Rating: Summary: average but not that bad Review: Let me start off by saying that the original highlander was not that great of a movie to begin with.This movie does get boring at times but is not that bad of a movie. Mario Van Peebles plays a pretty good foe to Lambert.But the lack of action does hurt this film quite a bit.Although not that great of a film it is not as bad as everyone claims. It is just a little worse than the original.Highlander:Endgame is by far the best of the series.
Rating: Summary: Limp Review: Unfortunately this movie doesn't stand up to the original or even the newer, Highlander: Endgame. This is truly a sequel...just going through the moves to make another in a series hoping to cash in on the dedicated audience. The writing in this is poor, though not as poor as the 3rd in the series. Christopher Lambert doesn't have the same energy or charisma as in others--this improved in the following film. If you never see this one, you won't miss much. Disappointing! The story line is also weak which really makes this an all-around let-down.
Rating: Summary: Not necessary Review: To all those who have never seen the Highlander series before, just watch the oiginal and stop there. Both sequels try to start a new saga, but the fact is that MCloud won the "Prize" in the first Highlander. I won't give it away, but with Mcloud winning in the first movie there never sould have been grounds for sequels. (Perhaps I just gave it away, oh well)
Rating: Summary: Poor quality rewrite of the first Highlander Review: If you've got the original don't bother with this one. The writers seem to have taken some elements of the first movie, thrown out most of the story and gotten weird with what they saved.I've never cared for Mario Van Peebles, his character in this show was terrible, didn't even fit in with the first story as a prequel or sequel should. Sure, there are some good moments, but if you're going to do a movie put some effort into it don't do this kind of slop.
Rating: Summary: A thoroughly average movie Review: This movie is a marked improvement over the second movie in this series, but overall it was simply average.The plot followed nothing in the original movie or the TV series. If you are a die hard highlander fan then you will want to watch this movie, otherwise spend your money elsewhere.
Rating: Summary: good movie Review: I loved the first highlander movie i hated the second and id have to say i liked this one.It starts of where connor goes after his wife dies he leaves scotland to japan.and the bad guy kills the the soccererer gets traped in a mountain goes back to present day bad guy escapes kills one his henchmen goes after conner.At the of the movie when he fights the bad guy youd swear it was a rock video.I liked it so watch it.
Rating: Summary: GOOD - BUT COULD DO BETTER Review: I consider this film a missed opportunity to bring the original concept back on track after the diabolical Highlander 2. The villain of the story - Mario van Peebles - was to similar to Clancy Brown in voice and mannerisms of the first "Highlander" story that after yet another scene where he does more gymnastics with his tongue while talking (why do they do that????) that after a while you stopped believing in the character. Another incident in the final sword fight where he is cut in half along the waist and the bottom half walked along to join the top half reminds you of the "Tom and Jerry" cartoons, this scene had no place in this movie. It has been often said - with some justification - that Christopher Lambert walks through his movies without putting to much emotion into the roles, this I'm afraid is another one. Having said that the script was so dire that even Lawrence Olivier would be hard pressed to do anything with the story----that more than anything was the main culprit. On the plus side the film is saved by it's "moments" between Christopher Lambert and Deborah Unger (a much underused actress) while he prepares to meet Mario van Peebles, the Celtic music running through the movie especially "Bonny Portmore" by Loreena McKennitt which was played through a good part of the movie (it even made me by the CD "the Visit") and the Scottish scenery which made this an okay film rather than a total washout.
Rating: Summary: Depends on your mood. Review: The main thing about Highlander 3 is that is looks good. The photography and camera work is good, the locations and sets/lighting are excellent. The FX are also pretty impressive although not that inventive. The best way to watch the film is to be slightly drunk and a bit tired. That way the visuals are more impressive and the story washes over you. The fact that it makes no sense with the first film and doesn't explain itself anyway won't bother you to much. I got the impression that the original script had interesting characters (Macleods son, his sons' guardian and the police man) that were cut out to concentrate more on the action and up the pace. But the result is a mess. I also think that the original script was more romantic than what ended up on the screen. Even with the messy plot, the film could have got by with more rounded characters and a slower pace with better build up to the action.
Rating: Summary: At least they ignored the 2nd abomination Review: A good effort given the [stuff] that was touted in the second fillm. I appreciated the history with the swordmaker and all, but the idea that Connor is suddenly a master sword maker in the tradition of the old Japanese masters is a little hard to swallow. Overall a better effort than the "original" sequel, but not great by any means.
Rating: Summary: Highlander 3 - aka the movie that should never have been! Review: Ok, if in the very first movie, Connor MacLeod has defeated all of the immortals, and has received the "prize" as it were, then where do all of these other immortals keep coming from? If they really wanted to do a three-part movie, may I suggest not killing off all of the bad guys in the first one? Happily, I did not pay money to see this movie - if I had, I would have demanded a refund! To top it all off, the second Highlander movie also featured more immortals coming out of nowhere, when supposedly they were all dead. Makes you wonder what those writers were on when they came up with the script, doesn't it? I highly recommend NOT purchasing this movie - you will have wasted your hard-earned cash on trash!
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