Highlander is definitely one of my great guilty pleasure movies. There’s nothing more enjoyable than showing it to someone for the first time and watching their “What the hell am I watching” reaction.
Highlander was a good movie and so were some of the other movies in the series but I really liked the TV series. It was always nice to watch someone chop off someone else's head on a Saturday afternoon. I think I will watch Highlander again as I have it on VHS.
I know all you Highlander fans out there didn't like this review, but you have to admit it's pretty funny lol. You don't get banter like that on TV nowadays.
That review of Between Friends or whatever is one of my favourites. I love when Ebert is explaining the idiot plot surrounding the names and he forgets what the girlfriend calls him so he just says Ted. Then Siskel who has utter disdain for the movie says "Who cares" and they both agree getting his name right isn't even important lol.
Michelle Tackett I agree, and usually I’m into dorky stuff like this. Also, from what I’ve seen from snarky CZcams reviewers, this franchise went from bad to badder to utter crap and beyond.
Saw this on Spring Break in Daytona Beach in 86. I loved this movie AND it's Queen soundtrack. I was entertained for 2 hrs and understood it. I have NO idea what Siskel and Ebert are talking about it.
Pretty sure that Wilshire Blvd theater is closed now and it was a dive towards the end. It's interesting to hear it described as one of the best back in the 1980s
Fun fact : what 2016 film reunited Christopher Lambert & Clancy Brown. Hint, ensemble cast and someone who will be rolling. "solo".next year "What would be so simple."
Pisses me off when people say Highlander ‘doesn’t hold up today’ and ‘it’s cheesy’ it’s a film that’s 35 years old….what do you expect? It’s still unique and more original than most of the crap that Hollywood churns out today. Highlander is unfairly seen as a maligned movie. It’s a great film.
It holds up, it is cheesy, with that terrible and intentional cheesy accent. Its a bad film with a lot of us fans. Most of us know its bad but like it anyway. Kinda like Roadhouse.
“Look I know I saw magic, and Mel Gibson.” “Uh Braveheart hello?” “Oh you think you’re the expert let’s see how much your ass knows about flying!” One of my favorite ATHF episodes! Love Happy Time Harry! 😂
I’m not a fan of Highlander, but it gave us some truly horrible sequels that CZcamsrs were able to savage. Spoony’s videos about Highlander’s sequels and games come to my mind.
Highlander. Its bad, I like it, but its bad. I know a lot of people that like it and I have NEVER heard anyone ever call it a good movie. Its odd that way that so many like it yet even us fans know its bad.
Biggest drop the ball from these two ever. You can see it's a case of 2 old men not getting what kids like because they haven't even mentioned Queen soundtrack (probably didn't even knew who Freddie is). I expected it from Siskel, but Ebert was an unpleasant surprise here. His instincts were always a bit more into inventive stuff while Siskel was stuck in the 50s his whole life.
Oh come on. Almost all of us fans of Highlander know that is really a bad film. Lambert was well bad and that terrible accent was an intentional decision that the director agreed with. Its silly and wonderful at the same time. Of course they didn't like it, its a bad film. Then again Ebert seems to have liked Roadhouse and it too is a bad film.
@@frozen1762 I did not say terrible, I said bad. Its not the only bad movie that has entertainment value for its fans. See Roadhouse. Neither are great films. They are films that work for the right audience. It would have been easy to improve Highlander, replace Lambert. Highlander 2 is what is terrible with no redeeming value. Even Virginia Madsen failed to transcend its terrible script. The best thing I can say for that is that some of the reviews are vastly more entertaining than the film. I have seen all 3 versions of it despite that. I just kept hoping despite knowing that nothing could fix it. Try this search to see a funny video on Highlander 2. Not sure if its funny enough to put up with watching it if you have not already seen it. Spoony Highlander
Its not really much better. Kind of like the directors cut of the sequel only that movie is without any of the parts us fans like about the first movie. I am glad the TV series was so much better. Hardly any Lambert.
Ricky Bobby: Wow. I feel like I’m Highlander! Jean Girard: What is the Highlander? Ricky Bobby: It’s a movie. It won the Academy Award. Jean Girard: Oh for what? Ricky Bobby: Best movie ever made.
I loved the Highlander as a young man, but i watched it recently and its mostly horrible. Connery is awesome though. I usually hate reboots, but the world is an interesting concept if you scrap everything after the first movie. Somebody competent should give a new take on it!
I won't say the idea of _Highlander_ being a "great movie" is disastrously, CATACLYSMICALLY wrong, but . . . well, I actually don't know how to finish that sentence. laff! just messing around. we like what we like; no one opinion's any better than another. see, because *I* like the sequel far, *far* more. where I find _Highlander_ insane and boring, I find _Highlander 2: The Quickening_ insane and HILARIOUS.
+arpegio88 I appreciate both of them, even though their opinions were at best 50% correct. Maybe that's the best we can do. I give Highlander… a thumbs up.
Tobey Starburst Yes, Lamberts acting gets a bit lackluster at times, but he's got that chilling voice. To this day he's the only guy I know whos actual voice sounds like Winter.
I love when people say something makes no sense. What they should say is that they didn't understand it. I don't speak Russian but that doesn't mean people speaking Russian make no sense.
I like Highlander and yet I agree with them. Accents and acting in it are terrible (except Clancy Brown, he is awesome) and the story is kinda goofy. I still enjoy it for it's silliness and cool fights. Also it's weird to keep saying "There Can Be Only One". It's like if during dinner you kept saying "I am digesting this"
An immensely boring film. There is no heart to the film, no passion. The lore is well established and a couple of the sword fights are good but that was it.
Just Between Friends was vile. Not worthy of fine actors as these and they acted like idiots in it. Sam Waterson did not do himself any favors with that film
I hope they didn't see Highlander II! I thought was amazing when it was released in '86, I also saw Ferris Bueller's Day Off the same day, so I was on a real celluloid high. Unfortunately on DVD, Highlander didn't have the style that it used to, and it even steals a shot from Hitchcock's Strangers On A Train. The movie doesn't have the lasting appeal of Ferris Bueller, but obviously, they're completely different films. I still like the parts with Sean Connery, though, and it was directed by a fellow Australian, Russell Mulcahy, who before this, made the Outback thriller, Razorback.
Their review of Highlander was so over the top and bizarre... it's like they were offended by the movie or something. They actually didn't even review the movie.
I love S&E but it seems like their opinion on Highlander was one that had little to no power/influence on the masses since it’s a cult favorite that’s still talked about to this day, especially by “geek culture.” The other films on this show, not so much (perhaps the Downton Abbey prototype with Maggie Smith, not sure, but that’s apples and oranges).
Actually Highlander was not a big hit so the masses did stay away, a cult hit is a movie that was not widely seen that has a loyal following not exactly a large following
Highlander 2 may be the worst film ever. Certainly the worst sequel. I saw it on opening night with a packed house. We were stunned with disappointment.
HA HA HA!! I love how Ebert motions to his biceps being huge when talking about the immortals having "pecs like this" from swinging the swords around. Clearly fitness is not his forte.
Re: Gung Ho- First time I've ever heard Roger go political. Unions ARE unnecessary in modern day. However, he's not wrong about the Japanese stereotypes, buuuuut I think Gene is correct in saying it was a parody.
Gene doesn't like Predator..The Thing..Highlander..Rambo II or III..Terminator..Cliffhangers..all Friday the 13th films..I get the feeling I would not be a good film critic at all
As a kid who grew up in the 70s and 80s, Im watching this for the nostalgia. I can guess with about 90% accuracy what their review will be. Siskel and Ebert are features of my youth, but they are undoubtedly the most "stick up their ass" movie reviewers ever. They were snobs. I could just picture them calling their wives "mother" and folding their cloth napkins perfectly before they eat dinner with their good clothes on.
Mary Tyler Moore was decent in this film but Ted Danson is not an actor with alot of dramatic /romantic range i dont think.the film slightly boring but thoughtful and a nice vehicle for Mary.....
_Highlander_ plays _terribly_ today. so, SO corny. unbelievable. if you can, be sure to seek out the THEATRICAL version of _Highander 2: The Quickening._ they tried to rob us (and history) by only releasing a vastly different Director's Cut on video. it's one of the most baffling, insane movies ever made. for example, the sequel reveals that the Highlanders are aliens from another planet. that's gone in the Director's Cut. total bullshit. if you made a bad movie, at least have the balls to let us SEE it. the Director's Cut is terrible (of course), but BORINGLY terrible.
Highlander is frequently awful and that accent is a perfect example. I still like it. The sequel is terrible in every way. All the awful and none of the good. The TV series is better as the lead is vastly better. Lambert is OK is just bad.
I know you non Highlander fans out there liked this review, but you have to admit its like your lives, soul less lol. You get this narcissist banter all the time now on TV nowadays.
Highlander is definitely one of my great guilty pleasure movies. There’s nothing more enjoyable than showing it to someone for the first time and watching their “What the hell am I watching” reaction.
Highlander was a good movie and so were some of the other movies in the series but I really liked the TV series. It was always nice to watch someone chop off someone else's head on a Saturday afternoon. I think I will watch Highlander again as I have it on VHS.
I know all you Highlander fans out there didn't like this review, but you have to admit it's pretty funny lol. You don't get banter like that on TV nowadays.
mmmfloorpie I miss these guys, even though I often liked films they didn’t and vice versa.
I find it funny that his whole beginning spiel is everything I love
Highlander will always ne one of my fave films! Epic and operatic!
11:08. Roger slaps Genes hand away as he tries to interrupt..just loved those guys..miss em
Lol
Highlander is proof that a movie can be bad but still well loved.
I dont find it bad. Cheesy sure but I like the lore,characters, soundtrack,and action.
Highlander is more about atmosphere than anything else
It’s not a bad film at all.
Gung Ho is a very solid 80's flick. Gene was spot on.
That review of Between Friends or whatever is one of my favourites.
I love when Ebert is explaining the idiot plot surrounding the names and he forgets what the girlfriend calls him so he just says Ted. Then Siskel who has utter disdain for the movie says "Who cares" and they both agree getting his name right isn't even important lol.
Highlander is a two hour 80s music video. Barbarians, wenches, dudes lopping heads off listenting to heavy metal. Sweet.
Loved it as a kid thirty years ago. Watched it again recently and it didn't hold up.
A Langenberg I agree. The only saving grace is the soundtrack by Queen, otherwise it would have been a total turkey.
I never liked it to begin with. It's horrible!
Michelle Tackett I agree, and usually I’m into dorky stuff like this.
Also, from what I’ve seen from snarky CZcams reviewers, this franchise went from bad to badder to utter crap and beyond.
Saw this on Spring Break in Daytona Beach in 86. I loved this movie AND it's Queen soundtrack. I was entertained for 2 hrs and understood it. I have NO idea what Siskel and Ebert are talking about it.
your kidself just called he says you don't hold up
I really enjoyed Highlander but I have to agree with Siskel and Ebert's hilarious review. Objectively it is not a great movie but to me it is fun.
The only film remembered here is Highlander!
I love A Room With A View it's very romantic
I was a kid when I saw Highlander in '86, it made sense to me.
Roger and Gene were feeling The Quickening.
RIP Mary Tyler Moore.
I don't think she was remembered for this film.
"It is not healthy to work 60-70 hours a week, even though both you and I do it."
Love that.
The average CEO works as much. That's how one becomes successful.
Pretty sure that Wilshire Blvd theater is closed now and it was a dive towards the end. It's interesting to hear it described as one of the best back in the 1980s
I liked Highlander... when I was 10.
Gung Ho is hilarious! I especially loved the opening when Keaton is in Japan.
Highlander is now considered a cult classic.
Thank you for the posts, mister H. :)
Fun fact : what 2016 film reunited Christopher Lambert & Clancy Brown. Hint, ensemble cast and someone who will be rolling. "solo".next year "What would be so simple."
What would be so simple? I’ll tell you what would be so simple: supplying the correct quote.
Would that it were so simple...
Hail Caesar! A really great and funny Coen-brothers movie
The picture looks great 👍
Highlander will always live forever...
Do you want to live forever?
Highlander is one of my favourites movies!
\m/ !!!!!
Wow, what a hilarious review on Highlander. Lol
So, has Maggie Smith always been old?
Jonathan Hohensee LOL; I thought that, too!! 😜
No she used to be young she's a great actress
I liked Highlander great stuff great soundtrack thumbs up t
Thumbs up because thank you for uploading this. But their dismissal of _Highlander_ makes me angry! :-)
Highlander rocks!!!
Pisses me off when people say Highlander ‘doesn’t hold up today’ and ‘it’s cheesy’ it’s a film that’s 35 years old….what do you expect? It’s still unique and more original than most of the crap that Hollywood churns out today. Highlander is unfairly seen as a maligned movie. It’s a great film.
It holds up, it is cheesy, with that terrible and intentional cheesy accent. Its a bad film with a lot of us fans. Most of us know its bad but like it anyway. Kinda like Roadhouse.
Highlander was awesome!!!!
The opening crane shot is masterfull
Fender=hood
Sweet Sixteen=Sixteen Candles
Lousy=awesome
The Highlander was a documentary... and the events happened IN REAL TIME!
No man you gotta be born a Highlander. You can’t just become one.
“Look I know I saw magic, and Mel Gibson.”
“Uh Braveheart hello?”
“Oh you think you’re the expert let’s see how much your ass knows about flying!”
One of my favorite ATHF episodes! Love Happy Time Harry! 😂
I’m not a fan of Highlander, but it gave us some truly horrible sequels that CZcamsrs were able to savage. Spoony’s videos about Highlander’s sequels and games come to my mind.
This movie is fuckin' awesome the story the action the music everything it's a classic!!!!!!
Which film?
Highlander. Its bad, I like it, but its bad. I know a lot of people that like it and I have NEVER heard anyone ever call it a good movie. Its odd that way that so many like it yet even us fans know its bad.
Ebert was too PC in his Gung Ho review, but he's right about unions.
I liked Highlander and I liked the TV series even more. But the movie doesn't hold up well over time.
Highlander bored the hell out of me. One would think a film that silly would be fun but I got nothing out of it.
Ricky Bobby gave Highlander two thumbs up 👍👍
So if they didn’t like the first Highlander wtf did they think of the Quickening?!
Watch their Worst of 1991 show. It's here on CZcams. (SPOILERS: They didn't like it)
Biggest drop the ball from these two ever. You can see it's a case of 2 old men not getting what kids like because they haven't even mentioned Queen soundtrack (probably didn't even knew who Freddie is). I expected it from Siskel, but Ebert was an unpleasant surprise here. His instincts were always a bit more into inventive stuff while Siskel was stuck in the 50s his whole life.
Oh come on. Almost all of us fans of Highlander know that is really a bad film. Lambert was well bad and that terrible accent was an intentional decision that the director agreed with.
Its silly and wonderful at the same time. Of course they didn't like it, its a bad film. Then again Ebert seems to have liked Roadhouse and it too is a bad film.
@@ethelredhardrede1838 Highlander is a great B movie, and a fun movie it's not and never was terrible. Cheesy maybe but not bad.
@@frozen1762
I did not say terrible, I said bad. Its not the only bad movie that has entertainment value for its fans. See Roadhouse. Neither are great films. They are films that work for the right audience. It would have been easy to improve Highlander, replace Lambert.
Highlander 2 is what is terrible with no redeeming value. Even Virginia Madsen failed to transcend its terrible script. The best thing I can say for that is that some of the reviews are vastly more entertaining than the film. I have seen all 3 versions of it despite that. I just kept hoping despite knowing that nothing could fix it.
Try this search to see a funny video on Highlander 2. Not sure if its funny enough to put up with watching it if you have not already seen it.
Spoony Highlander
Siskel and Ebert missed the boat. . sure, for every 500 movies like this only one of them is ever any good. . this is the good one. .
The only reason why I am not too appalled by them shitting on this film is because I know they did not see the "Director's Cut".
Its not really much better. Kind of like the directors cut of the sequel only that movie is without any of the parts us fans like about the first movie.
I am glad the TV series was so much better. Hardly any Lambert.
These guys missed the boat on so many iconic movies.
Ricky Bobby: Wow. I feel like I’m Highlander!
Jean Girard: What is the Highlander?
Ricky Bobby: It’s a movie. It won the Academy Award.
Jean Girard: Oh for what?
Ricky Bobby: Best movie ever made.
I loved the Highlander as a young man, but i watched it recently and its mostly horrible. Connery is awesome though. I usually hate reboots, but the world is an interesting concept if you scrap everything after the first movie. Somebody competent should give a new take on it!
Highlander is an immature film, you simply grew out of it.
It happens to be the greatest film in existence.
@@chriby28
Greatest bad film anyway.
Roxanne Hart?!
They didnt get Higlander. I enjoy the review, even if I disagree with it.
I love watching these old reviews as a blast to the past. But I don’t remember Roger being so easily offended by so many things.
Highlander is one of the greatest bad movies ever made.
For the 1st time l had to say "🖕" to these men may they rest in peace.
Highlander is a great movie one of the best back and forth In time movies
I won't say the idea of _Highlander_ being a "great movie" is disastrously, CATACLYSMICALLY wrong, but . . .
well, I actually don't know how to finish that sentence.
laff! just messing around. we like what we like; no one opinion's any better than another. see, because *I* like the sequel far, *far* more.
where I find _Highlander_ insane and boring, I find _Highlander 2: The Quickening_ insane and HILARIOUS.
Highlander, STILL a cult classic to me...I don't care what these two clowns have to say.
+arpegio88 I appreciate both of them, even though their opinions were at best 50% correct. Maybe that's the best we can do. I give Highlander… a thumbs up.
***** OMG Yes especially when he played in the movie "Thursday" another one of my favorites.
Just because it is a CULT movie doesn't make it good lol. I like it but Lambert is one of the worst actors in main stream movies I have ever seen.
Tobey Starburst Yes, Lamberts acting gets a bit lackluster at times, but he's got that chilling voice. To this day he's the only guy I know whos actual voice sounds like Winter.
arpegio88 Yeah he has a good voice.
I love when people say something makes no sense. What they should say is that they didn't understand it. I don't speak Russian but that doesn't mean people speaking Russian make no sense.
I like Highlander and yet I agree with them. Accents and acting in it are terrible (except Clancy Brown, he is awesome) and the story is kinda goofy. I still enjoy it for it's silliness and cool fights. Also it's weird to keep saying "There Can Be Only One". It's like if during dinner you kept saying "I am digesting this"
Highlander was and is an extremely bad movie.
An immensely boring film. There is no heart to the film, no passion. The lore is well established and a couple of the sword fights are good but that was it.
@@ricardocantoral7672 The relationship between Connor and Ramirez doesn't have heart? Come on.
Roger Ebert loved "The happening"...need i say more??
Alex BlondAngel : probably because it’s a better movie of its kind than this mess.
4 movies and a TV series later.......Cult classic. But a little cheesy.
I have never seen anybody hate Highlander but it lacked a good script
Just Between Friends was vile. Not worthy of fine actors as these and they acted like idiots in it. Sam Waterson did not do himself any favors with that film
I hope they didn't see Highlander II! I thought was amazing when it was released in '86, I also saw Ferris Bueller's Day Off the same day, so I was on a real celluloid high. Unfortunately on DVD, Highlander didn't have the style that it used to, and it even steals a shot from Hitchcock's Strangers On A Train. The movie doesn't have the lasting appeal of Ferris Bueller, but obviously, they're completely different films. I still like the parts with Sean Connery, though, and it was directed by a fellow Australian, Russell Mulcahy, who before this, made the Outback thriller, Razorback.
Seem they hated all the Highlanders 😏
Their review of Highlander was so over the top and bizarre... it's like they were offended by the movie or something. They actually didn't even review the movie.
Gene Siskel doesn't know the difference between a fender and a hood?
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I love S&E but it seems like their opinion on Highlander was one that had little to no power/influence on the masses since it’s a cult favorite that’s still talked about to this day, especially by “geek culture.” The other films on this show, not so much (perhaps the Downton Abbey prototype with Maggie Smith, not sure, but that’s apples and oranges).
Actually Highlander was not a big hit so the masses did stay away, a cult hit is a movie that was not widely seen that has a loyal following not exactly a large following
Siskel and Ebert had Highlander 2 as the worst film of 1991.
Highlander 2 may be the worst film ever. Certainly the worst sequel. I saw it on opening night with a packed house. We were stunned with disappointment.
Highlander 2 was butchered by the producers of the film.
HA HA HA!! I love how Ebert motions to his biceps being huge when talking about the immortals having "pecs like this" from swinging the swords around. Clearly fitness is not his forte.
Then Siskel refers to a car's hood as a fender.
Wow how wrong they were on this one
High is my favorite film inwhich the protagonist is a bad actor!
Re: Gung Ho- First time I've ever heard Roger go political. Unions ARE unnecessary in modern day. However, he's not wrong about the Japanese stereotypes, buuuuut I think Gene is correct in saying it was a parody.
Unions are more necessary now than ever.
Gene doesn't like Predator..The Thing..Highlander..Rambo II or III..Terminator..Cliffhangers..all Friday the 13th films..I get the feeling I would not be a good film critic at all
Gene gave a thumbs up to The Thing as well as Rambo II and III.
As a kid who grew up in the 70s and 80s, Im watching this for the nostalgia. I can guess with about 90% accuracy what their review will be. Siskel and Ebert are features of my youth, but they are undoubtedly the most "stick up their ass" movie reviewers ever. They were snobs. I could just picture them calling their wives "mother" and folding their cloth napkins perfectly before they eat dinner with their good clothes on.
They didn't seem like snobs because every other critic at the time was snobbier.
Mary Tyler Moore was decent in this film but Ted Danson is not an actor with alot of dramatic /romantic range i dont think.the film slightly boring but thoughtful and a nice vehicle for Mary.....
_Highlander_ plays _terribly_ today. so, SO corny. unbelievable.
if you can, be sure to seek out the THEATRICAL version of _Highander 2: The Quickening._ they tried to rob us (and history) by only releasing a vastly different Director's Cut on video.
it's one of the most baffling, insane movies ever made. for example, the sequel reveals that the Highlanders are aliens from another planet. that's gone in the Director's Cut. total bullshit. if you made a bad movie, at least have the balls to let us SEE it. the Director's Cut is terrible (of course), but BORINGLY terrible.
Hmm I thought the Highlander is an awesome movie. It has it flaws in the acting on Lambert but other than that it was awesome
Highlander is frequently awful and that accent is a perfect example.
I still like it. The sequel is terrible in every way. All the awful and none of the good. The TV series is better as the lead is vastly better. Lambert is OK is just bad.
Yup...spawned 4 sequels and 2 tv series...yup terrible
Highlander was the shit. These dudes were such snobs sometimes. A Room With a View is cinematic chloroform.
Highlander is such a shitty movie.
I'm sorry everyone...Christopher Lambert is a pretty poor actor. Hard to believe in any role, even Tarzan. Clancy and Sean made highlander work.
I know you non Highlander fans out there liked this review, but you have to admit its like your lives, soul less lol. You get this narcissist banter all the time now on TV nowadays.