Highlander: Endgame (2000) - Blu-ray in January/2012

[KingSimba]

Highlander: Endgame Blu-ray

Release date: 30th/January/2012
Distributor: Lionsgate

[OrlandoEastwood]

Great news, I'll be able to complete my Highlander collection since the Germans will have Highlander 3 coming out in February. And Highlander: The Source is out in Germany too.

[Kurgen1975]

Ill pick it up if it has both cuts of the film

[MarcelS1]

Great, I like this one. Will pick it up too.

[TheWildWhelk]

Brave attempt to try and marry together the original film and the tv series, but not having a competent director onboard didn't help matters, and the narrative from the film is all over the place at best.

Anyone remember this promo for the film that featured absolutely loads of visual effects and action? Loads of shots from it never made it into the final film!

highlander endgame trailer - YouTube

[MarcelS1]

Originally Posted by SonOfTorah

Brave attempt to try and marry together the original film and the tv series, but not having a competent director onboard didn't help matters, and the narrative from the film is all over the place at best.

Anyone remember this promo for the film that featured absolutely loads of visual effects and action? Loads of shots from it never made it into the final film!

highlander endgame trailer - YouTube

Trailer's looking good. Has been awhile since I saw the movie, some things I remember from this trailer but certainly not everything.

It's not a great movie but enjoyable none the less, for me at least. I am a fan of the series so I was happy Duncan, Methos & Joe made it to the big screen.

[TheOneWithThePrize]

As flawed as the film was it was nice seeing Beatie Edney and Sheila Gish (RIP) returning to play their characters from the original Highlander.

That trailer was a marketing abomination from the start, the footage was intentionally filmed for inclusion in the trailer and was never going to be included in the film in any shape or form.

In Scandinavia the only version available here was the theatrical cut. In all the years since its release the "Producers' Cut" never made it to DVD here. Upside is, along with importing the US 2-disc set, you get three cuts of the film.

[Nick666]

So what cut will there be on the blu-ray ?

[TheOneWithThePrize]

Who knowsh, Nick666? Who knowsh?

Most likely they'll just take the Producers' Cut and maybe throw in the rough cut in SD. I'd be very surprised if they would acknowledge the theatrical cut at all anymore.

[willbfree]

I'm not sure that both versions exist in high-def.

Actually I am spacing on this... did the DVD have the Producers Cut on disc 1, and an unfinished rough cut on disc 2? If so, then I mean I suspect the unfinished rough cut doesn't exist in high-def.

One of those had a nice ending in the Millennium Dome. I want that version. I want both versions!

[TheOneWithThePrize]

Originally Posted by willbueche

I'm not sure that both versions exist in high-def.

Actually I am spacing on this... did the DVD have the Producers Cut on disc 1, and an unfinished rough cut on disc 2? If so, then I mean I suspect the unfinished rough cut doesn't exist in high-def.

One of those had a nice ending in the Millennium Dome. I want that version. I want both versions!

I wouldn't exactly call the Special Edition of H2 high def but Lionsgate still managed to put that out on BD.
I don't think it's a matter of what the existing master is but what ultimately Peter Davis & Co considers the official cut and as such they will make sure that would be the released version.

The rough cut was included on the second DVD. Lionsgate could very well include that either as a separate DVD (basically porting the 2nd DVD from the DVD set) or including the SD version as an extra on a 50Gb BD along with the Producers' Cut.

[Sky_Captain]

Lionsgate will put out the bare minimum.

[Dickieduvet]

"There can be only one" Highlander Film and it's not this one!

[TheOneWithThePrize]

Originally Posted by KingSimba

Release date: 30th/January/2012
Distributor: Lionsgate

Something is off with this. According to HMV this is StudioCanal, not Lionsgate.

Release date: 30-01-2012
Format: BLU-RAY
Catalogue Number: MIROPBD2143
Label: studiocanal

The "OP" part of the catalogue suggests it's Optimum (now StudioCanal). Wasn't the distribution deal set up so that Lionsgate would handle the US, Canada and the UK with StudioCanal handling the rest of Europe? This suggests otherwise.

[DetroitSquirreL]

I have it on DVD, now I can get this on BD

[KingSimba]

Originally Posted by TheOneWithThePrize

Something is off with this. According to HMV this is StudioCanal, not Lionsgate.
The "OP" part of the catalogue suggests it's Optimum (now StudioCanal). Wasn't the distribution deal set up so that Lionsgate would handle the US, Canada and the UK with StudioCanal handling the rest of Europe? This suggests otherwise.

I believe Lionsgate should be the distributors of this particular title.

This is a Miramax film, and in the UK both Lionsgate and Studio Canal release different titles of the Miramax library on Blu-ray.

On the BVA website, this is listed as distributed by 'Miramax', which usually indicates Lionsgate, and Miramax titles distributed by Studio Canal are actually listed as 'Studio Canal'.

[Deciazulado]

Highlander: Endgame Blu-ray

[Sky_Captain]

Sorry, how much? lol

[MarcelS1]

Indeed, that's a bit much!

[DetroitSquirreL]

well, that price knock me from ordering it...I'll wait to see if it comes down. It can't get any higher......can it