Twilight Screenwriter Penning Highlander Reboot

[Fumbles]

Oh god... Not the Egyptians... We built one of the greatest achievements of ancient civilization, and this is where we end up? That's it, i'm going to go kill whatever controls the universe. There's no going back.

I mean, sure, the first was alright, but she is so going to drag all the awesomeness of Egyptian names into the ground... Kind of like she did with vamps in New Moon.

uhmmm.... what are you talking about? I just watched highlander and there were no Egyptians. There was "Scotsmen" and a mongol or something.

Hey has anyone ever noticed that the actor who is playing the Spaniard has a more Scottish accent then the Scot. Now I will attribute this to Christopher Lamberts' awful ass acting but still.

 

[Brian Hendershot]

I had no clue there was any Highlander movie after the first one... apparently that is a good thing.

What really interests me is that not even the writers of Iron Man and Dexter can make the movie New Moon watchable. 0.o

 

[Folksoul]

God, Spoony is going to go apeshit.

 

[Verlander]

I hate reboots, never spend money on them, but this interests me. Mainly because it can't be as bad as the original franchise. I mean, the first one was iconic, but it's still a pretty bad film. Christopher Lambert is a shit actor (in Highlander anyway), the lighting and general mise-en-scene is awful, and so was the special effects and action scenes. The premise and the soundtrack carried it, and those are the only two things that should be kept

 

[uppitycracker]

i fully expect to see sparkly decapitating rice burners, and will settle for no less.

 

[Fumbles]

I hate reboots, never spend money on them, but this interests me. Mainly because it can't be as bad as the original franchise. I mean, the first one was iconic, but it's still a pretty bad film. Christopher Lambert is a shit actor (in Highlander anyway), the lighting and general mise-en-scene is awful, and so was the special effects and action scenes. The premise and the soundtrack carried it, and those are the only two things that should be kept

No he really is just a shit actor... I cant think of a good American movie with him in it, besides Tarzan...even then.

Anybody ever watched that Beowulf movie he did with it set in the future? it is craptastic...

 

[Formica Archonis]

"Oh no" was my first thought. But it may not be as bad as all that. Hopefully there's room for Adrian Paul (despite my ex having a scary crush on him, I still like him better than Christopher Lambert).

Or else there'll be a third McLeod immortal (which wouldn't surprise me either).

Fourth, actually. There already was a third [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlander:_The_Animated_Series].

 

[_Cake_]

I'm probably the only one but yeah sounds fine to me. I loved the campy tv series the best(yes even better then the movie, I just like the world with tons of immortals better) and I think that if anyone could pull off cheese + decapitations it's her. Hopefully it will get Adrian Paul a small role and use at least one song by Queen, for fan service.

 

[Casual Shinji]

God, Spoony is going to go apeshit.

The only good thing to come out of this reboot is that it will surely spawn a hilarious review from Spoony.

I can't wait

 

[RoBi3.0]

3 Things that must happen to make this movie a success.

1) Queen must do the music.
2) Must not be anything like Highlander: The Source.
3) Must be nothing like Highlander 2

I always liked that TV series better then the movies. Don't get me wrong Highlander 1 was awesome and set the tome for everything, but it has the reek of the 80's, and who likes the 80's?

Anyways I am at the very least interested in a reboot. Hopefully it works out of the best.

 

[RoBi3.0]

I hate reboots, never spend money on them, but this interests me. Mainly because it can't be as bad as the original franchise. I mean, the first one was iconic, but it's still a pretty bad film. Christopher Lambert is a shit actor (in Highlander anyway), the lighting and general mise-en-scene is awful, and so was the special effects and action scenes. The premise and the soundtrack carried it, and those are the only two things that should be kept

No he really is just a shit actor... I cant think of a good American movie with him in it, besides Tarzan...even then.

Anybody ever watched that Beowulf movie he did with it set in the future? it is craptastic...

Hey now he played Raiden in the first Mortal Kombat movie and that movie is generally consider a successful movie, a successful movie based on a video game anyways.

 

[Fumbles]

I hate reboots, never spend money on them, but this interests me. Mainly because it can't be as bad as the original franchise. I mean, the first one was iconic, but it's still a pretty bad film. Christopher Lambert is a shit actor (in Highlander anyway), the lighting and general mise-en-scene is awful, and so was the special effects and action scenes. The premise and the soundtrack carried it, and those are the only two things that should be kept

No he really is just a shit actor... I cant think of a good American movie with him in it, besides Tarzan...even then.

Anybody ever watched that Beowulf movie he did with it set in the future? it is craptastic...

Hey now he played Raiden in the first Mortal Kombat movie and that movie is generally consider a successful movie, a successful movie based on a video game anyways.

I think that is part of his appeal, He's so bad that he's "good". I cringe the moment he speaks in almost any movie he acts in. I know part of it is his accent (which he cannot help) but there is just something about his stage presense that just screams bad. Kind of like Vin Diesel (outside of Pitch Black).

 

[Addendum_Forthcoming]

To be fair .... what exactly did Rosenberg have to work with when given Meyer's monumental load of quivering, still-warm horseshit?

Rosenberg deserves an emmy if only because she made the movies more tolerable than the books (juyst so we're clear. Both the first movie and the first book are crimes against Humanity, but atleast Rosenberg's mass murder was less of a Meyer's Genocide level of Crime against Humanity).

...oh and no. I refuse to watch or read anything twilight ever again. I've already been traumatized enough in this life.

 

[Baldr]

I read the first chapter of the first twilight book, long before the movie came out. I can say that it definitely not the screenwriter to blame.

As for the Total Recall reboot, I'm just a little mad it doesn't take place on Mars. I consider the original a classic movie.

 

[Dastardly]

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There can be only several.

 

[Thingo]

Oh god... Not the Egyptians... We built one of the greatest achievements of ancient civilization, and this is where we end up? That's it, i'm going to go kill whatever controls the universe. There's no going back.

I mean, sure, the first was alright, but she is so going to drag all the awesomeness of Egyptian names into the ground... Kind of like she did with vamps in New Moon.

uhmmm.... what are you talking about? I just watched highlander and there were no Egyptians. There was "Scotsmen" and a mongol or something.

Hey has anyone ever noticed that the actor who is playing the Spaniard has a more Scottish accent then the Scot. Now I will attribute this to Christopher Lamberts' awful ass acting but still.

My memory is kind of hazy, but wasn't Sean Connery's character Egyptian or something? Or maybe it was someone else, but i'm quite sure there's some kind of Egyptian somewhere in there. And i do know this movie is going to rape him and all the other Highlander characters till all traces of their dignity are gone.

 

[Technicolor]

Utter bullshit
there are good remakes like the recent True Grit, but this idea is just utter bullshit

 

[mayney93]

if they ruin it, i'll go demoman on their arses, al forge my own sword and claim their souls and powah! THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!

 

[Mullahgrrl]

Lets hope that this is a chance of redemption and not just a well, you know.

 

[unacomn]

All I can say is, they better not freegin' sparkle when headless.

But after The Source, well, I guess it can't get any worst. At least the one who's name we don't say had it's fun bits.