First Time Watching HIGHLANDER (1986) Movie Reaction & Commentary

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    Highlander is a 1986 British-American fantasy action-adventure film directed by Russell Mulcahy from a screenplay by Gregory Widen, Peter Bellwood, and Larry Ferguson. It stars Christopher Lambert, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown, and Sean Connery. The film chronicles the climax of an age-old war between immortal warriors, depicted through interwoven past and present-day storylines. It is the first film in the Highlander franchise.
    Connor MacLeod (Lambert) is born in the Scottish Highlands in the 16th century. After being mortally wounded by the murderous Kurgan (Brown) in battle, he makes a seemingly miraculous recovery and is banished from his village under suspicion of witchcraft. Five years later, MacLeod is found by swordsman Ramírez (Connery), who trains him in swordplay and explains that they and others were born immortal,
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  • @RyanCarrington
    @RyanCarrington  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Didn't get many clicks from existing subs on this one, so it was blanked by the algorithm. If you enjoyed the watch, please like, share and subscribe to try and get the attention of the algorithm overlords and push this out there 🤙

  • @BouillaBased
    @BouillaBased 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    "Dude, dude, this--this guy is, like, a serial killer, surely."
    He is a serial killer. His targets are Immortals. And don't call me Shirley.

  • @LordVolkov
    @LordVolkov 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    "What is that accent?!"
    Christopher Lambert's muddled accent really does come from 'lots of different places'. He was born in New York to French diplomat parents, grew up in Geneva until his teens and then Paris.

    • @peterreist2882
      @peterreist2882 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It’s better than Connery’s Spanish accent lmao. It’s the exact same as his Russian accent in hunt for red October.

    • @BouillaBased
      @BouillaBased 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@peterreist2882 Only Connery could make speaking Russian sound like he was ordering a haggis.

  • @ellet6560
    @ellet6560 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Lambert's first language is French. Highlander was his second English speaking role. He worked with a dialect coach to master Conner's dialogue. He's also near-sighted to the degree of being legally blind without corrective lenses. This explains his intense "stare right through you" gaze. Love this movie and Queen's soundtrack!

    • @somthingbrutal
      @somthingbrutal 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      also the less than stellar sword play. but i still love the movie

  • @GrisouIII
    @GrisouIII 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    The big bad guy (Clancy Brown) was the mean cop in Shawshank Redemption as well as the voice of Mr Krabs in Sponge Bob.

    • @erebus2161
      @erebus2161 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Also, the drill instructor in Starship Troopers.

    • @andrewmerritt4878
      @andrewmerritt4878 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      And Mr Freeze from the Batman

    • @raywilsey3837
      @raywilsey3837 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      And Red Death on the Venture Bros. ;)

    • @kimmyfreak200
      @kimmyfreak200 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      and the douche bag step father cop that turns into a zombie in pet sematary 2 lol.

    • @GroovyGhoul1e
      @GroovyGhoul1e 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You forgot Lex Luther

  • @Raven5150
    @Raven5150 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    A Scotsman playing an Egyptian cosplaying as a Spaniard in scottland

    • @paratus04
      @paratus04 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      So a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude?

  • @Smokie_666
    @Smokie_666 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I love that you keep referencing Braveheart because, although I do like that movie, in terms of being historically accurate I think this comes out on top.

  • @peterreist2882
    @peterreist2882 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Connery’s Spanish accent is the same as his Russian accent in red October 😂

    • @jimglenn6972
      @jimglenn6972 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Which means none at all…

  • @Raven5150
    @Raven5150 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    The assistant Rachel was the little girl Conner saved from the nazis

    • @jimglenn6972
      @jimglenn6972 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think Nash should have stayed with Rachel.

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    There can be only one!
    Love this movie!
    The opening song by Queen, "Princes Of The Universe" gives us a heavy dose of F--k Yeah!

    • @TedwardsTube
      @TedwardsTube 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That one is pretty adrenaline-fueled. I’ve always thought “Who Wants to Live Forever” was Queen’s best song ever, although only for someone who listens to it with the memory of its context in this movie, i.e. feeling the heartache of watching your true love grow old and die while you remain eternal.

  • @Raven5150
    @Raven5150 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Immortals can sence when other immortals are near

  • @LordVolkov
    @LordVolkov 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    For more of Christopher Lambert with a katana - The Hunted 1995

  • @baronvg
    @baronvg 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This movie was one of my first pop culture obsessions. But that didn’t stop my friends and I from always joking about how it stars a Frenchman playing a Scotsman and costars a Scotsman playing an Egyptian Spaniard! 😂

  • @BigGator5
    @BigGator5 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    "There can be only one!"
    Fun Fact: Clancy Brown originally wanted the Kurgan to be dressed in a suit and bowler hat.
    Automobile Enthusiast Fact: Connor (Christopher Lambert) drives a Porsche 356 A Speedster. The cars that the Kurgan (Clancy Brown) drive are a: 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu, 1973 Plymouth Duster, and a 1975 Cadillac Coupe DeVille.
    Music Enthusiast Fact: Queen originally intended to record only one song for this movie, but after viewing footage from the movie, they were inspired to write more. The band members each had a favorite scene and composed songs specifically for them.
    Preeminence Privilege Fact: All of Sir Sean Connery's scenes had to be filmed in a week, due to Connery's schedule. He had a bet with director Russell Mulcahy that they would not finish in seven days, but Mulcahy won the bet. Connery earned $1 million for his week's work.
    Movie Magic Fact: The swords sparking while clashing was accomplished by attaching a wire to each sword that led down the arms of the actors to a car battery. One was connected to the positive terminal and the other to the negative terminal, so when the swords touched, there was an arc.
    Location Location Fact: The scene in the alley where the Kurgan (Clancy Brown) beheads Kastagir (Hugh Quarshie) and then stabs the vigilante (Christopher Malcolm), followed by the explosion, was filmed in an alley in England, even though it was set in New York City. Director Russell Mulcahy was reluctant to set off the explosion in the alley, because the windows were full of Victorian glass, but he was given permission to do so, because that particular site was going to be destroyed in a few months anyway.

    • @RyanCarrington
      @RyanCarrington  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Appreciate the trivia! Interesting stuff!

    • @BigGator5
      @BigGator5 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You're welcome!
      Go in Peace and Walk with God. 😎 👍

  • @BlessedBeastNation
    @BlessedBeastNation 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    ❤🔥💯🐐☺️😮‍💨🚀🐅😤
    Its Carrington Time !

  • @andrewcharles459
    @andrewcharles459 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Christopher Lambert was born in New York, but was raised in Europe. His accent is unique to himself. (EDIT: The castle is Eileen Donan Castle - it gets used in a lot of movies)

  • @flossy7258
    @flossy7258 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    "it's better to burn out than fade away" is a Neil Young lyric from 'Hey Hey My My'. Kurt Cobain also put it in his suicide note.

    • @RyanCarrington
      @RyanCarrington  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh wow! Didn't know that!

  • @evilalex87
    @evilalex87 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    cult classic with amazing soundtrack

  • @kevinsisler9379
    @kevinsisler9379 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I am such a big fan of this movie, and T.V. series, that I own replicas of the swords, including the claymore that got shipped so razor sharp, that the tip cut through the plastic protector, and a bit of the package. I have it hanging up at the head of my bed.

  • @CrownlessKing88
    @CrownlessKing88 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love how you (or your editor) added the Terminator music when you said he reminded you of the Terminator. *chef’s kiss*

    • @RyanCarrington
      @RyanCarrington  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Good catch! I thought I'd wasted my time putting that in there haha
      I do it for people like you!

    • @CrownlessKing88
      @CrownlessKing88 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RyanCarrington awesome! Thank you 😊 loved the reaction overall btw.

  • @Raven5150
    @Raven5150 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    When you quicken an immortal you take all their power, remerez was over 2000 years old 450 years ago, the Lufkin even older than him, I really don't know what remerez thought process was but he knew Conner might be the one to defeat him

  • @Raven5150
    @Raven5150 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    And the award for most pointless backflip flex is that guy

    • @JeshuaSquirrel
      @JeshuaSquirrel 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      In the novelization, it says he is backflipping to look both under and above the cars as he moves down the parking lot.

  • @tapoemt3995
    @tapoemt3995 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    She stashed the .45 for easy access, didn't tell him about working for the Police and was recording him on tape but HE was the creep? Jesus, take me back to the 80's. People are insane today.

    • @RyanCarrington
      @RyanCarrington  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I was taking the piss out of his intensity. It's a joke. People are so serious thesedays.

  • @hollycook5046
    @hollycook5046 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Another great movie with a Queen soundtrack FLASH GORDON. Don't deny yourself. You deserve it

    • @BouillaBased
      @BouillaBased 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Flash Gordon is necessary just for Brian Blessed and seeing a celebrated actor like Max von Sydow play a comic strip villain.

    • @ZenSponge
      @ZenSponge 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No Johnny! He isn’t ready!
      - T.

  • @FeaturingRob
    @FeaturingRob 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is going to have either a remake or a reboot. At the moment, Henry Cavill is attached to star with Chad Stahelski (the John Wick franchise) to direct, they are still working on the script.
    - There were several sequels (most of which make NO sense, especially the second one...and there are two versions of that one!), and there were also two TV series in the 1990s, an animated series...it is a franchise that does not die.
    - Yeah, Christopher Lambert was Raiden. His first English language film was 'Greystoke, the Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes' playing Tarzan. He barely spoke English at the time. Most of his credits are French.
    - Clancy Brown pissed off Sean Connery, nearly killing him during their sword fight...and since there really weren't stunt guys, most of the sword fights were done by the actors with very little rehearsal. Clancy had done one other film before this called The Bride starring Sting, playing Frankenstein's monster, and Sting recommended Brown for the Kurgen, as Sting and Mulcahy had worked together on music videos for The Police. He was paid next to nothing for Highlander, and receives no residuals (DVD, video streaming, etc) from it, either. Among Clancy Brown's best roles: Sergent Zim in Starship Trooper, Captain Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption, and The Harbinger in John Wick 4. Clancy Brown's voicework: Mr Krabs on Spongebob Squarepants, Lex Luthor in Superman and Justice League cartoon series, and Savage Opress in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
    - What also made the sword fights especially dangerous was that Lambert was almost legally blind at the time of filming, and basically is now.
    - Director Russell Mulcahy made his feature debut with this film. Prior to this, Mulcahy was known as a music video director, one of the best, in the 80s. Since then he has made The Shadow with Alec Baldwin, and Ricochet with Denzel Washington. Personally, I recommend The Shadow, a fantasy set in the 1930s based on a character in pulp magazines and the radio in the 1930s...it's a lot of fun.
    - As each immortal falls, the one who wins takes the energy and knowledge of the one defeated. Because of the Kurgan is the strongest of the immortals, but Macleod is pretty strong himself.

  • @BouillaBased
    @BouillaBased 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This film is brilliant. Absolute genius concept, executed masterfully, for the time. The sequels? Nah, man. There's a reason they call it Highlander 2: The Sickening. There should've been only one.
    Infinitely quotable. I still flip a "What does incompetent mean? What does baffled mean?" at people.

    • @samuelvincent557
      @samuelvincent557 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sequels? Nah, there is no sequel. There is a terrible film that got misnamed Highlander 2, but as far as most fans are concerned, the second movie doesn't exist in canon.

    • @Wright805
      @Wright805 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The Highlander TV series by contrast is awesome. The movie may have started the Highlander lore but the TV series perfected it.

  • @spacetiger5076
    @spacetiger5076 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    20:56 that wasn’t sexual chemistry, that was Ramirez realizing that he was helpless and vulnerable at the mercy of the guy he’s been training. He knew at that moment he could’ve lost his head and Conor had that hesitation where he could’ve been thinking about doing just that.

    • @RyanCarrington
      @RyanCarrington  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I was joking 💀
      There are a lot of lengthy stares in this movie haha

    • @spacetiger5076
      @spacetiger5076 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RyanCarrington LOL yeah man these were different times 😂

  • @flip97gt
    @flip97gt 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When I parachuted to the UK in the U.S. Army, we also jumped into Scotland for our second trailing mission. This was back in the early 90's. I grew up watching this move in high school. While being up in the hills of Scotland, there were times when the scenery reminded me of this movie.

  • @dudermcdudeface3674
    @dudermcdudeface3674 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The unique filmmaking style you're seeing is because the filmmaker's background was rock music videos. Leads to both awesomeness and silliness.

  • @bmatt2626
    @bmatt2626 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Put your hand on that wall, trooper.

    • @goldenageofdinosaurs7192
      @goldenageofdinosaurs7192 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The enemy cannot push the button if you disable his hand..

  • @RyanCarrington
    @RyanCarrington  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    What should we follow this up with?
    From what im reading, it sounds like it won't be Highlander 2 😂

    • @Purple_Buffalo
      @Purple_Buffalo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      SNEAKERS. 1992
      Cape Fear. 1991
      Beastmaster. 1982
      BIg Trouble in Little China. 1987

    • @notjustforhackers4252
      @notjustforhackers4252 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You've seen "Evil Dead 2" right?

    • @mikegilgenbach4840
      @mikegilgenbach4840 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Do you need to watch Shawshank Redemption? Clancy Brown is in that. If you didnt recognize him, im guessing you havent seen it.

    • @PromptCriticalJello
      @PromptCriticalJello 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Highlander 3 is good.
      There is no Highlander 2. No. Highlander 2 does not exist.

    • @MarkM430
      @MarkM430 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Highlander 2 is a steaming pile of retcon garbage. Please don't taint the memory of this classic by polluting your mind with the sequel.
      12 Monkeys (1995) or Limitless (2011) are both excellent.

  • @ChannelReuploads9451
    @ChannelReuploads9451 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    From what I understand, there are TWO "Quickening's". First when one takes another Immortal's head, absorbing their power, and the Second, the "DARK" Quickening, which is what we see coming from Kurgan after Connor takes his head. The Dark Quickening tries to corrupt its hosts, turning them Evil, when Connery is explaining "If kurgan wins the prize, Humanity will pay a price", and in the final scene, with the animated creature from Kurgan, *THAT* is the dark quickening, trying to corrupt Mcleod, "I KNOW, I KNOW I RESIST !!!!!!!!!!!!"

  • @brandonflorida1092
    @brandonflorida1092 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Conner explained his accent at the beginning - "lots of different places."
    Just to save you some time, the movie sequels were atrocious, but the tV series was quite good.

  • @chefskiss6179
    @chefskiss6179 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Loved this watchalong with you.
    And yeah, yer not off about the Terminator connection/look. They originally wanted Arnie for the Kurgen role, but he said he had already done a baddie and didn't want to do one right away. The director or producer was at some party with Sting, who ended up suggesting Clancy, who he had just worked with on The Bride. As Clancy puts it, they went with him because he was just starting out and was cheap 😂

    • @RyanCarrington
      @RyanCarrington  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yep, that makes a whole lotta sense!

  • @DanJackson1977
    @DanJackson1977 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The director of this also made "RAZORBACK"... an Australian monster movie about a giant killer boar that has amazing cinematography.

  • @buzzardbeatniks
    @buzzardbeatniks 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    23:13 - Clancy Brown has done quite a bit of voice work for animated shows and video games, so there's a good chance you've heard him before.
    26:24 - There was a surprisingly good Highlander TV series in the 90s, the lead character was also a MacCleod but was named Duncan, it ran for six seasons (series) and featured a lot of historical flashbacks and other immortals throughout time.
    53:52 - LOL "..I'm the Moon"
    45:24 - NO!

    • @RyanCarrington
      @RyanCarrington  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I realised during the edit that I'd accidentally quoted an obscure line from series 1 episode 1 of the Boosh.
      Pulled that from the deep, dark recesses of my mind haha

  • @russellward4624
    @russellward4624 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Clancy Brown did the voice of Sartur(the giant fire dude) in Thor Ragnarock, Savage Opress from Star Wars Clone wars series.
    He was also in Shawshank Redemption, The Sgt that throws the knife in the guys hand in starship troopers, lots of other stuff

  • @sarahrich7430
    @sarahrich7430 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It won an award...best movie ever made

  • @flossy7258
    @flossy7258 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    it was filmed in the 80s, EVERYTHING was an alternate universe back then :)

  • @MarkM430
    @MarkM430 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Clancy Brown... after his death in this movie he was reincarnated as a crab, under the sea.

    • @RyanCarrington
      @RyanCarrington  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, I had no idea that was him haha

  • @LegoTux
    @LegoTux 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love Freddy's rendition of "New York, New York".

  • @GoblinToxin
    @GoblinToxin 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Join the circus. Funny story! That character DID join a circus. His character was an immortal Polish acrobat. Can't remember the name off the top of my head.

    • @Wright805
      @Wright805 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Correct. His name was Iman Fasil.

  • @writerwade9241
    @writerwade9241 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You probably recognized the Kergan, or Kurgen . . . Keurig . . . whatever, because he was the S.O.B. prison guard, Hadley in "The Shawshank Redemption." FYI, He was also "Viking" as a teen inmate in an early Sean Penn movie called "Bad Boys," (Long before the Martin Lawrence - Will Smith iteration)

  • @soundsurgen3293
    @soundsurgen3293 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just a side note that INTRODUCTION WAS SEAN CONNERY AND HE RECORDED THAT ON A MICRO CASSETTE TAPE WHILE TAKING A DUMP! LOL NO BS!!! 😄😅😆😉😎🤗😋😁🤓😛😖😜😝🙃🤓 This was 1986 and it was a completely different time and place, but this soundtrack with Queen, some songs by Freddy were never met to be released like QUEEN'S COVER OF FRANK SINATRA'S NEW YORK - will unfortunately never be released at the request from Freddy himself.
    Also there was a warehouse that did house all the final filming archive for the production company which included magazine promotions and different artists posters for the world, also the full negative of the entire film including the original soundtrack tape reel wheel and unfortunately all of this films background and history went up in smoke in a fire that couldn't be saved so...
    The majority of this film is all that is left, everything from the behind the scenes and background picture stills by and for production company executives - dailies; footage and entertainment type of show for the executives so...
    There is 2 versions for this film, the US theatrical version and then the REAL ORIGINAL EUROPEAN CUT WHICH IS THE ORIGINAL AND BEST CUT! So look up MINTYS film history on 10 thing's you didn't know about... And you'll find a lot of unanswered questions to a lot of films there! Also Christopher's accent is French but he's playing a UK characters!!!

  • @Raven5150
    @Raven5150 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Immortals wounds heal but they infasized how awesome remerez sword is the kurkins throat left that noticeably scar

  • @rustyforceps1012
    @rustyforceps1012 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Highly recommend the Highlander series. Totally worth watching.

    • @Wright805
      @Wright805 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I second that.

  • @Raven5150
    @Raven5150 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Immortals can't have children remerez explained that

  • @jentoby73
    @jentoby73 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As others have mentioned, the tv series was pretty good. I loved it so much back in the day. The series format really gave the lore time to flesh out the idea of what it would be like to live forever, for good and bad. Plus, cool sword fights 😉. The lead of the show (Adrien Paul) was a much better actor than Lambert, and most of the supporting cast was good too.

  • @julianaFinn
    @julianaFinn 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Best soundtrack ever. Underrated film.

  • @mwflanagan1
    @mwflanagan1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That animation at the end reminded me of the animation of the monster in Forbidden Planet, made a few decades before this film. Thanks, Ryan.

    • @RyanCarrington
      @RyanCarrington  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ah, I still need to watch that!

  • @Raven5150
    @Raven5150 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The prize is what ever who wins it wants, Conner wanted a family, i often wonder what would happen if the kurkin won

    • @TedwardsTube
      @TedwardsTube 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’ve never heard that (that it’s whatever the winner wants). Are you saying he wanted also to know the inner thoughts of everyone on the planet? Because that was essentially the prize.

  • @Rickky007
    @Rickky007 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ramirez: "Now pendejo, shall we she what short of shwordsman you've become?" 😂

  • @Easy_Skanking
    @Easy_Skanking 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As I commented before, this movie has the best soundtrack in cinema history. It's Queen!!!
    I have loved this since it's release and unfortunately saw the "sequels". I thought they just destroyed a wonderful stand alone film. "I would spare you that pain, brother."

  • @marke8323
    @marke8323 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Queen was asked to write a song for the movie and was sent a rough cut of the movie to the Band. They liked it so much they did the whole soundtrack. Neil Young's "Hey Hey, My My" was quoted in the church scene . Great movie for it's time...

    • @tapoemt3995
      @tapoemt3995 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That was not quoted from Neil young, it was quoted from Def Leppard's Rock of Ages which was a big hit at the time. Recall the "I have something to say" part.

  • @Atom-E.B.E.
    @Atom-E.B.E. 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Haggis is delicious. I started w/ the veg version, then went full in. I love that this movie has a Frenchman playing a Scot, and a Scot playing a Spaniard. They both did terrible with the accents lol

  • @michaelhawk-fitz7563
    @michaelhawk-fitz7563 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    James Bond out here peacocking..

  • @bidwell13
    @bidwell13 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Christopher Lambert didn’t speak any English when he signed on to do the movie. He worked with a dialogue coach to create a muddled accent. The opening crawl with Connery speaking was done in the bathroom of his villa. The sequel is more of a standalone movie. The insurance company got involved and wanted things added that they thought would make money. Lambert hated the script but was under contract to do it so he got Sean Connery back in it. The rest of the movies are pretty good. Basically whether or not you look at the sequel which there are two versions of ( “The Quickening” and “The Renegade Version”) you should watch the third movie then check out the tv series with Adrian Paul. They created the tv series to regain the rights to the property. Lambert didn’t want to do it so they created a new character. I believe the 5th movie “The Source” explains their existence pretty well. 45:29 it would be interesting for you to watch the sequel but not as a sequel. Watch it as a remake and decide which storyline you would’ve enjoyed them going with.

  • @kordimandius9103
    @kordimandius9103 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There are no other Highlander movies. There are sequels, but THERE ARE NO OTHER HIGHLANDER movies. There can be only one.

  • @Sinonymous
    @Sinonymous หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dude I love The Kurgan! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @traceyreid4585
    @traceyreid4585 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Its funny that you said this feels like the start of a music video on the scene were Kurgan kidnaps Brenda... the director started his career directing music vids for Elton John and Duran Duran

    • @RyanCarrington
      @RyanCarrington  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Haha no way! Well, there we go 😅
      I'm sure he wouldn't appreciate that comment 😂

  • @kylelewis4685
    @kylelewis4685 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This movie gets a solid 10 out of 10 on the bonkers mayhem scale and I love it for that.

    • @RyanCarrington
      @RyanCarrington  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, it's pretty out there! 🤙

  • @gregorywilcox5949
    @gregorywilcox5949 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the only time immortals fought on holy ground was in a small Italian village of Pompei just before it was destroyed by a volcanic eruption according to highlander lore.

    • @Wright805
      @Wright805 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Correct. To add detail that was from the Highlander TV series episode Little Tin God.
      Also it was a legend that was never actually confirmed.

    • @gregorywilcox5949
      @gregorywilcox5949 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Wright805 true but maybe i am a watcher and have read the chronical of the event keep your head immortal there can be only one.

  • @smelkus
    @smelkus 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When he is with that other immortal and says it's been 100 years as if they knew each other well I thought you wouldn't want to form friendships with other immortals because it's possible you could end up as the last two immortals and one of you is going to end up having to cut the others head off

  • @annrabie7988
    @annrabie7988 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the Highlander movies and the TV series. 💜😊

  • @Purple_Buffalo
    @Purple_Buffalo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The director was a music video director and the screenplay was written by a kid at USC and bought for $500 initially but when Sean Connery and Christopher Lambert got invloved, the budget went up and so did his percentage. My friends dad showed me this film one night at a slumber party in 91' and it blew my mind. Unfortunately the sequel turned out to be a major turd.

    • @RyanCarrington
      @RyanCarrington  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's some cool trivia.
      Yeah, I would've been well into this as a kid.
      I made a music video reference while watching this as well. He probably wouldn't of been happy as being known as a music director having a stab at movies, so I'm not sure how much he would've appreciated my comment 😅

  • @Raven5150
    @Raven5150 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Clancy brown was the head guard in shawshank redemption was in starship troopers and so much more he went all out for this i beleive he shaved his head and wore a wig in the earlier sceens

    • @RyanCarrington
      @RyanCarrington  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, I can see him now. Couldn't place him at the time 😩

  • @Raven5150
    @Raven5150 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    He is Lord raiden why wouldn't lightning attract to him

  • @RyanCarrington
    @RyanCarrington  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If you enjoyed this, please consider becoming a Patreon where you can also catch the full length version ✌️ www.patreon.com/ryancarrington

  • @somthingbrutal
    @somthingbrutal 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    when it first came out this looked like no film i had seen

  • @ZoahLord
    @ZoahLord 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love Queen. I love historical fantasy. I love the score-work of Michael Kamen. Loving Highlander is a no-brainer for me.
    If you're interested in the sequels...be sure. I love them, but they're a mess. It takes some head-canon to make them all fit. For example, Highlander III (which is a near clone of the first one) is set before Highlander II (but you have to watch the Renegade Cut to make it fit better). The fan theory is that at the end of Highlander II (Renegade Cut) Connor has the chance to manipulate his own timeline, which is where the TV series continuity comes from - as suddenly there's hundreds more immortals around after 1986. Set after the series is Highlander: Endgame (aka Highlander IV), then Highlander: The Source (Highlander V) but the latter seriously pushes reasonable limits when it comes to suspension of disbelief, which is why a re-boot has been lingering in development hell for years

  • @deraykrause4517
    @deraykrause4517 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    No sequels. There can be only one.

  • @GrisouIII
    @GrisouIII 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Don’t bother with the sequel The Quickening…it was so bad that the third movie acts as if it never took place.

    • @thevoid8578
      @thevoid8578 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You are WRONG! Highlander 2 is the greatest movie ever made by human hands, EVER!

  • @soundsurgen3293
    @soundsurgen3293 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's Mr. Crab or Krab from Sponge Bob! Clancy Brown!

  • @Raven5150
    @Raven5150 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The kurkins favorite band is def leopard that was a line from a song of there's

    • @goldenageofdinosaurs7192
      @goldenageofdinosaurs7192 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      lol, it’s better to burn out than fade away is from a Neil Young song. Def Leppard took it from that.

  • @soundsurgen3293
    @soundsurgen3293 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You got the European cut!

  • @Raven5150
    @Raven5150 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That's the rocks dad in the wrestling match his partner is the Tonga kid

  • @Raven5150
    @Raven5150 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    We find out in end game that mccloud preacher is also imortal

  • @jimspetdragons3737
    @jimspetdragons3737 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    1st sequel, not that great (I'm being nice here), but I'll still watch it. The 3rd movie completely ignored the 2nd film (good idea). My favorite sequel is Endgame, even though it's a bit bare in total story.
    I think there are 6 movies in the series + 1 Anime film + a reboot coming soon. Also a TV series that ran for 5 seasons.

    • @Wright805
      @Wright805 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Close.
      It's five live-action movies (Highlander, Highlander 2: The Quickening, Highlander 3: The Sorcerer, Highlander: Endgame and Highlander: The Source), one anime movie (Highlander: The Search for Vengeance), a TV series (6 seasons, not 5), a spin-off series (Highlander: The Raven) and an animated series.

  • @kimmyfreak200
    @kimmyfreak200 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i watched this for the first time 2 months ago..i yelled SO THATS WHERE THAT CAME FROM "there can only be one" also clancy brown was treated like shit by everyone even connery and especially director..he was given no direction.. and in the end never even got paid... they even ditched him in the middle of nowhere without a ride... then for the annivsery at comic con they didn't show up but clancy was there asking why do they hate me so much... he was an excellent villain. there can't ever be a hero story without a villain! all sean connery said to clancy on set DO U LIKE GOLF he said no and sean never spoke to him again... wtf

  • @gallendugall8913
    @gallendugall8913 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is the second best Queen rock opera.
    Of course, Flash Gordon is the best Queen rock opera.

  • @stevesheroan4131
    @stevesheroan4131 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This movie is the reason they invented the word BONKERS. Flash Gordon is also BONKERS. Maybe Queen would only do soundtracks for movies that were bonkers.

  • @kevinsisler9379
    @kevinsisler9379 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Kurgan was also in Pet Sematary 2. Not a good movie, but better than Bloodlines.

  • @CrownlessKing88
    @CrownlessKing88 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Everyone always makes fun of his accent, but that’s just his real accent I believe 🤷🏻‍♂️ lol

    • @RyanCarrington
      @RyanCarrington  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I didn't know what his real accent was, but within the context of the movie, I found it a little confusing. Then my partner is half Scottish, so I'm used to hearing an authentic accent and so found his quite amusing 😄

    • @CrownlessKing88
      @CrownlessKing88 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RyanCarrington you’re fine ha ha it is confusing. He has a very unique voice to say the least. But I do think he tried to do a Scottish accent at random times mixed with his own weird accent.

    • @CrownlessKing88
      @CrownlessKing88 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RyanCarrington I just looked it up because I never made a point to know, apparently Christopher Lambert is French, 🤷🏻‍♂️ who’d of thought. And then they have a Scotsman playing an Egyptian Spaniard lol

    • @RyanCarrington
      @RyanCarrington  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@CrownlessKing88 haha yeah. I'm wondering if he's ever changed his accent for a role 😂

    • @CrownlessKing88
      @CrownlessKing88 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RyanCarrington from what I’ve seen, not really haha. Not even for Raiden.

  • @ThatBonsaipanda
    @ThatBonsaipanda 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Weird fact and probably already mentioned in the comments, but Clancy Brown didn't get anything from playing the iconic Villain. Which is a crime imho.

    • @RyanCarrington
      @RyanCarrington  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah, how did they get away with that?!

  • @Raven5150
    @Raven5150 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A master piece katana vs a generic broad sword really ain't even a fight

    • @goldenageofdinosaurs7192
      @goldenageofdinosaurs7192 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That would depend on who is wielding the blade. Broad sword has better reach & thrusting capability.

  • @hayatotheninja
    @hayatotheninja 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The TV series is way better than any of the sequels.

  • @totomomo18
    @totomomo18 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great movie. Another one I did not know you reacted to. One of the best sci fi sword movies ever made. The sequels are not that good except maybe end game which is decent. Fyi you know the start sequence Sean Conroy recorded in the toilet :) .. A great Sean Connery rip movie is The name of the rose. Another great Christoper Lambert is The Fortress. Other great sword movies are Rob Roy and The Princess Bride.

    • @RyanCarrington
      @RyanCarrington  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I've watched The Princess Bride on the channel as well. The algorithm is doing us dirty!

  • @mongomongo7664
    @mongomongo7664 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hahaha "sorry"

  • @luciaarnaotorrego6852
    @luciaarnaotorrego6852 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loved your reaction as always. You should watch society of the snow. It's a great movie and I would love to hear what you have to say about that one

  • @michaelhawk-fitz7563
    @michaelhawk-fitz7563 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Highlanders accent seems a little bit South African and a little bit Klopec from the 'Burbs movie and a little bit Brain from Pinky and the Brain..

    • @RyanCarrington
      @RyanCarrington  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Haha I can hear the Brain one 😅

  • @markwilliams6394
    @markwilliams6394 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There can be only one...until the next movie. Lol.

  • @Raven5150
    @Raven5150 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ignore the wires you didn't see anything

  • @notjustforhackers4252
    @notjustforhackers4252 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Clancy Brown was the drill Sargent in Starship Troopers, probably where you know him from. Very famous character actor, been in loads of things. People have been taking about the silly accents since the film came out. Highlander is a lot of fun, full of ideas, very 80's, very pop video 80's and all the better for it. I think the word you're looking for is "over-directed". Nah leave sequel alone, its crap.

  • @Raven5150
    @Raven5150 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Damn shame what they did in part 2 but Conner is the one that blackened the sky in the matrix

    • @TedwardsTube
      @TedwardsTube 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not just 2, but 3, as well as that damned TV show that seemed to never end. They should never have even had a sequel at all. In order to do so they had to basically rewrite the entire premise. This first movie was the complete story… there can be only one.. he was the last immortal alive… and he became mortal and won the prize. End. Over.

  • @russellward4624
    @russellward4624 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1:25 TBF his name is Michael P.S. Hayes. The P.S. stands for Purely Sexual. Lol

  • @justwatching6186
    @justwatching6186 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That’s a negative on the sequel. Not worth it.

  • @pietergreveling
    @pietergreveling 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Always enjoyed this fun movie, but definitely not for the acting! 🙄🤪
    It's better to burn out, than to fade away! 😎👌🏼✌🏼

  • @Daelyas
    @Daelyas 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What are you talking about "sequel"? Never happened! ;P

  • @nickmacnamara7156
    @nickmacnamara7156 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The sequels are a mess. Sadly not really worth the watch. A few other comments mention Dark Angel from 1990 (released as "I Come In Peace" in the U.S.) and I heartily agree it is definitely worth the watch. Great sci-fi flick with Dolph Lundgren. Since I brought up Dolph, Masters of The Universe is a very fun movie too. Dolph definately looks the part of He-Man.

  • @davidharrison9111
    @davidharrison9111 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love highlander the immortal movies . But mate please check out 48 hrs. And another 48 hrs. Action comedy eddie murphy and nick nolte first great movie ❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊