Flash Gordon was very, very silly, but it's hilarious because of it. Flash is a stalker, his girlfriend is a moron, and Timothy Dalton is just brilliant ("You lying bitch", he says at one bit). Ming and Klytus crack my shit up. With or without Queen, it'd be a funny movie - it's a bit like Barbarella in most respects.
Highlander, on the other hand, is a bad movie that could've been really, really good if someone had been paying attention during filming. Christopher Lambert is a bit of a joke these days, so it's easy to forget that he was a big name back then and that's probably why he got the job - but if they'd cast someone better, gotten rid of some of the bullshit (Sean Connery asking "what's haggis"? COME ON?) and filled in some very blatant (but easily fixable) plot holes, it would've been a great movie.
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Zebonka12 wrote: "Highlander, on the other hand, is a bad movie that could've been really, really good if someone had been paying attention during filming. Christopher Lambert is a bit of a joke these days, so it's easy to forget that he was a big name back then and that's probably why he got the job - but if they'd cast someone better, gotten rid of some of the bullshit (Sean Connery asking "what's haggis"? COME ON?) and filled in some very blatant (but easily fixable) plot holes, it would've been a great movie."
I don't agree. I love Highlander. Yes, it has plot holes (the Quickening is too vague), but Lambert was terrific. That he hasn't done anything good in years is neither here nor there. I think it was a really imaginative and entertaining film, and among the best of its kind.
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I never said I didn't like it! But it is really a crap, ill-thought-out mess, and it could've been a lot better. I love Highlander, but I love it for all of the wrong reasons - it could've been a real masterpiece, and I'm not saying that with even a hint of irony.
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Zebonka12 wrote: "I never said I didn't like it! But it is really a crap, ill-thought-out mess, and it could've been a lot better. I love Highlander, but I love it for all of the wrong reasons - it could've been a real masterpiece, and I'm not saying that with even a hint of irony."
It's difficult to respond as you aren't being specific. Nonetheless, I really don't agree. Yes, it has a Frenchman playing a Scotsman, and a Scotsman playing a Spaniard, and yes, some of the details (such as the Quickening) weren't fleshed out, however I don't think it's crap or an 'ill-thought-out mess' at all. I think it's a terrific film.
thomasquinn 32989 · Member since
Amazon wrote: Yes, it has a Frenchman playing a Scotsman, and a Scotsman playing a Spaniard
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Welcome to Hollywood :P
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ThomasQuinn wrote: "Welcome to Hollywood :P"
Oh, I know! :D I actually like the casting, it's just a bit funny thinking about it. What's also funny is that Sean Connery has played an Englishman, an Irishman, a Russian, a Spaniard etc.. all with the same accent. :D
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Amazon wrote: ThomasQuinn wrote: "Welcome to Hollywood :P"
Oh, I know! :D I actually like the casting, it's just a bit funny thinking about it. What's also funny is that Sean Connery has played an Englishman, an Irishman, a Russian, a Spaniard etc.. all with the same accent. :D =====
It may be the cynic in me, but I'd half expect movie going audiences to boycott any film in which Sean Connery would play a Scotsman with the argument "look, he's a great actor, but Scottish? I mean, that he just couldn't pull off."
