Highlander
Starring: Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown, Beatie Edney, Anthony FuscoStudio: Lions Gate
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Director's Cut, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Running Time: 116 minutes
DVD Release: January 6th 2009
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DVD Review
Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 01/06/2009 Run time: 116 minutes Rating: R
User Reviews
Poor film, worse DVD - Rating: 1/5
I fall into the ranks of those bitten by a nostalgia bug. I first saw this film right after college and remember loving it. I suspect that had more to do with the group of friends with whom I saw the movie than the movie itself. At least I hope that is the case. The acting is horrific and the film just doesn't hold together. Too bad they didn't hire a choreographer for the fight scenes. Pathetic. My teenager says he now has confirmation that I have zero taste in action films.
As far as the DVD itself goes, it was noisy in the machine. The sound was at times too low to be heard, and at other times too loud for comfort. The picture was grainy and often much too dark. At least running the volume control up and down gave us something to do while watching it.
After the credits ran, we threw it out. I don't recall doing that with any other DVD I have purchased. I suppose I could have donated it to the library, but why inflict this on anyone else?
Excellent Production - Rating: 5/5
All the Highlander movies by Christopher Lambert and Adrian Paul are done in Excellent Taste.
Nice re-issue - Rating: 3/5
This is a cult classic. I have always loved this movie. My only complaint is that here and there the audio drops out, causing one "quiet" line to be heard, and the next to be difficult to hear, even when the volume is turned up very high.
Great Movie - Rating: 5/5
For the Director's Cut it adds a few minutes, that's nice, but the movie is a classic. Great story, started a line of movies that were enjoyable and a great TV series.
Wait for another DVD release! - Rating: 1/5
I should've taken the advice of the other reviewers, but I went ahead and bought this dvd because the price was right (or so I thought). This is a great movie, but this dvd is terrible. All of the way through, the picture is grainy and dark and the sound is horrible. You can barely hear what they are saying during normal scenes and during fight or action scenes it gets so loud that you can't enjoy it. I spent the whole movie turning the volume up and down. And, the subtitles are only in French. No English subtitles! Don't waste your $7.50 for this dvd. Wait for another release.
