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Summary: DO NOT buy this!!!
Review: I wish I could think of something positive about this...but I CAN'T!!! It Sucks BIG time!!!
Ok, cast your mind back to Highlander 1...Connor Mcleod, born into a scottish highland family & eventually forced into exile as his relatives don't understand his mortality.
Well it turns out he's not scottish, but an alien!!?? from the planet Ziest!??
Ok, if anyone still reading this hasn't lost the will to live I'll carry on. Actually, is there any point? Look, connor mcleod has to save the earth from a gigantic shield that's covering the earth & causing major global warming, but by the time you realise this you'd be happy if the whole damn planet got fried its that bad!
I'm sorry, but just reviewing this movie is getting me depressed, I'll sign off now, if I can find my copy of scarface I'll be happy, otherwise I'm off to slit my wrists...bye!
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Summary: Great Movie.
Review: Now, before all of your heads explode, let me tell you why I say this. As a huge fan of the delightfully funny series Mystery Science Theater 3000, I have a strange appreciation for films commonly regarded as being the worst of the worst.
If only MST3K had gone on with a larger budget for obtaining films, I think Highlander 2 could have made a standout episode for the crew of the ol' Sattelite of Love. Since they never made an MST3K around Highlander 2, a certain level of entertainment can be derived from sitting back and verbally ripping it to shreds with some buddies.
I urge you all to give it one more try while playing MST3K with a few of your friends. I strongly believe you will find a new appreciation for it based on this. Thank you.
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Summary: Connor MacLeod in a Sophomore Slump
Review: "Oh No....Not Again"That quote by Connor MacLeod (and a certain hitch-hiking Douglas Adams) is what Highlander fans said when "Highlander 2: The Quickening" was originally released in the theatres. You see the Director (Russell Malcahy) and Producers (Bill Panzer & Peter Davis) for some stupid reason were not given "final cut" for this film, As a result the theatre version of Highlander 2 left fans of the Highlander Mythos confused and screaming "Huh?". Thus the need for the "Renegade Version". This whole situation confused me when I first noticed two different versions on VHS. But after watching the DVD and reading about the corrections and re-editing I understood. The plot as it stands now. Christopher Lambert returns as Connor MacLeod and Sean Connery Returns as Ramirez, Virginia Madsen plays the love interest Louise Marcus, and Michael Ironside as Katana does what he does best, playing the bad guy. The year is 2024 Connor is now an old man, who 25 years ago because of a severely damaged ozone layer, helped create an electromagnetic shield that protects the Earth from ultraviolet radiation. Now there is some question as to the necessity of the shield. That plot device I could have done without. Moving along, in some re-edited footage it's explained that the race that the Immortals are a part of are from a very long time ago (the original theatre version made them aliens from the planet Zeist) and as a form of punishment banish those of their number who are inflicted with Immortality to the future where they must battle each other. To make a long story short Katana follows MacLeod into the future etc... etc... It seems that Connery has most of the comical scenes, from Hamlet to his first airplane ride. OK now what I liked and didn't like. I said before I didn't like the plot point of the radiation shield, I think it was just an excuse to make some scenes very dark. It does, however get Louise involved in the whole mess, it's a rather major point I guess, oh well. Since this DVD was released as a Republic Pictures "WIDESCREEN" version it has the THX digital sound cool, and very good if often dark picture. The booklet is a godsend concerning the reasons for this "Renegade" Version, Instead of a trailer there is a behind-the-scenes featurette, both good and bad. Audio commentary by the Director and Producers, OK. Choice of English or Spanish, cool. A turbo "Slide Show" with photos, bios, background info. etc...Bad. A cheesy 9 Chapter scene search, fortunately by using the scene list in the booklet you can enter individual scenes remotely, if your DVD player/remote is so equiped. So when all is said and done, ten out of ten for style but minus several billion for bad packaging or in our star system I give "Highlander 2: Renegade Version" a 3 for picture and a 5 for sound.
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Summary: ukkk!
Review: It's so bad that its not even funny. It takes everything from the first movie and destroys it. The only good thing is it led to the series. The rest of the sequal don't even mention this alien thing. and thats good. Personally I'd rather believe in immortal humans then strange aliens in a plot that doesn't even make sense.
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Summary: SPECIAL EDITION?!?!?!?! You've got to be kidding...
Review: First we got the re-edited "Renegade Version" which did absolutely nothing to improve this abominable sequel. Now they are "re-imagining" it with over 100 new visual effects shots!??!?!? Are they THAT DESPERATE?!?!?! We get THIS instead of the Richard Donner cut of Superman II?!?!?!? NOTHING and I mean NOTHING can redeem this film from being one of the worst sequels in film history. Why bother trying to polish a diamond out of a turd?
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Summary: Worst major film ever?
Review: Probably the worst film ever made,outside of low budget trash films.From the awful script,lousy acting,ridiculous plot,all the way to the Sean 'just give me my check and I'm outa here' Connery cameo,this movie absolutely reeks of a thrown together corpse looking for a payday.Absolute waste of time--I saw it at a second run theater with a friend (against my better judgement),and I would have left in the first half hour,if my friend wasn't also my ride.
It's especially a travesty since they doubtless counted on suckering in fans of the first film,which was entertaining in a campy way.This movie was entirely a cynical business transaction.Zero stars.
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Summary: Highlander 2: THE CRAPPENING!!
Review: 'Cuz that's what this squalid piece of drek is, CRAP!!
I'm a HUGE fan of the first Highlander film. Innovative and daring plot, decent sword-play, special effects, acting, music (thanks Queen!), and an emotional underpinning to the story that made it dramatic.
Part 2 sucked. Aliens. Hokey pseudo-science. Jeez. For me, the worst offences of the movie are threefold. #1. Connor rejuvenating. Huh?! Gaaawwd! And in a ball of fire no less. #2. So all it takes for Ramirez to come back is for Connor to call his name? Goofy. #3. What was all that crap Ramirez was talking about in the room with the big fan about to cut all their heads off? And besides, he's about to die, and Connor has so little to say about it, and doesn't look particularly distressed. But who cares, since he's scoring with what's-'er-name after offing the Mickey Mouse of villians and saving the ozone layer? Riiiiight.
Did this film by any chance win a Razzie? Bad in every way, I can't begin to imagine how anyone was convinced to put up the money to make this garbage. They ought to be slain...by having their heads chopped off!
I hope I don't get probed by the FBI for that last part. Seriously, I don't want to be under indictment. I mean no harm.
This is a REALLY awful movie though.
Watch at your own peril.
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Summary: What
Review: Now hold on even if they could cunningly work in the fact that immortals a aliens, Connor still won the prize which should mean where ever their from he still killed them all.
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Summary: Worst. Movie. Ever.
Review: I can't really say much more than "This is the worst movie ever conceived by the mind of man." I've never been so amazed at such a pathetic plot, horrid FX, weak acting, contrived fighting scenes, and so on. I guess this could have some redeeming value if an aspiring director/screenwriter watched it as an example of what not to do. There IS one way to make the movie perfect, however: add in the Mystery Science 3000 guys. They'd have a field day! (And BTW, this is a review of the "Renegade" version. If this is better, I fel sorry for the poor sap who saw "The Quickening" version :P )
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Summary: what were they smoking?
Review: This movie was just terrible. This is definitly down there with...uhhh..., WELL, who am I kidding, this IS the worst film of all time. I cannot stress this enough! The direction was bad, the acting was worse, and the plot, if there was one, made no sense AT ALL! As far I'm concerned with the Highlander series, this film never existed.
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