Different interpretations of source

[mookiemcgee]

I'm ready daddy!

I know I've watched the first, and i think some of the later ones... I also have fond memories of the show but think they kept it light on backstory of WTF the highlanders are

[Votanic]

I'm ready daddy!

I know I've watched the first, and i think some of the later ones... I also have fond memories of the show but think they kept it light on backstory of WTF the highlanders are

Maybe drunken Scotish sheep herders/diddlers who throw back so much whiskey they start hallucinating DTs that they're immortal?

[Votanic]

I'm not sure if you're deliberately trolling or if you legitimately misunderstand the point.

Ha, I could say the same thing about you.
If you don't think that certain minorities and "oppressed" groups get special treatment then you are not paying attention to either the media portrayals or actual enacted legistlation of the U.S., Canada, or most "Western" quasi-democracies.
Btw, not all minorities, just the ones with enough power to get themselves "condoned and enthroned".
Contrasting America/West's good-powerful minorities vs bad-powerless minorities would be a great segue into discussing the -IsraelPalestine conflict, but I understand there is already another thread that has said 'a few words' about that.

Q: Wait, so are they oppressed or empowered??
A: Either or both, of course! Though at any given moment, they'll only soapbox about the one that will best serves their own agenda.

I could go on (might)... but I've come to the conclusion you are mostly doing this to be a troll (with a political bias).
Whaaaaat??? Duk's a troll and a mod??
Sure, it's not really that unusual a combination if you think about it.
Modding is a Troll Dream Job (right up there with psychiatiatrist, yellow journalist, and sociology professor)
Just imagine being in a position where you never have to face the consequances of your own trolling, but can shut down the opposition with impunity.

[mookiemcgee]

AAAAGGGGHHHHH!!!!

THIS IS THE OPENING FRAME OF THE MOVIE!!!!

MY TIMING IS PERFECT

[ConfederateSS]

-------As long as they don't change the concept of the story , who cares...
---------Take 2 great productions, same story concept....The Wizard of OZ..., The WIZ... ... ConfederateSS.out!(The Blue and Silver Rebellion)...

[DirtyDishSoap]

So which highlander do i have to watch for the Alien backstory I apparently missed my whole life?

If you have seen the original Highlander and are familiar with the lore, you can go straight to #2.
The entire alien story is contained in Highlander 2

I will do my duty here to humanity, and caution you to make sure you really really want to proceed with a viewing.
Just incase you do decide to throw caution and sanity to the wind and watch it once, I won't give any further spoilers than I already have.
However I will leave you with a collection of snippets from official reviewers of the film

Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rare approval rating of 0%

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film a score of 0.5 stars (out of four), saying: "Highlander II: The Quickening is the most hilariously incomprehensible movie I've seen in many a long day—a movie almost awesome in its badness. Wherever science fiction fans gather, in decades and generations to come, this film will be remembered in hushed tones as one of the immortal low points of the genre … If there is a planet somewhere whose civilization is based on the worst movies of all time, Highlander 2: The Quickening deserves a sacred place among their most treasured artifacts."

Alex Carter of Den of Geek wrote: "I started writing this to try and shed a different light on this unappreciated classic, but I can't. I really can't. Highlander II is awful. It's not even "so bad it's good" territory, it skips right past that into the "so awful you can't look away for fear you'll both be killed" territory. And amazingly, it manages to not only be contender for worst film in the world, but it also runs the entire franchise into the ground and retcons the first film into oblivion in the space of 15 minutes ... For decades, this was the punchline for every bad movie joke, the bad sequel to end all bad sequels. This is a film that wishes it could be as good as Santa Claus Conquers The Martians."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlande ... Quickening

You're the real hero we deserve.

That being said, I'll probably watch it. Can't be any worse than the Robocop sequels

[Pack Rat]

I'm not sure if you're deliberately trolling or if you legitimately misunderstand the point.

Ha, I could say the same thing about you.
If you don't think that certain minorities and "oppressed" groups get special treatment then you are not paying attention to either the media portrayals or actual enacted legistlation of the U.S., Canada, or most "Western" quasi-democracies.
Btw, not all minorities, just the ones with enough power to get themselves "condoned and enthroned".
Contrasting America/West's good-powerful minorities vs bad-powerless minorities would be a great segue into discussing the -IsraelPalestine conflict, but I understand there is already another thread that has said 'a few words' about that.

Q: Wait, so are they oppressed or empowered??
A: Either or both, of course! Though at any given moment, they'll only soapbox about the one that will best serves their own agenda.

I could go on (might)... but I've come to the conclusion you are mostly doing this to be a troll (with a political bias).
Whaaaaat??? Duk's a troll and a mod??
Sure, it's not really that unusual a combination if you think about it.
Modding is a Troll Dream Job (right up there with psychiatiatrist, yellow journalist, and sociology professor)
Just imagine being in a position where you never have to face the consequances of your own trolling, but can shut down the opposition with impunity.

Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson says his Black son faces more hurdles in life and his White son does not face the same hurdles. Johnson is for systemic change!




Yes, he has a Black son (not legally adopted) which he now hides from the public (systemic change anyone?) You won't see the grown Black son in any of the "family pictures"

[Lonous]

AAAAGGGGHHHHH!!!!

THIS IS THE OPENING FRAME OF THE MOVIE!!!!

MY TIMING IS PERFECT

LOL I forgot about that.
We'll all be waiting for your movie critique.

[pmac666]

I'm not sure if you're deliberately trolling or if you legitimately misunderstand the point.

Ha, I could say the same thing about you.
If you don't think that certain minorities and "oppressed" groups get special treatment then you are not paying attention to either the media portrayals or actual enacted legistlation of the U.S., Canada, or most "Western" quasi-democracies.
Btw, not all minorities, just the ones with enough power to get themselves "condoned and enthroned".
Contrasting America/West's good-powerful minorities vs bad-powerless minorities would be a great segue into discussing the -IsraelPalestine conflict, but I understand there is already another thread that has said 'a few words' about that.

Q: Wait, so are they oppressed or empowered??
A: Either or both, of course! Though at any given moment, they'll only soapbox about the one that will best serves their own agenda.

I could go on (might)... but I've come to the conclusion you are mostly doing this to be a troll (with a political bias).
Whaaaaat??? Duk's a troll and a mod??
Sure, it's not really that unusual a combination if you think about it.
Modding is a Troll Dream Job (right up there with psychiatiatrist, yellow journalist, and sociology professor)
Just imagine being in a position where you never have to face the consequances of your own trolling, but can shut down the opposition with impunity.

Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson says his Black son faces more hurdles in life and his White son does not face the same hurdles. Johnson is for systemic change!




Yes, he has a Black son (not legally adopted) which he now hides from the public (systemic change anyone?) You won't see the grown Black son in any of the "family pictures"

His son is busy monitoring Dads porn consume.

[Pack Rat]

Yea, my son and grandson do monitor my internet porn site, as I monitor their use. Really brings the family together! ROTFLMAO!

[mookiemcgee]

So which highlander do i have to watch for the Alien backstory I apparently missed my whole life?

If you have seen the original Highlander and are familiar with the lore, you can go straight to #2.
The entire alien story is contained in Highlander 2

I will do my duty here to humanity, and caution you to make sure you really really want to proceed with a viewing.
Just incase you do decide to throw caution and sanity to the wind and watch it once, I won't give any further spoilers than I already have.
However I will leave you with a collection of snippets from official reviewers of the film

Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rare approval rating of 0%

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film a score of 0.5 stars (out of four), saying: "Highlander II: The Quickening is the most hilariously incomprehensible movie I've seen in many a long day—a movie almost awesome in its badness. Wherever science fiction fans gather, in decades and generations to come, this film will be remembered in hushed tones as one of the immortal low points of the genre … If there is a planet somewhere whose civilization is based on the worst movies of all time, Highlander 2: The Quickening deserves a sacred place among their most treasured artifacts."

Alex Carter of Den of Geek wrote: "I started writing this to try and shed a different light on this unappreciated classic, but I can't. I really can't. Highlander II is awful. It's not even "so bad it's good" territory, it skips right past that into the "so awful you can't look away for fear you'll both be killed" territory. And amazingly, it manages to not only be contender for worst film in the world, but it also runs the entire franchise into the ground and retcons the first film into oblivion in the space of 15 minutes ... For decades, this was the punchline for every bad movie joke, the bad sequel to end all bad sequels. This is a film that wishes it could be as good as Santa Claus Conquers The Martians."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlande ... Quickening

You're the real hero we deserve.

That being said, I'll probably watch it. Can't be any worse than the Robocop sequels

I give it a D+, somehow I expected worse and it was bad but it wasn't completely incoherent... just bad writing and acting but still watchable.

[mookiemcgee]

So which highlander do i have to watch for the Alien backstory I apparently missed my whole life?

If you have seen the original Highlander and are familiar with the lore, you can go straight to #2.
The entire alien story is contained in Highlander 2

I will do my duty here to humanity, and caution you to make sure you really really want to proceed with a viewing.
Just incase you do decide to throw caution and sanity to the wind and watch it once, I won't give any further spoilers than I already have.
However I will leave you with a collection of snippets from official reviewers of the film

Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rare approval rating of 0%

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film a score of 0.5 stars (out of four), saying: "Highlander II: The Quickening is the most hilariously incomprehensible movie I've seen in many a long day—a movie almost awesome in its badness. Wherever science fiction fans gather, in decades and generations to come, this film will be remembered in hushed tones as one of the immortal low points of the genre … If there is a planet somewhere whose civilization is based on the worst movies of all time, Highlander 2: The Quickening deserves a sacred place among their most treasured artifacts."

Alex Carter of Den of Geek wrote: "I started writing this to try and shed a different light on this unappreciated classic, but I can't. I really can't. Highlander II is awful. It's not even "so bad it's good" territory, it skips right past that into the "so awful you can't look away for fear you'll both be killed" territory. And amazingly, it manages to not only be contender for worst film in the world, but it also runs the entire franchise into the ground and retcons the first film into oblivion in the space of 15 minutes ... For decades, this was the punchline for every bad movie joke, the bad sequel to end all bad sequels. This is a film that wishes it could be as good as Santa Claus Conquers The Martians."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlande ... Quickening

You're the real hero we deserve.

That being said, I'll probably watch it. Can't be any worse than the Robocop sequels

It took a while but i found it free on some streaming site of dubious legality if you need a link dm me

[Votanic]

So which highlander do i have to watch for the Alien backstory I apparently missed my whole life?

If you have seen the original Highlander and are familiar with the lore, you can go straight to #2.
The entire alien story is contained in Highlander 2

I will do my duty here to humanity, and caution you to make sure you really really want to proceed with a viewing.
Just incase you do decide to throw caution and sanity to the wind and watch it once, I won't give any further spoilers than I already have.
However I will leave you with a collection of snippets from official reviewers of the film

Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rare approval rating of 0%

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film a score of 0.5 stars (out of four), saying: "Highlander II: The Quickening is the most hilariously incomprehensible movie I've seen in many a long day—a movie almost awesome in its badness. Wherever science fiction fans gather, in decades and generations to come, this film will be remembered in hushed tones as one of the immortal low points of the genre … If there is a planet somewhere whose civilization is based on the worst movies of all time, Highlander 2: The Quickening deserves a sacred place among their most treasured artifacts."

Alex Carter of Den of Geek wrote: "I started writing this to try and shed a different light on this unappreciated classic, but I can't. I really can't. Highlander II is awful. It's not even "so bad it's good" territory, it skips right past that into the "so awful you can't look away for fear you'll both be killed" territory. And amazingly, it manages to not only be contender for worst film in the world, but it also runs the entire franchise into the ground and retcons the first film into oblivion in the space of 15 minutes ... For decades, this was the punchline for every bad movie joke, the bad sequel to end all bad sequels. This is a film that wishes it could be as good as Santa Claus Conquers The Martians."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlande ... Quickening

You're the real hero we deserve.

That being said, I'll probably watch it. Can't be any worse than the Robocop sequels

It took a while but i found it free on some streaming site of dubious legality if you need a link dm me

Hmm?, eh, just consume some 'substances' before/during viewing and you'll probably have a 'good time' ...with no additional loss of brain cells.

[DirtyDishSoap]

No no, i pride myself on owning shitty movies, shitty shows and shitty video games.

Pretty sure its a family tradition of ours. My dad owns just about every steven segol (seagull? Whatever) to exist. Now, those are horrible.

[2dimes]

I just saw a series of Steven Seagull pictures made by ai today. They were pretty good.

[Votanic]

I just saw a series of Steven Seagull pictures made by ai today. They were pretty good.

Pre-AI picture of George Seagull (Siegel?, Segal? Seegill?; Steve's father?, brother?, nephew?), possibly preparing for ride on Space Mountain.

Other individuals in image remain unidentified, possibly albinos.

[DirtyDishSoap]

I just saw a series of Steven Seagull pictures made by ai today. They were pretty good.

Pictures or it never happened

[2dimes]

I just saw a series of Steven Seagull pictures made by ai today. They were pretty good.

Pictures or it never happened

They were on meta and Zuck has that set up so you can't link things on there unless you're him.

So I guess it never happened.

[jusplay4fun]

I just saw a series of Steven Seagull pictures made by ai today. They were pretty good.

Pre-AI picture of George Seagull (Siegel?, Segal? Seegill?; Steve's father?, brother?, nephew?), possibly preparing for ride on Space Mountain.

for those who need to know:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000219/
Steven Seagal
Actor
Producer
Writer

Steven Frederic Seagal (/sɪˈɡɑːl/ sig-AHL; born April 10, 1952) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, martial artist, and musician. (...) In 1988, Seagal made his acting debut in Above the Law, which is regarded as the first American film to feature aikido in fight sequences.[4] He has appeared in over 50 films.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Seagal

[DirtyDishSoap]

Thank you Wikipedia.

[Votanic]

I just saw a series of Steven Seagull pictures made by ai today. They were pretty good.

Pre-AI picture of George Seagull (Siegel?, Segal? Seegill?; Steve's father?, brother?, nephew?), possibly preparing for ride on Space Mountain.

Other individuals in image remain unidentified, possibly albinos. IMPORTANT UPDATE: possibly cream cheese.

[DirtyDishSoap]

Had to look up some of the reviews for Highlander 2 and i came across this gem.

"I started writing this to try and shed a different light on this unappreciated classic, but I can't. I really can't. Highlander II is awful. It's not even "so bad it's good" territory, it skips right past that into the "so awful you can't look away for fear you'll both be killed" territory. And amazingly, it manages to not only be contender for worst film in the world, but it also runs the entire franchise into the ground and retcons the first film into oblivion in the space of 15 minutes ... For decades, this was the punchline for every bad movie joke, the bad sequel to end all bad sequels. This is a film that wishes it could be as good as Santa Claus Conquers The Martians."

[Votanic]

Had to look up some of the reviews for Highlander 2 and i came across this gem.

"I started writing this to try and shed a different light on this unappreciated classic, but I can't. I really can't. Highlander II is awful. It's not even "so bad it's good" territory, it skips right past that into the "so awful you can't look away for fear you'll both be killed" territory. And amazingly, it manages to not only be contender for worst film in the world, but it also runs the entire franchise into the ground and retcons the first film into oblivion in the space of 15 minutes ... For decades, this was the punchline for every bad movie joke, the bad sequel to end all bad sequels. This is a film that wishes it could be as good as Santa Claus Conquers The Martians."

The marketing team is laying it on a bit thick, imo.