Apparently, Russel Mulcahy is a Australian director who has mostly made some B features throughout his career, the most notable one being ‘Highlander’ (a childhood favorite). After making this cult classic, it took Mulcahy 5 more years to come with another feature and that year, he managed to come out with not one but two movies, including ‘Highlander II’, one of the most hated sequels eve... read more
"15.3.2013
Rewatch, ***½ - ***. Not as fun to watch as I remembered, mainly because of the lack of action and therefore, some boring parts, but Lithgow and his pissed-off face alone keeps this a worthy watching. "
TheNameless added this to a list 2 months, 1 week ago
“Apparently, Russel Mulcahy is a Australian director who has mostly made some B features throughout his career, the most notable one being ‘Highlander’ (a childhood favorite). After making this cult classic, it took Mulcahy 5 more years to come with another feature and that year, he managed to come out with not one but two movies, including ‘Highlander II’, one of the most hated sequels ever made but also this rather obscure flick starring Denzel Washington. Basically, it is a typical B feature but, even though I’m not a huge fan of the genre, I thought this one was pretty enjoyable. Above all, I liked the juxtaposition between the sober no-nonsense acting provided by Denzel Washington against the over-the-top hysteria given by John Lithgow. I always had a weak spot for John Lith” read more
Fortunato added this to a list 2 months, 4 weeks ago
"Date: 10. April
- First Time Watch -
Damn, this one was REALLY disappointing!
It sounded awesome when I first heard about it, since it's got Denzel Washington as the Hero, John Lithgow as the villain, and the director of Highlander!
I was wrong. It's starts of cheesy but entertaining, but towards the end... it gets just plain stupid and incredibly silly. The directing is really sloppy, and the script is laughably bad, except for some great Lithgow quotes.
I'd recommend everyone to"