Highlander 4: Endgame (US)
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For centuries, we`ve been told there can be only one
Certificate: R
Running Time: 101 mins
Retail Price: $29.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Exclusive All-New Cut From The Producers Of The Original Highlander -- Featuring 12 Minutes Of Added Footage Not Seen In Theaters!
For the next electrifying chapter in this wildly popular action-packed legacy, Highlander: Endgame teams big-screen star Christopher Lambert (Highlander I, II, II, Mortal Kombat) with the Highlander TV series star Adrian Paul. To combat the fearsome Highlander villain and his ruthless band of immortals, Connor (Lambert) and Duncan (Paul) join together in a power play for the ages! But even though it will take the combined strength of two Immortals to win this fight, in the end there can be only one!
Bold, exciting and tremendously entertaining - you don`t want to miss this epic struggle of good versus evil!
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Feature Commentary Track With Producers Peter Davis and William Panzer, Editor Robert A. Ferretti, and Co-Executive Producer H. Daniel Gross
An Earlier Full-Length Cut -- 100 Minutes
Behind-The-Scenes Featurette
Interactive Game "There Can Be Only One"
Deleted Scenes
Visual Effects: A Historical Progression
DVD-ROM Features:
3-Round Game "There Can Be Only One"
Character Timeline
Script-To-Screen Feature
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1 French
Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish
Subtitle Tracks:
CC: English
Directed By:
Douglas Aarniokoski
Written By:
Joel Soisson
William N. Panzer
Gillian Horvath
Eric Bernt
Gregory Widen
Starring:
Donnie Yen
Lisa Barbuscia
Bruce Payne
Christopher Lambert
Adrian Paul
Casting By:
Michelle Guish
Soundtrack By:
Stephen Graziano
Nick Glennie-Smith
Director of Photography:
Douglas Milsome
Editor:
Donald Paonessa
Michael N. Knue
Tracy Granger
Robert A. Ferretti
Rod Dean
Chris Blunden
Costume Designer:
Wendy Partridge
Oana Paunescu
Production Designer:
Jonathan Scott Carlson
Producer:
Jean-Claude Schlim
Patrick Peach
William N. Panzer
Peter S. Davis
Beth Anne Calabro
Robert Bernacchi
Executive Producer:
Harvey Weinstein
Bob Weinstein
H. Daniel Gross
Cary Granat
Distributor:
Buena Vista
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First introduced via the stunning visual canvas of Australian Rock video supremo Russell Mulcahy`s 1986 cult classic, the enigmatic Connor Macleod, played with brooding charisma by French Tarzan star Christopher Lambert, became the inspiration for a television series, animated show and two further movie adventures. Until now!
`Highlander: Endgame`, the forth instalment in the series, unites the aforementioned movie actor with his television counterpart Adrian Paul in a story which pits their centuries of cunning and instinct against the Vengeful Jacob Kell, played with tongue in cheek excess by Brit actor Bruce Payne.
With an aim to avenging the demise of his father at the sword of Connor MacLeod, the seething, malignant Kell has amassed an army of loyal fellow immortals who will stop at nothing in their quest to destroy everything Connor holds dear. If Kell wins the prize, mortal man will suffer an eternity of Darkness.
Joining forces, Duncan and Connor must fight to preserve the fragile balance of both personal and universal existence in a game in which only one can survive.
Borrowing inspiration from both the original movie and newer, more contemporary fayre like `The Matrix` this latest opus brings the `Highlander` legend bang up top date with its seamless array of swordplay and kinetically energised martial arts. In that sense, it`s taste is excellent. It has the visual slickness of the classiest MTV clip, and the romanticism of the very best period drama.
Directorially, the film suceeds in drawing the fine line between eye catching visual style and chaos, opting more for the restrained excellence of Mulcahy than for the messy ill conceived montage of Michael Bay, director of the best forgotton `Armageddon`.
Technically the disc is a delight, with pin sharp resolution and very few artifacts. It has a rich, dynamic soundtrack which delivers a realistic matrix in 5:1 Dolby Digital, and a fully animated menu to die for.
With a wealth of related trailers, a second cut of the movie - a previously unreleased extended edition - and a substantially informative behind the scenes featurette, this two disc package should, at the very least, set a benchmark for many such releases to come!