Highlander [Blu-ray] [Region B]

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BRAND NEW RESTORATION FOR 2016, FEATURING NEW BONUS CONTENTChristopher Lambert and Sean Connery star in 1986 cult classic HIGHLANDER, stunningly restored to celebrate the films 30th anniversary.He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York city in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal.After surviving a wound that should have killed him during a clan battle in the Scottish Highlands in 1536, Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) is banished from his village. Years later, he is met by Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez (Sean Connery), a swordsman who teaches MacLeod the truth about himself; he is immortal, one of a race of many who can only die when the head is cut from the body. He must fight his way through the centuries until the time of the gathering, when the few immortals who have survived the ages will come together to fight until only one remains. In New York City the final fight is about to begin, and in the end there can be only oneBD (on one disc) New interview with Russell Mulcahy New interview with Christopher Lambert ‘ Making of’ documentary in 4 parts Deleted scenes Audio commentary with Russell Mulcahy HD trailer

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Christopher Lambert (Actor), Sean Connery (Actor), Russell Mulcahy (Director) & 0 more Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over Format: Blu-ray

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B01CI2L6MS

Customer Reviews Summary

Okay so firstly, let's put pay to something straight off the bat: I've owned multiple releases of this classic film from VHS through to the last blu-ray release and can categorically state that this edition, in all it's re-mastered glory is unquestionably the finest I have ever seen it look. Clearly, if you're expecting some super pure, digital style HD eye-fest, then you're either deluding yourself, or have just simply forgotten the budgetary constraints and limitations that these kinds of films had to contend with. That said, how a fan of Highlander can watch this 4K director approved restoration and not be delighted with it, or worse still claim it's "no different" is beyond me.For starters, we've got an MPEG-4 AVC encoded disc, as opposed to the previous VC-1 mess. Gone is the wobbly credit sequence (direct result of the video transfer process), gone is the horrible uneven brightness between the light and dark scenes, that invasive softness and digital noise, the really awful attempted DNR that plagued several scenes with weird anomalies, and the grossly inconsistent black levels and poor shadows. There are huge improvements in this restoration, in terms of depth, detail, and clarity, and everything looks startlingly more natural and stable. Colours are bolder, (gone is that awful "hue" to certain sequences), and it's all far better balanced throughout exactly as it should. The old blu ray almost looked like it was cobbled together from different sources, some of which didn't even look HD. This restoration is quite simply brilliant. It's a "restoration", not some horrible botched re-mastering. It's not been been screwed with, tinkered, or slathered in digital sharpening adjustments or noise reduction etc. In fact, the only "work" I could see done here was just the removal of imperfections in the film stock - specks, scratches, etc. Which is exactly how these things should be done!Where the release doesn't differ, is in the sound. This was relatively the same as the prior release. But the 2.0 track was clear and stable and nicely balanced, so certainly nothing to complain about. And then, where this release goes on to shine even brighter, is the extras, which is about the most comprehensive I've seen compiled in one place. There's the ported Mulcahy's audio commentary from the prior release, the incredibly insightful 4-part making of documentary, brand new interviews, trailer, deleted scenes and archival material.In short, it gets no better than this. It's the best and most authentic it has ever looked, and if you're a fan, you'll love it.