Highlander: The Final Dimension
(1994)
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Highlander: The Final Dimension
(1994)
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Christopher Lambert | ... | ||
Mario Van Peebles | ... | ||
Deborah Kara Unger | ... |
Alex Johnson /
Sarah
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Mako | ... |
Nakano
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Raoul Trujillo | ... |
Warrior #1
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Jean-Pierre Pérusse | ... |
Warrior #2
(as Jean-Pierre Perusse)
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Martin Neufeld | ... |
Lt. John Stenn
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Frederick Y. Okimura | ... |
Old Japanese Man
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Daniel Do | ... |
Dr. Fuji Takamura
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Gabriel Kakon | ... |
John MacLeod
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Louis Bertignac | ... |
Pierre Bouchet
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Michael Jayston | ... |
Jack Donovan
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Zenhu Han | ... |
Innkeeper
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Akira Inoue | ... |
Innkeeper's Son
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Darcy Laurie | ... |
Banger 1
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The third Highlander movie takes place at 1994, which means it's a prequel of the second film. After the death of his beloved wife Heather some centuries ago, Connor MacLeod left the highlands of Scotland and wandered around the world. Finally, he got to Japan, where he met the famous sorcerer Nakano, who was an Immortal too. Soon, they became friends, and Nakano taught Conor some tricks. But one day, an old enemy, Kane, came to Japan willing to find Nakano's cave and kill him. Although he succeeded, after cutting Nakano's head the mountain collapsed and Kane was trapped. Now, centuries after, an excavation reveals Nakano's cave... Written by Chris Makrozahopoulos <makzax@hotmail.com>
In 1995, with the enormous international success of the "Highlander" TV series, producers Bill Panzer and Pete Davis once again teamed up to unleash another "Highlander" sequel upon us. This time, it's "Highlander III: The Sorcerer" or, as it was known in the U.S., "Highlander: The Final Dimension". (Don't ask me where the hell that came from) The film finds Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) enjoying a peaceful life with his adopted son, deceived that he has won the Prize. However, the evil sorcerer Kane (Mario Van Peebles) has broken free from the Japanese mountain he was entombed in, and now he wants the Highlander's head.
One of the parts of the film I enjoyed the most was Christopher Lambert's portrayal of Connor. For once the character isn't a severely depressed maniac, and in fact, he's better in this film than any other. Mario Van Peebles makes a good, if not unbelievable villain, with Deborah Unger as the sexy Highlander girl.
Andy Morahan's direction is good. The script is good and very entertaining, but the film's problem is this: although it has all the right materials to make a good film, they are either wasted, put in the wrong place or dropped quickly. It makes you wonder if the franchise is cursed.
The film's score, by J. Peter Robinson, was very nice as well. Loreena McKennit's "Bonny Portmore", featured twice in the film, is a beautiful and outstanding song that has now become the theme for the series.
All in all, while "Highlander III" (Sorcerer/Final Dimension) is an entertaining film, it can't come anywhere near comparing to the original film, although it is a major improvement over "Highlander II".