I began my evening viewing with the newly remastered Blu-ray disc of THE FIFTH ELEMENT.
When Blu-ray premiered last year, THE FIFTH ELEMENT was one of the first Blu-ray discs, and Sony did such a rush job on it that it received universally bad reviews as a high definition version of one of the best standard DVD transfers that there ever has been. For months, Sony has promised a remastered version of the Blu-ray disc, and also set up a way for those who bought the first one to exchange it for no cost.
I didn't buy the first one after I read the awful reviews, but I bought the new one, and it is perfection. Beautiful color, rock solid sharpness, two high bitrate soundtracks. Just an amazing disc.
The movie has grown on me over the years. I was very lukewarm about it when I saw it in theaters years ago. Having seen it on paycable and then on the Superbit DVD version, I still see the flaws, but find it a very fun ride about 85% of the time. This gorgeous new high def presentation makes the enjoyment that much more palpable.