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Highlander: Volume 4 [VHS]

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McLeod returns from China only to have Richie tell him that Tessa is overdue. Driving to where she was last seen, a sheriff greets him with the news that three dangerous wanted men are in the area. Not waiting for the sheriff's men, he takes off to track Tessa's captors. Reading signs, he has a flashback of how he learned the ways of the forest and tracking silently. Fighting tiredness, hunger, the forest and time while running through the forest, he is captured and is killed. His sword is taken,too.

Painfully he resumes his quest. The youngest mountain man is captured and restrained. Caleb, the leader [who turns out to be an immortal] kills the second one thinking that he is trying make time with Tessa. Locked into battle with Caleb, Duncan must fight against his own sword and receives a serious wound from it. Nevertheless, he fights on to take Caleb's head. The lovers are reunited and the sheriff shows up with the captive young mountain man in tow.

The interesting thing that makes me chuckle is that while Duncan was running through the forest, he ended up barefoot, shirtless, and only his slacks and cloth strips around his forearms. He carried no satchel. Nevertheless, not having left the area yet, he appears in full typical Duncan wardrobe including footware. How did he get it?

These little glitches don't bother me. I enjoy that Duncan McLeod is presented as a real hero and not the anti-hero who breaks the laws with impunity such as we have frequently. He drinks coffee and juice in the early days and doesn't present liquor as a panacea for all woes. He doesn't smoke. He has to take care of himeself because he needs to have a clear head and a well toned body. Adrian Paul must have worked very hard on the sword scenes because he acts like it is a natural part of him. This makes the story more realistic.