Highlander

It's a magic movie of its time. It's a time when movies were entertaining and not over bloated with nonsense.
I watched it when I was 15 and now I'm 50 and I still love it. I can't say that about everything from my youth.
The film introduced me to so many things, especially music. You can tell Russell made music videos first as the soundtrack is as much a part of the films as the actors.
The sequels are horrible and I'd imagine the remake will be too.
There can be only one.. and this is it!

I have been a huge fan of Highlander ever since I saw this film. It is no coincidence that I decided to move to Edinburgh, Scotland after all! I am a big fan of Queen too.

Great movie of my childhood. Great to watch after 35 years.

I love this movie, the music really makes it for me. Classic movie for mine, a definite must watch.

A "must see"
Probably the only Lambert's good movie

An excellent film with an outstanding soundtrack. Ignore the sequels though - as its tagline says:

**There can be only one!**

One of the best parts about Highlander is how despite itself, it somehow manages to work. The plot has inconsistencies all over the place, the accents are terrible and the cast seem split on whether to take it all seriously or ham it up. But that is part of its charm in many ways. The filmmakers wisely keep much of core mythology vague, doling out key elements that develop the central character, whilst ensuring the larger backstory remains mysterious. Its a lesson the sequels failed to heed. It’s also clear the filmmakers expected no future franchise with the film providing a satisfying closure for the characters and the themes explored. Indeed this focus on the central character is what makes the film work so well, with the location and historical setting lending the film an epic quality that would otherwise be absent and the core idea that immortality is as much a curse as a gift brought to the fore. For all his difficulties with the accent, Lambert takes the character seriously and whilst he endlessly broods in the present, its the exploration of his past that works to make the audience care and relate to his isolation. Both Sean Connery and Clancy Brown ensure the audience doesn’t take it all too seriously and provide some much needed humour and fun. It helps that the film also has a killer soundtrack from Queen.

A classic. The battle of immortals that live among us. Full of great ideas and still excellent entertainment with namely a great Sean Connery as the teacher of Christophe Lambert.

One of the greatest bad movies of all time, _Highlander_ is a landmark of 1980s filmmaking for both its high-concept story and chintzy production quality. The acting is all over the place, but in the moments where it really counts everybody steps up their performances. Sean Connery makes one of his most memorable turns as an ancient mentor, and Clancy Brown is one of the decade's most iconic villains. Looking back from almost 40 years later one can see all of the tropes and plot holes that we'd now call lazy writing, as well as the lackluster fight choreography, but one cannot deny that the world the writers created is one that has endured. Every time I watch, I find myself wishing for more Ramirez, more Kurgan, and more mythology.

A silly and flawed film that as entertaining as it is over the top. Highlander also benefits from a killer Queen soundtrack. Where they made many songs just for the movie.
My main problem is that Duncan (Christopher Lambert) comes back home. Where his mentor was just killed. Doesn’t take his girlfriend and leave in fear that Kurgan (Clancy Brown) may come back.
Otherwise the film is definitely less flawed and less of a mess than its sequels. Sean Connery and Queen are a good reason why though.