Here is our review of the Highlander 4K Collectors Edition.
The HIGHLANDER 4K UHD COLLECTOR’S EDITION features brand-new artwork from celebrated artist Matt Ferguson, a 64-page booklet, prequel comic #1 Way of the Sword, a set of badges, art cards and poster. The two-disc set also includes a wealth of new extras including the first extensive ‘Making of’ documentary featuring all of the main cast and crew.
A certified ‘80s cult classic, the film was directed by Russell Mulcahy (Swimming Upstream, The Real McCoy) and stars Christopher Lambert (Mortal Combat, Fortress), Sean Connery (James Bond), Clancy Brown (The Shawshank Redemption, Starship Troopers) and Roxanne Hart.
Featuring an unforgettable original score by Michael Kamen and Queen, HIGHLANDER went on to inspire four further sequels and a television series.
THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE
1985 New York City; the Battle to end all Battles. The last remaining Immortals gather together to fight to the death: decapitation alone can kill them, and the victor alone can lay claim to “The Prize”. Amongst the contestants is Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert), who fought his first Battle in 1536 on the highlands of Scotland, swordsman Ramirez (Sean Connery) who mentored MacLeod and taught him the ways of the Immortals, and the evil and brutal barbarian Victor Kurgan (Clancy Brown).
4K UHD BONUS MATERIALS
NEW – THE IMMORTAL ATTRACTION OF HIGHLANDER: Looking back at four decades of Highlander magic in a brand new and exclusive documentary featuring new interviews with Director, cast and other key crew
NEW – A KIND OF MAGIC: MUSIC OF THE IMMORTALS: A featurette on the Soundtrack
NEW – CAPTURING IMMORTALITY: Interview with photographer David James
NEW – THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE KURGAN – Clancy Brown remembers Highlander
NEW – Audio Commentary with author Jon Melville
Audio Commentary with Russell Mulcahy
Audio Commentary with William Panzer and Bill Davis
Highlander is one of my all-time favourite films and so when I was offered the chance to not only review the 4K version of the film, but to also get my hands on the collectors edition, I literally jumped at the chance.
The physical contents of the collectors edition are amazing – the badges, poster, comic, artwork and book are great collectors items and the content on the discs are worth the price of the set on it’s own. There are lots of new material to watch on the discs, not to mention watching the movie itself in 4K.
The HIGHLANDER 4K UHD COLLECTOR’S EDITION will be released on October 31, priced around £39.99 and is a must for any Highlander fan! Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to watch it again!
