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[Lionel Mandrake]

First off, I'm pretty drunk, so nothing I say can be legally held against me.

Secondly, I'm better than every last one of you, so don't even bother disagreeing with me or God will kill you because I am God.

Okay, so they've been trying to reboot Highlander for awhile now and they haven't done it, because they don't know what they're doing. But the answer is obvious.

When you think of Highlander, you think of "There can be only one!" because they say that in the movie.

Secondly you think of Sean Connery, because you're an asshole.

But, thirdly, and most importantly, you think of Queen, because Queen did the soundtrack to that movie. They did like three songs. They did It's a Kind of Magic, Princes of the Universe, and Who Wants to Live Forever. That's a big deal, because Queen is like one of the biggest rock bands ever.

So, Highlander is kind of dumb. It's a bunch of Scottish assholes throwing swords at each other and screaming, hoping that they're heads fall off. But the music holds up pretty well.

Now here's what you do....

In remaking the movie, you turn it into a musical. You obviously use those three songs and hopefully you get the surviving members of Queen to make more, and then you rework those into showtune things. If they won't do it, hire someone to make songs that sound similar. Then you got sword fights and lightning, and singing.

This is such a good idea, I'm going to just flat out say that anyone who disagrees with me is a Nazi. That's just how it is, there's no other explanation.

#MandrakesDrunk
#Illuminati
#Greatestofalltime
#Loveyou
#Gofuckyourself

 

[WorldStar]

 

[Trouble]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spWz8xckFk4

 

[ConfusingJazz]

Look, I love Princes of the Universe, shit gets me fucking pumped, but no way in hell should this be a damned musical.

Also, you're Stalin.

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spWz8xckFk4

They didn't do it right. This shouldn't be a comedy,

Look, Princes of the Universe gets me fucking pumped, but no way in hell should this be a damned musical.

Also, you're Stalin.

How dare you

 

[Mistouze]

I'm with you OP. Best idea of all time.

Mandrake for president.

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

Nah but I'd take a serious remake from a good director. They need to tighten a lot of it up but the core concept is quite good. Will be a challenge to get a better Kurgan than ol' Browney boy though.

 

[Pinko Marx]

When I think of Highlander if think of the Saturday morning cartoon Highlander.

 

[Trouble]

When I think of Highlander if think of the Saturday morning cartoon Highlander.

You monster.

 

[sir_kevith]

Look, I love Princes of the Universe, shit gets me fucking pumped, but no way in hell should this be a damned musical.

Also, you're Stalin.

Agreed

 

[ConfusingJazz]

How dare you

Which part, calling it a bad idea, or calling you Stalin?

When I think of Highlander if think of the Saturday morning cartoon Highlander.

I have no idea what this is, but I have a feeling it was worse than Highlander 2.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Nah but I'd take a serious remake from a good director. They need to tighten a lot of it up but the core concept is quite good. Will be a challenge to get a better Kurgan than ol' Browney boy though.

Agreed.

 

[Pinko Marx]

I have no idea what this is, but I have a feeling it was worse than Highlander 2.

I have no idea how it holds up nowadays, but I vaguely remember enjoying it.

 

[soundscream]

Highlander is a documentary that occurred in real time.

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

I'm with you OP. Best idea of all time.

Mandrake for president.

You are an official member of the Cool Club©.

Which part, calling it a bad idea, or calling you Stalin?

Disapproving of anything I say or do is a sin.

 

[TheSadRanger]

Nah but I'd take a serious remake from a good director. They need to tighten a lot of it up but the core concept is quite good. Will be a challenge to get a better Kurgan than ol' Browney boy though.

I don't know, the original was kind of self aware of it's cheese as it times which is why it was so fun.

Going full cereal would lose some of the charm the original had. That's why Brown was so damn good as Kurgan.

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

I don't know, the original was kind of self aware of it's cheese as it times which is why it was so fun.

Going full cereal would lose some of the charm the original had. That's why Brown was so damn good as Kurgan.

When I say serious remake, I mean "not a musical". Not that it is going to be a Nolan-Bale feature.

The soundtrack should probably be Muse since they can do a pretty good Queen impression as needed.

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

I'm going to bed.

In time, you will all see the light.

Or you won't. Which would be sad.

 

[ConfusingJazz]

I'm going to bed.

In time, you will all see the light.

Or you won't. Which would be sad.

You will wake up, and you will apologize to us.

 

[lazygecko]

Only if legolambs gets to do it.

 

[Indrid Cold1]

Not a terrible idea, Highlander the series had some pop stars in if I remember right, there was at least Roger Daltrey, the guy out of the fine young cannibals, and Joan Jett in there at some point.

 

[Sword Familiar]

I think this is a really good idea. It might work.

 

[Strax]

That sounds like a good idea

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

I'm sober now.

This is still a great idea.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

I'd watch it.

 

[spookyfish]

Not a terrible idea, Highlander the series had some pop stars in if I remember right, there was at least Roger Daltrey, the guy out of the fine young cannibals, and Joan Jett in there at some point.

I believe you are mistaken. There was never a Highlander series, nor were there any sequels to the one standalone film.

 

[devenger]

I HAVE NO RIVAL!

I HAVE INSIDE ME BLOOD OF KINGS!

(YEAH!)

 

[Indrid Cold1]

I believe you are mistaken. There was never a Highlander series, nor were there any sequels to the one standalone film.

Haha, you are right mate a lot of it was shit. There were some ridiculously fun OTT acting from the villains though. Check out this vid for a few of them. The video is actually the wrongest thing in the history of existence as it lists the Kurgan at number fucking four on the list of all time best highlander villains! but there is an amazing villain line in the last few seconds that makes me laugh to this day still.

http://youtu.be/RtOrO0AEPpY