A great show. It's got style, humor, class and some great one-liners ("Will someone open a window and let some of this testosterone out?"- Julie Bowen as Amanda Webb). It reminds me a bit of La Femme Nikita and James Bond mixed together. Everything about it is good: the cast, the characters, the writing, even the impossible technichal gadgets which in some other shows are plain annoying. So if you stumble across it one evening (or night, or day, or morning), drop whatever you're doing and start watching. You won't regret it.
Reviews
4 Reviews
Highlander: Endgame
(2000)
Could have been better, but not exactly something to miss.
28 June 2001
I have to say that after watching the series, I expected something better. But, overall, it was pretty good. It's not a sequel to the previous three movies, but to the series. The only part that I was really disappointed with was that we saw too little of Methos (Peter Wingfield) and Joe Dawson (Jim Byrnes). I'd give the movie a 7/10.
Highlander
(1992–1998)
Some good things plus some other good things equal some great things.
28 June 2001
Definitely one of the best TV series out there. The episodes mix together action, humor, romance, adventure, hurt, comfort, and everything else that should be in a good show.
The actors look like they were born to play their parts. Jim Byrnes gives us a good impression of a middle aged watcher/bartender. And who can ignore the troublesome/annoying/sexy thief Amanda (Elisabeth Gracen) and the cynical, I'm-just-a-guy character of Methos/Adam Pierson (Peter Wingfield). And even though Adrian Paul does more than a great job as Duncan MacLeod, he does need those people to balance out Duncan's sometimes-brooding nature.
The movie "The Highlander" is nice, but it's not the series. I don't even want to mention the two sequels. But "Highlander: TS" I recommend to any and all who likes something to help relax and at the same time gets you thinking about some of today's (and the past's) major problems.
The actors look like they were born to play their parts. Jim Byrnes gives us a good impression of a middle aged watcher/bartender. And who can ignore the troublesome/annoying/sexy thief Amanda (Elisabeth Gracen) and the cynical, I'm-just-a-guy character of Methos/Adam Pierson (Peter Wingfield). And even though Adrian Paul does more than a great job as Duncan MacLeod, he does need those people to balance out Duncan's sometimes-brooding nature.
The movie "The Highlander" is nice, but it's not the series. I don't even want to mention the two sequels. But "Highlander: TS" I recommend to any and all who likes something to help relax and at the same time gets you thinking about some of today's (and the past's) major problems.
Once a Thief
(1996 TV Movie)
One of the best made-for-TV movies ever.
29 March 2001
As with all Woo's films, you can see his ease and experience as a director. Everything has harmony and flows along very nicely. The actors were well picked and did a good job at playing their roles. A ton of action, great humor, and a bit of love and mystery, all mixed together to make the best made-for-TV movie that I've seen so far. I'd say 7/10, which is more than most TV movies get.
Tell Your Friends