Highlander - The Series, Season 5 Video Set [VHS]

Adrian Paul (Actor), Jim Byrnes (Actor), Davis-Panzer Productions (Director) Rated:

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Highlander - The Series, Season 5 Video Set [VHS]

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Actors: Adrian Paul, Jim Byrnes, Stan Kirsch
Directors: Davis-Panzer Productions
Format: NTSC
Rated:
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Parental Guidance Suggested
Number of tapes: 11
VHS Release Date: June 1, 1998
Run Time: 1067 minutes
Average Customer Review: 72 customer reviews
ASIN: B000062TXW
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #515,382 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Season Five is easily one of my favorites of the series particularly the ...

ByM. Krameron September 8, 2016

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I recently bought this to replace my previous copy which had many of the discs scratched up through repeated using-and mis-storing incidents. Season Five is easily one of my favorites of the series particularly the comedic episodes like Money no Object and the Ransome of richard Redstone. Also I love the Modern Prometheus. I wasn't so thrilled with the Killing of Richie Ryan as I felt he was an important piece of audience identification. But moreover I totally disagree with David Abramowitz's reasons for killing Richie "Because it's Highlander! Not highlander and his lil buddy Richie! This isn't Batman and Robin!" That being said, I did feel that Richie's death did make sense in the long run, Not because he as a character was expendable, but because Ahriman was more than the average "Evil Immortal Villain of the week" Richie's death raised the stakes and truly showed that the Game was of little consequence in comparison to stopping Ahriman. It also showed that No One was safe as long as the demon could manipulate all of these characters into killing each other. There is one thing about the special features. On the last disc it says Exclusive Interviews with the cast and crew both on the package and also the menu. but that is a mis-leading description as it is exclusively Adrian Paul alone talking about his experience in directing The Modern Prometheus.
The second Blooper Reel is awesome the Duels montage is also a lot of fun to watch.
Peter Winfield The Man who would be Methos is the hidden Gem of the set as I had never watched it before this most recent purchase.

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A Bittersweet Fondness for a Classic Series

ByTrisoldeon February 14, 2016

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In watching this series 1-5 again after nearly two decades from its original broadcast, I am reminded of its slow descent somewhere between season 4 and 5, and why I never paid attention to it ever playing out a 6th.

There seems to have been many "what ifs" with the entire Highlander:The Series project. What if Derek de Lint hadn't backed out of playing the role of Connor MacLeod, originally slated for more than one episode? There is only one Christopher Lambert, but de Lint is a stronger actor and to have played the role of Connor may have added a bit more dimension to the small screen effort. What if Alexandra Vandernoot hadn't wished to leave her role as the artistic and sympathetic Tessa Noël? What if Peter Wingfield had replaced the role of Darius, as originally proposed, left by the terribly premature death of Werner Stocker? What if Methos had been played by a different, perhaps more intense actor? And finally, what if Richie hadn't remained such an immature irritant? If any character was in need of a good stint in a Zen monastery, it was Richie Ryan. For all of Duncan MacLeod's immortal insight, I am surprised it wasn't written in that he didn't insist on it.

The overall character and story development began to crumble after the defection of Ms. Vandernoot and the demise of Werner Stocker. The contrived relationship between the sorrowful Mac and the sanctimonious Doc Lindsey was not only unconvincing, but seemed more an act of desperation for an uninspired writing crew that didn't quite know what to do after the loss of a major supporting role. To have attempted to revive the Duncan/Tessa dynamic with the procedural Anne Lindsey, the very opposite of what MacLeod appeared to find appealing in Tessa, was a waste of story space. It may have been wiser to replace the grounding role of Darius, lest our handsome hero wander aimlessly. Methos and Joe the Watcher were unequipped to fill that essential element, although one gets the impression they were intended to. As much as I was amused by the hyper-active, friends-with-benefits, Amanda, the character's deep rooted narcissism grated after awhile. Still, there were some good, if not great moments and Roger Daltry as the wily Hugh Fitzcairn was always played with priceless precision.

The idea of the dark quickening was intriguing, although it seemed the character of Duncan MacLeod never really recovered from either it or the absence of Tessa, Darius and eventually Fitzcairn. His nearly 400 years of Zen-like reflection turned into a train-wreck of emotional baggage and unrelenting self-recrimination, which culminated into an uncharacteristic, self-righteous egocentrism. Nowhere was this more evident than in "The Modern Prometheus" episode. Then again, three consecutive losses of beloved relationships, not to mention MacLeod's own psychotic beheading of his friend, Sean Burns, would make even an immortal lose his otherwise good mojo and eventually kill his own student in a fit of delirium.

Ultimately, Season 4's "Homeland" will always be my favorite and looking back (and in revisiting now), seemed to have been the cusp between what was best in the series and what became its steady decline. I must add that "Dramatic License" was an insult to the entire series experience, and when watching originally was the episode where I pretty much lost interest in watching further. When I ordered Seasons 1-5, I realized I only vaguely remembered any of them after that particular episode, which, for the sake of self-preservation from affront, skipped over on the disc.

This may be more an analysis than review, but there it is.

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I love this serie!

Byecateon March 10, 2017

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must watch it! I left these at home and now I'm streaming them over the internet.
The serie is a piece of my past and I watch it from time to time.

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Another timeless hit about immortals!!!!

ByBill Swannon December 16, 2016

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Highlander was a series a little ahead of its time, it is easy to say that when it is still fresh after it is 20 years old. The stories are usually great, all but the last one which may cause a few tears, it changes the series for the final season of the show, season 6 which has only 13 episodes. The only improvement would be if they also had the movies included in the series, but so far no go.

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Four Stars

ByDannie Palmeron June 29, 2017

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very happy, looking forward to my next purchase.

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ByBodi Lake Estateon April 4, 2006

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Without a doubt the best season yet. Season five combines an entirely thrilling set of characters including, Duncan MacLeod (Adrian Paul), Richie Ryan (Stan Kirsch), Methos (Peter Wingfield), Amanada (Elizabeth Gracen) and Joe Dawson (Jim Byrnes) and let's not forget our comic relief character who continually seems to be popping up from the past, Fitzcairn.

The season exceeds the other before (and after) it mostly because of the script. There are some absolutely brilliant lines in a few episodes that just take your breath away. The character of Methos is really devloped in a most astonishingly and heartily genius manner.

The episodes that really got the limelight from me were 'Comes a Horseman' and it's continuiation, 'Revelations 6:8' mainly starring Methos. It's the first time we get flashbacks from his character and it's really an amazingly well done piece of work. The effort both the actor and the writers put into the character is very noticable and very much appreciated. If only Highlander had known that 5,000 year old immortal from season one.

The opening episode of season five introduces a new character to the screen, Cassandra. A 3,000 year old immmortal whom Duncan met in his childhood. She appears once more later on in the season.

A shocking finale to the season involves a heavy plotline involving Richie and Duncan, with Methos and Joe involved as a backset. A menacing evil has appeared and the ancient prophecy, which started up at the beginning of the season, is now being played out. The last episode ends as a cliffhanger making fans rush to buy the last season, num. 6.