BootDigest
Such a frustrating disappointment
Blaironit
Excellent film with a gripping story!
Robert Joyner
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Papalampraina
Usually, when I don't like a movie, I stop it, I don't watch it till the end. But, I liked the other movies, I liked the TV show, so I pushed myself to watch "The Source" until the end. In every person's life there comes a time where he or she will look back and say "I just lost X minutes of my life that I will never get back". This was mine.
Frederick Meekins
***THIS REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS*****One of mankind's fondest dreams is no doubt to live upon this earth in vitality and youth beyond the paltry 75 to 90-odd years the healthiest among us get to enjoy. As such, one of contemporary fantasy's most compelling franchises has had to have been Highlander. The protagonist is himself immortal and gets to live indefinitely provided his head is not lopped by a fellow Immortal as these are destined to battle until there is a sole survivor among them as the catch phrase reminds the viewer "In the end there can be only one." It has been several years since an adventure of the legendary Scotsman, but if "Highlander: The Source" is any indication, it appears he is feeling his 400 plus years.For several years as this film plodded its way through production and distribution, fans were given hints that they would finally at last be provided with an explanation as to how the Immortals came to be in the first place. This convoluted story delivers none of that as the Source does not necessarily refer to origins.Though Highlander: The Source ultimately falls short in terms of the story, these shortcomings are compounded by the atrocious cinematography. Though broadcast in the early to mid 90's, the old Highlander TV series had better quality effects than the latest film in the series.For example, central to the milieu of the Highlander saga is the transfer of the quickening from the Immortal that has lost his head to the Immortal that has taken it. In the TV series, this was depicted by an impressive display of lightening bolts and electric shocks.However, in The Source, these scenes are not nearly as impressive. The electric charges are now less distinctive artistically with the emphasis now on the head rolling away, something that was only alluded to and seldom seen in the older episodes.Relatedly, in the TV series, the sword fights leading up to this dramatic exchange of life force were often depicted as elegant, almost dance-like encounters. However, in Highlander: The Source, these are now filmed with the same herky-jerky camera action used in many productions today such as the new Battlestar Galactica where viewers almost come away nauseated because the directors think they are too good to shoot images with a steady, smooth hand.Highlander: The Source is such a disappointment that, if one did happen to be an Immortal, one might just very well be tempted to slit one's own throat than rather spend an eternity watching this movie for an eternity.by Frederick Meekins
Anexcellentusername
God, how did they manage to make a film so bad. They completely managed to destroy what was left of The Highlander series. (There wasn't that much left after the many disappointing films and TV shows). This was a million time worse than any of the other films that came before.The fight scenes are almost cartoon like and I almost expected to see speed lines. The real question is how on earth did they spend 13 million dollars? I have to assume it was spent on giving the chimps that wrote the scripts a daily supply of glue to sniff. The director should be horrified with their career. Unless they get a professional they should leave this series alone. This is my opinion on this god awful 'film' but my opinion could just be orbital wobble.
stupidwizardproductions
Remember when everyone freaked out over the Mass Effect 3 ending. Well, I have got a movie that destroys any sense of worth to the Highlander name. Hell, even Highlander 2 is a better movie than this. That is not a stand to take lightly because that is the archetypal bad movie and yet it is not the worst in the series. It did more damage to the franchise than Zeist. Let's begin the list of problems. One, the setting. Why in the Highlander franchise did they think the post- apocalyptic future? It's a fantasy idea. It is never explained what happened between the end of TV-show and this. Second, the plot. The Immortals need to look for The Source, which is like The Prize in the first film but makes no sense at all. For some reason they slowly loose their immortality has they move closer to it with explanation at all to it. There are so many problems with this movie. I don't want to list them because well this film is so bad I feel dirty talking about it. If you want to have punishment go and watch Spoony's review. Please do not watch. 0/10. The worst sequel ever made.
