“There can be only one!” Still one of the most iconic lines ever. Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery were brilliant in this, plus the music by Queen was the cherry on top.
AND the cinematography. The movie - nonsense story and all - was pure lightning in a bottle. All the more interesting that the TV show managed to recreate so much of the charm of this for such a lot of episodes. Damn, did we ever have a great time, entertainment-wise, in the 80s and 90s!
Clancy Brown as The Kurgan is awesome. One of the greatest movie villains of all time. Such huge screen presence. So intimidating, scary and darkly charismatic. One of THE great bad guy performances.
He also played an Imperial officer in the Death Star prison block where Leia was held. He gets shot down pretty quickly when Luke and Han show up. IIRC on top of playing Fasil he was also the stunt coordinator for this movie. I like to call him "Flippy McCoolshades" ;-)
Beyond the amazing Queen soundtrack (which makes it sort of a rock opera to me), I unabashedly love how weird Highlander is. Sean Connery plays an Egyptian with a Spanish name, a Japanese sword and a Scottish accent 🤣🤣🤣 and Christopher Lambert's muddled accent is strangely perfect for a man who has lived for centuries all over Europe and America 😅 Throw in Clancy Brown being just the creepiest and Highlander is a gem of the 80s. For another all Queen soundtrack - Flash Gordon (with Timothy Dalton 😉) For more of Lambert with a katana - The Hunted 1995
There is also a great Highlander TV series that follows another Immortal that is like Connor’s brother, Duncan who is from the same clan he is from. It does a great job expanding the world of Immortals. It lasted for 6 seasons.
@@cruelangel8689 Sason 1 has too many Villain-of-the-week episodes. The series really picks up once you get to the mythology arcs like the Watchers or Four Horsemen.
The side characters were the best thing about the series. Immortal characters who were supposed to only be seen in one episode became recurring characters and fan favorites because of their intriguing back stories. Methos, Fitzcairn, Amanda, Darius, Cassandra and many more. Heck even the villains were so interesting some became recurring characters too. Kalas, Xavier St. Cloud and Kronos to name a few.
The idea of the movie came from a suit of armor, as Screenwriter Gregory Widen, attending UCLA, was on vacation in Scotland and stopped by a museum of sorts and saw a beautifully restored suit of armor and thought "What if the guy who wore this suit was alive right now and what if he owned all these weapons and each had a story to tell?" The original script was called Shadow Clan, then The Dark Knight, and finally Highlander.
Didn't he wonder what it would be like if he had lived through to the present and at some point went on a tour of his own former property or something like it?
Can't think of a worse thing to do to someone than to make them live forever, or "know everything," ...if we couldn't be able to grow past what we experience, then by far that's a nightmare to condemn someone to. "Who wants to live forever" indeed. The love and hope of a child, and the imperative and nature of self... and ultimately the choice and free will of us all. Here we are.
@@brandonflorida1092 After twenty five years of chronic illness where the people I love the most have had to take care of me? Would be a lie to say I've not danced with that a long while. But the hope is that if we're not selfish, we use the worst of what we go through to help ourselves and help everyone around us as well. That was what I meant as an implied opposite to "I can't think of something worse to do to someone than...." Dying's easy. Giving us time to think about who and what we are, and then time to live that out? *shrugs* I want to live in a world where everyone around me has the same choice I was afforded. Then I'd like to live in a way where I can help others survive. Die? I'd love to. But now? No, not yet.
This movie has one of my all-time favorite low-key background scenes: when the detectives are getting lunch from the hot-dog vendor, the vendor is trolling them while reading news coverage about their investigation. "What does 'baffled' mean?" and "What does 'incompetent' mean?" Great character moment.
"Highlander" is both campy and fun. I love Clancy Brown's performance as the Kurgan. His cruelty and dark humor makes him one of my more favorite movie villains.
Christopher Lambert (Connor McLeod) is legally blind as he suffers from a severe eye condition. If the role doesn't allow for his rx glasses, he had to act and perform stunts pretty much blind. If you notice the swords not really connectong or seeming slighlty off that's why. Hes bern injured several times on sets over the years..like stepping off a raised platform because he didn't see the edge. Got to give him credit for perseverance under such conditions..... and a distinctive laugh.😊
The last time I saw him in French tv, he was in couple with the iconic Sophie Marceau. I don't know what he do now. I know he was one of the very first to invest in sous vide cooking and offer dishes to restaurants. He made a lot of money from it. He might not see very well, but he could see far anyway. 😊
The movie insurance company had kittens when the producers said they were going to have lambert poor eyesight swing a sword anywhere near the expensive to insure mega star Sean Connor.
The original US theatrical release didn't show how Connor and Rachel met. I liked the inclusion because it make his farewell line to her "Hey, it's a kind of magic" more meaningful. Also the little child Rachel was adorable.
@@deathtoraiden2080 The WW2 scene was put back into the VHS release, and I think it was always included in the foreign theatrical releases. It's almost as if they realized cutting it out was a mistake but didn't have time to redo the domestic theatrical version before its US release date.
I also love the idea that the Nazis were so horrific that this immortal of good conscience put his ancient quest on hold to play a part in stopping them. It says a lot about The Highlanders character.
@@waterbeauty85 Think I'd rather not, haha. Such a great villain brought to life by Clancy Brown - the Kurgan draws a visceral reaction like few others.
During the scene with the Kurgan and the priest, Clancy Brown (Kurgan) was into his character so much he freaked out everyone on set. Spectacular performance from a very underated actor.
@@andrewstevenson6026 HIs resume is extensive and of high quality. IMDB has 329 actor entries, plus five upcoming projects. Few actors did more work than him.
One of the big reasons for the success of this film was the inclusion of Queen. Coming off of their memorable performance at Live Aid in July of 1985, the band was eager to work on new music; but were reluctant at first about contributing music for a film. They had a bad experience when recording the music for Flash Gordon(1980). The director wanted Queen because they were known for music of an “anthem quality”. He put together a 20-minute rough cut of the film and showed it to Queen. The band said that not only would they write the title track “Princes of the Universe”, but they would write nine tracks for the film. Some of these tracks were “A Kind of Magic”, “One Year of Love”, “Who Wants to Live Forever”, “Don’t Lose Your Head”, and “Gimme The Prize (Kurgan’s Theme)”. During the recording of songs for Highlander, they also wrote the song “One Vision” for the film Iron Eagle (1986). All of the music they recorded was released on their album A Kind of Magic(1986). Queen would embark on a memorable European tour throughout that summer of 1986; even headlining the place where they stole the show at Live Aid; Wembley Stadium in London. The tour would be bittersweet; as that was the final tour Queen did with Freddie Mercury. A year later he was diagnosed with AIDS, and continued to make music with Queen up until the end. He died in November of 1991 at age 45.
@@JS-wp4gs That probably broke his heart in ways we non-Scots will never understand. The closest I’ll ever come is if someone tells me they don’t like Old Bay. 😅
An Egyptian who spent at least one lifetime in Japan, and is currently serving in the Spanish Royal Court. Kind of freaky that he sounds just like a Lithuanian captaining a Russian Submarine.
It was 15 years before i could hear queens princes of the universe without crying remembering my dad. He loved highlander and all these years later I was able to share it with my wife and enjoy it again. I'm sure you will enjoy this
Fun fact, they aren't immortal until they die the first time. Then the resurrect and become immortal, but only certain people are immortals, not everyone.
I believe they also have to die violently for their immortality to "activate." So, if you had the ability to become immortal but die of illness or natural causes, you would not resurrect as an immortal.
@@countofdownable--- The saddest, would be children who are immortal.. Imagine being 10 years old FOREVER.. Not having the strength or ability to fight or defend yourself... I think the series had an immortal who was mentally handicapped...
The best part of Highlander is that they make a movie heavily tied to the Scottish Highlands, then they get Sean Connery, a Scotsman, to play an Egyptian character, and THEN they let him keep his Scottish accent for the character. I find this both hilarious and epic. This movie is an absolute classic.
I like to think that, since he was like 2400yrs old, he was born in Egypt, traveled the world, where he picked up other cultures to blend in, and liked the Spanish name he chose & went by it cause it sounded cooler, the accents he just picks up from living in the area so long. 🙂
In 1500s, when it takes place, if somebody was Spaniard it would command a lot of respect as Spain was like USA at this time, the top superpower in the world. Also in Scotland he may get even more respect as Spain was enemy of England and Scots were also fighting England. So actually it would be rather beneficial to pose as a Spaniard, not just that it was faraway land and they would have trouble to gather info on who you are but also you came from a powerful land which was the enemy of your enemy. So nobody in Scotland really would have reason to fuck with you, Scotland was too weak to defeat Spain but also Spain had no interest in Scotland and they were actually helping Scots in a way by being enemy of English so why sour the relations with Spain by killing or imprisoning high born Spanish guy? @@juggerhulk
French dude with a French accent playing a Scot and the most famous Scottish Actor playing a Spaniard while doing nothing about his accent. Gotta love this movie.
Love this film. Christopher Lambert is a native French speaker who only really learned English after being cast in the lead role of Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes. I believe he also has terrible eyesight, needing glasses to properly see and finds contacts painful to wear, so he’s normally acting half blind.
And raised in Sweden, which gives him the odd french/Swedish mix accent. Which is part of the reason he got the part. An immortal would pick up a mix of accents over time.
Re: The gorgeous aerial shot of the wrestling match in the opening scene ("Is this a drone?"). It predated drone photography in films by decades, so it was a hell of a lot trickier to pull off. The camera was suspended on wires to achieve those shots, and that "Skycam" system would eventually help revolutionise the way live sporting events are filmed. The photography in this movie (shoutout to cinematographer Gerry Fisher) really is breathtaking, particularly the sweeping Louma crane shots in the final swordfight, which look like fast, elegant dolly shots but were actually a happy accident achieved by booting the arm of the crane (!), resulting in it spinning out gracefully across the floor of the soundstage.
And my favorite story about THAT is that he was certain he'd blown the audition because he couldn't bring himself to yell at the casting assistant who was reading opposite him.@@laudanum669
Brown voiced Lex Luthor as well. An episode had him switch bodies with the Flash which was voiced by Michael Rosenbaum. Who ironically played Lex Luthor in Smallville.
The writer, Gregory Widen, also wrote The Prophecy, starring Christopher Walken as the Archangel Gabriel turning evil. It's Walken at his most Walken ever,
Russell Mulchay's camera work and transitions in this movie are still amazing. The guy was a sort -after music video director and this was very early in his movie career after "Razorback".
Funny you talking about the apartment being so cool, that's what I thought as well and wanted since I watched this movie as a kid. :)) The series with Duncan Macleod (Adrian Paul) was one of my favorite series growing up.
Dear Jen, best reaction to this movie I've ever seen here on youtube! Most reactors don't understand the story, are annoyed by the tricks and call the movie lame precisely because they didn't understand it. Of course, much more could have been made of the movie's story, the tricks are from the eighties and therefore don't fit in with today's movies, but back in the 80s it was a great movie with an interesting idea. Because there wasn't much fantasy/sci-fi back then. Sure, there was Star Trek and Star Wars, Flash Gordon, Conan, Krull and a few other good movies, but not much else worth mentioning. No comparison to other genres like thrillers, westerns or comedies and 80+% of fantasy movies were usually trash or for little kids (Sinbad, Aladdin and such stuff). So I'm glad you were able to enjoy the movie. 😊
People often forget that he was in there because he wasn't playing much of a character so he kinda melted into the background.. Also we didn't get to see much of him.
The scene where he finds Rachel could be viewed as just a fun little moment where we get to see Connor deliver a killer one-liner before blasting a Nazi, but as satisfying as that is in and of itself, it's more than that when you stop to think about it. Here we have this immortal being, alive for hundreds of years already, who could be completely unconcerned with the happenings of mortal man, but instead he puts on hold his ancient quest for the prize to help defeat an evil. That says a lot about The Highlander's character.
Russell Nash/Connor MacLeod's apartment is to this date one if not THE coolest apartment I've ever seen in a film not counting castles, villas, & manors (though it does rival even most of those). I love this movie and I've seen it more times than I can remember, but of all things that apartment is one the things I loved the most; I'm curious to see your recreation of it in The Sims! :) Also funny note: you technically weren't wrong on the time traveler bit... In a way he is time traveling, it's just VERY slow and it goes only in one direction! 😂
It's the only good one and made retroactively better by the garbage sequels that came after. It and the TV series are the only live action Highlander things worth watching IMO.
Since everyone's jumping in with fun facts... The filming location for McLeod's village, named as Glenfinnan on the shores of Loch Shiel, is Eilean Donan Castle, about 30 miles north of the real village of Glenfinnan. When McLeod is thrown out of the boat by Ramirez, that is the real Loch Shiel, with Glenfinnan nearby. Also, the final shot isn't Scotland. It's Wales - the Sychnant Pass, near Conwy in North Wales. You can see Anglesey in the background.
Somebody probably mentioned this, but the only official Highlander soundtrack to be released was the orchestra score. Queen released their songs as the album "A Kind of Magic", which also includes the song "One Vision", which was used in the movie "Iron Eagle", an 80s favorite of mine. I love the main title song, "Princes of the Universe". The full version is worth checking out. It was also used as the theme song for the Highlander tv series.
The Kurgan is played by Clancy Brown. He was the head guard in The Shawshank Redemption and Sergeant Zim in Starship Troopers, as well as many other great roles.
I love Clancy Brown (the Kurgen). The fact that he is also the voice of Lex Luthor in Superman cartoons and Mr. Krabs on SpongeBob makes it even better.
One thing a lot of people miss is Connor's physical age. He tells Brenda he was born in 1518. The famous battle that he 'died' in was 1536. Connor should only be 18 years old, according to the script. Lambert was like 30 at the time.
I remember when I first saw it: 11 years old in 1987, lying sick on my parent's couch, watching this amazing movie on VCR. I have no idea how many times I have watched it since then.
It makes me smile to think of all the films where Sean Connery plays Englishmen, Russians etc with a Scottish accent, and the one film where his accent would fit in they make him Spanish! Love this film though.
When Scottish RU-vidr Dawn Marie saw "The Untouchables," she decided that Malone was actually Scottish, but because Americans kept confusing his Scottish accent for an Irish accent, he just gave up correcting them and let them believe he was Irish. Her mind works in unusual ways.
@@treetopjones737 My favourite moment was from Hunt For Red October when he was meant to be Russian. Someone asks if anyone speaks English and, in his familiar old accent, he says “I have a shmattering”😆
Find and read the original script online. There’s more lore, world building, several of the secondary characters like Rachel, Kastagir and the police sergeant are more important to the present day storyline , more things are explained (like Kurgan being the one who killed Osta Vasilek in NJ, and why some immortals are more powerful than others) as well as deleted scenes. One NYC deleted scene has Kurgan beheading an Asian immortal named Yung Dol Kim. It takes place after he and Connor are driven off by the helicopter. The overall story altogether is even stronger than the finished film. One important dialogue exchange explains why Kurgan and Ramirez knew each other on sight: Ramirez to Connor: I have fought the Kurgan three times. In Babylon, Greece, and China. The last time I was lucky to escape with my head.
I saw this in the theater in 1986, and several times since. If you want to continue to enjoy this movie, one of the greatest epic fantasies ever made, ignore that anyone ever thought a sequel was a good idea. That said, the TV series that follows his cousin Duncan is an entertaining watch. Not as good, but entertaining. Follow the math. Connor McLeod was 18 when he first went into battle in 1536, so in 1986, he is 468 years old. With every Quickening, it gets stronger. With each of the Immortals, they absorb the energy of the one they have just defeated, as well as all the ones they have absorbed before that. That's why the final Quickening with the killing of the Kurgan is so incredibly strong. Over the centuries, he had killed many Immortals long before The Gathering.
There was also a Highlander TV series that came out in the early 90's. It was a different actor, Adrian Paul, playing the Highlander, Duncan, who was Connor's cousin.
Hi Jen ,, do you want a fun film fact : Christopher Lambert since a child has had a severe case of myopia & Requires special glasses to allow him to see it also makes him unable to wear Contact lenses , this means most of the time while acting he`s almost blind so when doing the sword fight scenes in this and other films he cant see his opponents clearly so he has to learn every fight like a dance & carefully remember every move he makes , during the making of Highlander 2 he managed to chip actor Michael Ironside`s Tooth during a swordfight scene & in return Ironside unwittingley severed part of Lamberts Finger , when you think how many action films he done with out wearing his Glasses , its amazing he`s never got hurt more .....
Princes of the Universe was a song that was written just for this movie. Another Queen song that was written for this movie was Who Wants to live Forever. The Quickening is the energy life force of Immortals. When there is only one left that one immortal will carry the energy of all immortals.
As Ramirez briefly explained if the head comes off it's over for them hence the sword-fighting. A cult classic and Lambert's best roll I think but they should have kept it at one movie. The TV series was kinda ok though. It's crazy looking back on the eighties now it's like some foreign planet yet I lived there as a kid...
Freddie wasn’t diagnosed with HIV until 1987. Who Wants to Live Forever was written by Brian May in 1985. The songs lyrics are purely based on Highlander and the burden of immortality.
To give ya a little perspective of how much in over his head Connor initially was, Kurgan was 2500 years old when he first tried for Connor's head and close to 3000 when battling him in the 1980s. Connor was a mere 450 years old when taking on that fight. At the time of his death, Ramírez was 2438 years old.
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What amazing timing. I only found out yesterday that Christopher Lambert is legally blind. He was at the time of this film, too: he's not "dark blind" but his myopia is so severe that he needs weird glasses to make it manageable, and he can't correct it with contact lenses due to the nature of his eyes. That's how he gets that wonderful blank faraway stare in most of his scenes, and why he suffered a TON of injuries doing his fight choreography on these films.
That part with Heather always gets me, especially now later in life... So sad. But at the same time, there's truth in "It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all"...
Every time I rewatch that scene on her deathbed, it makes the ending even more bittersweet. Connor can finally experience love and will one day reunion Heather up in heaven.
I heard an interview with a supper centurion, the man was celebrating his 110th birthday. They asked if he had any advice for anyone who wanted to have a long life. His answer changed my view of living a long time. He said Don't. His wife was dead, all of his friends had died, even his kids had preceded him in death. And his grandchildren were becoming grandparents themselves. I no longer listen to interviews of people celebrating their triple digit birthdays. What must it be like to be interviews by people a quarter of your age, as if living a long time is a good thing. The song is right, "When life has but one sweet moment, who wants to live forever, anyway?"
Poignant. Mortals will always ponder this question. It has been addressed in multiple movies and innumerable books. This movie is one of the best examples. Another good one was Star Trek, the original series episode “Requiem for Methuselah.” In it, the antagonist is revealed to be an immortal human of Earth’s ancient past. He, like Connor McCloud, led many lives, gaining wealth and expertise in many disciplines. His property included articles from a Medieval inventor, unpublished sheet music from the European Classical period, and fresh paintings in the style of a renowned Renaissance Master painter. He became godlike in his knowledge, so much so that he could no longer identify with the childlike minds of normal humans. He sought solitude among the stars and built an Android female companion as a solution to his loneliness. I think retaining happiness and fulfillment in such an existence could only last until the attainment of knowledge was replaced by the wisdom that gaining knowledge has diminishing returns on investment. Eventually, you become too far removed from a blissful ignorance and it all seems pointless. This is where the movie “Groundhog Day” went for Phil Connors. He grew bored with an eternity in which there was nothing left to learn and tried in vain to end it all: unsuccessfully. He found renewed hope in becoming a better, more giving person. But he was released from immortality and could have the companion of his dreams, so, a happy ending. He was not forced to loose her as he stood by as a helpless immortal. Many people who have gained wisdom as they grow old report not fearing death. Through faith or acceptance of our mortal existence of flesh, some feel comfort in the knowledge that all things come to an end; that there is a time when pain ends, tears dry, and one can rest and feel at peace in the knowledge that they lived a good life.
The song also says, "And we can have forever And we can love forever Forever is our today" Connor managed to find love again without loving his centuries dead wife any less. I'd say the pain of losing the people you've loved could be balanced by the new people you can love.
Michael Kamen did the score to this one. His score is slightly overshadowed by the sound track for this film which was Queen exclusively. Some awesome rock in this one, but Michaels score is still lovely.Michael was one of the best of his era. He got some form of cancer and died in his prime. You’ve heard his music everywhere. Die Hard 1-3, Leathel Weapon 1-4, Robinhood Prince of thrives and the iron Giant. Not many people scored action like him
He also cowrote a few Metallica songs. He conducted the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra for Metallica's S&M album and concert in 1999. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1GEwdzDnNps.htmlsi=pUGHLcdHGwtxyinc
There are no sequels -- there can be only one! 😁This is all all-time favourite -- great visuals & transitions, amazing music, the myopia-powered intensity of Lambert's gaze, Sean Connery and ...Clancy Brown's Kurgan, one of the greatest villains in cinema history! He was also a milder sort of villain in Spongebob, but very different 😅
The making of the soundtrack is a movie in itself! Warner bros wanted multiple artists, queen wanted to di the whole thing as an Opera. Warne bros won, queen left Warner, formed their own label, and did the opera! The scene cuts, time jumps, camera work in this, is off the chains good!
27:56 The Quickening is the surviving immortal absorbing the life energy of the decapitated immortal. That energy imbues them with stronger powers of insight (which is what they use to detect other immortals, like how Ramirez knew Kurgen was coming), and can also increase their fighting skill, and some knowledge transfer happens as well. The reason "there can be only one" is that The Prize is being the sole remaining immortal, with all of the powers, knowledge, and skills of every other immortal being placed into one immortal. That's why the transfers get more and more powerful as the more immortals are defeated. It started with a little lightning storm in a parking garage, and at this point, buildings start to explode from the sheer amount of energy being transferred.
The best Highlander experience is 1st movie - 3rd movie - TV Show - 4th Movie ... the TV show really dives into the lore of the immortals and gives you alot of growth with Connor and Duncan Macleod. Watching the 4th movie endgame without watching the TV show is almost a waste of how impactful that movie is . This movie doesnt explain the quickening all that great . When one immortal kills another they get all their knowledge. So when the lightning happens and you see the immortal kinda seizing thats them gaining all of the power and knowledge of the other immortal . Thats why Connor says he knows everything , its all the knowledge from every immortal that ever lived .
The best part about this film is the soundtrack. If particular note is the music from Queen because they were only asked for 1 song but after seeing some footage they made 6 and got an entire album out of it. A real case of lightning striking that created a genuine masterpiece.
Ramirez (Sean Connery) died because he was beheaded. As he told Connor, "If your head comes away from your neck, it's over." Sean Connery recorded his epic opening monologue in his bathroom, hence the echo. He bet the director that he wouldn't be able to finish his scenes in the 3 days he was available. He lost that bet. Connor is played by Lord Raiden himself, Christopher Lambert. Mortal Kombat (1995) is awesome. Check it out. The Kurgan is played by Clancy Brown, who you'll probably know best as Mr. Crabs. The film is directed by Russel Mulcahy, best known prior to this for his music video direction. So the transitions and camera shots are extremely stylish. The sweeping down shot at Madison Square Garden required a custom-made computer-controlled camera rig, while the sweeping side shot during the final battle was the result of strapping the camera to an office chair and shoving it across the floor. Welcome to the Highlander rabbit hole. Avoid the second movie. The third is pretty good, even though it's basically a lesser repeat of the first. After that it just gets worse and worse. The TV series isn't bad, but it has its ups and downs, and trying to fit it into canon isn't worth the headache. The spin-off series, Highlander: The Raven isn't very good. Despite a few good entries into the franchise, there really should have been only one. RIP Freddie Mercury. "Here we are! Born to be kings! We're the princes of the universe!"
Just in case anyone didn't realise. Queen specifically wrote the songs for the film - which is why they work perfectly. To this day I still randomly blurt out random quotes to myself (like...B-A-L-A-N-C-E, Balance'). Of all the films from that era I have watched the most I think Highlander wins as I watched it 20+ times as a kid (though it is probably just ahead of Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Beverly Hills Cop and Total Recall). Great film, songs and score.
One of the best soundtracks ever. I had forgotten how many of these songs were from this movie. The number of hits from one movie soundtrack must be unequalled.
Jen, your reactions are amazing. So off-kilter (get it?) and unexpected. Queen, swordfights in sunglasses, the appreciation of the background music, and your strange yet wonderful sense of humor. Another job well done! I saw this movie in the theater as a kid, mostly for the Queen music. I thought it was just OK. Your reaction helped me appreciate as I should have originally. Such a rare talent you have
The soundtrack by Queen is just soo perfect.... Who wants to live forever is probably my favorite Queen song of all time (yes, even more than Bohemian Rhapsody)
This is another fun movie with some cool action and great music. Super reaction Jen. The sequels are pretty good with a lot of information on the questions you asked. The TV series was pretty good too with a different main character who is related to Conner, plus Conner makes a few appearances.
"There can be only one!" I always say that along with McLeod as he's about to go through the quickening. I love that scene, it's rewound, and rewatched, several times, whenever I watch the movie. This is one of my all-time favorite movies, and I am so glad you reacted to it. It's become a cult movie all around. I love it. And also Queen, a favorite band, so need I say more about how much I love the soundtrack? It's amazing.
SO happy you kept in my favorite line in the church--most reactors take it out! "He cares for these helpless mortals?" "Of course he cares, he died for our sins..." "That shall be His undoing....."
Oh and a brilliant moment is a French man playing a Scot calling a Scot playing an Egyptian a stupid haggis. Then the Scot playing an Egyptian say in a very Sottish accent "What is haggis?"" and "Sounds revolting" Brilliant.
In case nobody told you yet, the guy who plays the Kurgan is the same guy who is the voice of Mr Crab. He was also the guard in Shawsank Redemption, and many more roles. Epic actor.
