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Highlander: The Source
Well, I suppose it could have been worse.
Okay, what I'd like to know is why is there such a big discrepancy between decently done productions and these SciFi Saturday movies and the like. The nuts and bolts of these productions are okay. They images on the film look good, but why are they so bad? Is it the writing? The directing? The editing in this seemed competent. I know some of these actors can act so why was this so lame?
But what about this film in particular? I actually had some hope the first couple of times Joe, Methos or Duncan talked to each other. But then they killed Joe after the one line in the film that actually had me with them for instant. And then Methos walks off as Joe, with his dying breath, tells Duncan--who's been sullen and pouty--that he is The One. In the series, I actually think that Joe and Methos were closer friends that Joe and Duncan. I said, "HUH?" when Joe proclaimed Duncan his best friend. Maybe that's because Duncan let's Joe get away with shooting him more than Methos does? *g*
The supporting characters were all such red shirts, but I was really looking forward to Giovanni getting killed. That Euro hair stuff was too silly. The Guardian was creepy with his quick movements but his contemporary lines were out of place.
And is it just me, or does anyone else think Methos wouldn't wear a fringe leather jacket?
Speaking of Methos, are we to assume he is dead? Well, I don't believe it.
And Duncan. :::shakes head::: I wonder what the Duncan fans will make of all this. Personally, I was fed up with his sullenness. The only thing that made him want to DO anything was his wife (?!) and then he came across as being so whipped it was painful to see. And in the end, he gets to have a baby. Since many Duncan fans are shippers, I imagine they might like it that he got the woman, and got to have a family. Is he mortal now for good?
Personally, I'm not too thrilled with it all. It makes The Game nothing but a river and the Immortals are just salmon trying to be the only one to spawn. I kinda like that the answer is life, but it really doesn't go with all the rest of canon. I also disliked that the whole thing was really about the Anna. She narrates it, she is the one that gets the monks to cooperate, to motivate Duncan to move is ass. And really, she is the Prize at the end. "Come to Momma, baby! I'm popping an egg just for you!"
Why do the movies have to try to answer what the Game is all about? The tv show went on for 6 years and never was too compelled to question that, yet they made episodes that did delve into ethics and asked a lot of questions.
At the end of this, I asked my mom what she thought. She simply said she hoped they all got a nice paycheck for it. That about sums me up, too. Even though it's produced by Panzer Davis, I don't consider this part of canon. Even though it means giving up that Methos had met Jesus.
I think I'd probably decided that I wasn't buying what they were selling when they said the planets had suddenly aligned themselves. In my mind: "Oh my God, Saturn has skidded to a stop while Mars has cut across the face of the sun to jump in line!"
At least Mega Snake made me laugh.
Okay, what I'd like to know is why is there such a big discrepancy between decently done productions and these SciFi Saturday movies and the like. The nuts and bolts of these productions are okay. They images on the film look good, but why are they so bad? Is it the writing? The directing? The editing in this seemed competent. I know some of these actors can act so why was this so lame?
But what about this film in particular? I actually had some hope the first couple of times Joe, Methos or Duncan talked to each other. But then they killed Joe after the one line in the film that actually had me with them for instant. And then Methos walks off as Joe, with his dying breath, tells Duncan--who's been sullen and pouty--that he is The One. In the series, I actually think that Joe and Methos were closer friends that Joe and Duncan. I said, "HUH?" when Joe proclaimed Duncan his best friend. Maybe that's because Duncan let's Joe get away with shooting him more than Methos does? *g*
The supporting characters were all such red shirts, but I was really looking forward to Giovanni getting killed. That Euro hair stuff was too silly. The Guardian was creepy with his quick movements but his contemporary lines were out of place.
And is it just me, or does anyone else think Methos wouldn't wear a fringe leather jacket?
Speaking of Methos, are we to assume he is dead? Well, I don't believe it.
And Duncan. :::shakes head::: I wonder what the Duncan fans will make of all this. Personally, I was fed up with his sullenness. The only thing that made him want to DO anything was his wife (?!) and then he came across as being so whipped it was painful to see. And in the end, he gets to have a baby. Since many Duncan fans are shippers, I imagine they might like it that he got the woman, and got to have a family. Is he mortal now for good?
Personally, I'm not too thrilled with it all. It makes The Game nothing but a river and the Immortals are just salmon trying to be the only one to spawn. I kinda like that the answer is life, but it really doesn't go with all the rest of canon. I also disliked that the whole thing was really about the Anna. She narrates it, she is the one that gets the monks to cooperate, to motivate Duncan to move is ass. And really, she is the Prize at the end. "Come to Momma, baby! I'm popping an egg just for you!"
Why do the movies have to try to answer what the Game is all about? The tv show went on for 6 years and never was too compelled to question that, yet they made episodes that did delve into ethics and asked a lot of questions.
At the end of this, I asked my mom what she thought. She simply said she hoped they all got a nice paycheck for it. That about sums me up, too. Even though it's produced by Panzer Davis, I don't consider this part of canon. Even though it means giving up that Methos had met Jesus.
I think I'd probably decided that I wasn't buying what they were selling when they said the planets had suddenly aligned themselves. In my mind: "Oh my God, Saturn has skidded to a stop while Mars has cut across the face of the sun to jump in line!"
At least Mega Snake made me laugh.