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<blockquote data-quote="Kobold Stew" data-source="post: 9349920" data-attributes="member: 23484"><p>Kobold Stew's quick guide to Highlander.</p><p></p><p><strong>Highlander</strong>. Excellent movie with an amazing original modern mythology that has never been topped. Lightning strikes. 5/5</p><p><strong>Highlander II</strong>. Curiously, this movie was never made, and there are no records of it, or of its director's cut to be found. 0/5</p><p><strong>Highlander III</strong>. Sorcerer. An attempt to reboot a sequel with a foolishly low budget. Is an adequate tv hour-length story but lacks the substance of a film. 1/5</p><p>This is perhaps not surprising, because</p><p><strong>Highlander The Series</strong> had been going for two seasons at this point, and would continue for 4 more. It is mostly good, focusing on Duncan MacLeod not Connor. It reframes some of the mythology from the film, but remains true to the spirit, and the period flashbacks are excellent. Fight coordinators make sure to be accurate for what techniques MacLeod knows in the 17th century as opposed to the 19th c., which blade he uses, etc. I can talk about the series all day. Solid characters. Roland Gift as Xavier St Cloud is the best recurring villain, and will inspire the villain in <em>Highlander Endgame</em>. Sure, there are dud episodes, but this is genre tv in the 90s, made under the most improbable circumstances (including an international partnership that requires MacLeod to move to France for half of every season).</p><p>Seasons 1-5 are great. 4/5</p><p><strong>Highlander IV</strong>. Endgame. Was made at this time. It was an attempt to pass off the baton from Duncan to Connor. It had an idea for innovation to the myth (Sanctuary) which would have circumvented the rules of the Game. 3/5 if you like both the original film and the series, but otherwise 1/5.</p><p><strong>Highlander The Series</strong> Season 6 is an attempt to find traction for a spinoff series, with every episode attempting to be a stealth pilot. 1/5.</p><p><strong>Highlander: The Raven</strong> was a one-season spinoff that emerged from the final season of the series. No good stories, but it did have a very attractive star. 2/5</p><p><strong>Highlander V.</strong> Sanctuary. Yes another attempt to milk this series for some cash, with no inspiration or ideas. 0/5.</p><p></p><p>There were various animated series and an animated movie. Nothing to get your hopes up for.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I agree!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kobold Stew, post: 9349920, member: 23484"] Kobold Stew's quick guide to Highlander. [B]Highlander[/B]. Excellent movie with an amazing original modern mythology that has never been topped. Lightning strikes. 5/5 [B]Highlander II[/B]. Curiously, this movie was never made, and there are no records of it, or of its director's cut to be found. 0/5 [B]Highlander III[/B]. Sorcerer. An attempt to reboot a sequel with a foolishly low budget. Is an adequate tv hour-length story but lacks the substance of a film. 1/5 This is perhaps not surprising, because [B]Highlander The Series[/B] had been going for two seasons at this point, and would continue for 4 more. It is mostly good, focusing on Duncan MacLeod not Connor. It reframes some of the mythology from the film, but remains true to the spirit, and the period flashbacks are excellent. Fight coordinators make sure to be accurate for what techniques MacLeod knows in the 17th century as opposed to the 19th c., which blade he uses, etc. I can talk about the series all day. Solid characters. Roland Gift as Xavier St Cloud is the best recurring villain, and will inspire the villain in [I]Highlander Endgame[/I]. Sure, there are dud episodes, but this is genre tv in the 90s, made under the most improbable circumstances (including an international partnership that requires MacLeod to move to France for half of every season). Seasons 1-5 are great. 4/5 [B]Highlander IV[/B]. Endgame. Was made at this time. It was an attempt to pass off the baton from Duncan to Connor. It had an idea for innovation to the myth (Sanctuary) which would have circumvented the rules of the Game. 3/5 if you like both the original film and the series, but otherwise 1/5. [B]Highlander The Series[/B] Season 6 is an attempt to find traction for a spinoff series, with every episode attempting to be a stealth pilot. 1/5. [B]Highlander: The Raven[/B] was a one-season spinoff that emerged from the final season of the series. No good stories, but it did have a very attractive star. 2/5 [B]Highlander V.[/B] Sanctuary. Yes another attempt to milk this series for some cash, with no inspiration or ideas. 0/5. There were various animated series and an animated movie. Nothing to get your hopes up for. I agree! [/QUOTE]
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