jimbow8 Wrote:You definitely must see it, Ken, but like I said, make sure you get the Director's Cut with bonus footage.
If you can't find it, I'll lend you my copy.
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:When did that come out, Ken? My impression was MULL OF KINTYRE by McCartney was the biggest Brit single of all time (that song also featured bagpipes). But come to think of it, I believe Elton John's remake of CANDLE IN THE WIND, released after Princess Diana's death in 1997, cops top honours (sic) now.
Ken Valentine Wrote:I saw it last night . . . the directors cut....and...?
Ken V.
Mike Hanson Wrote:For all of the inconsistencies and contradictions between the movies and between the movies and the tv series, the filmmakers had the perfect opportunity to tie it all together in the very last film, which combines the realities of the tv show and the film series by starring the Stars of both.
Ken Valentine Wrote:Here is the correction of my previous post, a quote from the back of the Albumn, THE LEGENDARY AMAZING GRACE.
"In the spring of 1971, the bandsmen, pipers and drummers of the Royal Scots Greys combined with the band of the 3rd Carabiniers in Redford Barracks, Edinborough, to record an albumn to be comprised mainly of music associated with both Regiments. This albumn was intended to be a strictly non-commercial record, issued to simply mark the amalgamation of both of these old Regiments to form the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.
"After just five and a half hours, we had all the pre-decided material safely 'in the can'. But as we were still some three minutes short of the total playing time required for the albumn, the pipers suggested that it might be worth trying a new arrangement for pipes and military band of an old tune which the Greys' bandmaster Stewart Fairbairn had been working on before his recent retirement.
"A few minutes later, the as-yet untried manuscripts were on the music stands and, after a once-through rehersal which also served as a final balance check, 'Amazing Grace' was recorded in just one 'take'.
"Even in that unlikely barrack-hall atmosphere, everyone involved in the recording already realized that something unique and very special had just been put on tape.
"But it took nine months of albumn sales and mailbags of requests from the public after just one airing on a late night radio show to persuade the record company concerned to release 'Amazing Grace' as a single. They had little faith in a bagpipe-based sound having much commercial success.
"Yet the single shot immediately to the top of hit parades all over the world, became the fastest-selling record ever in many countries including the U.K., earned umpteen gold and silver discs, and remains to this day one of the most successful British records of all time with over ten million sales to its credit."
Pete Kerr
The albumn I have was recorded in 1976.
Ken V.
Mike Hanson Wrote:It is difficult adding anything new to all of the previous posts...except for a quick fanboy wish-fantasy.
For all of the inconsistencies and contradictions between the movies and between the movies and the tv series, the filmmakers had the perfect opportunity to tie it all together in the very last film, which combines the realities of the tv show and the film series by starring the Stars of both.
Quite simply (SPOILER ALERT), if the producers had decided to kill off the younger highlander in the end, INSTEAD of a certain french actor who started it all, then this last movie could have ended RIGHT before the beginning of the very first movie.
Hence, the events of the entire run of the tv series could be said to have taken place before the very first movie.
Just imagine the uproar that would have taken place in the theatre at the very end of the fourth Highlander movie, with the appearance of The Kragen, standing at an airport check-in line, in full punk-rock regalia, telling the frightened airline salesperson that he wanted a ticket on the next flight to New York City.
Now THAT, would have been kewl...IMHO...
Mike Hanson Wrote:It is difficult adding anything new to all of the previous posts...except for a quick fanboy wish-fantasy.
For all of the inconsistencies and contradictions between the movies and between the movies and the tv series, the filmmakers had the perfect opportunity to tie it all together in the very last film, which combines the realities of the tv show and the film series by starring the Stars of both.
Quite simply (SPOILER ALERT), if the producers had decided to kill off the younger highlander in the end, INSTEAD of a certain french actor who started it all, then this last movie could have ended RIGHT before the beginning of the very first movie.
Hence, the events of the entire run of the tv series could be said to have taken place before the very first movie.
Just imagine the uproar that would have taken place in the theatre at the very end of the fourth Highlander movie, with the appearance of The Kragen, standing at an airport check-in line, in full punk-rock regalia, telling the frightened airline salesperson that he wanted a ticket on the next flight to New York City.
Now THAT, would have been kewl...IMHO...