Editing The Fifth Element (section)

==<span id="Video"></span><span id="DVD"></span><span id="UMD"></span>Home media==
The original home video release of ''The Fifth Element'' took place in North America on 10 December 1997, on [[VHS]], [[LaserDisc]], and [[DVD]].<ref name=dvd>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/2412/The-Fifth-Element-(1997).html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109173734/http://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/2412/The-Fifth-Element-%281997%29.html |archive-date= 9 November 2014 |title=The Fifth Element (1997) |work=DVDs Release Dates |access-date=30 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The original DVD presented the film in its original 2.39:1 [[anamorphic widescreen]] format, though carried no special features.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/787/fifth-element-the/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211130330/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/787/fifth-element-the/ |archive-date=11 December 2014 |title=The Fifth Element |last1=Beierle |first1=Aaron |date=28 June 2000 |work=[[DVD Talk]] |access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> The film was released in Sony's [[Superbit]] format in October 2001.<ref name=ign>{{cite web |url=http://au.ign.com/articles/2001/10/11/fifth-element-superbit-the |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715005028/http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/10/11/fifth-element-superbit-the |archive-date=15 July 2014 |title=Fifth Element (Superbit), The |last1=Jeremy |first1=Conrad |date=11 October 2001 |work=[[IGN]] |access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> In his review, Conrad Jeremy from ''IGN'' gave the picture quality of the original DVD release 9 out{{spaces}}of 10, though awarded the Superbit version a perfect score for picture quality. Overall, the Superbit version was given 8 out{{spaces}}of 10; the final score was brought down by the version's complete lack of special features.<ref name=ign/>

An "Ultimate Edition" set of two DVDs was released on 11 January 2005.<ref name=dvd/><ref name=dvdtalk/> The only difference between the Superbit version and the Ultimate Edition disc one is the addition of a "fact track", which when turned on displays trivia about the film, cast, and crew as the film plays. The second disc provides various special features, focusing on visual production, special effects, fashion in the film, [[featurette]]s, and interviews with Willis, Jovovich, and Tucker, as well as featurettes on the four different alien races in the film and Diva Plavalaguna. Ian Jane of ''[[DVD Talk]]'' praised the Ultimate Edition for its special features.<ref name=dvdtalk>{{cite web |last=Jane |first=Ian |url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/13970/fifth-element-ultimate-edition-the/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209100858/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/13970/fifth-element-ultimate-edition-the/ |archive-date=9 December 2014 |title=The Fifth Element – Ultimate Edition |work=[[DVD Talk]] |access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref>

The first [[Blu-ray]] release of the film on 20 June 2006 was criticised as having poor picture quality by Blu-ray standards and for its lack of special features.<ref name=blu>{{cite web|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Fifth-Element-Blu-ray/456/#Review |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110125323/http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Fifth-Element-Blu-ray/456/ |archive-date=10 November 2014 |title= The Fifth Element Blu-ray|last=Williams|first= Ben |date= 5 August 2007|publisher=Blu-ray.com|access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> In what has been called "an extremely rare move", Sony responded to complaints by making a remastered Blu-ray version available, released on 17 July 2007, and also offered a replacement exchange program for customers unhappy with the original Blu-ray release.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Sony/Disc_Announcements/Disc_Re-Issues/Sony_Offers_New_Fifth_Element_Blu-ray_Remaster_and_Replacement_Exchange_Program_/705 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110120506/http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Sony/Disc_Announcements/Disc_Re-Issues/Sony_Offers_New_Fifth_Element_Blu-ray_Remaster_and_Replacement_Exchange_Program_/705 |archive-date=10 November 2014|title=Sony Offers New 'Fifth Element' Blu-ray Remaster and 'Replacement Exchange Program' |date=18 June 2007 |work=High-Def Digest |access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> Ben Williams from Blu-ray.com stated the remastered version "absolutely" made up for the substandard initial release, and praised its high video and audio quality; however, he criticised the continued lack of special features.<ref name=blu/>

The 20th-anniversary [[4K resolution|4K]] remaster was released on [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]] on 11 July 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ultrahd.highdefdigest.com/47008/thefifthelementultrahdbluray.html |title=The Fifth Element - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray |author=Kyle Newton |date=27 July 2017 |work=High-Def Digest |access-date=29 July 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170729234039/http://ultrahd.highdefdigest.com/47008/thefifthelementultrahdbluray.html |archive-date=29 July 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>