HIGHLANDER
 
STARRING:
Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown,
Beatie Edney, Alan North
1986, 111 Minutes, Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
 Description:
About
an "Immortal" from 16th-century Scotland (Christopher Lambert) who time-leaps to
modern-day America with his archenemy (Clancy Brown) in hot pursuit. It becomes
a battle to the death (yes, Immortals can die), and Lambert seeks survival
training from an Immortal mentor played by Sean Connery. —
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Cult film
remembered by fondness by fans - maybe because all the spin-offs
(two motion pictures and a television series) were so dismal in
comparison.
Storyline
involves a group of immortals battling it out with each other
from ancient times for supremacy. "There can be only
one" and the only way they can kill each other is by lobbing
their heads off with giant swords. Some great decapitation
scenes! The film is also technically well done and uses some interesting techniques in cross-over scenes.
But
what makes it such a cult movie? It is unsure since this movie
has dated rather badly since its release in the mid-1980's and those fans who
haven't seen it in the interim would probably wonder what they saw in it
originally.
The
special effects seem sub par today. Also, audiences will be forgiven if they
think they are watching a pop video because of the the lighting and editing
combined with rousing anthem rock by Queen. However, Lambert is likeable
as the highlander of the title and the villain is quite memorable and
steals the show.
Followed by three sequels,
namely
Highlander II - The Quickening,
Highlander III - The Final
Dimension and Highlander
- Endgame. Ironically many people know it only from the popular TV series
it has inspired and has never even seen any of the movies!
Voted
# 95
of the
Top 100 Sci-Fi
Movies
of all time
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