He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor McLeod. He is immortal. Connor McLeod (Christopher Lambert - Mortal Kombat Subway) survives a wound that should kill him in a clan battle in the Scottish Highlands in 1536 and is banished from his village. Years later McLeod is met by Juan Sanchez Vlla-Lobos Ramirez (Sean Connery - The Untouchables The Hunt for Red October) a swordsman who teaches McLeod the truth about himself; he is immortal one of a race of many... who can only die when the head is cut from the body. When one immortal takes the head of another the loser's power is absorbed into the winner. Ramirez teaches McLeod the ways of the sword until he is killed by his gravest foe the evil Kurgan (Clancy Brown - The Shawshank Redemption) who lusts for the ultimate power of the immortals The Prize; enough power to rule the earth forever. McLeod must fight his way through the centuries until the time of the Gathering when the few immortals who have survived the ages will come together to fight until only one remains. In New York City the final fight is about to begin and in the end there can be only one. [show more]
Superb fantasy-adventure that sees Highlander; Conner McLeod (Christopher Lambert) exiled from his clan and wrongly accused of sorcery after surviving what should've been a fatal wound in battle. Living in the Outer Hebrides, he learns of his fate as an immortal who must face others like him in deadly duels through time in a bid to win the prize. Cutting back and forth from medieval Scotland to New York in the mid eighties, 'Highlander' is an intriguing blend of fantasy-adventure, drama and swordplay, which shouldn't work but somehow does. Australian director Russell Mulcahy handles Gregory Widen's original screenplay with the vision and respect it deserves and whilst Mulcahy is often derided as a hack because of his MTV background, critics would be hard pressed to deny the scale, splendour and creativity of some of the scenes he puts on film. I particularly enjoyed the transitions from the present day to the past and vice versa (e.g. aquarium in Conner's apartment becoming a pond in medieval Scotland).
The cast are all on good form: Clancy Brown makes for a memorable villain as the towering behemoth; Kurgen whilst the always excellent Sean Connery steals the show as extravagant Egyptian immortal / Conner's teacher; Ramirez. Highlander's unwieldy plot and comic book sensibilities are held together by the fact that everyone goes with the story and gives it their best shot: Christopher Lambert puts in a measured, subtle and believable performance as McLeod, a man tormented by his gift; forced to endure the loss of loved ones over time but maintain the grim resolve to pursue his destiny towards 'The Gathering' of immortals. Released in 1986, 'Highlander' still stands up and is an entertaining, stylish film with good performances all round and a classic soundtrack by 'Queen' which induces hits like 'A Kind of Magic' and 'Princes of the Universe' among others. A retro cult classic which comes highly recommended: "There can be only one".
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Connor McCloud (Christopher Lambert) is a Scotsman from the Middle Ages who discovers that he cannot be killed in battle. Cast out by his clan, who believe him to be a witch, he is befriended by another Immortal, Ramirez (Sean Connery), who teaches him of the Gathering, a magical event which can be experienced by one of their kind when all the others are slain. Immortals can only be killed by being beheaded, and in the Twentieth century McCloud has only one Immortal left to face in battle - the evil Kurgan.
Please note this is a region B Blu-ray and will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536 He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986 His name is Connor McLeod He is immortalConnor McLeod (Christopher Lambert – Mortal Kombat Subway) survives a wound that should kill him in a clan battle in the Scottish Highlands in 1536 and is banished from his village Years later McLeod is met by Juan Sanchez Vlla-Lobos Ramirez (Sean Connery – The Untouchables The Hunt for Red October) a swordsman who teaches McLeod the truth about himself; he is immortal one of a race of many who can only die when the head is cut from the body When one immortal takes the head of another the loser’s power is absorbed into the winner Ramirez teaches McLeod the ways of the sword until he is killed by his gravest foe the evil Kurgan (Clancy Brown – The Shawshank Redemption) who lusts for the ultimate power of the immortals “The Prize”; enough power to rule the earth forever McLeod must fight his way through the centuries until the time of the Gathering when the few immortals who have survived the ages will come together to fight until only one remains In New York City the final fight is about to begin and in the end there can be only one
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