Highlander: The Source
Highlander: The Source
R | 15 September 2007 (USA)
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The world is falling into chaos. As he roams a crumbling city, Duncan MacLeod, the Highlander, remembers happier times before the love of his life left... Hopeless and alone, MacLeod finds his way to a band of immortal companions, including his mysterious friend Methos, and a mortal, Watcher Joe Dawson. Together this small group sets out on a quest to find the origin of the first Immortal.

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TheVAFan

"There can only be one." muttered Christopher Lambert, ready to knock Sean Connery into eight million pieces.And quite frankly as many people can agree, there should have only been one.But unfortunately Hollywood always sees dollar signs in it's eyes and so that's why it's been running around like some cheapo Hanna-Barbera knock off and throwing all these so called "sequels" to the cult classic in our silly little faces.Many people run up to the hills and shout the second is the worst one of all. Others walk to the forest and laugh at the sheer cheapness of Endgame. And a few others choke up when The Final Dimension is mentioned. (Hey that rhymes but you won't give a crap.) But this miserable, this really really shoddy and miserable excuse for a sequel also cuts the mustard. In fact it doesn't just cut the mustard, it causes the mustard to explode onto the floor, making a gigantic mess of everything.That also explains the film's plot. It is quite frankly a gigantic mess, it honestly feels like the writers were running all over the place to find the most silliest plot devices as possible.Here's the deal matey, Duncan and a bunch of other no-ones must find something called "The Source." What is it? Well I don't have a bladdy clue because no one can be bothered to go into any detail on what it is and what it does.I hope you have a ton of beer and a couple of friends at the ready because this would surely make a fun drinking game. You all could take a drink and laugh out loud at all the childish Channel 5 level dialogue that the actors churn out of their mouths.Also I'm sure there must have been some decent effects somewhere... because at this point I can't find them at all. Just some incredible amount of dodgyness. Dodgy CG, dodgy models, dodgy everything. Even everyone's hair feels dodgy and I'm pretty sure that's not what they were going for, trust me.Every single one of the cast members looks bewildered by the silliness of it all, Adrian Paul looks like he walked out of a pub incredibly drunk and Jim Byrnes is crying on the inside of his brain, probably asking the producers could he leave so he can head back to Voice Acting Land? Everyone else is a bunch of unknowns and most of em can't act for toffee.Also there is no such thing as "Direction" as not a single bit of it is to be found here. Then again I didn't expect much from Brett "I made that Lawnmower Man film where all the effects looked cool back then but are now unbelievably awful to look at" Leonard.Final drill to your brain or your eyes or any part of the body is that it was done by the sheer mastermind of awfulness, Syfy. Ahhh yes, that channel that can do great programs and miniseries but can't make a film to save their lives. It's no wonder we keep getting cluttered with this kind of crap.Davis and Panzer (the producers trying to keep this dead horse of a franchise alive) pretty much agreed with us all so the plug was pulled on the franchise and despite news of a remake coming soon, no one has attempted to make a sequel ever since.Thank goodness for that, these sequels have been getting more sillier and sillier. It's like these films are actually a competition to see who can make the worst sequel. Mr Mulcahy still takes the cake with 2 but Mr Leonard ain't behind with this stinker.Fun for aficionados of truly bad cinema, painful for everyone else.

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zzowen

This movie was a waste of money, talent & time for everyone. If they would have left the guardian out & everyone just walked to the Source the movie would have been better. It was worse than highlander II. I can not believe they actually talked the actors into doing this movie. They must have had them in a hypnotic trance(at least that's how Adrian Paul was acting). The special effects were poor but tolerable. You would think, they would have at least made it as good as a two part television episode. Being a huge fan of the television show I could have lived with that. I see now why this movie went straight to DVD. Anyone that is thinking of watching this movie DO NOT!!!

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Leofwine_draca

I've sat through all of the HIGHLANDER films now, and to be honest, after the first three, they just aren't worth watching. I was never a fan of the TV show and these latter productions just feel like extended episodes, complete with cheesy TV-movie atmosphere.HIGHLANDER: THE SOURCE is particularly bad, full of cringe-worthy romantic interludes, awful effects and some bad guys who'll make you chuckle at the ridiculousness of it all. The direction is terrible and the CGI effects worse; it feels like someone saw SILENT HILL and attempted to recreate the bad guy from it, to appalling effect.As the hero, Adrian Paul is as wooden as they come and the folk who make up his 'crew' are a bunch of irritants. They're not the worst culprit, though; I've seen three of director Brett Leonard's films (this, HIDEAWAY and VIRTUOSITY) and they've all been poor, although HIGHLANDER: THE SOURCE is by far the worst.

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peyaluna

I'm not even starting with countless goofs, horrible characterizations and bad acting - seems as if the actors too hated the script - but want to focus on the abysmal plot that is an abomination to all this fandom is made of. throughout every movie, the series and its spin-off it was clear, clear enough to become a modern proverb: there can be only one! its the sole reason why they are all carrying swords and frequently fight to the death after all. but suddenly, an unborn child shall be 'the one'?! that's making a mockery of the whole game. every fight there was, all the effort, blood and tears it took them to survive that far, all in vain and for nothing? just...no. The second movie is a masterpiece compared to this, and even endgame is better if you're really desperate.

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