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Review Summaries
"An immortal named Connor MacLeod meets another immortal who trains him and teaches him about his gift. An evil immortal comes along and kills Connor's friend. Now 400 years later Connor is an antiques dealer. His enemy is back and killing the other immortals. Now Connor must defeat the immortal if he is to survive."
Jack Bauer, Resident Scholar
"Immortals battle through the ages until there is only one. The last one standing gets the prize which itself is nevery really discussed but the dazzling changes between centuries as the immortals sword fight themselves into extinction makes up for this oversight. Connor MacLeod (Lambert) is the Scottish Highlander who is befriended by another immortal Ramirez (Connery) who teaches him sword fighting and how not to lose his head - the only way an immortal is slain. Clancy Brown is Kurgan, a ruthless and hateful Russian immortal whose CV includes feeding children to ravenous dogs as sport, raping MacLeods wife and killing Ramirez. The film follows the good and evil MacLeod and Kurgan to present day New York for the final confrontation where There Can Be Only One. A slick rock soundtrack from Queen and some great swordplay make this a dazzling and enjoyable romp... shame about the editing though, some poor continuity errors are distracting. This film had 4 sequels, a long running tv series and trading card game as spinoffs. "
Lady Alexandre, Resident Scholar
"This is a story of a man (Connor McLeod) who is killed but comes to life as an immortal. The immortals can only be killed by one way and that is by beheading. He learns everything from his so called teacher Ramirez. Connor is in a fight for his life when an old villian shows up to take his head but in the end there can only be one. "
Robin Smith, Resident Highlander Scholar
"So there's these sword-fighting immortals, see, and they can only be killed by chopping off their head, and they've been around for thousands of years, see, and now, in the 1980's, theres only two left, and the big guy's been hunting our hero for years, and they're in New York, see..."
Zorikh Lequidre, Resident Highlander Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Movie Actual chase scenes or violence - 37.5% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 47.5% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 15%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- fantasy story on another world/distant past
Romance
Yes
War and Invasion
Yes
Major kinds of combat:
- sword fights
Human/Magical couple?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- trader
Age:
- long lived adults
Has special powers?
Yes
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/medium wavy
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- English/British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- bald (man)
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- long-lived adults
Has special powers?
Yes
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) bald
Body type
- muscular (man)
unclothed?
- chest
Ethnicity
- White
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physical condition
- very athletic
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century (1970's to Present)
- middle ages
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Mountains?
Yes
Big cities?
Yes
Misc settings
- fort/castle
Kind of city
- Dirty, crime-ridden (like NY)
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Comedy or somewhat funny movie?
Yes
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude male butt
Any profanity?
- None
Kinds of F/X
- exploding vehicles
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop