Highlander: Search for Vengeance'
Directed by: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Written by: David Abramowitz
Highlander: The Search For Vengeance is an animated spin-off of the cult hit film Highlander.
Plot Outline:
In the new tale, the lone warrior Colin travels with the wise-cracking ghost Amergan across a desolate landscape searching for the immortal despot Marcus Octavius, who killed his lover Moya on the Celtic plains tens of centuries ago.
Will Colin lead the people to freedom or become consumed by hate? The answer may lie with the beautiful yet tough freedom fighter Dahlia, who has a mysterious connection to Moya. Colin must confront Marcus in a showdown where the future of all men will be decided. In the end, there can be only one.
Overall Impressions:
It takes for granted that you know the highlander franchise, even though the story makes sense and is explained fully, it's the smaller things, like the Quickening and the Holy Ground that are not explained in much detail. The whole package is another cliche' central.
Amergan is in essence a bitter old Obi-Wan telling Colin how crap he is throughout the film, amusing, but rather pointless, definitely not inspirational in the least. Overall I had a lot of hope for this one but I came out of this thinking, damned another crap sequel. They had it right the first time, I guess in the end there can only be one. (All the sequels were pants too).
Though has a moment or 2 worthy of the Highlander label, overall pants! (4 out of 10)
Oh NO! And here I was thinking that maybe, maybe, one of the Highlander projects this year would actually be good!
I really did have my hope on this one, the trailer (on the official website) was pretty cool. It's the only reason I went to the Anime All-Nighter. I think it might have been because it's a US production with a Japanese director as opposed to a fully Japanese production? Never mind, maybe one day.