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Highlander
Well, Will Ferrell was wrong, it isn't the greatest movie ever made, but it is a pretty solid cult classic film, once you get past the annoying accent of the main character. It is good for a few laughs, and it makes you think (I'll explain the question later).
The story is pretty absurd, a battle royale, so to speak, of immortals with power being given to the survivor, and they all congregate in New York of all places. No guns, as decapitation is the only way to kill them, so they have giant broad swords, or a slim extremely nice katana. And there is one man, bred purely for fighting, who happens to be an immortal. He is the greatest changer in the battles, and if he wins, everything goes to hell.
The acting in the film was so-so. Sean Connery was in it, and his character was completely absurd, and it was possibly the best character in the film. Even though the bad guys character is pretty good as well. But Connery's character is so over the top. Highlander, himself, was actually a pretty pedestrian character, there wasn't anything all that eccentric about thim, which there certainly was about the others. And the accent takes some getting used to, I'm not sure if they tried to make it non-descript as he had been around for so long, but it basically was a mish-mash of all accents and it sounds pretty bad.
Finally, the question of the film, how does Queen ended up doing the soundtrack for so many cult classic films? First Flash Gordon and then Highlander. Now, I do appreciate the scoring, it was hilarious at some points in the film, and it is always fun to listen to Queen, but how do they manage to pull it off?
Overall this is a cult classic film, if you go into it expecting it to be more, you will be disappointed, and for some it might not be the greatest cult classic film out there, but for those who appreciate that sort of film, they should enjoy it.
Overall Grade: B-
Story: B
Acting: C
Audio/Visual: B
Well, Will Ferrell was wrong, it isn't the greatest movie ever made, but it is a pretty solid cult classic film, once you get past the annoying accent of the main character. It is good for a few laughs, and it makes you think (I'll explain the question later).
The story is pretty absurd, a battle royale, so to speak, of immortals with power being given to the survivor, and they all congregate in New York of all places. No guns, as decapitation is the only way to kill them, so they have giant broad swords, or a slim extremely nice katana. And there is one man, bred purely for fighting, who happens to be an immortal. He is the greatest changer in the battles, and if he wins, everything goes to hell.
The acting in the film was so-so. Sean Connery was in it, and his character was completely absurd, and it was possibly the best character in the film. Even though the bad guys character is pretty good as well. But Connery's character is so over the top. Highlander, himself, was actually a pretty pedestrian character, there wasn't anything all that eccentric about thim, which there certainly was about the others. And the accent takes some getting used to, I'm not sure if they tried to make it non-descript as he had been around for so long, but it basically was a mish-mash of all accents and it sounds pretty bad.
Finally, the question of the film, how does Queen ended up doing the soundtrack for so many cult classic films? First Flash Gordon and then Highlander. Now, I do appreciate the scoring, it was hilarious at some points in the film, and it is always fun to listen to Queen, but how do they manage to pull it off?
Overall this is a cult classic film, if you go into it expecting it to be more, you will be disappointed, and for some it might not be the greatest cult classic film out there, but for those who appreciate that sort of film, they should enjoy it.
Overall Grade: B-
Story: B
Acting: C
Audio/Visual: B