What's Up With This Highlander Movie

[Cocoboloboy]

Ok, so in spite of the fact that I am probably going to get totally roasted over this I had to ask this question.

I remember seeing bits and pieces of Highlander in the 80's but it never interested me. After seeing all the love many members (Kurgans) here have for the film I recently decided to buy the Directors cut off ebay. After watching the whole thing I just realized why I had no interest in it in the 80's, it's a cheezy 80's flick(let the roasting begin). It was just a bad movie to me.(have mercy on me).

My sincere and heartfelt question is this: What is the appeal of this movie? Is it just that it produced a very BAD bad guy or am I missing something?

Be gentle! PLEASE!

 

[King Darkness]

Impossible question to ask.

To each his own kind of thing.

I love Highlander, Eli loves dudes.

Theres no accounting for taste.

Its a shame you didn't like it. It is really a cult film, you either love it or hate it, there is no in between.

 

[pixletwin]

I love Highlander, Eli loves dudes.

The beauty and elokwense with which my King speaks doth make me want to kry and chop off the heads of a thousand nay-sayers.

 

[El Roranous]

Impossible question to ask.

To each his own kind of thing.

I love Highlander, Eli loves dudes.

Theres no accounting for taste.

Its a shame you didn't like it. It is really a cult film, you either love it or hate it, there is no in between.

PEople said Legend sucked...I loved it.

 

[King Darkness]

PEople said Legend sucked...I loved it.

Me too.

Some people dont like Transformers

But thats a whole different story

 

[King Darkness]

The beauty and elokwense with which my King speaks doth make me want to kry and chop off the heads of a thousand nay-sayers.

 

[Batty]

Aren't there already a couple of threads like this?

 

[King Darkness]

Aren't there already a couple of threads like this?

Probably like 10, over the last year

 

[El Roranous]

Me too.

Some people dont like Transformers

But thats a whole different story

 

[creecher]

It's not about an interest or no interest in the film, but one of a lack of Medieval f'un Kurgan in the Sideshow line. A line developed from the film. The real question is; Where is the f'un Medievil f'un Kurgan?

 

[King Darkness]

I dont want to go there again.

NO NO NO.


Peace offer on the tabe...................

 

[Eli26]

Don't listen to King, he just wants me.

*shudders*

 

[King Darkness]

It's not about an interest or no interest in the film, but one of a lack of Medieval f'un Kurgan in the Sideshow line. A line developed from the film. The real question is; Where is the f'un Medievil f'un Kurgan?

You tell um Stinky One!!!!

 

[EVILFACE]

Who wants to live forever?

Sure you are not watching Highlander 2? That is the worst movie ever made, period. There is no worse.

 

[pixletwin]

Is that a Kool-Aid man transformer?

 

[El Roranous]

Don't listen to King, he just wants me.

*shudders*

 

[El Roranous]

Is that a Kool-Aid man transformer?

OH YEAH!!

 

[thundergod]

I loved the movie when I saw it in the cinema on it's release , it was original , imaginative ,exciting and above all fun , with a suggested mythology that hinted at adventures which spanned centuries . I watched it again recently on T.V and unfortunately , it hasn't stood the test of time . Like many groundbreaking movies of this period , poor sequels and other movies using similar techniques , effects etc. have diluted the films impact resulting in the film looking like "just another cheesy 80's movie ". And a cheap looking one at that . Saying that , I still have fond memories of the film , it's just unfortunate that I'd be reluctant to watch it again .

 

[pixletwin]

The only thing I feel REALLY dates Highlander is the crappy canned music score. If they had someone re-score music for it and perhaps tweak a few FX and reedit a few scenes, it would shine.

 

[Eli26]

The only thing I feel REALLY dates Highlander is the crappy canned music score. If they had someone re-score music for it and perhaps tweak a few FX and reedit a few scenes, it would shine.

I agree on everything that was said in this post. Yet in itself, it's a good action film and definitely original for its time and why it's a guilty pleasure for some.

If it came out now, it probably wouldn't have the same impact on some of us as it had when it debuted in the 80's.