Product Details

• Actors: Adrian Paul, Jim Byrnes, Stan Kirsch
• Directors: Davis-Panzer Productions
• Format: NTSC
• Number of tapes: 11
• VHS Release Date: June 1, 1997
• Run Time: 1067 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000062TXV
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #111,647 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Changes in Highlander, December 13, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Highlander - The Series, Season 4 Video Set [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A darker look at Duncan MacLeod, that showed variety in the show, if not it's best side.

When Highlander arrived on TV, it started out with a good concept (taken from the first film, primarily), a real hero (Duncan - played with great self-assurance by Adrian Paul), but some bumps in the road that gave it a TV feel. This is evident in the first season, as the episodes are hit and miss, and the show wasn't operating on all cylinders until near the end of the season.

In the 2nd year, Highlander hit full stride, and with each successive episode, the series became more compelling. Many episodes from that year are excellent. The full Highlander team had to have known they had a winner, and the creative energy is high. These were the shows that solidified the fan base the show would ultimately have.

The 3rd season picked up right where the second took off, and by now Highlander was thriving, if in relative obscurity. By now Adrian Paul WAS Duncan MacLeod - The Highlander. The show had a level of synchronicity and often intensity, that made the very most of the concept. The actors (again, espeically Paul) the writers, and entire crew were obviously very inspired, as they turned out one excellent episode after another. Many of them masterfully interweaved.

The 4th season kept the pattern going. And the Highlander team continued with exploring characters, and changes. While the concept was limited (who will Duncan meet from his past this week?), as such, we were introduced to the "dark side" of Duncan Macleod. If because of what the cast and crew had working together - the show continued on putting out either excellent, or good shows. While this turn was interesting, the somewhat dark side didn't always click with fans who saw Duncan as a role model and hero.

The 5th season found the writers trying to vary the previous season's problems. With many espisodes Duncan changing (often not using the sword at all), and sometimes mystical elements involved (which turned some fans off). But the professionalism continued.

By the 6th season, the show was hit and miss, and it seemed at times like it was soon to reach the end (which it did). The final episide was somewhat sentimental, but at the same time, fittingly obscure.

Highlander - Raven continued with the charming character of Amanda. But without Paul, the series didn't have the same backbone, and ultimately waned.

Adrian Paul would later reprise the Duncan MacLeod role in the film Highlander: Endgame, which is the best sequel as the films go (and on par with many TV episodes), but alas, the film did not fair well at the box office, as the previous sequels (2, and 3) were so bad, the mainstream stayed away.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a brilliant series, November 3, 2002

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A M Marshall (Southampton, Hampshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Highlander - The Series, Season 4 Video Set [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Highlander is a wonderful series and season 4 is one of my favorites. Adrian Paul is magnificent as always but really puts in one of his best performances aa the Evil Duncan MacLeod.

Homeland is the first episode that was also directed by Adrian Paul and is set amongst the magnificent scenery of the Highlands of Scotland and shows what a great talent Adrian has not only as an actor but as a director.

Methos is also featured in several episodes along with Joe Dawson, with Amanda also making an appearence there is something for everyone.

Highlander is a great fantasy concept with lots of action and romance. I would recommend this series to anyone who likes action, fantasy and a little romance.

5.0 out of 5 stars The very best Highlander Season, August 27, 2005

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Helga Abendroth (Berlin, Germany) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Highlander - The Series, Season 4 Video Set [VHS] (VHS Tape)

It is great to finally watch the fourth season again,and for the very first time watch them in English and with Eurominutes both. I have been a Highlander Fan since the first (and only acceptable) movie 1985, and I was a fan of the series since it came to German in 1993 (I think). But I always could only see it in German dubbing. Until now. And the fourth season is the best one - dramatically, and for the quality of the show. The fifth is a close runner-up, because it has unforgettable episodes like Comes a Horseman, Revelations and Forgive Us Our Tresspasses; but the overall development of Duncan in the fourth Season is breathtaking to watch again, and than there are episodes like Timeless, Something Wicked and Deliverance, with a breathtaking Dark Duncan MacLeod who seems still a bit too harmless to be really an irredeemable bad guy, but also shows all the necessary Horseman-material. And in the end: Judgement Day! With it's first thrilling hints about hos it would look if it ever came to war between watchers and Immortals! WOW!

I loved this season when I watched it in TV, and now I love to see it on Video again. It has much depth and is a fascinating explore of the Highlander universe. Great stuff!!!

Helga Abendroth, Germany