Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
In the future, Highlander Connor MacLeod must prevent the destruction of Earth under an anti-ozone shield. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Russell Mulcahy
Written By: Brian Clemens, Gregory Widen
Starring: Michael Ironside, Sean Connery, Virginia Madsen, John C. McGinley, Christopher Lambert, Allan Rich, Rusty Schwimmer, Steven Grives, Phillip Brock, Pete Antico, Ed Trucco, Jimmy Murray
Genres: Sci-fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Franchise: Highlander
AKA: Highlander 2
Country: Argentina, France, UK
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Highlander II: The Quickening belongs to 19 collections
1. Psychotronic Film and Video Guides (public: moderated by Gregzilla - 38 stars)
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4. Films available in HD (public: moderated by kubricksucks - 12 stars)
5. Sequel (public: moderated by td888 - 9 stars)
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Viewed January 31, 2022. Functionally, this is just as strange as the first Highlander, if not more so, which makes it hard to figure out why people hate it so much more than that first movie. The dystopian setting doesn't allow for the offbeat romanticism and beauty that popped up throughout Highlander, but the use of miniatures and painted backdrops and practical effects is often glorious, and tied together well by Russell Mulcahy's operatic and overblown style.
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I watched the Renegade Cut, and you know, it was nonsense but it was fun nonsense, absolutely better and more fun than the original. There is so much silly bullshit thrown in in every scene.
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They sent a guy to get them cool pyrotechnics, but the guy spent the money on these blue sparkler fountains, so they had to use them everywhere for everything
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Watched the Renegace Cut. Movie is still a mess storywise, but has some cool operatic sequence and a cool neon coloured sci-fi production design. Cannot recommend to anyone else but a Highlander film series completist.
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While the first one suffered from a dubious premise, but still excelled in spite of it, it was more of a fantasy than a sci-fi movie. This one is a train wreck of an idea, attempting to flesh out the origin of the immortals while throwing in a grab bag of other dumb future ideas. Try as one might, though, it's just as hard to take your awestruck eyes off this movie as one would witnessing an actual train wreck. Morbidly intriguing, but intriguing nonetheless.
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Goddammit, as soon as I find a franchise I like.
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It really is true. There CAN be only one. This craptacular movie proves the point even though it's not the focus of that phrase. Aliens??
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Incomprehensible sequel, but at least it gets so bad that it becomes fun in its misery. That is always something.
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Truly one of the most under-rated movies ever, I really don't get all the shit that it receives. It has an interesting and different story, the only drawback I find is the effects aren't the greatest. The action is great and the film movie moves along at a good pace. The acting is top notch with Connery and Lambert really getting into their roles, Ironside plays a great villain and Madsen is also very good.
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(Reviewing the "Renegade Version" here) This is largely a disappointment after the entertaining first movie, but it still manages to be just worth watching, thanks to some very entertaining performances by Michael Ironside and Sean Connery (who really doesn't need to be here but has some damn funny scenes). I hear the original cut of this movie is incomprehensible, and the director's cut still definitely has its share of WTF moments, but it's at least not a total waste of a sequel.
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Highlander II: The Shitening.
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Utter horseshit, and I saw the apparently improved Directors Cut. This is another We Hate Movies episode or I wouldn't subject myself to this
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Dumb as a post kitchen sink delirium. This thing must have cost a bundle, because it looks like Blade Runner, but with flying skateboards. Also: Virginia Madsen. Worth having in your library because it is coated with teflon and manages to almost entirely slip from your memory -- making it endlessly rewatchable!
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It's hard to say what this film would have been without the last minute retcon of the Highlander legend, but the results are almost entertaining in their sheer insanity. An overstuffed, confusing, campy mess which has to be seen to be believed.
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