4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
Today would have been Sean Connery’s 95th birthday. It’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 Sean Connery Films
From Russia With Love (1963, dir by Terence Young, DP: Ted Moore)
Goldfinger (1964, dir by Guy Hamilton, DP: Ted Moore)
The Man Who Would Be King (1975, dir by John Huston, DP: Oswald Morris)
Highlander (1986, dir by Russell Mulcahy, DP: Gerry Fisher)
As some of our regular readers undoubtedly know, I am involved in hosting a few weekly live tweets on twitter. I host #FridayNightFlix every Friday, I co-host #ScarySocial on Saturday, and I am one of the five hosts of #MondayActionMovie! Every week, we get together. We watch a movie. We tweet our way through it.
Tonight, for #MondayActionMovie, the film will be 1986’s Highlander! Selected and hosted by @Titus88Titus, Highlander is about immortal people who keep chopping off each other’s heads. It’s on YouTube.
Following #MondayActionMovie, Brad and Sierra will be hosting the #MondayMuggers live tweet. Tonight’s movie, starting at 10 pm et, will be 1998’s Rush Hour, starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.
It should make for a night of intense viewing and I invite all of you to join in. If you want to join the live tweets, just hop onto twitter, start Highlander at 8 pm et, and use the #MondayActionMovie hashtag! Then, at 10 pm et, switch over to Netflix, start Rush Hour, and use the #MondayMuggers hashtag! The live tweet community is a friendly group and welcoming of newcomers so don’t be shy. And reviews of these films will probably end up on this site at some point over the next few weeks.
4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films is all about letting the visuals do the talking.
This edition of 4 Shots From 4 Films is dedicated to Sean Connery, on the occasion of his 85th birthday!
4 Shots From 4 Films
From Russia With Love (1963, directed by Terrence Young)
The latest “Song of the Day” is from one of the biggest bands of the 70’s and 80’s. When one spoke about epic arena-style rock concerts then one couldn’t say anything unless they mentioned Queen. If there was ever a song which fully sold me on Queen it was the song they produced for the 80’s fantasy action film Highlander.
“Princes of the Universe” remains one of the best fantasy anthems. Part of why it’s so great is part Freddie Mercury’s performance and part how it perfectly fits the sword-and-fantasy film it was made for. It’s really difficult to watch anything Highlander and not have this song to be in the forefront. In fact, I would say that the song has aged much better than the franchise that gave birth to it.
Princes of the Universe
Here we are, born to be kings We’re the princes of the universe Here we belong, fighting to survive In a world with the darkest powers, heh And here we are, we’re the princes of the universe Here we belong, fighting for survival We’ve come to be the rulers of you all
I am immortal, I have inside me blood of kings – yeah – yeah I have no rival, no man can be my equal Take me to the future of you all
Born to be kings, princes of the universe Fighting and free Got your world in my hand I’m here for your love and I’ll make my stand We were born to be princes of the universe
No man could understand My power is in my own hand Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, people talk about you People say you’ve had your day I’m a man that will go far Fly the moon and reach for the stars With my sword and head held high Got to pass the test first time – yeah I know that people talk about me – I hear it every day But I can prove them wrong ‘cos I’m right first time Yeah, yeah, alright, let’s go, let’s go, ha haa Yeah, watch this man fly, wooh Bring on the girls – c’mon – c’mon – c’mon Here we are – here we are Born to be kings, we’re the princes of the universe Here we belong Born to be kings, princes of the universe Fighting and free, got your world in my hand I’m here for your love and I’ll make my stand We were born to be princes of the universe of the universe of the universe Of the universe of the universe
Through the Shattered Lens 