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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302906639
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6302906636
Label: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Manufacturer: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Release Date: January 01, 1998
Running Time: 116 minutes
Sales Rank: 4147
Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: March 07, 1986
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
This 1986 fantasy/action thriller has since spawned two sequels, a popular syndicated TV series, numerous comic-book spinoffs, and a loyal (if somewhat oddly obsessive) following of fans. Directed by music video veteran Russell Mulcahy (which explains the dizzying camera work), the original theatrical release made hash of an intriguing story about an 'Immortal' from 16th-century Scotland (Christopher Lambert) who time-leaps to modern-day America with his archenemy (Clancy Brown) in hot pursuit. It becomes a battle to the death (yes, Immortals can die), and Lambert seeks survival training from an Immortal mentor played by Sean Connery. Dazzling, energetic, and altogether confusing in its original form, the film has since been released on video, laserdisc, and DVD in this revised widescreen 'director's cut,' with additional footage, director and producers' commentary, a photo and artwork archive, the original trailer, and an official time line of the film's evolution from script to screen. A must for Highlander fans ... and you know who you are! --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Highlander DVD
The DVD version is great! One star was taken out of my review, because subtitle options are very limited (french only), but this is one of the greatest movies I've seen!!! Recommended purchase!
Rating:  - Great quality
I finally ignored many of the reviews and got tired of waiting for whatever Blu-ray version that may one day exist and bought the DVD and to say; the music is excellent and also nothing at all wrong with the DVD quality. Sure not 1080p quality but fairly good for DVD.
So much so I can now say I proudly own all of the 6 seasons of the TV series and all of the movies. The original Highlander movie finally convinced me to finish off the collection and to have all of them.
Great to see ... Read More
Rating: - One of my favorite movies ever! Forget all the old DVD editions, the Immortal Edition is the one to have!
First of all I have to say that Highlander is one of the greatest fantasy pictures of all time. I saw it for the first time on DVD, the one DVD that Republic put out back in 1997. Now of course I was not too big on picture quality and audio and widescreen ratios but as the years passed my mind changed. The DVD did suck balls despite the THX logo on the front of it. So much for a good transfer. But it was a huge improvement over the theatrical release on videotape. So when I saw the 2-Disc Immortal ... Read More
Rating: - Aye
Highlander. Where do I begin?
I enjoy the whole story line of being immortal and fighting other immortals, slicing their heads off with swords. There can be only one!
I didn't see this movie until I was like 17 which was what like 3 years ago, and this movie has no era to me, just the past and the future. Its like it was neither old or new to me, it was just a cool movie.
I bought it for many reasons, I like to have unique movies added to my collection. I'm very choosy with movies ... Read More
Rating: - Top sci-fi
This is the type of movie you can't help but enjoy. It's daft but a great spectacle, plus it has Sean Connery, good one liners and the action rocks. What more can you want?
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