This franchise must have the most messed up legacy ever. Obviously, the notorious 2nd installment has always been hailed as the worst sequel ever made but, at the end of the day, none of the other sequel was really much better, to be honest (yes, I have seen all of them and that’s what you can call indeed a massive waste of time…). It is rather sad because this first movie was actually pretty cool and it is definitely a childhood classic for me. Obviously, the concept was really far-fetched, it already barely made sense the first time around and there was some really weird casting choices going on here with Sean Connery (a Scotsman) playing a Spaniard and Christopher Lambert (a Frenchman) playing a Scotsman. Still, there was something quite mesmerizing about this convoluted and messed up mythology and, I can’t deny it, when I was a kid, I thought it was just awesome to see those immortals fighting each other for the ‘big prize’. At the end of the day, there was definitely something interesting about this concept and it just needed some fine-tuning to become really awesome. Unfortunately, as mentioned before, they really ruining the whole thing with those awful sequels. Anyway, to conclude, even though it might not be a masterpiece, it is still a fun and entertaining flick and it is definitely worth a look.
7/10