A couple I've seen recently:
Highlander III: The SorcererThe last of the
Highlander live action sequels I'd not seen. Definitely the best of the follow-ups, although I'll freely admit that ain't really saying shit
It's still not a very good film, and gains most of its strengths and weaknesses from the fact it's basically just a straight (albeit much weaker) remake of the original - right down to copying certain sequences almost verbatim, like the villain kidnapping someone close to MacLeod and taking them on a chaotic joyride. The bad guy was also just a poor imitation of the Kurgan from the first, right down to Mario Van Peebles doing the same husky voice.
It was also full of the kind of nonsensical stupidity the
Highlander sequels seem to be plagued by - including villain Kane gaining seemingly near-omnipotent magical powers at the beginning of the film that he then almost completely neglects to employ during his various fights with MacLeod, and a particularly idiotic moment where Kane literally defeats MacLead by
shattering his sword and leaving him defenceless on his knees... and then runs away for no reason rather than kill him
Dafuq,
Highlander, dafuq.
Still, credit where credit's due, it did at least attempt to explain how there can still be Immortals running around when the final few supposedly battled to the death in the first film, something
none of the other sequels attempt to do. It was a silly explanation that didn't really make any sense, but it was better than nothing, I guess
The Long Good Friday.
Fantastic film with a tour de force performance from Bob Hoskins. Brilliant ending too!
Simply put, anyone who hasn't watched this and likes British gangster films (and I don't mean Guy Ritchie gangster-comedies) or just crime films in general should
absolutely track it down.
