Even with several more movies and TV shows, The Highlander series never fully recovered from this one.
@tuffcommander2 жыл бұрын
The Source was overkill for Highlander as well.
@Paul_19712 жыл бұрын
@@tuffcommander The Source wasn't just a bad Highlander movie, its one of the worst films i've ever seen.
@Paul_19712 жыл бұрын
I have a soft spot for H2, I tend to treat as a standalone. None of the sequels/spinoffs work, as the original was written as a one off!
@carlrood44572 жыл бұрын
The entire franchise seemed to have this, "I only need the bullet points of what came before" attitude in making sequels. The only thing you can do is believe each thing is its own universe where events similar to the first movie happened in all of them. Endgame (no, not that one) was probably the best of the sequels, being more a sequel to the TV series, but still messed up several things the series explicitly said and had a major OOC moment. Series: Duncan NEVER married Endgame: Yes he did Series: Pre-Immortals can't have kids either Endgame: Yes they can Entire Franchise: Fighting/Killing on Holy Ground is BAD (admittedly never confirmed why or what would happen) Endgame: It's no biggie
@gdSwow11 ай бұрын
Sounded like it recovered to me. 3 more sequels and 6 seasons of tv shows and a spin off is pretty good going
@richard-hawley2 жыл бұрын
I saw this in the theatre. When the credits rolled and the lights came up, everyone was dead silent. I'd never known anything like it. People just quietly picked up their things and left in silence.
@joshuahebert79722 жыл бұрын
I had the exact same experience in my local theater.
@gweilojohn85502 жыл бұрын
In our cinema when the end credits rolled we got up and cheered!!
@Mrpaulaustin082 жыл бұрын
Saw it on its initial run in the theatre. Same experience. However, for our viewing the image was not aligned correctly. So that meant for the entire movie we could see the audio track on the side of the film. It was endlessly more entertaining than what was occurring on screen.
@fredlandry61702 жыл бұрын
I’m glad I never saw this in the theater, only parts of it on Tv. There can be only one the original.
@patrickmartin76922 жыл бұрын
You aren't the only one. I'll bet most ended like that
@gakabler2 жыл бұрын
I saw this movie in the theater with my first wife. Rarely did she ever swear and even less in public. When the movie ended and we stood up she said, quite loudly, "What the FUCK was that?"
@TheDrugOfTheNation2 жыл бұрын
Three things I remember about seeing this in the cinema. 1) It was my birthday 2) I lost a contact lens on the way there and found it on the way home, so technically I've only seen half of it. 3) I encountered someone from the previous showing while walking in, who merely commented, "Arse".
@thedtvdigest41422 жыл бұрын
Sean Connery's line readings during the planet Zeist scenes at the start are priceless. He sooooo doesn't want to be there.
@mammothchimp17742 жыл бұрын
I was so hyped to see this in theaters. Me and my best friend left stunned. We were silent the entire ride home.
@sterlingphoenix2 жыл бұрын
You're lucky. I had to apologise to the friend I dragged with me. "I /swear/ the first one was good!" for the entire bus ride.
@carlrood44572 жыл бұрын
This always felt like one of those movies where they had a script they bought and decided it was "close enough" to an existing product and just turned it into a sequel. It's one of those sequels where you ask if they actually watched the first one.
@waltwright842 жыл бұрын
My memory of this movie is that I went with friends to see it the day my father died. It made a bad day better because it's so terrible it made me laugh and forget about everything else for a little while.
@justinbrown6912 жыл бұрын
I saw Clueless the day I was told. I just got back from a back packing trip with a friend and his dad. We got back and the next day my buddies parents suggested we go see a movie. We saw Clueless when picked up by my friends parents I was filled with dread. Like I had done something wrong and the hammer was about to drop. I remember seeing my friends mom's eye's looking at me in the rear view mirror. When we got to his house I saw my mom's car. This was the confirmation to me that I had fucked up badly and was about to pay. Turns out that my Dad passed away suddenly. That nervous feeling was because my friends parents knowing ,but needing to distract me until my Mom could be present. For some reason your comment made me think of a similar association with a movie. Clueless is petty decent and I don't mind watching it but it does make me remember little slice of my life.
@waltwright842 жыл бұрын
@@justinbrown691 Thank you for that, and I'm sorry you had to find out the way you did. I found my father dead in his bed, which was a sudden surprise too but more immediate, I suppose? No time for dread. It really is strange how life-changing memories like ours get attached to peripheral stuff like this and how surreal it becomes--- as well as the clarity of those memories. Your clear memory of your friend's mother's eyes made me think of another memory of my night. Right before seeing Highlander 2 with my partner at the time and my best friend, we had dinner at Olive garden. We were laughing and having a good time and then I stopped short and said, "Wow, my father's been dead for 3 hours now." Grief is a freaky mistress in a bumper car randomly sideswiping you 🙂
@SommersetStriker2 жыл бұрын
"Somehow, Ramirez returned."
@russellharrell27472 жыл бұрын
Surely the sign of an excellent sequel
@jasonvaughn48862 жыл бұрын
I think the Rotten Tomatoes synopsis is "There should have been only one"
@brunochambre9 ай бұрын
The amazing thing was that I went to see this film all excited but I could sense that even during the opening titles that it was going to be a terrible sequel.
@KGBeast. Жыл бұрын
4:03 "Somehow Ramirez returned" 😂😂
@chungkingexpress942 жыл бұрын
Christopher Lambert fucking rules. Dude deserved to be way more popular than he was back then
@galesito17332 жыл бұрын
I made the mistake of watching this pile of shite in the cinema. About halfway through, somebody shouted "this is shit!" and the whole audience laughed.
@CESmith2 жыл бұрын
The tv show was good. I was too young to understand Highlander 2. I'm 50 now and still too young.
@jeremyseaton4898 Жыл бұрын
Crazy that arguably the greatest action-fantasy film of all-time has a sequel that is arguably the worst of all-time.
@count692 жыл бұрын
We were huge fans of Highlander and we saw H2 at the cinema. Me and my friend left in silence, and sat in silence afterwards, trying to process what we had just seen.,
@KristovMars Жыл бұрын
I must have been too poor or too busy to see this in cinemas, and by the time Video Ezy got the VHS on shelves I'd heard enough bad review from friends I decided to give it a miss. I have continued giving it a miss ever since. Thanks for covering this, I got all the understanding I needed without sacrificing an extra couple of hours watching the film!
@grantbitman1448 Жыл бұрын
I saw the second movie first. So when I rented the original a week later, I was confused and annoyed that it contradicted Highlander 2.
@nrgspike2 жыл бұрын
"There can be only one" I feel like they were pretty specific about that from the get-go! The only good thing about Highlander II is largely forgotten but absolute banger of a song 'Trust' by Heren Stevens, which is the only reason I own the vinyl soundtrack for this film.
@alanmoss36032 жыл бұрын
OK, I'm putting that into Search right now!
@markd.9538 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this review - it made sense of the movie after I'd seen the film and had no idea what was going on. Also, the backdraft joke was a ripper. Thanks for the laugh!
@haroldbelfast2 жыл бұрын
Only movie I ever saw in the theater that I walked out on. Didn't even ask for a refund, I just wanted OUT.
@germanicelt Жыл бұрын
How far in did you make it?
@deborahblackvideoediting86972 жыл бұрын
What an absolute dreadful pile a steaming doggie caca this film was. The original Highlander was such a pleasant surprise. I remember renting it and watching it late one night at home. I just loved it! When Highlander II came out, I was really curious...how could they make a sequel when the original ended so well? Still, I was excited and went to the theatre to watch that one. There weren't many other -victims- people there. Good holy heaven, it's a bad film. You might be thinking it's so bad it's good? No, it's not. It's just plain bad. The writers must have been on a bad acid trip when they wrote this. There is no other logical explanation. Imagine if the sequel to Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, explained that Luke and Leia were actually hairless orangutans from an ancient mystical Earth colony on the far side of the moon. Hans was a cross-dressing sumo wrestler who needed to constantly smoke Camel cigarettes dipped in kerosene in order to survive. Obi-Wan magically came back from the dead and delivered all his lines like he was in a real-life musical. Darth Vader was no longer the villain, it's now Charo. Ben and Luke must perform a sing-off of Cuchi-Cuchi with Charo in order to keep the Universe from imploding!! That would have made more sense than the absolute poop-fest of Highland II.
@EVGriffinJr2 жыл бұрын
I agree. If you must watch this film, find it in it uncut renegade version! At least it’s tolerable! And I must admit Virginia Madison in her prime was one hot woman! And Sean Connery returning his Ramirez at least was entertaining!
@robertsieli36402 жыл бұрын
I have a theory about Zeist. While Ramirez was on Earth for 2,500 years, MacLEOD for 500 years, only 20 minutes had passed on Zeist. Katana let his ADHD impulsive nature get the best of him. If Connor waited to go back any longer, he would have missed the new episode of Everyone Loves The Kurgan.
@tiiito19882 жыл бұрын
In the original script, one day in Zeist = one century on Earth
@robertsieli36402 жыл бұрын
@@tiiito1988 I did not know that. So I've been right about this? lol
@NitpickingNerd2 жыл бұрын
the whole alien planet idea was a stupid idea for this franchise
@robertsieli36402 жыл бұрын
@@NitpickingNerd obviously. But I like to have some fun with it.
@carlrood44572 жыл бұрын
It's never a good idea to start your film with the primary villain doing something monumentally stupid just to get the plot going. Katana could have sat on his ass and Connor would have willingly died of old age on Earth. They never explained how/why Connor didn't already know Ramirez in the first film or how/why they ended up on Earth in different millenia. I know the recuts added time travel to this mess, but I never bothered with them. The TV series was a success because it focused on a different character and first implying The Gathering was much longer period and then pretty much ignoring it after season 1. The first movie still happened, except the part where Connor becomes mortal. It's enough of its own thing to be in its own alternate universe from the first movie and you can enjoy it without all the "but this happened in the movie" stuff. It did a good job of showing the ups and downs of being immortal with a character who's a bit lest angsty than Connor.
@ianmcsherry52542 жыл бұрын
As a Scotsman, aye, in terms of Highlander films, there can be only one.
@briancross78352 жыл бұрын
I can't decide if old Connor looks like Yogurt from Spaceballs or old Salieri from Amadeus...
@themax316 Жыл бұрын
My ideas for highlander 2 1.time travel Or 2. Immortals from other planets come together from other planets for the quickening Or 3.post highlander….conners escapades as the ‘only one” with a new type of non immortal villain….exploring Conner’s new abilities as the only one.
@kd84afc2 жыл бұрын
In the fight scene that with the flying aliens, that allows MacLeod to regain his powers, that scene was so badly done. You see the lines holding up the actors in so many shots, from that point of the film I knew the film didn't care. How were they not seen in the daily's or during production?
@dags19652 жыл бұрын
I too remember seeing it in the cinema and we saw the trailer for the undiscovered country before it… My mate and I both walked out wishing we’d seen the other film…
@lukes7902 жыл бұрын
This brings backs memories of going out to the pictures with my school friends, great memories. Oh, I did completely forget everything about this movie, though!
@MrPleers2 жыл бұрын
When I first saw the movie at the time my first reaction was WTF ?!!!. Suddenly he is not the last one anymore. And he is not even from Earth ??? And it's in the future ??? Oh, and Ramirez is alive again ??? Why ????
@l.a.gothro39992 жыл бұрын
If "This Island Earth" was ever remade, Christopher Lambert could easily play a Metalunan, with that forehead of his.
@Mrpaulaustin082 жыл бұрын
That's at least a 5 head.
@seatspud2 жыл бұрын
Normal View anyone?
@daverage47292 жыл бұрын
I remember years ago watching this on the tv and the second I heard 'The Planet Zeist', I immediately thought...oh shit!
@soapybsuds Жыл бұрын
after chuckling at it, i felt genuinely upset that i didnt come up with such a funny title myself.
@michaelcarbone61014 ай бұрын
I did watch this twice because of the memory of Virginia Madsen descending a spiral staircase. I think the hoverboard punks are funny too. Oh, the dranady🎭
@DenkyManner2 жыл бұрын
Even as an 8 year old I thought "they're aliens? but..." It's such a remarkably bad plot twist/"development". The magic of the first movie, the mythological, fairytale aspect all junked.
@markwalch606513 күн бұрын
After playing FF7 Remake Im convinced this film was a massive inspiration.
@tomrodgers66292 жыл бұрын
This movie is a drunken dream sequence Connor had passed out on the floor of Duncan's Dojo after they went out.
@atothed842 жыл бұрын
I don't care what anyone says, I love this insane movie.
@kuma24482 жыл бұрын
"The country's economic troubles at the time" is a phrase you can say about any year and you will be 100% right about Argentina
@jpofgwynedd38782 жыл бұрын
I hadn't seen Highlander. I went with a friend who was hopping with excitement at the prospect of this film... I felt his dismay and disappointment seeping from him - and for my part was totally lost. I didn't have a clue what was going on. I sort of liked the style of it, but... Then, I saw Highlander on video, and oddly wasn't over impressed with that either. Only when I finally caught up with the TV series did I quite like it - though it's horribly dated now; somehow, some of that early 90s tv is even worse than the stuff from the 80s! I even saw the other sequels, and quite enjoyed them although they were clearly straight to video... Perhaps, maybe, take the whole mish-mash - including the TV series - and just do a reboot. It wouldn't be sacrilege - Disney's rebooting the Star Wars Universe with each new series (another franchise that needs to be remade, simply to even out the tone of the whole thing). Good vid. Damnit, you made me want to see if I can find this streaming somewhere, just to see if it really WAS as bad as I remember (and as you say)!
@TheBeird2 жыл бұрын
While Highlander 2 is a bad film - and it is bad - it is, to me, the more interesting Highlander sequel. While it’s additions to the mythos (original and revised) devalue it, I can respect the instinct to do something different and make it grander in scale. Still, surprised you didn’t call your review Highlander 2 The Sickening
@toddnolastname4485 Жыл бұрын
Keep in mind, Connery starred in Zardoz. You really can't claim he had any standards. Don't know why he passed on at least making a cameo on Indy 4.
@bradencampbell464 Жыл бұрын
This one is a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. If it wasnt for the fact that it was a highlander sequel, this could have made for a fun little B-movie. The problem is, it shredded an existing universe. Also, i cant bring myself to completely loath anything with Virginia Madsen and Michael Ironside in it. I usually just pretend that this is a Fred Olen Rey knock off of highlander (that happened to have very accurate casting on the McLeod and Ramirez knockoffs) and then im good. 😊
@CappyLarou4 ай бұрын
great video about the Scottish highlands, cant find part one though
@tedhaddorn83172 жыл бұрын
Damn fine title, Stam Fine!
@seanturner1197 Жыл бұрын
I remember seeing bits of this on tv as a young boy in 1994. I had no idea what was going on.
@leethomas21552 жыл бұрын
Lol I love your 'Christopher Laaaaaaaambert' I'm going to use that everytime I mention his name and point people to this video when they give me stange looks!
@jasonblalock44292 жыл бұрын
The one good thing I took away from this movie is that it was the first time I'd seen John C. McGinley, who impressed me by doing a lot with so little. I felt downright prescient when Scrubs came out a few years later and proved he really was a great comedic actor.
@markwilliams26202 жыл бұрын
I always think of him as "O'Neil" from _Platoon_
@chungkingexpress942 жыл бұрын
The look of Highlander 2 is diet Blade Runner meets Brazil
@Phantom_Corps2 жыл бұрын
I loved the first film. A slick looking fantasy film in the past and present. In a way that makes it have some forward only time travel elements. This one is basically the same thing, but executed so poorly. Still looks and sounds great but has a lot of eye rolling junk in it. However, if this were not TIED to the first SUCCESSFUL and well liked Highlander film, and was just about a futuristic fantasy good vs evil, it would probably more fondly remembered, with the bad story beats and junk taken out. Which is to say, it is kind of like Split Second with Rutger Hauer. A cool 90's adventure in a city vibe. 📽
@wigglemd Жыл бұрын
I Loved the first film. But This Was an insult☹☹
@RogueWJL2 жыл бұрын
It was a shocker. Left the cinema silent apart from saying 'that was crap'.
@SamLowryDZ-0152 жыл бұрын
There can be only one. They lied.
@Plxlinixy Жыл бұрын
Did the writers ever explain why they did the whole planet zeist thing?
@JDoe-gf5oz Жыл бұрын
Not that I know of, but one of the producers said they were pressured by fans to reveal an origin for the immortals. Why they never used the original writer's idea, I'll never know.
@AllanGildea2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Stam. It sure looks great though. just on the visual side of things.
@jetnavigator2 жыл бұрын
Porridge? Nice to see you. Missed your works.
@vividius79518 ай бұрын
this film was absolutely shocking and wrecked the first one but it was cool seeing sean connery's character in the modern world
@operationgoldfish8331 Жыл бұрын
Hang on, what's wrong with Van Helsing? You guys just don't appreciate the taste of well-made cheese.
@garymcmahon39812 жыл бұрын
Best solution to highlander 2, never watch it, forget it ever existed, save yourself, it will ruin any love you have for the first film, which is in my top 5 favourite movies ever. In fact forget all the other Highlander movies, any one of them will destroy any love you have for the original. Save yourselves, I beg you!!!😁
@NiceGuyAidey2 жыл бұрын
Vividly remember going to the cinema with my best friend to watch this when i was a teen and both of us could not believe what we were watching, then a few years later he got a bootleg vhs of a different cut, and we bought the Laserdisc with the few cuts on it, what a mess
@julianfogarty22432 жыл бұрын
I know I saw this at the cinema. However I remember absolutely nothing else about it.
@TheDukeofMadness2 жыл бұрын
John C McGinley and Michael Ironside vs a godlessly stupid story and a clearly pissed off Sean Connery. I think he just did this movie for the Macallan 26 crate he had his eye on. This was Zardoz level awful.
@razieltalos2 жыл бұрын
i wish the original cut was rereleased, i honestly enjoy it more than the attempts to make it make more sense.
@edwardbloecher45632 жыл бұрын
Highlander The Final Dimension retconned this when describing that Brenda died in a car accident. So in my own head canon this abomination doesn't exist.
@JDoe-gf5oz Жыл бұрын
They only did that so he could bang the new lady.
@neilcameron77052 жыл бұрын
Back in the early days of the internet, H2 was often placed on people's "worst films of all time" lists. I don't know what it was, but there was a special experience of deep disappointment for all H1 fans like myself. We saw the Highlander idea going from the top of Everest to the bottom of the deepest ocean trench. It was seeing the greatness of the first film being stripped away. I've seen the renegade cut. It basically changed one of the worst films of all time and turned it into something less hateful, but still uninteresting.
@godemperor7742 Жыл бұрын
Do it for Zeist!
@xiaoka2 жыл бұрын
First movie that I saw in the theater that actively made me angry.
@mikestanmore2614 Жыл бұрын
I was one of the poor saps that saw 'The Quackening' at the theatre. The franchise (well, at that stage two films) fell from the sublime to the ridiculous almost by the end of The Quackening's opening credits.
@ivane51102 жыл бұрын
This sequel was one of the rare levels of bad that instead of killing the franchise it made so many fans and 1st time audience-goers become so eager to have the terrible taste cleansed that a demand was created for the Highlander to return and get a more respectful send off.
@5stardave2 жыл бұрын
As a stand alone movie, Highlander II was wonderful. I saw it 3 times in the theater and bought the DVD. Put Michael Ironside in something, it will be entertaining.
@michaelcarbone61014 ай бұрын
Peter Lorre would have loved Christopher Lambert. They spoke the same language!
@killswitch19822 жыл бұрын
This movie was SO WEIRD, even for a film about immortals engaging in sword fights with the aim of beheading each other until there is only one of them left. Now the immortals are extraterrestrials from another planet...reality...time...whatever who get exiled to Earth for...reasons, MacLeod becomes a scientific genius (because of the Prize maybe?) who designs an energy shield that engulfs the Earth because the ozone layer is ruined, we're now in some odd retro future, Ramirez comes back to life like Tinkerbell in Peter Pan, there's a conspiracy to keep the energy shield up and keep the fact that the ozone layer repaired itself secret, there's hippie eco-terrorists, people dress like they're living in the 1940s instead of the future (the chunky chick in the bar who attacks MacLeod for example)...it's just friggin' WEIRD, man! And there's no Queen on the soundtrack! How can you have Highlander without Queen, I ask?
@carlrood44572 жыл бұрын
The whole "retro-future" style became popular in the 80s and 90s after Blade Runner as Stam indicated. There was even a "retro-present" (or retro-recent past) vibe to movies like Streets of Fire which took the violence and urban decay of the later 70's/early 80's, added 50's style clothing and cars, but also had a punk rock band.
@michaelproctor81002 жыл бұрын
Zeist??? Sounds like a laundry detergent.
@fredleggett9232 жыл бұрын
Well, I guess I should be glad that this review is unique in that actually points out some genuine strengths of the film instead of being the usual boring bash-fest. I'll defend H2 (whatever version) to my dying day. The direction from Mulcahy has his distinct stamp and the cinematography by Phil Meheux is absolutely fantastic. It also has what must be the quickening scene to end all quickening scenes. And the score by Stewart Copeland is NOT forgettable and I often find it playing in my head, which puts it light years beyond any film scored in probably the last 15 or so years (seriously, film scoring is practically a dead artform and has been reduced to the sonic equivalent of beige background wallpaper). The whole point of the prize was so that Connor could bring together the tribes of men and allow them to gain an understanding of each other instead of condemning us to an ever-escalating series of conflicts. The Shield was the culmination of this, as at the time, it unified Earth's governing bodies and populaces for the common good of replacing the destroyed ozone layer. It was a triumph that only later turned into a curse due to its long-term deleterious effects and monied interests determined to keep the ruse going. Humanity survived, though, whereas before The Shield there would've been no chance as tragically illustrated by Brenda's death, likely from multiple runaway melanomas. The whole Zeist bit was, admittedly, a mistake, but the writers were under the gun to not only restore Connor's immortality in some way, but in doing so to also reveal why immortals existed in the first place and why The Gathering was happening. Yeah, it's dumb and doesn't work, but it's not fair to allow this facet of the film to dunk on the expert filmmaking on display. A lot of things don't work in H2, but a lot of things do and that deserves as much attention as its pitfalls.
@alanmoss36032 жыл бұрын
I saw Highlander in cinema's in London and loved it. I actually saw H 2 premiered in a special double bill with H 1 in Fulham! Oh my God the disappointment!
@jeremiahdillard92012 жыл бұрын
I loved it at the time (and still do) because it went in a radically different direction.
@andrewblanchard23982 жыл бұрын
the renegade cut is actually good
@doctorlolchicken74782 жыл бұрын
Never seen H2. It almost sounds worth watching. Maybe if Amazon Prime show it for free. I do remember watching the TV series and lamenting the lack of action.
@darransykes25402 жыл бұрын
I went to the toilet and saw Highlander II come out of my arse!!
@Blink_____2 жыл бұрын
I still like it
@valmarsiglia Жыл бұрын
Zeist? Sounds like the name of a dentist on the Upper East Side.
@KGBeast.2 жыл бұрын
The name of the video is a kind of genius
@SJKPJR0072 жыл бұрын
There can be only one. And it certainly should have stayed that way.
@Halbared Жыл бұрын
I watched the original on tape, loved it. I remember some kid at school telling me about a sequel, about Quiest and other wank, I didn't believe him, it sounded all so silly. Then I watched the tape....even as a snotface I knew this went beyond then Pale. FFS.
@Halbared Жыл бұрын
1991! Holy smoke, later than I thought. I watched '3' on tape....still wank. I do wonder how they'll set up inevitable sequels (logically with sense) in the Cavill remake.
@gdSwow11 ай бұрын
Firstly thanks for this review. 2nd Are you going to review highlander the source please so we can get the full picture. This film aint as bad as Source. I have so many questions about this film
@StamFine11 ай бұрын
i don't know if i can subject anyone to more highlander movies...
@TheEclecticGoat11 ай бұрын
I refused to watch anything after the first one. When you tell me "there can be only one," don't then try to sell me more than one.
@caloss22 жыл бұрын
Best title ever for this movie lol
@Horrormaster132 жыл бұрын
Highlander 2 has to be one of the Worst Sequels ever made and one of the Worst Movies I've ever seen. I've heard a lot of bad things about this, but being a Fan of the first Highlander film I had to check this out. That was a mistake. This movie has almost nothing to do with the first movie. The writing is terrible, the characters are one-dimensional (at best), the effects look like they were done out of someone's garage. Hey! Let's bring back dead characters for no apparent reason. Hey! Let's pretend every Immortal is an Alien from planet Zeist or from the past. (depends on what version of Highlander 2 you saw). This movie seems like it didn't leave the script-writing process until they finished shooting and then they skipped editing. And the sad thing is that it's not even the Worst Sequel and Movie in the Highlander Franchise. Highlander: The Source is even worse. Besides Highlander: The Search for Vengeance Anime Movie I refuse to acknowledge any Sequel or TV-Show after the 1st Highlander as Canon.
@JDoe-gf5oz Жыл бұрын
Aside from the story it's not really that bad.
@donovan19712 жыл бұрын
I saw this the week it was released. It was on the cheap $2.50 Tuesday night viewing. I've never regretted losing a whopping $2.50 as much as that week. To sum up P.U. that stunk.
@daemonartursson71592 жыл бұрын
I kind of like Highlander 2 - Michael Ironside's General Katana is FUN !! The Source? Only seen half of and could watch anymore.
@colormedubious47472 жыл бұрын
This film is truly too bad to criticize. It would be best if we just avert our collective gaze and keep moving along, just like its audiences did.
@canadanionerdo5434 Жыл бұрын
So was the other immortals from the same planet?
@bradencampbell464 Жыл бұрын
Depends on the cut of the movie. The cuts that include Zeist, all the immortals are from Zeist. Some cuts tried to remove Zeist, in which case the rebellion was in earth's distant past and the immortals are flung into the far future (our time). Take your pick on which narrative is worse.
@PlasmaMongoose2 жыл бұрын
Highlander II: The Reimagining.
@dragondude9637 Жыл бұрын
It may have been bad, but at least it wasn't "The Source" THAT film was 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
@BugMed2 жыл бұрын
For the life of me, I don't know why the Rifftrax guys haven't tackled this one. I love their riff for the first film. The sequel is crying out for it.
@Mrpaulaustin082 жыл бұрын
You can't make it any more ridiculous that the original film makers did.
@richmcgee4342 жыл бұрын
Approval costs, most likely. Awful as this is, this isn't some abandoned B&W trash no one remembers or cares about. Whoever has the rights probably wants real money for the chance to riff it all nice and legal-like, and they're right to do so. A Highlander 2 riff would be worth a fortune, and doing it without an okay would get you a lawsuit right quick.
@DigitalBath7422 жыл бұрын
Sean Connery turned down a role in Lord of the Rings because he didn't get it. If understanding a movie was a requirement for Mr Connery, I would love to hear him explain Highlander 2. By the way, it has a great cast.
@JDoe-gf5oz Жыл бұрын
He got paid a small fortune to film for a couple weeks.