#Highlander The Quickening

[jasonsutekh]

Highlander 1 (1986), 2: The Quickening (1991), 3: The Sorcerer (1994), 4: Endgame (2000), 5: The Source (2007), and 6: The Search for Vengeance (2007)

An immortal highlander seeks to build a normal life with his love but is caught in the machinations of other immortals who wish to decapitate him to absorb his power.

Much of the back stories applied are fairly standard but still allow some character development which is significant when dealing with a character who hasn’t changed much for centuries. The lore is quite variable but still interesting and the basic structure always remains the same like the decapitation and need to kill other immortals.

An irritating feature of the films as a franchise is that the core story is rewritten and then retold with every single installment. So there are entire scenes that are essentially just recap with minor details changed. The series also contains a great deal of repetition since the basic narrative is always the same and it only has so much flexibility.

The two films in the franchise that stand out the most are the second and sixth ones because they incorporate science fiction spins into the story which at least keeps a story that’s already been done interesting. The 6th in particular is engaging because it’s an anime so the aesthetics are a big change but still welcome and effective, especially for the gore.

Some of the films are disappointing because the action is occasionally lax on a small budget, with brief glimpses given to what should be big battle scenes. Some fights are also rather underwhelming, especially when the set-up suggest it could be interesting, the most guilty of this is the anime one which implies a good fight will be coming up and then the protagonist kills his adversary of in one swing of his sword, barely seen on screen.

Highlander: 4/10 -It’s below average, but only just!-

Highlander 2: 4/10 -It’s below average, but only just!-

Highlander 3: 3/10 -This one’s bad but it’s got some good in it, just there-

Highlander 4:3/10 -This one’s bad but it’s got some good in it, just there-

Highlander 5: 3/10 -This one’s bad but it’s got some good in it, just there-

Highlander The Search for Vengeance: 3/10 -This one’s bad but it’s got some good in it, just there-

-The lead actor in the first film had voice coaching sessions to create an accent that was non-specifically foreign since the character has spent many years in many countries.

-The production of several of the films were hindered by injuries due to untrained actors attempting their own stunts.

-Early sub-titles for the 4th film included “The Immortals” and “The Search for Connor”.

[conjcosby]

Stardate: 202311.4 ▫ A redo of the previous cover art I did a few weeks ago and I do think it looks better. 😊🙏 @christopherlambertofficiel @highlander.official #christopherlambert #connormacleod #thehighlander #theimmortals #thegathering #thegame #theprize #thequickening #highlander #highlander2 #highlanderii #highlander2thequickening #highlanderiithequickening #highlanderthequickening #highlanderfan #highlanderfans #highlanderfandom #highlanderfanart #highlanderworldwide #highlanderuniverse #highlanderfilm #highlandermovie #fan #art #fiction #friday #fanart #fanfiction #fanartfriday #fanfictionfriday https://www.instagram.com/p/CzLYW0rMaIJ/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==

[lobbycards]

Highlander II: The Quickening, Spanish lobby card. 1992

[teh-nos]

thor girlies (gender neutral) i need yous to explain why your boy gets cleverer and hotter with each loved one he loses. two siblings dead in the space of about a week (i assume) and now look at him.

[movie--posters]

[nerds-yearbook]

In 1625, the Immortal Duncan MacLeod met another Immortal who told MacLeod of his importance to the next millennium. The other Immortal sacrificed himself so that Duncan could experience his first Quickening. ("Archangel", Highlander, TV, Event) Later, MacLeod revived, after being thought dead in a battle, to meet Connor MacLeod, who became his mentor. ("Highlander: Endgame, flm")

[romangoldendream]

Highlander (1986)

[jbk405]

I've been playing Mass Effect 3 for twelve years now, and I only just caught that Kaidan makes a Highlander reference after Sanctuary.

[90smovies]

[makemerainbows]

That scene in "Highlander II: The Quickening" made me think of Lord Beelzebub who would have dared to kiss the statue of Gabriel...

[conjcosby]

Stardate: 202309.22 ▫ The game is not over, more immortals have arrived from Zeist and they're all after Connor MacLeod's head. 🙏 #christopherlambert #connormacleod #thehighlander #theimmortals #thegathering #thegame #theprize #thequickening #highlander #highlander2 #highlanderii #highlander2thequickening #highlanderiithequickening #highlanderthequickening #highlanderfan #highlanderfans #highlanderfandom #highlanderfanart #highlanderworldwide #highlanderuniverse #highlanderfilm #highlandermovie #fan #art #fiction #friday #fanart #fanfiction #fanartfriday #fanfictionfriday

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[lobbycards]

Highlander II: The Quickening, Spanish lobby card. 1992

[incorrectlooneytunesquotes]

Marvin: You'll have to excuse me. I've gotten some disturbing news. Marcia the Martian: Did somebody go kaboom? Marvin: Unfortunately not.

[warplanerubdown]

Friendly reminder that we’re supposed to start dressing like this now

in order to stay compliant with the film Highlander 2: The Quickening, which takes place in 2024

A word of caution, under no circumstances should you actually view the film Highlander 2: The Quickening

[jeandejard3n]

Highlander: Mortality

[prixapayer]

Chapitre 38 : Zafira