Review of Highlander (1986) by Kyle S — 01 Jul 2009
This is a good movie because Sean Connery is in it. The story about a man who can't be killed is kind of silly but the sword fights are good. The other thing that makes the movie good is the bad guy.
A black knight called a Kurgan. A good bad guy can really make a movie. The bad guy is heavily punk rock influenced. The movie was made in the 1984 when there still was a punk rock element in New York.
Most of the movie is just explaining who these immortals are and setting up the final battle a the end of the movie. I saw part of this movie on HBO at an old girl friend's apartment. Latter I watched the entire movie on HBO at home.
I now have the DVD. It's a little different than the original movie. They added a few extra scenes. The origins of the immortals is left a mystery in this movie. I went to the theater to see the sequel and was disappointed that they tried to explain the origins of the immortal as aliens from another planet.
I didn't like this explanation. They should have left is a mystery. They could have found another way to bring Sean Connery back. I was in Fort Lauderdale back in 1998 and went to the Hard Rock Cafe in a new convention center.
They had the Japanese sword used in the movie on display.
This review of Highlander (1986) was written by Kyle S on 01 Jul 2009.
Highlander has generally received positive reviews.
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