Highlander Rewatched

Hey Rewatchers! This episode is a bit different than our usual interview episodes and is best enjoyed on Youtube due to the amount of music and visuals used throughout the video. We hope you enjoy! VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/RPxginwPip0 The Rewatchers could not be more excited to sit down with Russell Mulcahy, director of the original Highlander. Tune in to hear the film/music-video legend share the real-life origins of the brandy scene, his reboot thoughts, favorite music videos (Ultravox?!?) and more!

It’s time for Highlander: Rebooted! In the first installment of their series on the upcoming Highlander movie, the Rebooters discuss the casting of Henry Cavill, their hopes for a reboot, and fan reactions to the news.

The time of the gathering is here! To help bring our month long 35th anniversary celebration of Highlander to a close, we have assembled our own immortal gathering with the hosts of Highlander Rewatched, Blood of Kings: A Highlander Fandom Group and Highlander Heart to share with you their love of the original Highlander film that started it all. Join our hosts - and some surprise special guests - as they discuss what makes Highlander so special and play some fun games. (NOTE: CONTEST NO LONGER VALID)

There can be only one (uhhhh 3?)audio files! Enjoy all 15 hours of our Highlander Endgame coverage!

There can be only one (uhhhh 3?)audio files! Enjoy all 15 hours of our Highlander Endgame coverage!

There can be only one (uhhhh 3?) audio files! Enjoy all 15 hours of our Highlander Endgame coverage!

All good things come to an end and so too must the Rewatchers coverage of Highlander Endgame. In the 99999th episode on this 90-minute movie, tune in to hear a listener mail lightning round! Tune in to hear a mission critical update on immortal bodily functions, scope out a cameo from friend of the show F. Braun McAsh, and witness the world's grossest piece of Highlander memorabilia in the ultimate catalog game.

The Rewatchers round out their soon-to-be-ending Endgame coverage by crunching the budget numbers, gathering some second (and third) opinions on this movie, and rankings the films (thus far). Tune in to hear the New York Times get snooty, see some tight infographics, and feel the enthusiasm leaching out of some Amazon reviews.

Holy smokes we made it to the end! Duncan and Kell suddenly appear in a baffling pipe maze for their final confrontation. Mac pulls it out with an assist from his guardian angel Joe, who wastes the evil watcher (remember that guy???) execution style. The Rewatchers try to figure out how the Mac on Mac fusion works, rage about the various postproduction endings, and dish on a quickening brought to you by the Mummy.

Kell bakes 100 loaves of bread so his goons can carbo load before he murders them. Meanwhile, Connor and Duncan gather in the warm light of product placement so that Connor can sacrifice himself. The Rewatchers discuss Kell’s magic powers, watch an insane suicide from Donnie Yen, and bid farewell to Connor.

Highlander rewatched recently teamed up with Highlander heart and the blood of kings podcast to help celebrate the 35th anniversary of the original Highlander motion picture. As part of that celebration we are running a pretty amazing contest with some incredible prizes including a very rare one of a kind item that Highlander fans will not want to miss. However, you have to watch the video podcast hosted on the Official Highlander Facebook page to find out what’s in the prize pack and the details on how to enter to win! Dead line is only in a few days so make sure to get on it and head on over to the official highlander facebook page today to watch our video podcast and enter the contest. We will be posting the full episode here on our podcast feed soon as well. Thanks again everyone, we hope you enjoy our 35th anniversary celebration and good luck on winning that prize pack!

Things get steamy when Duncan reunites with his former wife Kate (who he stabbed on their wedding night to trigger her immortality), but Kell is waiting in the wings to stick a gloved finger in her mouth. The Rewatchers ogle some buns, break down some cool editing, and learn that “lived” spelled backwards is duuuuuuuuumb.

Joe and Methos break Duncan out of Watcher jail (by killing lots of people?) to share a bunch of immortal stats and then drop him off at a cemetery where Connor and Kell just happen to be waiting. The Rewatchers go deep on Connor's bowl cut, bust out their own immortal headcount, and give you the chance to play the original DVD trivia.

The Rewatchers continue to churn through this movie with alarming speed! In flashbacks, Connor teaches Duncan the spirit bomb (... er... a confusing sword headlock) and they team up to threaten WWE superstar Edge with castration. In the present day, Kell's goons learn to fly their motorcycles up to the second story of Connor's loft to attack Duncan with a bizarre array of weapons. The Rewatchers discuss Faith's immortal wardrobe collection, call out their favorite one-liners, and wonder why Donnie Yen isn't Duncan's final boss.

The punishment continues when Kell’s menagerie of goons put on their dumbest hats to raid a Watcher installation called the “Sanctuary,” where they keep comatose immortals prisoner. The Rewatchers discuss Duncan’s Jedi visions, compare versions of an all-monk killing spree, and wonder why Connor volunteered to be in an isolation chamber where all he can do is remember his dead mom.

Connor dresses like a drab X-Man to reminisce about the time a young priest named Jacob Kell helped burn Connor's mother at the stake to prevent... a plague (maybe)? The Rewatchers celebrate the return of Beatie Edney, try to figure out where Kell gets off swearing revenge, and wonder why you would build an immortal sanctuary anywhere but holy ground.

The Rewatchers dive face first into the opening scene of Endgame and, oh boy, do they have questions! In the baffling first moments of Highlander IV, Duncan orders a hotdog, Connor runs away, and Rachel explodes (in that order). The Rewatchers break down the different cuts of this movie, discuss the opening narration, and review the deleted Christmas tree scene.

In a world with magic portals, generic matrix techno, and rules that are randomly changing, two MacLeods must team up to defeat the immortal wizard Jacob Kell and his bobo Four Horsemen before they can... trap Connor’s head in a crystal ball? The Rewatchers kick off their coverage of Highlander: Endgame by going beat by beat through the original trailer and discuss it as though they’ve never seen the movie!

In the latest installment of the fabled Adrian Tapes, the Highlander talks all about dialogue looping and improvisation on set. Tune in to hear the origins of trout for breakfast, the original voices from the Zone, and more!

In a very special bonus episode, we hear directly from YOU -- the fans that keep the magic of Highlander alive! The Rewatchers compiled this special tribute to Highlander: The Series to help cap off the incredible journey of rewatching the series over the last 5 years with you! Each story proves the lasting impact of Highlander and the resilience of its community. Thank you to all those fans who share this journey with us online, in person, and in spirit!