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DIY Candle Holders Inspired by the Stones from The Fifth Element

One of the most elemental aspects of the terrific 1997 Luc Besson-directed sci-fi flick The Fifth Element are “The Elemental Stones.” These four tan-colored bricks, which feature grooved patterns, represent earth, air, fire and water and are part of a device that is powerful enough to destroy the Great Evil before the villain annihilates our planet. The Elemental Stones are fairly minimalist looking, but for fans of the film they would make a great piece of home decor.

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This is not a collectible you can buy, so if you want to have a set, surf over to instructables.com where you can find very detailed directions on how to create them out of beefy wooden blocks. But here’s the twist – the artist, who goes by the name “antagonizer,” likes his projects to be more than just decorative. Hence, his Elemental Stones are not just replicas of the film’s famous blocks, they are also candle holders. It’s a neat twist that will make this DIY project into an even more interesting conversation piece when you light them on your dining room table at a nerd-centric dinner party.

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However, if you’re looking for Elemental Stones but don’t have the time, skill or power tools to build these, Etsy has a couple of artists who have created jewelry based on the Stones that require no hard labor at all on your part to own.

Funko POP Fifth Element Toys Have a Multipass

I am a big fan of the sci-fi/action flick The Fifth Element. It is one of my all time favorite Bruce Willis movies and he has made some seriously good movies over the years. Funko is finally bringing out a series of Pop! collectibles for fans of The Fifth Element, and I need them all.

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The set includes Leeloo holding her Multipass, Leeloo in that weird strap dress thingy, Korben Dallas, Zorg with his fancy gun in hand and that funky headpiece, a Mangalore, and the blue diva.

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Yes, that is all and no, I don’t know how Funko could do anything The Fifth Element and not make a Ruby Rhod action figure. We don’t know exactly when these will launch or exactly what they will cost. Odds are they will be around the same price as all the other Funko Pop action figures at $10-$12 depending on where you buy them.

[via Nerd Approved]

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Fifth Element Fhloston Paradise Battle Recreated in LEGO

Remember the epic shootout sequence on Fhloston Paradise in The Fifth Element? Well, this is it, lovingly recreated in LEGO by builder Matt De Lonoy. Man, I love this movie. Where else are you going to find Milla Jovovich running around half naked with orange hair saying Leeloo Dallas Multipass?
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But I digress. The detail on this LEGO diorama is pretty amazing. It looks like he got all of the action scenes from this locale dead on.

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I love that he used parts from the LEGO Alien Conquest sets, since the aliens look so much like Mangalores from the movie.

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Seriously, what geek doesn’t love this movie? I bet most of you will go watch it again after reading this. I know that’s what I’m doing. And hit the link to check out more images of this awesome LEGO build.

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[via Geekologie]