Score:184	Léon: The Professional (1994)

05-14-2015, 07:56 PM	#11
tigertron Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2010 4K collection:19 Blu-ray collection:293 DVD collection:30 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:2	Léon always makes me emotional, so it's a clear winner for me.

05-15-2015, 01:57 PM	#12
AaronJ Banned Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Michigan 4K collection:47 Blu-ray collection:624 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	This was such an easy decision. Leon: The Professional is such a great film. I just watched it yet again the other night, and I can't believe how each and every time I see it, I'm still surprised by how great Natalie Portman was. Jean Reno is of course excellent, and Oldman is just perfectly over the top. But Natalie -- so fantastic.

05-15-2015, 02:29 PM	#13
spectre08 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Feb 2015 Location:Dallas, TX Blu-ray collection:538 DVD collection:25 Trading Score:49	I watched The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec last night and it was awesome. Loved it from beginning to end. What's most amazing about it though is just how startlingly different kids movies are in France. This film is, without a doubt, a kids movie. Yet, we see people smoking and drinking, we see a man impaled and killed in the first few minutes of film, a nude woman in a bathtub (although only from behind), a woman with a spike through her head, several incredibly violent off screen deaths, and several very adult jokes and references. Absolutely no way this would fly as a kids movie in the US.

09-18-2015, 03:52 PM	#14
ck03dancediva Member Member since:Sep 2015 Blu-ray collection:13 DVD collection:224	The Transporter

11-05-2016, 09:18 PM	#16
Rodney-2187 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jan 2014 4K collection:31 Blu-ray collection:416 DVD collection:149 MA collection:716 Digital collection:366 iTunes collection:762 Prime collection:729 Trading Score:82	Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets!

11-05-2016, 09:55 PM	#17
MJD64 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2016 Blu-ray collection:847 DVD collection:854	Surely a minority opinion but I love me some Angel-A!

11-05-2016, 11:15 PM	#18
Cremildo Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Brazil 4K collection:166 Blu-ray collection:1052 Trading Score:51	Léon.

11-06-2016, 01:51 AM	#19
MechaGodzilla Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Sep 2012 Location:Sweden 4K collection:96 Blu-ray collection:660 DVD collection:234	Can't believe I'm still the only person who voted for The Big Blue.

11-06-2016, 09:48 PM	#20
BD-T Special Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2014 Location:The Netherlands 4K collection:9 Blu-ray collection:1279 Blu-ray reviews:5	Not my favorite filmmaker, but he has made one masterpiece and one very good film. I hated almost everything else i've seen of him. Yes, even Léon. Angel-A is his masterpiece. Visually stunning, great story, very good acting. The mirror scene is magical. In second place is Le Grand Blue. Visually it's gorgeous where everything is bathed in blue colors. Serra's score is very good. Kind of hypnotizing. Story could have been a little bit better.

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