WTF Happened to Highlander 3: The Final Dimension?
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- When Connor MacLeod says "There Can Be Only One" in the original Highlander, he had no idea he'd be repeating that line for years. Just when he thinks he has finally made it to be the only one, another immortal seems to pop up, challenging him for that title. How many "ones" can there be? It turns out a lot.
After the problems with making Highlander II and the anemic box office for it it was decided to completely ignore everything surrounding that film and create a direct sequel to the original film. They dropped any mention of the planet Zeist, ignored that immortals are supposed to be aliens, and reverted the setting to seven years after the first film.
Even under the best of circumstances, films are hard to produce. How does one fare after completely rebooting the franchise? Surprisingly well. The creation of Highlander: The Final Dimension (aka Highlander 3: The Sorcerer) is far from perfect, but after the debacle of creating the second film, surely nothing crazy could happen the third time out, right? Let's find out here on WTF Happened To This Movie?
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I do think Highlander 3 is a acceptably fun movie. It’s not got the magic of the original but as a little Highlander movie it’s well worth a watch
My opinion: Original is about a solid 7-8 (IMDB scale) and ignoring the "only one" premise, H3 can clearly scratch at that 7 barrier.
Very much enjoyable if you allow it.
@@brianbabin6333 the TV show had its moments and i liked it. But wouldn't call it amazing.
The love scene with Deborah Kara Unger in Highlander 3 is pretty damn amazing. She was so hot. I give H3 credit for that scene alone. It was really well done.
I never like 3...or 4. I actually liked what 2 was trying to do. And the 5th Highlander is a decent watch.
But nothing beats the original, or captures its mystique in the same cool way. Plus, that Queen soundtrack is as much part of the movie's success as Queen's music defines Flash Gordon.
Still better than 2
I've seen interviews with both Lambert and Van Peebles about the shoot. In spite of the issues mentioned, they both said they had a really good time making this movie with each other. The fight choreography, in particular, they both said they had a ton of fun rehearsing and shooting those fight sequences.
Highlander 3 is a pretty decent movie, it has a fun style and is one of the better Highlander movie… which given the Highlander movie series record, that’s saying something lol
Pretty boring you mean
I agree, its probably the best film aside from the original and the sex scene with Deborah Kara Unger is off the charts.
It's pretty easy to sum up what happened here...
There should be only one.
It's like the Exorcist sequels it will never match the original, the amount of $$ wasted is staggering and sad.
Higherlander 3 was a lot of fun
I'm a pretty big fan of Highlander III
Mario Van Peebles is AWESOME in this movie, he know full well he's in a POS film, and he's making the best of it by overacting AF and munching the entire screen in every scenes.
it's absofuckin'lutly glorious to behold.
I think it was a good film. Definitely better than Highlander 2. My only issue is that it felt a little like a rehash of the first movie. But I still enjoyed it.
I can’t wait to hear the behind the scenes on Highlander: Endgame because I’ll never forget the bait and switch from the trailer to opening night. Entire scenes filmed and special effects done but only for the trailer. They were never intended to be used in any version of the film. Just to get asses in seats.
It’s coming!
can you do wtf happened to highlander 4?
I was pretty surprised when I saw it. The original really wasn't set up for a sequel (Highlander 2 proved that), but #3 made sense and was pretty good.
Highlander 3 was My Favorite Mario Van Peebles did a amazing job as the Villain 🔥🔥
Couldn’t have been a better villain than the gurgin from the first highlander surely?(it is gurgin right?🤔)i remember being terrified by him whe I was young
@@darrenstopper1806Kurgen. And yes he was a terrifying.
yes especially with that voice and beheading people maid mario van peebles villan a true baddie
Thanks for making another great video joblo.
What doomed the Highlander franchise was its starting point. If the property was to be an epic saga, they started with the final chapter. For the franchise to continue on, they had to renege on the whole “there can be only one” thing. The movies kept coming up with new reasons for there to be more immortals. The series had a new immortal nearly every episode. Highlander had to break/forget its own rules in order to survive. For the upcoming reboot, my advice would be to move away from the classic rules. “The Gathering” and “there can be only one” are cool concepts that get in the way. Without them, you can keep telling stories for as long as you have good stories worth telling.
Here's the thing, I don't think they were planning on making sequels. The first movie really feels like a stand alone movie to me. But, since the first movie did well enough, and people wanted more, they made more movies. They tried to make it work, but things just really didn't work out too well.
@@truefanforum3273 that, and there's no reason not to keep the "rule" of there being only one, as you can easily push that boundary out for as long as you want, just don't over use it.... they'd almost HAVE to keep that for any reboots , as it is this franchises: "I'll be back" - without it, you have nothing memorable .. .:(
Unfortunately, "There can be only one" is the entire crux of the "Highlander" concept. I was surprised by this video, that H3 was originally going to be a prequel. THAT would've been a much better solution, and that's what they should do with the reboot: play everything as prequels, after the initial story about gaining the prize. ... However, PLAN all the prequels out ahead of time, so that shocking new things are revealed with each sequel.
It could even be done in such a way that maybe Connor isn't really "the good guy". And THEN do a sequel to winning the prize, perhaps bringing back the Zeist origin (but do it properly). Maybe Connor is using earth as a training field to conquer Zeist, and then use the Zeist army to enslave earth.
@@damonappel - those two rules screw everything up. It means that, at some point, there stop being new immortals. It also means there can’t really be any lasting, positive relationships because, like or not, they’re all in deadly competition with each other. By moving away from these rules, you can have modern era, “entry level” immortals, who’re just coming into this. You can also have friendships and loves that’ve lasted centuries.
True. There was never supposed to be a follow-up yo the original. It was clear that they recognized they had a potential cult phenomenon on their hands and decided to milk it for what it's worth.
My only hope is that Henry Cavill's film handles the inevitability of a sequel or two better.
I saw this in the theater. It’s ok for what it is. Kane is kind of a Kurgan ripoff. Deborah Unger is 🔥 though. There is one standout scene that hasn’t been mentioned and that’s when he’s reforging his sword in Scotland. THAT montage is awesome.
Total kurgan rip off
Kane and Kurgan actually interact with each other in the Kurgan origin comic lol
Saw it opening day and remember liking it much more than the 2nd one. Haven't revisited it since.
Kane’s sword was so bad ass. That demonic bat handle was super sick!
Why ?
@@losrajvosa0078why not?
They just ignored that Highlander 2 existed. And why is it so hard for Disney to ignore the Star Wars Sequels.
It was a fun movie and not as bizarre as Highlander 2. Christopher Lambert movies always made it to the theatres here in Australia back in the 90's. Fortress, Knight Moves, etc!!! Lot's of good action movies!
I saw Highlander in a cinema, and loved it. They should never have tried to milk the original, the story had been told, and the magic could not be recreated.
Highlander is fantastic. Highlander 3 is good but mimics 1 a little too much even down to the joy ride. The series I actually enjoyed.
Mario really channeled his inner Prince and Rick James. >_
That love scene that Kara Deborah Unger did is memorable.
So hot!!
As a Highlander fan this has been second only to the original of course. It was a great sequel harkening back to the source material yet adding a good sense of danger for the main character though we have seen him with “the prize” already.
Saw this when I was stationed in Phili. This was a fun movie and better than a lot of what had been tried and came after.
Love it, got the soundtrack too
Soundtrack at the end sounds like Yes
When it comes to Highlander there really can only be one.
The original is the only decent film
Part 3 is the best of a bad lot but still not very good.
The series was good in its time but I personally dont think it holds up to well.
The villain doesn't know what to do with the rubber, so he tries chewing on it. 🤣
Go and watch Highlander The Search For Vengeance as it’s the second best movie after the first one. it’s a great anime movie set across multiple time periods
Webster's definition of "cluster fuck" - see Highlander 2 and 3
Working title was Highlander 3: The Apology.
The Directors Cut of Highlander 2 wasn't bad, if I recall right they got rid of the whole alien thing. Highlander 3 is a great "sequel" to the original and Van Peebles did a fantastic job. For Highlander 4 I've heard they cut out the more mystical stuff from it cause they felt it would be to much like 3. Which was a shame.
It's the Renegade Version of Highlander 2 that you are thinking of.
I seem to remember reading at the time, that the original lead had walked out during filming and to save to the film, Lambert phoned his old pal, Mario Van Peebles who agreed to step in!
(didn't his sister Nia, later fight Ducan MacLeod?)
🤔
I do so like this one.
Was awesome to see Van Peebles in it - as I did like also the movie Gunmen with both Peebles and Lambert.. But surely the very first Highlander will be the only one as best..
I've always known this movie as _The Sorcerer_ I find the title of _Final Dimension_ to be dumb and misleading.
This movie is bad good. Like you can watch it and enjoy it, but in the end you feel that it's lacking. The highpoint is Connor in Scotland. And then you get a wierd sex scene out of the blue. It's not bad-bad like Quickening that you can watch and laugh at and then endlessly quote randomly to make people think you're crazy " _Yes.. Yes I remember! 700 years ago, on the planet Zeist!_ "
To me, Highlander 1 and Endgame are the best movies.
The TV show is phenomenal. I love it so much.
Highlander 3: "We're really sorry about Highlander 2"
Highlander 3 is a great movie and it's my 2nd favourite Highlander movie. Highlander 3 is better than Highlander 2 and is true to the original movie and is the Terminator: Dark Fate and the Ghostbusters: Afterlife of the Highlander franchise. Christopher Lambert is great again as Connor McLeod and he had good chemistry with Deborah Kara Unger. Mario Van Peebles is no Clancy Brown, and he did what he could with the main antagonist Kane. The love scene between Christopher Lambert and Deborah Kara Unger is one of the sexiest scenes ever in cinematic history. The movie had some good visual effects. The climatic swordfight between McLeod and Kane was the best part of the movie and the music track used for the sequence "He's Dr. Feelgood!" made it awesome, epic and badass. A shame Russell Mulchay didn't return to direct due to Highlander 2's disastrous box office failure, but new director Andrew Morahan did a good job. Highlander 3 is a great movie and a worthy follow-up to the classic 1986 movie. A sequel done right. Instead of sequels, it would have been good if there were prequels to the 1986 film depicting Connor McLeod through the centuries as he encountered and fought other immortals and developed the character more and we see his transformation from a medieval Scottish warrior to the cynical, isolated and reluctant warrior and antiques dealer who is deeply haunted by his past. Highlander 1 had the perfect ending, and the sequels were unnecessary. But Highlander 3 is a great movie and if Highlander: Endgame. Highlander: The Source. Highlander the Series and the upcoming reboot hadn't happened, Highlander 3 could have concluded the Highlander Saga for good. There can be only one!
Highlander 3: Sorry about part 2. Highlander 4: Sorry about part 2 and 3.
Deborah Kara Unger's voice was so sultry in the movie. Not to mention that love scene.
Now that a Reboot Is coming. I hope Christopher Lambert play Ramírez Alongside Henry Cavill.
Jesus christ seriously? 😪
I'm sick of reboots to everything they can get their hands on. It shows a total void of imagination and creativity.
@@white-dragon4424 exactly!
@@white-dragon4424 If there is one franchise that definitely without a shadow of a doubt has always needed a reboot, it is for sure Highlander. It's always had so much untapped potential that simply couldn't be achieved in it's original incarnation. I love the series, but the only things about it worth a damn are the first movie and the TV show.
Christopher Lambert would only accept a cameo in the reboot . He said it a while ago .
There can be only one...Highlander movie.
HIGHLANDER 3 was fine. Mario Van Peebles was fine as the villain, Kane. It's just that he had a hard time following Kurgan and Katana.
its better than the second movie that's for sure
Highlander 3 is not the greatest movie and it has its problems. With that being said... It does have one of the BEST LOVE SCENES ever made for an R-rated action movie. Deborah Kara Unger was the hottest thing ever in this film and she really steals the show. The sex scene is off the charts and is so well shot. The music and the build up is pretty amazing. For this reason alone I will always remember this film with some high regard.
I saw this film at the Chinese Theater when I was 16. I do wish we got the original story.
Way better villain than the second movie though. Henry Cavill is set to be highlander now and I'm sure if the writing is decent it'll be great.
I wonder if Kane's illusion ability was meant to give him an advantage over Connor, as without it, it seems like Kane wouldn't be a match for Connor. Connor had the quickening of every immortal except those that Kane and his henchmen had and they had been out of the game for hundreds of years. It would be something like thousands of quickenings vs hundreds. In other words, Connor was FAR more powerful than them.
The Jack the ripper plot was used in the series.
I remember enjoying Gunmen. But it was forever ago.
It also didn't help that Mario Van Peebles played Kane as a pissweak version of Clancy Brown's Kurgan from the first film. Also, in this type of story you only get an initial suspension of disbelief in order to set the premise of the film's reality. In this case, there are Immortals skulking around beheading each other. I say this because the whole Ramirez sword shattering so Macleod pulls a block of steel out of his pocket to hammer into a new katana was ludicrous.
Please do one of these for Highlander: Endgame. The original trailer is filled with trippy scenes of magic that never made the film .
It’s coming
I watched Highlander:Endgame in the theater. And the liberties of bending the "rules" they took were insane(killing immortals on holy ground), not to mention the special effects at the end of the theatrical release was poor. They eventually fixed most of the issues in the DVD release, by giving it a new ending and reestablishing that holy ground was sacred again. Not to mention they blurred out that god awful JVC sign that was ever so present in the final Connor and Duncan fight scene in the theatrical release.
@@DeedleTech The thing is, the movie was meant to be more of a sequel to the series than to 3. And the series had already established the idea of some people breaking the rules of the game many times before, such as killing immortals on holy ground, so it made sense in that continuity.
Since (just my personal opinion) the series was the best thing to happen to the IP since the first movie, I really didn't mind that approach. If anything, 5 is the biggest mistake because it's a disgrace to both the original movies and the series.
Listen to the song One in a Million and it'll answer your Axle Rose question.
To me Highlander 3 feels a lot like a remake of the 1st...but thats not so bad. It felt proper & like a raal sequel.
The Dark Magic sword Mario has is also one of my favorites from all the highlander franchise! It had some similar looking clone replicas sold back in the day & I think an official version also but it is one I wish someone would do a good modern version of.
The disjointed nature of these films, series and lore is what put them outside every box in those days.
There is no continuity in the Highland universe. The best you can do is drink heavily.
Out of the 3 sequels I've seen, this is the better so far only one that makes sense continuity wise! The 2nd one was a mess and the 4th connects with the tv-show that I hadn't seen, so much just flew over my head. It had fantastic villains though. This is the tv-movie sequel that is kinda honest with where it came from!
It’s a decent follow up to the original, but not much. Although Kara Unger is dang HOT in it
I personally love Highlander 2^^
To be honest, i did not like 3rd one, except couple of scenes in Scotland. Now, although 4th one is objectively a bad movie, i loved it. Death od Connor hit the right buttons for me. 5th one is just thrash. Hopefully Chad Stahelsky will do something glorious 😊😊
Maybe I Mandellaed, but I recall the Highlander series pilot being released as a movie, Highlander III, The Gathering, and this one was Highlander IV. Can anyone back me up on that?
The pilot of the series was released as a movie. The producers combined two episodes
The gathering and revenge so sweet with guest star vanity.
Highlander 3 was NOT a hit. It made less money that the previous film (Highlander 2: The Quickening) did at the box office. Sure, it cost a bit less ($4 million less) but it was a big ole bomb at the box office but did well on VHS and Laserdisc. The film did open at number 2 at the box office, which is the highest the series ever got, but it fell off after that. It made $12 million but cost $26 million to make. That is a huge bomb.
the movie may have made a tiny bit more than its budgt but promo cost even back then it basically made the same BUT once you remove the percentage for cinema chains etc it lost money for the studio
i never understood why they kept making these as the first was not that good anyway
Zeist forever!
I guess now we know why Mario Van Peebles career kind of died out.
Disliked by Axl Rose....kiss of death 😆
@@mattsweeney3790 Yeah you don't mess with Axl🙂I was more thinking his behavior on set is not really something any filmmaker wants to deal with.
Yeah, a lot of Highlander 2 didn't make sense. and it has always bothered me.
is the villain father to Peter Dinklage?
They should have put Duncan MacLeod in the third Highlander
Highlander 3 was welcomed after 2.
Switch OLED I have that
I love the movie Men in Black did you just flashy thing me
As much as I love the Highlander franchise, the fact that none of the films are connected and just did their own thing was really annoying
I am immortal, and I cannot die.
Kind of a redundant statement,man.
I agree. Good thing this line is never said in the movie. It would have been silly.
Decent attempt. And I love Mario, but they tried to make him another Kurgan. And that didn't work. I mean there was even another car scene? Really? And it really did like Deborah unger's character and the fact that she's very attractive didn't hurt. Getting Mako in it as well was also clever to have him be his new mentor. However I did like the fact that they included Loreena McKennitt's song in the movie. That was a nice touch. But in all fairness, the final climactic battle was really terrible. And apparently Christopher forgot how to hold a katana and whoever was choreographing didn't know how to use one either. Ugh
I like Highlander 3. If I have to rank the Highlander films, it would be:
1) Highlander 1 (the best) 2) Highlander: Endgame (it's also really good and a satisfying conclusion) 3) Highlander 3 (it's good, not as good as the two other films, but still good and Highlander 1, Highlander 3, the Highlander TV series and Highlander: Endgame when combined together are really excellent). 4) Highlander 2: The Renegade version. it's not good, but it's okay and MUCH better than... 5) Highlander 2: Theatrical version (this is a BAD film) 6) Highlander: The Source (the 5th and final film and it's freaking HORRID. Best to ignore this as much as possible).
0:18 *Jerry Seinfeld has entered the chat*
Was called 3 the sorcerer U cant be serious its f ing awesome made up for 2 the song while hes making this sword i will crank up once in a blue moon when im drunk
Highlander 3 is not terrible, its more of a Blade 2 than a Mortal Kombat Annihilation like Highlander 2
3 is an ok film. It’s not great but it’s also not the trash heap that 2, 4, and 5 were. Especially 5. Part 3 is a strange beast. Part 3 is kinda liked by fans mostly because the other sequels were such hot garbage that by comparison 3 seems like a masterpiece. If it went from just Highlander 1 to The Final Dimension, we’d probably say it’s a bad sequel but it wouldn’t be a legendary bad sequel.
Ok.
Someone watched some dbz and wrote endgame . But just the “power levels “
highlander 3 the sorcerer
Francis Ngannou
The Highlander movies suffer from the same problem that the terminator movies do... why bother having a sequel at all? Obviously, the terminator series overcame that hurdle with the second installment, but after that, the series went downhill, in a big way.
If you watch this movie, you already lost...
😊❤1>3>2
Highlander 1 was good
The rest 😆😳🤦♂️
Oh dear god no 🎥
Highlander 3 aka the best but still bad highlander sequel
This movie had more sex scenes than action scenes.
Hate my all you want, but I think H2 is actually a very interesting and curious take on the Highlander mythology and a good escapist cyberpunk fun.
As far as I’m concerned that movie never happened
Love the movies , but after the 1st one the last ones were really shit …. Fun to watch but still 💩
They disobeyed the HOLY GROUND rule. There should have been only one. I can totally see why Axl hated Peebles.
i only like the first film...
the second one, the director's cut(!), would have been a cool sci-fi film; had it been called something else, i would have enjoyed it better...
the third movie was shit...
can't say much about the TV show either...
It was shit that’s what happened
Highlander 4 and 5 are atrocious really bad films
I thought 3 was bad when I saw it but had NO IDEA what was coming that’s for sure.
I had so much hope for Highlander IV. I still watch it every now and then
@@JoBloOriginalsIt’s funny that most people don’t even know Highlander 5 exists. You can tell cause they’re usually the ones who still insist that part 2 was the worst. After part 5: The Source, you will be begging for the Planet Zeist to return. 😂
@@JoBloOriginals 3 is far more watchable than 4 and 5 especially how they explain why there only can be one , I was right I'm outta here
I like Highlander 2: The Quickening. It's bat shit insane, and c'mon now, it ain't even that bad. Not a big fan of the Renegade Cut that gets rid of Planet Zeist, leave the crazy shit in.
You’re the only person with that insane opinion.
The theatrical cut is bad because of the truly terrible editing. The Renegade Version fails to come up with a good replacement for the extraterrestrial plot, but it is vastly superior from a structure and continuity standpoint.
When the reboot of Highlander. How many Cowboys should play Duncan MacLeod not Connor and you can use him as a British no woman who got kidnapped as a baby. The movie need to be about the Watchers and the black assassin in the episode of Highlander
Was better than 2
Wow a Black villain that's rare today...