Highlander II: Renegade Version

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Summary: almost worth 3 stars
Review: Just in case you're confused with the many invocations of Highlander 2 I'll try to clear it up for you. First, there was Highlander 2: the quickening. This was the original theatrical version, think of it as version 1.0. Several years later came Higlander 2: The Renegade Version. This was a director's cut with a reworked story, think of it as version 1.5. Now there's Highlander 2: The Special Edition. This is basically the renegade version polished up; which was needed because the renegade version was thrown together so sloppily, think of it as version 1.7. With that being said, what can you really say about a film that has been reworked twice. Although this is the best Highlander 2 there can be it still cannot undo the obvious mistake they made with this film, they tried to explain the origin of the immortals. They completely destroyed the mystery and mystique of the concept with this movie. If you watch the extras, you can actually hear the producers admit to this mistake. They even admit how they tried to explain it wasn't the best choice either, which I'll not argue. The original idea was just plain stupid, while the reworked version was more strange than stupid it wasn't quite enough to redeem this film. This polished up version adds a lot of visual appeal to it, but not much else. Most of the changes are subtle, but there's some very noticeable ones as well; like the force field. If you're a die hard Highlander fan who wants at least one version of this film in their collection; this is the one to get.

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Summary: Sean Connery wasn't enough!
Review: The reason this extremely pathetic piece of drivel Mulcachy has the nerve to call a Highlander sequel has not merited one star, is the appearance of Ramirez. However even Sean Connery's performance wasn't enough to save this movie. The plot is an obscenity to every living thing on the planet. Michael Ironside however has a very memorable character, almost as evil as the Kurgan from the first movie. All I can say is I hope the actors were paid a large amount of cash for their participation in the worst sci-fi ever made.

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Summary: The complete ruination of the Highlander mythos!
Review: I hate this movie. I mean, I really, really hate it. Highlander 2, in any form, is an abomination that should be shunned by any Highlander fan. It took a perfect premise and moronically explained away all of the cool aspects of the mythological and ambiguous story line. The immortals come from another planet! WTF!!!! Why did the makers of this movie do such a thing? It is completely idiotic and offers nothing to the plot.
I loved the first movie. It was a fantastic story full of great inventiveness and character, and it didn't need ridiculous explanations for the inexplicable things we were seeing. It allowed are imaginations to run wild with the concept of immortal beings battling to the last.
The second sequel, Highlander the Final Dimension, tried to capture some of the orginal's appeal but by then it was too late, and besides the first movie is really the ending. By its own laws, and my opinion, nothing should have occurred after the original Highlander.
Avoid Highlander 2 at all costs. (I wish I could give it a lower rating than one star).

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Summary: HIGHLANDER 2 SPECIAL EDITION 2004
Review: This is just a slightly altered version of the "renegade version" that came
out a few years ago. All of the optical effects involving the "shield"
have been replaced by new computer generated effects. The crashed
Zeist spacecraft has been replaced by a CG cityscape. This is nice, but the effects were never the problem with Highlander 2. New sound effects and a slightly altered music track are also featured. Seqences
such as the alternate ending (European version) are still missing. It is
featured in the "deleted scenes" segment but it is just the unfinished studio footage. Sequences showing immortals being "beamed" fom
some distant and oddy technological past are still here; But should
have been the first thing cut years ago. Dialogue from the original
1990 vesion that does not "jive" with the dynamics of the new version is still here. ("Your mortal there, but your immortal here, until you go back there." "He's an old man now. He'll be dead in a couple of weeks.")
All references to "The Quickening" have been removed. This is totally unnecessary and just feels wrong. (The directors/producers explanation
for this is completely stupid.) Some of the better dialogue from the original version has also been cut (such as the Connor & Louis' conversation in the car and fun lines like Connor's "SHOWTIME!") and
replaced by "alternate" takes. Despite all the editing and digital tampering, HIGHLANDER 2 will always be a headache unless Davis &Panzer do major reshoots. Danny Dzilla


Rating:
Summary: Fantastic
Review: Highlander 2 is a magnificent compilation of fine acting and kick ass special effects. It is a must own for the hard core Highlander fan or even for the casual fan. I highly recomend it. Hawk34