big aundy
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highlander filmswhats your fav one .
1) highlander
2) highlander 2 - the quickening
3) highlander 3 - the sourcerer
4) hihglander - endgame
personally original is the best , but i did like endgame as well , i loved the series as well .
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Jipdog
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Highlander without a shadow of a doubt. Next up would be Endgame. Hate to nitpick, but you left out Highlander: The Source and Highlander: The Search For Vengence, although you might not count Search For Vengence as it is an anime and not directly linked to the films or tv series.
1. Highlander
2. Highlander: Endgame
3. Highlander 3: The Sorcerer
4. Highlander: The Source
5. Highlander II: The Quickening
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roddglenn
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I only loved the original - couldn't get away with any of the others. The rest destroyed the mysticism of the first.
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big aundy
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JD never even knew there was a new film , damn it .
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Jipdog
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Yup. It came out last week. If you can hold on, I will try and post a review in the next day or so.
Rod - I know where your going with that. The thing is with the Highlander franchise is you can enjoy them if you ignore the HUGE plot holes. I know a lot people find it difficult, but I get over it as I am a sucker for films with swords in (well there are a few exceptions).
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Lucifer_666
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We were just discussing this the other day Jipdog  ..and I'm sort of in the same boat as Rodd here I adored the first one..its a classic but the second one kind of ruined it for me too and by the time I seen the third which is more on the same lines as the first film it kind of lost something for me  ...though I am willing after your glowing reviews Jip to venture into the tv series whenever the eventuality comes my way 
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big aundy
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watch endgame luc, it's a good film , and watch the series with adrian paul as duncan .
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Lucifer_666
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Jipdog was saying more or less the same thing to me too mate ....I will
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roddglenn
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Yes, I suppose if you try to watch the other films in isolation then they could still be enjoyable.
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big aundy
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you would need to watch the series first i think before watching endgame
but it;s well worth it
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Lucifer_666
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Is Duncan good though? Or is he just another copy of Connor? This was always the kind of tjhing that entered my head aswell when I heard of the series...and how come Connor at the end of the first film recieves the final quickening if there was still other immortals running around like in the third movie and Duncan? Is any of this explained in the tv series? Or am I nitpicking now? 
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big aundy
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no there completely different but you can see a bit of them in each other , conner is in a few episodes , played bye the one and only lamert ,
marc singer was in an episode , and the lead singer from fine young cannibals was an immortal as well
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Lucifer_666
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Really had they all 'Suspicious Minds'  was there a woman and she was driving them crazy?
Oh come on what other forum would you get this kind of quality material
Is Duncan a cousin or something of Connor?
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big aundy
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they were kinsman , and conner was his mentor , as far as the clan goes , i think there cousins
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Jipdog
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They were from the same clan, but not cousins. If I remember correctly, there was about a hundred years or so between their ages (very difficult trying to keep track of ages in the increasingly self-correcting Highlander timeline).
Adrian Paul is very good as Duncan, and the best part is, he's British! No American doing a half arsed job of an accent! He is also an accomplished Martial Artist, so some of the fight scenes in the tv series are better than the films.
The whole didn't-Connor-win-the-prize-at-the-end-of-the-first-film-and-makes-any-subsequent-sequel-or-tv-series-null-and-void thing is the big plot hole I was talking about the other day. If you can get over the fact that the producers were taking the smeg out of you, then there is much enjoyment to be had from (a couple of) the films and the tv series.
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big aundy
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i thought they were cousins , but i must be wrong ,
but defo a very enjoyable series , i will defo look out for the new film as well .
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Lucifer_666
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Yep thats one big plot hole guys though I promise if it comes on or I get a chance elsewhere I'll watch the series and let you both know what I think
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big aundy
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good stuff mate
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