Fantasy Highlander Remake

[Project862006]

this has whalberg as the crow written all over it again

 

[KenK]

this has whalberg as the crow written all over it again

You're giving the original Highlander far too much credit. Please stop talking.

 

[Project862006]

You're giving the original Highlander far too much credit. Please stop talking.

oh no you put me in my place i dont know what to do now lol

you totally missed the point of my post

has nothing to do with original highlander and everything to do with a miscasting

 

[E.NormusJohnson]

I never realized the first movie had so many detractors... it wasn't intended to be Dances with Wolves lol.

 

[Gianakin_]

I saw him in Wolverine, Buried and Green Lantern and except for Buried, I just saw R Reynolds playing R Reynolds.
Maybe he is good in comedies but that genre doesn't interest me.

And that's the key, my friend! He worked under a director who actually knew how to use him instead of hiring him for his standard schtick!

 

[Gianakin_]

I thought that Highlander was an endlessly mediocre cheese fest that had an interesting plot. It shouldn't be hard to top it IMHO.

Rewatching some of the fights, they weren't really all that great. Well, by today's standards. Although the fight against Donnie Yen in Endgame was awesome.

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The idea is beautiful and, imo, one of the best ideas Hollywood could use to create a franchise out of. But yeah, the films have been terrible, the original was mediocre with lots of heart in it and the TV series was mostly good.

It won't be hard to top the original, I agree. But they'll need to top its heart.

 

[Gianakin_]

@ I SEE SPIDEY ( forget to quote )

Maybe it is but it is also cult classic and if it was that bad it wouldn't have 2 sequels, 2 TV shows and 2 or 3 TV movies ( note : I only really like the first movie ).

Tell that to the Leprechaun franchise.t:

 

[Gianakin_]

problem is Reynolds always plays Reynolds

he is no chris evans who i feel is a superior actor

I'm sorry, but the first sentence is completely false and the second I don't agree with. RR was amazing and completely fresh in Buried and Evans, although a very capable actor, has never been able, imo, to be as diverse in any of his more serious roles. His best effort was London, I think, but even then he wasn't as phenomenal (always imo).

 

[The Morningstar]

Watch Reynolds in Chaos Theory, Fireflies in the Garden and The Nines. Then try to tell me he's a bad actor.

Anyway, yea, the Highlander films have been schlocky B-movies at best. Looking back at the first one Lambert's acting is soooooo bad it's hilarious. It's a great concept that has never really met it's potential fully.

 

[Gianakin_]

Just get Gregory Widen (the idea creator) as a consultant and things should be even better.

The key thing is not to approach the movie cynically. It can create a beautiful story about a tortured soul (not necessarily Connor McLeod) that's somehow been granted with eternal life but lost his will to live. But the best part is... this is not the only story you can tell with this premise! The possibilities are literally endless and boundless and the old franchise never really tapped into them.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Watch Reynolds in Chaos Theory, Fireflies in the Garden and The Nines. Then try to tell me he's a bad actor.

Anyway, yea, the Highlander films have been schlocky B-movies at best. Looking back at the first one Lambert's acting is soooooo bad it's hilarious. It's a great concept that has never really met it's potential fully.

I like this post and agree with it whole heartedly. That being said I'm still eh on Reynold's being the star of it because I'm wondering if they will hire Reynolds to be funny or not?

If they hired him to really play a character then I'm fine with him in the role if they are pulling a Green Lantern and needlessly telling a very solid serious actor to act silly then I'd prefer they get someone else.

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

Anyway, yea, the Highlander films have been schlocky B-movies at best.

Like the first Mad Max, like the Rocky Horror Picture Show, like the first Freddy ( Nightmare on Elm Street ), like The Fly ( the remake with Goldblum ), like the Thing ( the remake with Russel ) and so on.

Note : I only speaks about the first Highlander.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Yeah, Highlander is no where near as good as A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Fly or The Thing. Those movie's hold up, Highlander does not. Of course this is my opinion.

 

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[Monsieur Xavier]

Yeah, Highlander is no where near as good as A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Fly or The Thing. Those movie's hold up, Highlander does not. Of course this is my opinion.

And opinions, like many things can be wrong ( JUST kidding, you have the right to not like this movie )

 

[The Morningstar]

Like the first Mad Max, like the Rocky Horror Picture Show, like the first Freddy ( Nightmare on Elm Street ), like The Fly ( the remake with Goldblum ), like the Thing ( the remake with Russel ) and so on.

Note : I only speaks about the first Highlander.

Mad Max, Nightmare on Elm Street, The Fly and The Thing were GREAT movies that still hold up today.

Highlander? Not really. Like i said, looking back at it now, it really was a bad, yet fun, movie. Lambert's acting was just... laughably bad. But it kinda makes it endearing.

 

[elgaz]

I think Reynold's a very good actor at times, given the right direction. But I stand by what I said, I just don't think he's right for the Highlander role, and it's got nothing to do with acting ability.

 

[The Morningstar]

I agree. Someone who is a bit rougher round the edges and world weary is needed i think.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I think Reynold's a very good actor at times, given the right direction. But I stand by what I said, I just don't think he's right for the Highlander role, and it's got nothing to do with acting ability.

Exactly, not wanting an actor for a role doesn't mean that you think that the actor is bad, it just means that you don't want that actor for the role.

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

Mad Max, Nightmare on Elm Street, The Fly and The Thing were GREAT movies that still hold up today.

Highlander? Not really. Like i said, looking back at it now, it really was a bad, yet fun, movie. Lambert's acting was just... laughably bad. But it kinda makes it endearing.

Is that a fact or your opinion ? I will think the later.
I agree on Lambert acting, he is not very good in most of his movies but AFAIC, Highlander stills holds up today next to the aforementioned movies.

Anyway, Highlander even if some people don't like it is still a cult classic and deserve some respect if it is remade.

 

[elgaz]

The actor's look (hair colour etc) isn't so important in this. It's how they present themselves. We have to accept the Highlander lead role is this immortal who has lived for xx hundred years, lost friends and loved ones, outlived everyone he knew. He doesn't relish it like the less noble immortals do, those who use the immortality to pretty much do anything they like; he's tired, he's weary, seen it all, etc.

I just think Reynolds is way too youthful, fresh-faced and amiable for it. Lambert wasn't the world's greatest actor by any means, but he could convey a lot with his eyes, and there was a noticeable difference in his look when he was still a mortal, and the tired, jaded look he had when we were introduced to him in the present day.

It's no insult to Reynolds; good actor, but I just don't see him fitting the role in the same way that I don't see Edward Norton (a fantastic actor) playing Superman.

 

[The Morningstar]

Is that a fact or your opinion ? I will think the later.
I agree on Lambert acting, he is not very good in most of his movies but AFAIC, Highlander stills holds up today next to the aforementioned movies.

Anyway, Highlander even if some people don't like it is still a cult classic and deserve some respect if it is remade.

It is a cult classic. It's very enjoyable. But on a technical film making level it just isn't the same as the likes of The Thing and The Fly. They have superior acting, production design, score, SFX... everything.

I don't think Highlander is a good film, and that's ok. People need to realise it's perfectly fine to enjoy bad films. What Highlander has is a very, very cool concept and bags of potential. I don't think that potential has ever been met. So this is a remake I think is definitely worthwhile.

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

^^
I understand your point of view better now. We don't "see" movies with the same eyes because I don't care very much about the technical level ( as long as I enjoy the film ) even if I acknowledge it.

I just strongly disagree about your view on Queen's score, it was not inferior.

 

[Casius--J]

Personally I don't like the idea of RR for the role as Highlander either. I don't have anything against the guy or his acting abilities, I just feel like "Can't they think of any other actors?"

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

Personally I don't like the idea of RR for the role as Highlander either. I don't have anything against the guy or his acting abilities, I just feel like "Can't they think of any other actors?"

I'm not feeling it too much either.