Highlander: You're All Insane

[Ari]

Great idea, horrible execution.

The Kurgan and Queen were the highlight of this dull snoozefest.

Seriously, Christoper Lee and Ed Asner could put on a better sword fight this very minute than what we got with this film.

How it ever spawned a franchise (several bigger pile of shits, and the tv turds) is completely beyond me.

If there was any need to justify why remakes aren't always a bad idea, it's this film. This movie is screaming like Sasha Grey with an assfull of fist to be remade.

[BillyG]

I agree with the King of the Jews. Highlander is begging for a remake.

[Abraham Smashington]

Fuck Highlander. The 2nd one is better. At least it knows it's stupid.

[Captain Russ]

Word to your remake mother.

[Abraham Smashington]

THE BIEBS FOR THE COVER OF THE THEME SONG.

[Captain Russ]

Brolin for Kurgan.

[Shit Dickface]

Motherfuckers love swordfightin' in warehouses.

[Captain Russ]

Errybody loves dat shit

[Ari]

Bieber for Kurgan.

Eh, you've lost it.

[Captain Russ]

I never had it to begin with.

[Shit Dickface]

Errybody loves dat shit

I didn't mean with dicks I meant with actual swords

[Captain Russ]

I thought that was what you meant, being above childish inyerwindow.

And it saves time on the discussion of the context used when discussing sheaths.

/great story

[Matt]

LOVE the movie, big glaring warts and all. It's flawed as hell, is limited by its low budget, has some badly choreographed swordplay in it, and has some serious scripting issues, but what works in it REALLY WORKS.
- Connery is having a blast. He and Lambert reportedly became fast friends on the set and that friendship and chemistry really shines.
- Clancy Brown as the Kurgan is awesome. I mean, really awesome.
- Beattie Edney as Heather. Babe.
- The scenery in Scotland is gorgeous.
- The concept? Really cool. It also 'makes sense' within the context of the internal logic of the film (forget the sequels)

But yeah, I consider the first film to be a DRY RUN for a remake that will do the job right. What needs to be done to improve upon the original:
- Improve the McCleod/Brenda relationship and dialog. It's never portrayed in a believable manner. I never believed for one second that they had a thing for each other...part of that is the acting from Roxanne Hart (who is horrible) but most of it is from the clunky dialog.
- Get a real fight choreographer this time. The orginal had some good moments (the Kurgan/Kastigir alleyway fight, for instance) but most of it was on a par with the first 'Star Wars' film...uninspiring and lame.
- Cast the film with people from the areas where they're supposed to come from. You don't cast a Scotsman as an Egyptian pretending to be a Spaniard. You don't cast a Frenchman as a Scotsman.

I'm all for a remake.

[V]

Great idea, horrible execution.

The Kurgan and Queen were the highlight of this dull snoozefest.

Seriously, Christoper Lee and Ed Asner could put on a better sword fight this very minute than what we got with this film.

How it ever spawned a franchise (several bigger pile of shits, and the tv turds) is completely beyond me.

If there was any need to justify why remakes aren't always a bad idea, it's this film. This movie is screaming like Sasha Grey with an assfull of fist to be remade.

You have the manners of a goat, and you smell like a dungheap.

[Nathan]

LOVE the movie, big glaring warts and all. It's flawed as hell, is limited by its low budget, has some badly choreographed swordplay in it, and has some serious scripting issues, but what works in it REALLY WORKS.
- Connery is having a blast. He and Lambert reportedly became fast friends on the set and that friendship and chemistry really shines.
- Clancy Brown as the Kurgan is awesome. I mean, really awesome.
- Beattie Edney as Heather. Babe.
- The scenery in Scotland is gorgeous.
- The concept? Really cool. It also 'makes sense' within the context of the internal logic of the film (forget the sequels)

ALL OF THIS.