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Release Date: 23 October, 2001 Retail Price: $14.98 OUR Price: $13.48 You SAVE: $1.50! Cast: Complete Cast (9 total) |
Highlander 2 - Renegade Version Reviews
A poor movie.... but still not as bad as people think.
First of all, the original "Highlander" was no masterpiece. With that out of the way, let's talk about this sequel. Christopher Lambert has never been a good actor, save maybe his role in "Mortal Kombat". His weak attempt to play an old man really hurts "Highlander 2", though his acting when he becomes young again is a least passable. Sean Connery just seems to be around to use up time. Ditto for Virginia Madsen's charactor. Canadian actor Michael Ironside does a good job as a psychotic killer, and easily turns in the best performance.
The flow of the movie isn't worked very well. You have scenes that occur ridiculously. And even if you buy that ludicrous "Planet Zeist" idea, it still doesn't work with the first movie(though better than the "Renegade Edition"). But, whether you wish to admit it, if this movie hadn't been made, the TV series wouldn't have either.
So, what is it that saves "Highlander 2:The Quickening"? Well, I agree with a couple previous reviewers that lots of parts are unintentionally funny, especially Connery and Ironside's scenes. This doesn't actually save this movie, but it is bearable,unlike the abomination that is "Highlander 3:the final dimension".
An example of a sequel that shouldn't have been made
What's going on here? Connor MacLeod and Ramirez (who was killed in the first movie) are now aliens from another planet sent to the future to stop an evil immortal and take down a shield that Connor originally created to protect Earth and replace the ozone layer! Sure! This is a movie that never should have been made, although Michael Ironside has some good one-liners and the special effects are OK. Christopher Lambert's voice as an old Connor in 2024 is hilarious, too. I must warn those who never seen this film: Don't watch this movie because it has absolutely nothing to do with the original Highlander, which is a great movie.
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