Highlander Doesn't Need A Remake

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The Critical Drinker

The Critical Drinker

3 жыл бұрын

Highlander, the classic 1986 action fantasy starring Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery, is apparently getting a modern remake. Why? Don't know. Join me as I review this awesome movie, and explain why they got it right first time around.

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@TheCriticalDrinker
@TheCriticalDrinker 3 жыл бұрын
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@saiyanberk6614
@saiyanberk6614 3 жыл бұрын
I posted coment before you drinker I won
@geraintthatcher3076
@geraintthatcher3076 3 жыл бұрын
Did you ever review or play Jedi Fallen Order ?
@wesscotchdog9078
@wesscotchdog9078 3 жыл бұрын
Oddly when I was 12 my Baptist Sunday school teacher held a guys only movie night ( it was the 80s) and he showed us his favorite movie: Highlander. Completely changed my life regarding movies and stories, ignited an interest in history, the soundtrack inspired me to become a professional musician, and needless to say it's my favorite film of all time. When it comes to sequels, TV shows, and remakes, all I can say is NO! There can be only one.
@sometimesfunny681
@sometimesfunny681 3 жыл бұрын
If done right, there CAN be two.
@BadAtTeaDude
@BadAtTeaDude 3 жыл бұрын
There can be only one....
@ArcturusMinsk
@ArcturusMinsk 3 жыл бұрын
A Scotsman playing an Egyptian, a Frenchman playing a Scotsman, an American playing a Russian. See? Highlander was doing Diversity based casting before it was cool!
@MamaMOB
@MamaMOB 3 жыл бұрын
What? There is no diversity amongst white people… and Egyptian‘s. 🤔
@bwardokc3985
@bwardokc3985 3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha 😀... Good one
@horribleIRUKANDJI
@horribleIRUKANDJI 3 жыл бұрын
@@MamaMOB ehm, there is.
@MamaMOB
@MamaMOB 3 жыл бұрын
@@horribleIRUKANDJI yea that was the joke. 🤦‍♀️
@denisl2760
@denisl2760 3 жыл бұрын
@@MamaMOB really hope that's sarcasm
@FredCDobbs-rd5wi
@FredCDobbs-rd5wi 3 жыл бұрын
I like to imagine that Sean Connery’s agent explained the script to his client like this: “It’s a movie where everyone is Scottish except you.”
@Henkvanpeer
@Henkvanpeer 3 жыл бұрын
😂
@fidelio9301
@fidelio9301 3 жыл бұрын
Even though they actually arent. Fancy it Sean?
@chonconnor6144
@chonconnor6144 3 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure Connery agreed to the role specifically because he would NOT being playing a Scot.
@fatetestarossa2774
@fatetestarossa2774 3 жыл бұрын
@@chonconnor6144 This could be the case
@darthkek1953
@darthkek1953 3 жыл бұрын
@@chonconnor6144 He was offered the role of the Highlander but turned it down ASKING to be Ramirez.
@benangotti3281
@benangotti3281 Жыл бұрын
Can we just admit Clancy Brown is one of the most underrated actors of our time?
@darrenshebell3563
@darrenshebell3563 Жыл бұрын
Nail on the head.
@danqarious4733
@danqarious4733 Жыл бұрын
Truth
@tomnps1671
@tomnps1671 Жыл бұрын
I admit that Clancy Brown is one of the most underrated actors of our time!
@keiranbradley3238
@keiranbradley3238 Жыл бұрын
His performance in Highlander is amazing, the joyride he goes on with Brenda with Queen doing their version of "New York, New York" is one of the most hilarious sequences in any movie!. just a great performance.
@JohnDoe-zr8pc
@JohnDoe-zr8pc Жыл бұрын
Forgive me father…I am but a worm.
@eugeneruby433
@eugeneruby433 2 жыл бұрын
That rant towards the beginning of the essay was great, and the fact The Drinker storms out of the room only to reveal he's wearing a Kilt is the cherry on top.
@petergunn3614
@petergunn3614 Жыл бұрын
This was my first video of his that I've ever watched, and that rant had me in stitches....it was an instant subscribe!
@fixer1140
@fixer1140 Жыл бұрын
F*cking legend! Lmaooooooo
@Klaaism
@Klaaism Жыл бұрын
Thankfully he was wearing clothes
@baybydilly742
@baybydilly742 Жыл бұрын
@@Klaaism But probably not any underpants...
@Klaaism
@Klaaism Жыл бұрын
@@baybydilly742 As is tradition amongst us. ;)
@jrobs1133
@jrobs1133 3 жыл бұрын
How can Henry Cavill play an immortal Scotsman, he’s not even French
@fattiger6957
@fattiger6957 3 жыл бұрын
Oddly enough he's actually played a Frenchman (with an English accent) In the 2002 Count of Monte Cristo, a babyfaced teenaged Cavill played the hero's son.
@thegirlwiththedarkcherryha1929
@thegirlwiththedarkcherryha1929 3 жыл бұрын
Henry's mum is scottish tho. So he have Scottish blood in him at least lol
@stormryder4305
@stormryder4305 3 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@oz0912
@oz0912 3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@TheVanillaQueen
@TheVanillaQueen 3 жыл бұрын
The Scots play the Scots and the Ruskies play the Ruskies. No need for acting in this day and age.
@ignaciolopez5756
@ignaciolopez5756 3 жыл бұрын
You know the Drinker is angry when he shows himself on camera, and you know he's at his scottish angriest when he's wearing a kilt on camera
@bemotivated8443
@bemotivated8443 3 жыл бұрын
I thoughtScottish people always wore kilts
@andrewfernie3528
@andrewfernie3528 3 жыл бұрын
It happens most often when we get angry. It's ancient haggis magic.
@petrowegynyolc7108
@petrowegynyolc7108 3 жыл бұрын
Naaah, he'll be fine!
@HerrW0lf
@HerrW0lf 3 жыл бұрын
I thought Scottish people always are angry
@satnav1980
@satnav1980 3 жыл бұрын
You should change your name to Mr Obvious.
@davidtodd2104
@davidtodd2104 Жыл бұрын
Damn, it was so refreshing to see a villain onscreen with genuine presence. The Kurgan was intimidating, unpredictable and fearsome. He had a physicality about him that you just done see in modern movies any more.
@19ate4
@19ate4 Жыл бұрын
Estrogen, hormones and the hatred of masculinity is to blame
@tjhooker824
@tjhooker824 4 ай бұрын
And above all……he was a threat
@James-zs5cm
@James-zs5cm 2 ай бұрын
Eh... nearly every mainstream lead man has been either super buff or super not depending on film demographic. But outright the number of films with very muscular male actors is huge over the last 30 years. The difference is the writing, and direction to bring actual menace to such characters shifting to a more superfulous prescence. Aesthetically nice, but little practical relevance.
@mattcastellanos2178
@mattcastellanos2178 2 жыл бұрын
After viewing the sequels: “There should have been only one”. Loved the original, it’s a jewel among 80’s films. The script was written by a college student as a student project, stunningly creative.
@Setnochima
@Setnochima 10 ай бұрын
The show is great and so is endgame that's about it
@neilgodwin6531
@neilgodwin6531 9 ай бұрын
"There should have been only one" Brilliant 👏 👏 👏 👏
@mattcastellanos2178
@mattcastellanos2178 9 ай бұрын
Thanks, I couldn't resist@@neilgodwin6531
@pcdm43145
@pcdm43145 6 ай бұрын
Fun fact: The guy who wrote _Highlander,_ Gregory Wyden, also wrote the screenplay for another cult classic, _The Prophecy._ Both movies had really original mythological backstories, and both spawned absolutely god-awful sequels. No coincidence that Wyden wasn't involved with the sequels to either franchises, since he didn't own the rights, something very common in the industry, back then.
@mattcastellanos2178
@mattcastellanos2178 6 ай бұрын
Didn't know that - I liked The Prophecy. I'll keep my eyes peeled for his next project. @@pcdm43145
@caacrinolass3501
@caacrinolass3501 3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: my dad was a cameraman on the original Highlander movie. Not a large claim to fame maybe but I think its pretty cool!
@alistair8915
@alistair8915 3 жыл бұрын
It's cool!
@clockstomper
@clockstomper 3 жыл бұрын
That's so cool!
@marcelbruin4582
@marcelbruin4582 3 жыл бұрын
Its cewl :)
@dudepool7530
@dudepool7530 3 жыл бұрын
Some heroes are behind the lens. he did his part, and brought me joy. Shake his hand for me. I have tons of great memories attached to this film!
@mitcharcher7528
@mitcharcher7528 3 жыл бұрын
Your father is a Prince of the Universe.
@davidhull1610
@davidhull1610 3 жыл бұрын
Sean Connery....the only actor who could play a character of any nationality with a strong Scottish accent and get away with it. Legend!
@davidhull1610
@davidhull1610 3 жыл бұрын
@@octomancer that's the best impersonation of Sean Connery I've ever read!👍
@davidhull1610
@davidhull1610 3 жыл бұрын
@@octomancer one ping only!
@thetwikikid4444
@thetwikikid4444 3 жыл бұрын
Only Sir Sean can make a guy like Hwhan Schanchez Villahah-lobhos Hramirez interesting
@awesomemccoolname7111
@awesomemccoolname7111 3 жыл бұрын
Yup
@potatoradio
@potatoradio 3 жыл бұрын
Lambert the only French guy charming - innocent enough in that roll to play a Scot and not be instantly called out on it.
@geraq0
@geraq0 2 жыл бұрын
One thing I love about older movies is that they are able to tell compelling stories for secondary characters in just a few scenes. Take for example here in Highlander the case of Connor's secretary, she was a little girl in WWII when she was rescued by him, then she grew up and fell in love with him until she got old. You have all you need to know about her in just enough screen time and you can realize how dramatic it all is at the same time. Another example I like a lot is in The Crow, the relationship the little girl has with her drug-addict mother, how the mother is saved and how she tries to rebuild the relationship with her daughter, all just in a couple of scenes, a kind of story that could easily be told on its own movie. It's amazing.
@AutomaticDuck300
@AutomaticDuck300 2 жыл бұрын
I didn’t even realise that. I was too busy laughing at how ridiculous it is that an American girl was in Germany in 1943.
@kevinendo9613
@kevinendo9613 Жыл бұрын
sad as fuck.. she loved that dude and he said nah i ain't fuckn u.. i been thru hell.. she waited till she was old and useless.. she looked out for him too.. the film is actually dramatic for a fucking slasher flick
@gethric
@gethric Жыл бұрын
@@AutomaticDuck300 Wait, wasn't she British?
@InsaneProf
@InsaneProf 10 ай бұрын
@@gethric she was Jewish.
@Mirandelorean
@Mirandelorean 10 ай бұрын
My favorite has to be Roach from Apocalypse Now. Everything about him fascinated me.
@paulheitkemper1559
@paulheitkemper1559 2 жыл бұрын
"When your story uses supernatural elements as its backbone, then trying to explain and rationalize every element of it destroys the very thing that makes it so interesting in the first place- the unknown." I'm looking at you, midichlorians.
@patrickcromwell7554
@patrickcromwell7554 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that's the start of it; but George's idea for the sequels was to introduce the alien species that CREATED midichlorians AND The Force. His idea was to actually completely demystify The Force by detailing its origin.
@paulheitkemper1559
@paulheitkemper1559 2 жыл бұрын
@@patrickcromwell7554 which would've ruined it as well, I think.
@DeepEye1994
@DeepEye1994 2 жыл бұрын
Didn't demistify it as badly as the Sequels did by making it the ultimate plot contrivance power (even by OT standards) that immediately gets unlocked by the protagonist because the writers were too lazy and it takes me out of the film because I realize Im watching a poorly written film that uses the Force to excuse its shit writing. Ah yeah, and its also genetic because they make it a bloodline thing between good and evil ones. Midichlorians are silly but the menchildren saying 'I cant be a Jedi now, I need to be born with them!' Im like "you cant be a Jedi because the Force doesnt exist, and fucking nothing stops you from just imagining you have them. Plus its still about training, Yoda has less than Anakin but he can still kick his ass."
@patrickcromwell7554
@patrickcromwell7554 2 жыл бұрын
@@DeepEye1994 Personally,for me, what would have killed the "Awe" of the Force was Lucas's idea to introduce the species that created the Force into the sequels. He created this big mysterious power that seems to have a will of its own - like if human beings suddenly discovered how to wield God's power yet he's still in control and deciding whom to allow to use it. But then to take away all that awe and wonder by introducing the race that created the Force itself AND the medichlorians?? Not a very Star Wars thing to do. Which coming from its Father is a heartbreaking though to have. He already pushed his luck by creating the biggest waste of imagination when he created Jar Jar Binks.
@thomasblersch6839
@thomasblersch6839 Жыл бұрын
@@patrickcromwell7554 What's truly sad about that is Star Wars (the first trilogy) is very much a story about the triumph of humanity over technology. The Force is effectively a metaphor for humanism. Demystifying The Force is a complete deconstruction/destruction of that theme. Between that, and "Han shot first" (Han shooting Greedo first establishes his selfishness and self-centeredness, making his ultimate intervention at the Death Star a vital culmination of character development; having Greedo shoot first guts an important character arc)...I'm pretty convinced that Lucas got lucky with Star Wars, because he clearly doesn't know what made it a compelling story.
@staceya5149
@staceya5149 3 жыл бұрын
Ten bucks says that Ramirez gets recast as a strong, empowered woman of colour.
@frankn356
@frankn356 3 жыл бұрын
Queen Latifah as a Mexican-American lesbian with a past as a strong badass witch hunter. The bad guy can't be Russian this time. He wil be Jewish. And pale. The main character will fall in love with a Korean girl this time. Can't wait! lol
@derekcrymble9085
@derekcrymble9085 3 жыл бұрын
Dear God , NO !!!
@user-gl7je2os7c
@user-gl7je2os7c 3 жыл бұрын
well if enough of us stop throwing $$ at woke hollywood they'll stop ruining our childhood
@derekcrymble9085
@derekcrymble9085 3 жыл бұрын
@@user-gl7je2os7c Got my vote !!
@MonkeyJedi99
@MonkeyJedi99 3 жыл бұрын
@@frankn356 Nah, the main character (a Pacific Islander/Inuit) will fall for a half-panda Timorese refugee who is fleeing an abusive arranged fiancé who is an oil company CEO.
@savethofel8952
@savethofel8952 3 жыл бұрын
Drinker in a kilt, spitting truth. My Saturday is complete!
@trob1173
@trob1173 3 жыл бұрын
That outburst was a long time coming.
@crypticscrutiny1153
@crypticscrutiny1153 3 жыл бұрын
Let us have our complete Saturday... together?
@TheNefastor
@TheNefastor 3 жыл бұрын
Gotta say, that was fun to watch... although I fully share his sentiment.
@LaDominicana2011
@LaDominicana2011 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 I loved it
@krisfrederick5001
@krisfrederick5001 3 жыл бұрын
Not without a Scotch 🥃
@skwervin1
@skwervin1 2 жыл бұрын
The Director was an Australian who made music videos and it was his first international film - Russell Mulcahy. The scenes and song - Who wants to live forever - cuts to the soul and makes me cry every time. It's a kind of magic!
@darthcy9790
@darthcy9790 2 жыл бұрын
Mulcahy knew Queen from his other line of work and sold them on it. Made the film so much better with Murcury's haunting lyrics.
@NondescriptMammal
@NondescriptMammal 2 жыл бұрын
credit is due also to Neil Young for the line, "it's better to burn out than to fade away", from whom Queen lifted it
@SGBassplayer
@SGBassplayer Жыл бұрын
@@NondescriptMammal as an ‘80s teen when this movie came out I always gave the credit to Joe Elliott from the intro to “Rock of Ages”.
@pajmendes
@pajmendes Жыл бұрын
@@darthcy9790 It's a Brian May music.
@Ned-Ryerson
@Ned-Ryerson 11 ай бұрын
The cinematic effects were quite amazing for a film that had such a shoestring background.
@ScottTheSlipper
@ScottTheSlipper 2 жыл бұрын
I still love that Connery's intro voiceover was recorded in his bathroom 🤣 The echo really adds atmosphere!
@braxxian
@braxxian 3 жыл бұрын
The motto of this film sums it up perfectly. “There can be only one”
@JonathanGaeta
@JonathanGaeta 3 жыл бұрын
Hollywood: “Nah it’ll be fine”
@hazyhalfmoon
@hazyhalfmoon 3 жыл бұрын
Ok but there are already 6
@asch7906
@asch7906 3 жыл бұрын
"There can be only one good movie."
@mjbull5156
@mjbull5156 3 жыл бұрын
No, it is "There can Be...Only...ONE!"
@taylors1369
@taylors1369 3 жыл бұрын
@Captain Caveman two horrible tv shows if you count that Raven spinoff
@Spamsmoothie1701
@Spamsmoothie1701 3 жыл бұрын
Highlander: "There should have been only one."
@Flakey101
@Flakey101 3 жыл бұрын
There was only 1. I keep hearing rumours that they made a 2nd and 3rd, but that is completely untrue .
@arcotroll8530
@arcotroll8530 3 жыл бұрын
@@Flakey101 And a 4th and a 5th!
@silvervalleystudios2486
@silvervalleystudios2486 3 жыл бұрын
plus two sequels and a tv series
@HappyCatholicDane
@HappyCatholicDane 3 жыл бұрын
Yes 😄. The TV series is kind of good thou.
@Spamsmoothie1701
@Spamsmoothie1701 3 жыл бұрын
@@HappyCatholicDane I enjoyed the TV series until the last season. That one was pretty awful.
@ShaneAddinall
@ShaneAddinall 2 жыл бұрын
Kurgan's line, "Forgive me father, I am a worm.", is still one of my favourites. The delivery is perfect, the smirk on his face, everything, it all just works. The Highlander, Dune, and Bram Stokers Dracula are still easily my top 3 films of all time.
@801walt
@801walt 2 жыл бұрын
My idea always was he meant a Wurm, a dragon..
@Ned-Ryerson
@Ned-Ryerson 11 ай бұрын
My teenager and I are quite fond of "Mom!", when he hijacks that old couple's car.
@alfaDude156
@alfaDude156 10 ай бұрын
"Nuns, no sense of humor."
@peterwilson5528
@peterwilson5528 10 ай бұрын
I was in it in Glen Nevis. It was even powerful on the set. When you watch it you can see half the people from Fort William and all over Lochaber. All the movies made in the West Highlands brought a lot of work to locals. I was an extra in Highlander, for a German film on the Jacobite train and at Carbisdale Castle then Being Human with Robin Williams and building sets on Rob Roy on Rannach moor and in Glen Coe, White Corries. They took over part of the Glen Nevis distillery and built Rob Roy sets there. Missed Brave Heart because I was working in England then. Working on TV series and two movies here in Finland one speaking part and as an extra. Highlander was my first one. Working on any movie is a great thing. I must say that Sean Connery did a lot of work in helping Christopher Lambert with his lines and how to play it.
@user-bt9yh8jn1q
@user-bt9yh8jn1q 3 жыл бұрын
Critically Drinker: "Scottish people are the best at stabbing others with their swords" Me: "Now I know why you are Tatiana's favorite"
@williamdunhan341
@williamdunhan341 3 жыл бұрын
HA
@bemotivated8443
@bemotivated8443 3 жыл бұрын
I like the drinkers guns in the background
@anubusx
@anubusx 3 жыл бұрын
As a Scotsman i agree!!!
@Henkvanpeer
@Henkvanpeer 3 жыл бұрын
😂
@jedbozza8234
@jedbozza8234 3 жыл бұрын
@@bemotivated8443 As a Texan, they were so small I didn't even notice!!!
@0d138
@0d138 3 жыл бұрын
*"There can be only one"* really should be the current mantra for movie fans
@thomaslombard8058
@thomaslombard8058 3 жыл бұрын
Movie fans do believe in that mantra. Would be nice if movie studios got the fucking memo too.
@Dogsoldier12B
@Dogsoldier12B 3 жыл бұрын
This right here....
@jacquess1641
@jacquess1641 3 жыл бұрын
I second that.
@justinlast2lastharder749
@justinlast2lastharder749 3 жыл бұрын
Slight Correction: There *Should* only be One".
@Endru85x
@Endru85x 3 жыл бұрын
After finishing all MCU movies ( i liked most of them) i felt tired with all those universes, full of easter eggs, references etc. I wanna go back to watching stand alone stories which are satysfying on their own. Ok, i can watch nice trilogy , if it has good ways to expand story, not overblowing it to eleven, turning it into self parody, or subverting tropes for cheap shock value.
@FTKLOwner
@FTKLOwner 11 ай бұрын
Kurgan is one of my top 5 villains of all time. He's the perfect example of an anti-paladin in D&D. We need more villains like him.
@jesselunsford6601
@jesselunsford6601 Жыл бұрын
The greatest movie ever made in my opinion. From the soundtrack, the cinematography, the cast, setting, story arcs, the T&A, the comedy, just everything. I have literally been watching this movie since I was 4 years old. I'm 31 now. I burned through 4 VHS tapes of this movie in my youth from watching it every single day. This film has helped to shape me into the man I am today. And yes I have seen all of the sequels all 7 of them and the anime and the TV series all because of this film. I hate to say it but if it is remade I'll have to go and see it. Just hope they have Christopher Lambert as Ramirez if they do. Otherwise I'll have to riot. Anyway, I'm so glad you love this film too. True man of culture this drinker guy.
@ExAnimoPortugal
@ExAnimoPortugal 3 жыл бұрын
That moment you realize Connery played an old man for nearly 40 years. RIP legend.
@meganlukes6679
@meganlukes6679 3 жыл бұрын
@4Freedom4All Unfortunately not everyone ages so gracefully, even with expensive cosmetic treatments.
@psychonaut5921
@psychonaut5921 3 жыл бұрын
@4Freedom4All The first time I saw him admitting his age---AND his baldness---was in Robin and Marian, where he plays an ageing Robin Hood, returning from the Crusades. He was great in Outland, as well, from about the same period.
@Nikioko
@Nikioko 2 жыл бұрын
"There can be only one." That's all what I have to say about Highlander movies.
@Johnny_Nitro
@Johnny_Nitro 2 жыл бұрын
Or, "there WAS only one" or, "there really should only be ONE!".
@RussellNelson
@RussellNelson 2 жыл бұрын
There were no sequels. There is only one.
@Johnny_Nitro
@Johnny_Nitro 2 жыл бұрын
@@RussellNelson that being said Russ, I enjoyed Adrian Paul in the TV series. Sure the writing was cringy at times, but he was dedicated to the training.
@jimbomclachlan5892
@jimbomclachlan5892 2 жыл бұрын
Happy Halloween ladies!
@alecsnider3225
@alecsnider3225 2 жыл бұрын
@@jimbomclachlan5892 Nuns. No sense of humor.
@PhilWare1
@PhilWare1 Жыл бұрын
A film that is surprisingly deep in many philosophical aspects. Back in the days when you could leave the cinema but be unable to stop thinking about a story and plot. Agreed it has it issues, mostly due to budgetry constrains, but still a magnificent effort with a superb soundtrack. Definitely one of my favourite films.
@PhilWare1
@PhilWare1 Жыл бұрын
Also want to add that I notice that the quality of the "sword" fighting often gets ripped apart in reviews of the film. Being of the slightly older generation to have watched Starwars the first time around I am definitely more appreciative of the limited moves but more drama approach...think Luke wailing on Vader in RotJ. One of the reason the prequels/sequels left me largely cold was the over choreographed/ballet approach which after a few minutes becomes extremely sterile & boring. Keep it simple and more realistic.
@andymcnish
@andymcnish Жыл бұрын
I think the Queen soundtrack really took the movie to a higher level. Unless they use the same songs, no remake is going to touch the original just on that ground alone - the Who Wants to Live Forever bit where Heather turns around and is old whilst Connor has remained young and her death is actually emotionally affecting.
@txinterceptor8428
@txinterceptor8428 5 ай бұрын
It made us all fall in love with Heather right along with Connor, and miss her too.
@joebryant8500
@joebryant8500 3 жыл бұрын
Still more historically accurate than Braveheart.
@Ebalosus
@Ebalosus 3 жыл бұрын
True dat
@obiedashinobi1322
@obiedashinobi1322 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@farrdawgjoker7087
@farrdawgjoker7087 3 жыл бұрын
Just imagine if they put a based on true events tag at the first of Highlander! 🤣 I would love to see it happen now just to watch idoits freak out and try to convince people its not a true historical film! Because you know some idiots would say its not a true film like Braveheart!🤣🤣🤣🤣
@KelticTim
@KelticTim 3 жыл бұрын
Brave heart never claimed to be a documentary. Unlike The Patriot which bragged, and took great pride in its accuracy.
@rayray5076
@rayray5076 3 жыл бұрын
Longshanks was the man!
@archivistdarrowphayne2432
@archivistdarrowphayne2432 3 жыл бұрын
I am honestly shocked that you didn't end the video with: "In the end, there can be only one."
@ShivaServer2009
@ShivaServer2009 3 жыл бұрын
A missed opportunity.
@MaheshWalatara
@MaheshWalatara Жыл бұрын
Masterpiece movie. Story the characters the dialogue the music the chemistry between the leads, the action scenes, the sword fighting, the cinematography. Everything is perfect
@sggin1
@sggin1 Жыл бұрын
As a child when this came out, not only were the scene swapping and movies details amazing, the soundtrack is something that we can never replace, it’s no less and maybe more then john Williams in Star Wars. Absolute pillar of a work.
@superdoonz1
@superdoonz1 3 жыл бұрын
It'll be just like the 'Robocop' remake: a minority of people will watch it, they will immediately forget it, and everyone will go right back to acknowledging the original as the only one that matters.
@bemotivated8443
@bemotivated8443 3 жыл бұрын
Or like with predator
@SierraSierraFoxtrot
@SierraSierraFoxtrot 3 жыл бұрын
No joke, I tried watching it and I couldn't tell if I'd seen it before or not. Gave up after 20 minutes.
@ajaxtelamonian5134
@ajaxtelamonian5134 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah probably try make it PG too
@Nediablo
@Nediablo 3 жыл бұрын
This is such a perfect comparison
@thomascollins4325
@thomascollins4325 3 жыл бұрын
The Robocop remake had Abbie Cornish who was quite a babe, reallyoved her husband, and didn't take any corporate crap.
@bjornh4664
@bjornh4664 3 жыл бұрын
I love how the script originated as an assignment in film class, and the teacher thought it was so good that he encouraged Greg Widen to submit it to a producer. Widen was surprised and pleased when it was accepted and turned into a movie, but expected the Scottish scenes to be shot in some "styrofoam castle in Maine". Imagine his surprise when he learned that it was going to be shot on location, and with Sean Connery in a major role.
@dhunter1133
@dhunter1133 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but with Sean Connery playing an Egyptian, and a Frenchman playing the Scot. That had to be sobering wake-up call.
@KingofNewark
@KingofNewark 3 жыл бұрын
@@dhunter1133 Ramirez was Egyptian, I thought he was a Spaniard.
@dhunter1133
@dhunter1133 3 жыл бұрын
@@KingofNewark - Nope, he was Egyptian. In his current "life," he was chief metallurgist to the King of Spain, hence the flamboyant outfit.
@davecullins1606
@davecullins1606 3 жыл бұрын
Hope that guy chose a career in writing manuscripts.
@Chris-uk7gy
@Chris-uk7gy 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I remember hearing that it wasn't really going anywhere until they took a wild shot and sent the script to Connery's agent. Connery loved it, signed up and suddenly the whole thing took off.
@neinlives9424
@neinlives9424 2 жыл бұрын
It is strange how your reviews make me want to rewatch both the good and the bad just to fully understand how you saw it. I learn a lot about how these are put together from you. Thanks.
@maevtr3922
@maevtr3922 2 жыл бұрын
I figured out why they are remaking everything from our childhoods, and they are all universally terrible. Its the Ultimate form of demoralization. You know whats worse than putting out terrible movie after movie? Destroying the movies , shows, and games you once loved and held dear.
@jrcrash4644
@jrcrash4644 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, its like resurrecting a long gone childhood pet only to have its maggot infested corpse follow you around making you wish you had left it to rest in peace.
@kevinendo9613
@kevinendo9613 Жыл бұрын
they're trying to act like 80s were like the 60s.. except it wasn't ha.. they take these old films and remake it with social agenda's.. here's the shit.. the kids like the stone age version lol.. nobody in the 8o's was like the KKK is kool.. but gen Z is like "WE LOVE THE OG MOVIEZ" haaaa
@thelambliesdownongenoa1831
@thelambliesdownongenoa1831 Жыл бұрын
@@jrcrash4644 Pet Sematary Lol
@thetoecutter13
@thetoecutter13 Жыл бұрын
Just saw they're rebooting Night Court... With a woman judge of course.
@sky173
@sky173 3 жыл бұрын
"You don't have the brains. You don't have the creativity. You don't have the skill" - The Drinker True words the movie makers should live by...
@mish375
@mish375 3 жыл бұрын
Drinker suffering from the news and withdrawal at the same time. He's going to need an entire bar of alcohol to deal with the sequel.
@Ash_Blackwind
@Ash_Blackwind 3 жыл бұрын
He should have added "Intergrity". Lots of talented film makers out there but no morals that they'll follow their corporate Hollywood leaders to make thier propaganda piece instead of nurturing a piece of art that has the balls to be creative & free like these classics that will "forever" be loved by the fans thru the test of time.
@vpbr86
@vpbr86 3 жыл бұрын
Truth!
@MamaMOB
@MamaMOB 3 жыл бұрын
They are true words but they’re not really going to help anybody. I mean those words are why they keep making remakes. If they had any brains, creativity, or skill they’d make something new.
@someeejit
@someeejit 3 жыл бұрын
That's the thing, they DO live by it Why else would they pump out so many remakes?
@whiteboy4045
@whiteboy4045 Жыл бұрын
My dad showed me this movie after he saw a reference for it on an episode of amazing world of gumball, and it's now one of my favorite fantasy movies. I love the transfer of knowledge and power when the final immortal wins the fight, very cool and kinda creepy. The second one was weird
@BenMJay
@BenMJay 9 ай бұрын
The quickening.
@alueshen
@alueshen 2 жыл бұрын
I was 16 when highlander came out and I was 15 when Commando came out. I loved both movies. Today I'm 51 and looking back on those movies, Commando while having a few classic Arnold moments, is silly, but Highlander holds the test of time. Great flick and should never, ever, ever be remade. And for the record, I was super excited to see Highlander 2, I mean like insanely excited and that remains the only movie, ever, that I walked out of the theater and demanded my money back on.
@Banzai51
@Banzai51 Жыл бұрын
I was in college when 2 came out. We had a core of guys who loved the first movie, and we convinced a shit ton of people to go. We had 3 entire rows of the movie theater in a loud and rambunctious college town theater. The movie ended, and there was about 30 seconds of bewildered silence before someone in the crowd yelled, "What the fuck????" and the whole theater just exploded in disappointment.
@salguodrolyat2594
@salguodrolyat2594 Жыл бұрын
Me too but in the early 2000s.🤣
@TheArchangel911
@TheArchangel911 3 жыл бұрын
Drinker is correct, This masterpiece is not something to be messed with. Clancy Brown was also featured in Starship Troopers, what a legend
@lukeskywalker6809
@lukeskywalker6809 3 жыл бұрын
And in The Shawshank Redemption.
@soggyorigami
@soggyorigami 3 жыл бұрын
*Cough* Buckaroo Banzai *Cough*
@npop5270
@npop5270 3 жыл бұрын
And as Mr (Eugene) Krabs at SpongeBob SquarePants 🤡
@davidolson2729
@davidolson2729 3 жыл бұрын
And “Viking” in Bad Boys with Sean Penn. A great but underrated film.
@mrpj1390
@mrpj1390 3 жыл бұрын
Oh crap!!!!!!!! That WAS him Starship Troopers!!!!!!!!!!!!!😯😯😯
@rainbowsnail4171
@rainbowsnail4171 3 жыл бұрын
The fact that we got a cut to the Drinker in real life, shows how much he truly hates that idea with all his alcohol-damaged heart.
@ravinarf5224
@ravinarf5224 3 жыл бұрын
exactly what i was thinking, he is like ETERNALS he only shows up when needed. get it?
@Stone7C1
@Stone7C1 3 жыл бұрын
its not just this movie in particular. all hollywood does is shit out reboots and remakes these days. there is no originality in hollywood anymore. this is just what it is now. cycling through remaking and more often than not mixing identity politics in there. its just fucking shite.
@darkest64
@darkest64 3 жыл бұрын
@@ravinarf5224 I see what you did there!
@chaosdweller
@chaosdweller 2 жыл бұрын
Actually small amounts actually improve it's function actually .... that's why I never drink , and when I do it's usually just a few shots all at once , or shotgunning beers , nothing else , ...not ever, but that's about once or twice a month ....tops.
@jeffreyc9083
@jeffreyc9083 11 ай бұрын
“ How many more of these classics do you have to butcher before you give this shit up?” Is the best single critical line ever spoken.
@andrewrobbins1060
@andrewrobbins1060 2 жыл бұрын
I think the best follow up to the original Highlander movie was the Highlander TV series. If the movie studio is smart, they'll cast Adrian Paul as Conner MacLeod's mentor in the re-make.
@AlecDavid007
@AlecDavid007 3 жыл бұрын
Queen’s soundtrack for this film is fucking legendary.
@darthXreven
@darthXreven 3 жыл бұрын
Queen and composer Michael Kamen turned in movie history with the OST and score, also Queen doing the Flash Gordon score/soundtrack was just as legendary
@Crazick
@Crazick 3 жыл бұрын
I bought it on cassette all the way back in 1988. Well, my dad bought it for me. I was only 8.
@markus1701
@markus1701 3 жыл бұрын
Next one with Beyonce, Drake, Taylor Swift and Cardi B., to ensure to reach the young audience...
@PetrPss
@PetrPss 3 жыл бұрын
"Here we are!"
@Stoic_grimace
@Stoic_grimace 3 жыл бұрын
How can you hear, "here we are, born to be kings, we're the princes of the universe." and not feel like lopping someone's head off?
@milicadiy
@milicadiy 3 жыл бұрын
Moral of the story: Just go and watch Highlander.
@mrpj1390
@mrpj1390 3 жыл бұрын
The original specifically.
@milicadiy
@milicadiy 3 жыл бұрын
@@mrpj1390 That's why I didn't mention the sequels.
@mrpj1390
@mrpj1390 3 жыл бұрын
@@milicadiy I just don't want people to eventually mistake the remake for the original when it eventually comes out.
@milicadiy
@milicadiy 3 жыл бұрын
@@mrpj1390 Thanks for the information.
@shoyupacket5572
@shoyupacket5572 3 жыл бұрын
watch it everyday
@johnfdm123
@johnfdm123 2 жыл бұрын
"When your story uses supernatural elements as its backbone, then trying to explain and rationalize every element of it destroys the very thing that makes it so interesting in the first place." When I heard that, I immediately thought, "midichlorians."
@shinobi-no-bueno
@shinobi-no-bueno 2 жыл бұрын
I think Henry Cavill carries a bit of trust with him nowadays, he seems to be moving into that actor/producer space where he has input and he seems to get fantasy and sci-fi
@Rocketsong
@Rocketsong 2 жыл бұрын
Cavil is a huge SF/Fantasy nerd. He actively lobbied for the Witcher gig because he is a huge fan of the Witcher computer games. He also paints minis and plays Warhammer 40k. He also does most of his own stunts. Cavill I trust, the studios...
@fran3ro
@fran3ro 10 ай бұрын
If the remake is made he should play the new Kurgan. Would be interesting seing him as the big bad.
@matthill5426
@matthill5426 3 жыл бұрын
"He learned how to do joined-up handwritin', and they actually tried to set him on fire!" I accept this as an absolutely true and historically-accurate recounting of an event in the Drinker's life, and nothing can convince me to the contrary.
@sancocho1718
@sancocho1718 3 жыл бұрын
I was the only person in my English literature class, who wrote in cursive. No one could read my notes 😅.
@reshpeck
@reshpeck 3 жыл бұрын
"Joined-up handwriting..." 😆 I fucking lawled at this
@fullofwhiskey4911
@fullofwhiskey4911 3 жыл бұрын
“That’s a lovely unique original film you have there..... be ashamed if someone gave it a pointless uninspiring cash grab remake” - Any Studio
@diegohaung2831
@diegohaung2831 3 жыл бұрын
Any studio: Disney
@bemotivated8443
@bemotivated8443 3 жыл бұрын
“That’s a lovely independent intellectual property you have there it would be a shame if someone bought it and pandered to China with it”- Disney
@potatoradio
@potatoradio 3 жыл бұрын
Immortals = Jedi, Aliens = mitachorians Lucas should have learned don't explain the magic.
@elcaponeholyemperorofnj1169
@elcaponeholyemperorofnj1169 3 жыл бұрын
*every studio
@peterscott2662
@peterscott2662 2 жыл бұрын
I never heard about this remake, until I stumbled on this video. They are nuts. There is no way they can come close to the original. They are just setting themselves up for failure. I will never understand why critics didn't rate this higher when it was released. I've watched it well over 10 times. It's just so good in so many ways. The characters are fantastic, the story never lets up. There are touches of humor without being stupid. Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, and Christopher Lambert are perfect. Awesome Queen Soundtrack, really lovely cinematography. Some movies just have all the elements, and stand out as even greater than the sum of those elements. Some of my other favorites the would be nuts to even think about remaking: Pulp Fiction, Casablanca, Princess Bride. You just can't capture the magic of the time, and the actors that made their roles. IMO they should do an "inspired by" type of story, because the closer they come to the original story the more evident it will how you just can capture what made the original so special.
@jasongeorge745
@jasongeorge745 11 ай бұрын
My Grandmother took me to see this movie as a kid, she loved it. I remember watching it again with her when it came out on video.
@Grubnar
@Grubnar 3 жыл бұрын
"THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!" It is the bloody tagline for the movie! I mean, it is RIGHT THERE! How more obvious can it be?
@antonycharnock2993
@antonycharnock2993 3 жыл бұрын
"...WELL...MAYBE A COUPLE OF SEQUELS..."
@markswabey5870
@markswabey5870 3 жыл бұрын
The cartoon films werent that bad either
@chrisb9960
@chrisb9960 3 жыл бұрын
"I have something to say. It's better to burn out, than fade away."
@silverraven250
@silverraven250 3 жыл бұрын
In before the tv series
@Grubnar
@Grubnar 3 жыл бұрын
@@markswabey5870 Wait, WHAT! There were cartoons?
@gabevillarrealedits
@gabevillarrealedits 3 жыл бұрын
Literally the poster: “There can be only one.” Hollywood: That sign can’t stop me, because I can’t read!
@bubuguaiguai
@bubuguaiguai 3 жыл бұрын
Hollywood: Nah, it'll be fine!
@stlawstlaw7585
@stlawstlaw7585 3 жыл бұрын
Hollywood is dead. Zero creativity. Endless remakes, reboots, bad copies... ...there will be nothing to reboot from this generation, nothing to remake, nothing and no one to remember.
@jcb3393
@jcb3393 3 жыл бұрын
Highlander 2: There should have been only one.
@stephenwalker2924
@stephenwalker2924 3 жыл бұрын
@@stlawstlaw7585 Depressingly true. The end of days. Burn Hollywood Burn.
@miboogaroo
@miboogaroo 3 жыл бұрын
@@jcb3393 so fn true... I remember going to the cinema to watch it being excited cause the original was soooo great. For the whole movie I'm like WTF is this shite.!!
@morganseppy5180
@morganseppy5180 2 жыл бұрын
Just rewatched Highlander the other night on a whim. Queen's score makes the cheez into a cult classic. And Sean Connery is iconic. No way to remake the movie without such a unique soundtrack or particular actors. Don't let them make it! D:
@stephanekaufmann411
@stephanekaufmann411 Жыл бұрын
I guess they’ll have billy eilish churn out the soundtrack for the remake lol
@degs24
@degs24 2 жыл бұрын
Highlander was so incredibly original. It’s still one of my favorite films.
@AutomaticDuck300
@AutomaticDuck300 2 жыл бұрын
It’s so ridiculous that it’s almost good.
@made-line7627
@made-line7627 Жыл бұрын
@@AutomaticDuck300 It was certainly a wild ride
@insaneweasel1
@insaneweasel1 3 жыл бұрын
"How many more of these Hollywood classics do you have to butcher?" Hollywood: Yes
@MetalHeadbanger7
@MetalHeadbanger7 3 жыл бұрын
Until they run out of money, which I pray it will be happen within 10 years if not less.
@2011zeldafan
@2011zeldafan 3 жыл бұрын
Hollywood: All of them.
@jorgenorberto293
@jorgenorberto293 3 жыл бұрын
When this new generation start watching the OG classics and show the middle finger to the assholes in Hollywood.
@parallax9281
@parallax9281 3 жыл бұрын
Drinker is right.. They will butcher it...
@Bopperann
@Bopperann 3 жыл бұрын
Hollywood: Must consume all, ALL!!!
@guygowan
@guygowan 11 ай бұрын
You nailed it drinker. This is one of my favourite films. I watch it on a regular basis and it never gets old for me. If the aaholes remake it, I will ignore it as I do almost everything that is released these days. Oppenheimer got me to the cinema last week, the first film to do that for years now. Your review of that was on the money too, great film but when it was eventually over, I felt weird, something as not quite right.
@kiers1970
@kiers1970 11 ай бұрын
Like most of Nolam's flicks since the the Dark Knight.
@Crimson2036
@Crimson2036 Жыл бұрын
HIGHLANDER is my all time favourite movie. Even Ramirez respected Kurgan as a warrior, indeed he, literally says Kurgan is a perfect warrior and the strongest of the immortals.
@i3ar310
@i3ar310 3 жыл бұрын
As much as I like Cavil, Highlander has the right amount of 80’s cheese and awesomeness that really can’t be replicated.
@Fizz-Pop
@Fizz-Pop 3 жыл бұрын
Cavil might be up to it, but the publishers, directors and writers will likely strip it of everything that made the original a gem.
@Anw4rr10r
@Anw4rr10r 3 жыл бұрын
@@Fizz-Pop Who is Cavil supposed to be playing in the remake, MacLeod? He would be better suited to playing the Kurgan imo
@Fizz-Pop
@Fizz-Pop 3 жыл бұрын
@@Anw4rr10r I think he has the range to do both. How an actor is directed is very important.
@i3ar310
@i3ar310 3 жыл бұрын
@Tom Ffrench with Stahelski and Cavil attached it doesn’t seem like it would have the humorous cheese factor. They will probably play it straight, which could be cool but one dimensional.
@Lastjustice
@Lastjustice 3 жыл бұрын
There's been so many bad highlander sequels...this hardly a sacred cow. There's been spin offs shows, so not as if the movies stopped at one and nothing else ever happened. I'm fine with it being rebooted, as I think this could be done well, but I can understand people being leery of it happening.
@ashandwit
@ashandwit 3 жыл бұрын
...That's when THIS FUCKING LEGEND shows up!" Connery rides up on horseback, meeting Connor McLeod for the first time.... YES!
@Sir_Irwin
@Sir_Irwin 2 жыл бұрын
If this remake can't be stopped, I just beg the producers, keep the original soundtrack intact. 🙏
@LeutnantJoker
@LeutnantJoker Жыл бұрын
You honestly want the best soundtrack ever made to be sullied by a garbage movie? Seriously?
@bobby4tw
@bobby4tw Жыл бұрын
Same main actor who started in Fortress. A super cool B-Movie. Highly underrated. A definitely must-see!
@johnnynguyen9240
@johnnynguyen9240 3 жыл бұрын
“It’s better to burn out, than to fade away” This is like the better and more badass version of “Going out with a bang”. Such a good line.
@bemotivated8443
@bemotivated8443 3 жыл бұрын
I’m done playing games so I’m going down in flames
@milton7763
@milton7763 3 жыл бұрын
It’s actually from a Neil Young song, Hey Hey, My My
@RoganGunn
@RoganGunn 3 жыл бұрын
@@milton7763 Yeah! And IIRC Kurt Cobain quoted it in his suicide note. 🤯
@Abettorman
@Abettorman 3 жыл бұрын
The Kurgan delivered the line *way* better than Ol' Mr Young, though.
@kingcosworth2643
@kingcosworth2643 3 жыл бұрын
isn't it kind of the same thing?
@marconotonfacebook3480
@marconotonfacebook3480 3 жыл бұрын
It's like they said in the movie: "There can be only one!"
@KelticTim
@KelticTim 3 жыл бұрын
There can only be one.......and 13 sequels
@Mr371312
@Mr371312 3 жыл бұрын
@@KelticTim there's a reason their all poopoo...no matter how many you make
@romeocharlie1
@romeocharlie1 3 жыл бұрын
Literally everyone was thinking it
@AD1978leo
@AD1978leo 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah there was never supposed to be a sequel.
@romeocharlie1
@romeocharlie1 3 жыл бұрын
@@AD1978leo Yeah, I liked Micheal Ironside since I'm a Splinter Cell fan boy. But that didn't make Hylander 2 a good movie..
@MrJermeyp
@MrJermeyp 20 күн бұрын
Clancy brown is just epic and the fact that he does SO many animated voices is just a plus. Also, I had forgotten the fabulous Freebirds open this movie 😂😂😂
@suplexpiledriver4428
@suplexpiledriver4428 18 сағат бұрын
Which can't be historically accurate. The FB's run in WWE/-F was only two weeks or so, and I'm not sure, A, if it was in 85 or, B, if they were there long enough to work the Garden.
@professionalamatuer8064
@professionalamatuer8064 6 ай бұрын
The Drinker storming out in a kilt and shouting “arseholes!” in defense of The Highlander is still my favorite gag from this channel.
@landscapedetective4064
@landscapedetective4064 3 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to have been an 'extra' on Highlander, though I was only booked for the scenes shot in Jacob Street Studios, South London. So here's a little trivia for you all. In the underground car park scene, when MacLeod decapitates Fasil, then gets his blade stuck in the concrete pillar, they used a very short chap named Norman, to stand in for Fasil. He was fitted with a head-and-shoulders rig. Such a shame he never received a screen credit for that. Oh, and although I didn't make the edit for the theatrical release, I do appear in the Director's Cut - for all of two seconds. Such is the life of an extra! A great film shoot though and still one of my favourite fantasy films. There can be only one - no remake necessary.
@Naptosis
@Naptosis 3 жыл бұрын
My gods, we've got Scottish Royalty in these comments (whether you're Scottish or not, you are after that). Do you have any other cool stories from your days?
@morgantaylor517
@morgantaylor517 3 жыл бұрын
That would be a memory I would treasure always. Cool story.
@mikes455
@mikes455 3 жыл бұрын
Had a Highlander weekend in NY city with a buddy many years ago. We went to Soho, Central Park, and saw the Silvercup sign from the top of the Empire State Building. We walked by Madison Square Garden and stopped at a Comic Shop across the street. I wanted to find the parking lot, but was in a rush. When they came out with the 20 Anniversary on DVD I found out the scene you were referring too was part of a stage built in Scotland. Makes me glad I went to the Comic Shop.
@landscapedetective4064
@landscapedetective4064 3 жыл бұрын
@@Naptosis Sadly I'm not Scottish. Yes I have loads of stories, but my 'career' as an extra has been sporadic, interspersed with 'proper jobs' (to pay bills etc.) I'm now working as a subtitler, mainly Japanese and Korean films/TV series, but also creating Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (SDH), subbing corporate videos and subtitling American TV series for an English Language School in Vietnam (to pay bills etc.) Anyway, here's one very brief 'extras' tale. I was hired to play a 10th Scottish warrior on Justin Kurzel's 'Macbeth' (2015). One week shooting on the Isle of Skye...in February! Some of Highlander was shot on Skye, by the way. So, driving rain, snow, sleet, high winds, you name it, we had it. Long shoot days. One day we were filming on The Cuillin, with a wind chill factor of -20deg C. Soaked through to the skin. I literally froze my nuts off. Three of us came down with hypothermia and ended up in an ambulance, wrapped in silver blankets. It was a very tough shoot, but I'd do it again in a sec if they called me back. Extras are like nomads, roaming around and meeting up on different shoots so you get to meet and swap stories with some wild people. My stories are tame compared to some I've heard.
@landscapedetective4064
@landscapedetective4064 3 жыл бұрын
@Projekt Kobra LOL yes I know exactly what you mean. Look, that's me...ooh you missed it.
@treeorwh2
@treeorwh2 3 жыл бұрын
You are NEVER allowed to say Connor MacLeod without also saying “of the clan MacLeod” (Edit: fixed the spelling of MacLeod)
@donaldrobertson5747
@donaldrobertson5747 3 жыл бұрын
When I was young I thought this was how all Scottish people introduced themselves. "I am William McWhatever of the the clan McWhatever."
@clancydowrca
@clancydowrca 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly!!
@TrekCannon
@TrekCannon 3 жыл бұрын
Or the name Duncan lol
@MS-sb9ov
@MS-sb9ov 3 жыл бұрын
Goddamit you got there before me.
@milton7763
@milton7763 3 жыл бұрын
MacLeod actually, of the clan MacLeod
@n2darkness
@n2darkness 2 жыл бұрын
I feel the same way about the Crow reboot as well. There is a reason why it has failed some many times, it doesn't need to be made! Originals are classics for a reason!
@jean-marcandjoshua-petsjournal
@jean-marcandjoshua-petsjournal 2 жыл бұрын
Rest In Peace Sir Sean Connery.
@raddamusray1387
@raddamusray1387 3 жыл бұрын
"Forgive me Father, I am a worm." Then licks the priest's hand. Best villain ever.
@edwardsummey8843
@edwardsummey8843 3 жыл бұрын
“I’m Candy.” “Of course you are.”
@_Mentat
@_Mentat 3 жыл бұрын
And then twists his arm behind his back.
@Rise2Resist
@Rise2Resist 3 жыл бұрын
I have something to say, it's better to burn out than fade away.
@johnbanks4761
@johnbanks4761 3 жыл бұрын
you can always tell a true fan when they recognise the kurgens remarks
@Roland5679
@Roland5679 3 жыл бұрын
If I'm not mistaken, I think that may have been ad-libbed, Clancy just thought of it on the spot & the real priest just went with it.
@LargeMetallicFellow
@LargeMetallicFellow 3 жыл бұрын
You know it's true rage when Drinker himself shows up to yell at the camera, then stomp off in his glorious kilt.
@knotengajin7359
@knotengajin7359 3 жыл бұрын
Amen brother!
@kevint1719
@kevint1719 Жыл бұрын
I saw Highlander at my local ABC cinema in 1986 and absolutely loved it and it still stands up magnificently today.
@stifftailraqoonplaysgta9201
@stifftailraqoonplaysgta9201 Жыл бұрын
Your reviews are a total breath of fresh air!
@sirrathersplendid4825
@sirrathersplendid4825 3 жыл бұрын
After all these years, Heather is still really something. What a bonnie lass!
@psychonaut5921
@psychonaut5921 3 жыл бұрын
@@thereckoning8326 I agree, she was terrible. And not much to look at, either...
@sirrathersplendid4825
@sirrathersplendid4825 3 жыл бұрын
Well, whaddya know. Just discovered that Heather was played by Beatie Edney, daughter of Sylvia Syms, another spectacularly beautiful British actress.
@hittitecharioteer
@hittitecharioteer 3 жыл бұрын
She really is.
@johnwest545
@johnwest545 3 жыл бұрын
“How do you fight such a savage?” “With heart, faith and steel. In the end there can be only one.”
@CristinaF210
@CristinaF210 6 ай бұрын
being 16 in 1986 let me say THIS was my fav movie EVER, this and Indiana Jones🙃
@creepy_koenig
@creepy_koenig 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Highlander is one of the greatest movies of the 80s! It was very important for my childhood!
@YourFavoriteBotGarethThompson
@YourFavoriteBotGarethThompson 3 жыл бұрын
Expect high usage of words like "deconstruction" and "modern retelling."
@MamaMOB
@MamaMOB 3 жыл бұрын
@@kidmosey no, but neither one is a writer or a producer so…
@thefitnerd5116
@thefitnerd5116 3 жыл бұрын
I groaned just reading this.
@legitenoughtoquit
@legitenoughtoquit 3 жыл бұрын
They are only creative when coming up with euphemisms for shite.
@fatetestarossa2774
@fatetestarossa2774 3 жыл бұрын
INDEED : ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
@ajscrewu
@ajscrewu 3 жыл бұрын
“The quickening”
@atamisirli3620
@atamisirli3620 3 жыл бұрын
Damn...didn't expect to see Drinker in person. A surprise to be sure but a welcomed one.
@TomEyeTheSFMguy
@TomEyeTheSFMguy 3 жыл бұрын
You should check out the happy hour recordings on his "Critical Drinker After Hours" channel.
@kelaarin
@kelaarin 3 жыл бұрын
That's definitely going to be a gif. "Ya don't have the brains, ya don't have the creativity, ya don't have the skill, ye've got nothin'!"
@bemotivated8443
@bemotivated8443 3 жыл бұрын
What especially surprise me was his guns they look pretty cool
@yourfatboy5359
@yourfatboy5359 3 жыл бұрын
Ikr
@Zacecar
@Zacecar 3 жыл бұрын
@Schatzi we only saw his office, what we didn’t see was him wading through the waist-deep piles of empty Jack Daniels and Jim Beans in the next room.
@leonkenedy4616
@leonkenedy4616 Жыл бұрын
This movie is immortal.
@mogznwaz
@mogznwaz Жыл бұрын
Russell Mulcahy got the film greenlit because he was responsible for making most of Duran Duran’s epic music videos. As a kid my whole family ADORED this film and we know every word by heart. They just don’t make ‘em like this anymore…..
@felaciosuxonadik8517
@felaciosuxonadik8517 3 жыл бұрын
Clancy Brown said in an interview that he basically was paid a cup of coffee and a slice of pizza for his part in the movie. Nobody thought it would grow into the epic classic that it now is and he never knew he was creating one of the most iconic characters in film history. I think that just makes the movie even better because the people in the film did it for love of films and not greed or awards. They spent their biggest money hiring Sean Connery so they could have at least one big name to sell a few tickets.
@danrogy
@danrogy 3 жыл бұрын
And Queen for the soundtrack!
@richtifilmpalast5373
@richtifilmpalast5373 3 жыл бұрын
I loved him in this one!0 Dialogues like: "Hi.. I'm Candy" ... "Of course you are...*meangrin* " It won't get any better than that! lol
@stevew8513
@stevew8513 3 жыл бұрын
I read an interview with him years ago where he said the studio approached him to come back in Highlander 2: The Quickening. He read the script, told them it was completely betraying everything about the original movie and if they wanted him back they'd have to fix the script to make it true to the original, and he never heard from them again. He said the studio guys had dollar signs in their eyes, the original movie was the only thing they made that made a lot of money and they were going to wring every penny out of it.
@garytwinem5275
@garytwinem5275 3 жыл бұрын
@@richtifilmpalast5373 Corinne Russell, her of Vixen game cover fame.
@wholesomegamer
@wholesomegamer 3 жыл бұрын
@@richtifilmpalast5373 you mean "Hi.. I´m Candy"....*rumbling of stones answers* "Of course you are..." his voice (and his acting) just super awesome and fitting.
@darryk4154
@darryk4154 3 жыл бұрын
Hollywood's been trying to reboot Highlander for about 20 years, every project gets stuck in development hell and dies. Hopefully this one will too.
@growlith6969
@growlith6969 2 жыл бұрын
Frenchy's facial expressions while Ricky is talking about highlander were freaking hysterical!!! Literally the facial expression of "Ooooooo, whaaa? Oui-oui?
@skiphouston7392
@skiphouston7392 2 жыл бұрын
Saw it as teenager in the cinema about 5 times with my friends and listened to the soundtrack over and over again. Was the best of times.
@dbg32
@dbg32 3 жыл бұрын
This franchise should have stuck to its famous catchphrase “there can be only one (film)”.
@illerac84
@illerac84 3 жыл бұрын
I did enjoy the Tv Series though. Never saw the Raven spin-off though.
@-Keith-
@-Keith- 3 жыл бұрын
Now now, while Highlander 2 did really screw with everything about the first film, it was a fun entertaining movie if you considered it a standalone story.
@thebrownbaldy
@thebrownbaldy 3 жыл бұрын
That last film, The Source, well the less said the better
@ajscrewu
@ajscrewu 3 жыл бұрын
@@-Keith- ironside as the villain was fun and it has a bit of predictive programming with the whole blocking out the sun
@GrumpyPete78
@GrumpyPete78 3 жыл бұрын
@@-Keith- I completely agree with you. I couldn't have put it better myself.
@commandercaptain4664
@commandercaptain4664 3 жыл бұрын
The rare Drinker appearance, y'know, so that it's clear how disastrous this idea would be.
@SirButtz
@SirButtz 3 жыл бұрын
he clearly just wanted to show off his Connor McCleoud cosplay
@gregjorda3080
@gregjorda3080 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad he mentioned the queen contribution
@chris0628
@chris0628 2 жыл бұрын
That soundtrack by Queen was just perfection 👌🏽
@ianloree2784
@ianloree2784 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve never seen the Drinker this mad, which just speaks to how good Highlander really is.
@frankleepower2333
@frankleepower2333 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed, the mere fact he appeared live on the video, I think he was pissed.
@MarcelNL
@MarcelNL 3 жыл бұрын
My wife was laughing at that outburst. I said: "I have never seen him this mad!"
@salvadorjimenez2872
@salvadorjimenez2872 3 жыл бұрын
& how badly Hollywood screws up classics.
@sidwhiting665
@sidwhiting665 3 жыл бұрын
Modern studio: "Hey let's make a Highlander Reboot." . Me: "There can be only one!"
@Nempo13
@Nempo13 2 жыл бұрын
@@zero7190 and a TV show...that doesn't follow the movie MC.
@guysabol8743
@guysabol8743 2 жыл бұрын
there can be only one...nuff said
@notjustforme8857
@notjustforme8857 2 жыл бұрын
@@Nempo13 that show was good fun though. Adrian Paul aced the role imo. Detached from the movie might have been a good thing there too. I'm not strictly against giving movies and shows slightly different universes, if the changes pay out
@ryry187
@ryry187 2 жыл бұрын
there going to base the reboot off of Highlander 2
@xxxjoker607
@xxxjoker607 2 жыл бұрын
No
@Jan6750
@Jan6750 11 ай бұрын
The VHS still comes out of my attick on special occasions!
@bobross1829
@bobross1829 2 жыл бұрын
This is the first "R" rated film I snuck into when I was underage. It was awesome. This might be the best "B" movie ever made. Sean Connery was just coming back up from his nadir when this was released, which is why he is not even the star. He had name recognition but really did not have a big hit since Bond. The cinematography is basically A list quality, it is almost unbelievable where they got the money to do what they did with so many extras in actually cool period costumes. The swordfights were just epic. The Queen soundtrack became a classic. Clancy Brown was made from this movie (and looks unrecognizable now from then). I guess the only weakness was the leads. Lambert was always a B movie star and the actress was so forgettable I forget her name. The movie succeeded in spite of them, which is rare.
@Ned-Ryerson
@Ned-Ryerson 11 ай бұрын
Our group of friends all agreed that the girl playing Heather was by far the more attractive of the two.
@maxoutrage7270
@maxoutrage7270 3 жыл бұрын
When it comes to the Highlander franchise, there can be only one.
@MarkMcDaniel
@MarkMcDaniel 3 жыл бұрын
The first two films were decent, but that's it. The TV show was meh.
@Erikjust
@Erikjust 3 жыл бұрын
I don´t know i think the Anime movie was pretty good.
@lastswordfighter
@lastswordfighter 3 жыл бұрын
@@Erikjust Wait they made an anime?
@ohnosmoarlulcatz
@ohnosmoarlulcatz 3 жыл бұрын
@@lastswordfighter It's over 10 yrs old at this point. It's called Highlander Vengeance or something like that
@surlyunicorn9461
@surlyunicorn9461 3 жыл бұрын
Friends don’t let friends watch Highlander 2.
@HurlyBurlyStudios
@HurlyBurlyStudios 3 жыл бұрын
No to a remake. No to the sequels. “There can be only one.”
@Necromonger69
@Necromonger69 3 жыл бұрын
I see what you did there. 😁
@Anw4rr10r
@Anw4rr10r 3 жыл бұрын
Highlander 3 wasn't too bad, if not for the eye candy that is Deborah Kara Unger alone. Nah, it's actually a pretty fun flick and sequel tbf.
@user-pg2kj7ps7o
@user-pg2kj7ps7o 2 ай бұрын
First saw this in 1986 at the Allanpark Cinema in Stirling. Lots of oohs and ahs during the highland scenes, as most of the viewers had visited where it was filmed regularly! Still remember being stunned at the Cioch scene….”that’s..here..in my country??” . As usual after watching a violent film, my little brother and myself started knocking lumps out of each other with sticks as swords!
@brianmcconnell1817
@brianmcconnell1817 2 жыл бұрын
The ability to enjoy a good mystery as a plot element is lost to a generation of movie goers who were tragically born without an imagination. For them everything needs to be explained to the finest detail or else it gets wrongly labeled as a “plot hole”.
@leonielson7138
@leonielson7138 3 жыл бұрын
Here we are, born to be kings: we're the princes of the universe . . .
@chrissmith7669
@chrissmith7669 3 жыл бұрын
The best „ Not a Sound Track“ sound track of any Film. Queen set the bar with highlander
@DoctorSess
@DoctorSess 3 жыл бұрын
I am immortal: I have inside me blood of kings!
@troyskeete8372
@troyskeete8372 3 жыл бұрын
@@DoctorSess I have no rival! NO MAN CAN BE MY EQUAL!!!
@roncasement8382
@roncasement8382 3 жыл бұрын
I am your rival, I have inside me blood of kings.
@angryspudsinc.599
@angryspudsinc.599 3 жыл бұрын
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