Heh - although, you know what, you could make a Casablanca comparison in that at least both know exactly what kind of film they are an totally commit to the bit at every level. Its just that the kind of film Highlander is is rather a silly one.
In fairness, Sir Sean Connery tried one “accent”, as an Irish Chicago policeman in The Untouchables, and it is what I think we can reasonably characterise as “not an unqualified success”.
As someone who absolutely can't do accents at all, I always admired his general refusal to try. You've got Sean Connery for crying out loud, what more could you want?
“Not an unqualified success” - probably because he still sounds like an Edinburgh milkman whose name is “Bond, James Bond” when he says if “they pull a knife you pull a gun”
I have not seen Highlander. I have not seen Highlander II. I have seen Highlander III, in the cinema. A truly awful film, to this day my benchmark for awfulness in film. Only The Matrix Reloaded comes close (I refused to see The Matrix Revolutions). In those days we went to the cinema for want of anything better to do, and if you have nothing better to do than see Highlander III, you really do start to ask questions about your life.
No such film exists. You must be confused, sir. There was one Highlander, which was a perfect example of itself. All claims to sequels have been proven to be false. Now let's just move on.
This made me laugh a lot. I enjoyed it immensely. I never have understood the appeal of Highlander. I came to it late, probably during the late 90s, at my partner’s behest and having no interest in sword fights, I struggled to see the point. I actually watched Subway for the first time last week (also meh, but genuinely insane as opposed to inane which was a bonus.) Very much appreciated your Mariana Trench comment comparing the two.
I fuckin' love Highlander, and in particular Highlander: the Series... I mean, okay... 66% of the time it was absolutely godawful - just truly terrible television...
... but that other third of the time it was the best TV series ever made, bar none.
The films have more or less the same success rate:
- Highlander - fuckin' amazing.
- Highlander II: The Quickening - Holy Jesus Christ, the worst film ever made. Truly abysmal.
- Highlander III: The Sorcerer - Not memorable, and doesn't make a lot of sense.
- Highlander: Endgame - So amazing! Connor McLeod versus Duncan McLeod! Phenomenal.
- Highlander: The Source - Awful. Some obese, 20,000-year-old immortal breaks McLeod's sword, or something. The climax of the film is just McLeod driving around having flashbacks from earlier in the film. I feel like they ran out of money while they were making it.
How dare you sir! Highlander is a classic in the vein of Casablanca! Without the script, acting, cinematography…well, you get the picture.
Heh - although, you know what, you could make a Casablanca comparison in that at least both know exactly what kind of film they are an totally commit to the bit at every level. Its just that the kind of film Highlander is is rather a silly one.
Excuse me. There we NO SEQUELS. I think if you ask around people who know what they are talking about, they'll agree. No sequels.
Came here to make this exact same comment. There is only one.
In fairness, Sir Sean Connery tried one “accent”, as an Irish Chicago policeman in The Untouchables, and it is what I think we can reasonably characterise as “not an unqualified success”.
As someone who absolutely can't do accents at all, I always admired his general refusal to try. You've got Sean Connery for crying out loud, what more could you want?
Very fair.
“Not an unqualified success” - probably because he still sounds like an Edinburgh milkman whose name is “Bond, James Bond” when he says if “they pull a knife you pull a gun”
I have not seen Highlander. I have not seen Highlander II. I have seen Highlander III, in the cinema. A truly awful film, to this day my benchmark for awfulness in film. Only The Matrix Reloaded comes close (I refused to see The Matrix Revolutions). In those days we went to the cinema for want of anything better to do, and if you have nothing better to do than see Highlander III, you really do start to ask questions about your life.
No such film exists. You must be confused, sir. There was one Highlander, which was a perfect example of itself. All claims to sequels have been proven to be false. Now let's just move on.
This is St Anselm’s proof of the existence of God. Bravo.
This made me laugh a lot. I enjoyed it immensely. I never have understood the appeal of Highlander. I came to it late, probably during the late 90s, at my partner’s behest and having no interest in sword fights, I struggled to see the point. I actually watched Subway for the first time last week (also meh, but genuinely insane as opposed to inane which was a bonus.) Very much appreciated your Mariana Trench comment comparing the two.
Very happy to see the insane/inane distinction. An important one, though I do suspect Subway was very much a thing of its time, so fair enough
Your confusion is noted
Apologies!
I fuckin' love Highlander, and in particular Highlander: the Series... I mean, okay... 66% of the time it was absolutely godawful - just truly terrible television...
... but that other third of the time it was the best TV series ever made, bar none.
The films have more or less the same success rate:
- Highlander - fuckin' amazing.
- Highlander II: The Quickening - Holy Jesus Christ, the worst film ever made. Truly abysmal.
- Highlander III: The Sorcerer - Not memorable, and doesn't make a lot of sense.
- Highlander: Endgame - So amazing! Connor McLeod versus Duncan McLeod! Phenomenal.
- Highlander: The Source - Awful. Some obese, 20,000-year-old immortal breaks McLeod's sword, or something. The climax of the film is just McLeod driving around having flashbacks from earlier in the film. I feel like they ran out of money while they were making it.
... so we're about due for another amazing film.
There was only one Highlander. The others never happened.
Exactly. Why do we keep having to remind people of this obvious fact?