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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780782008388
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Special Edition, THX, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0782008380
Label: Republic Pictures
Manufacturer: Republic Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Republic Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 12, 1997
Running Time: 91 minutes
Sales Rank: 78648
Studio: Republic Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: November 01, 1991
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Theatrically released in 1991 as Highlander II: The Quickening, this sequel was later reedited and gained a small but loyal following (prompting a spinoff TV series), but at the time of its release critic Roger Ebert called it 'the most hilariously incomprehensible movie ... almost awesome in its badness.' In other words, you might find some guilty pleasure in this chaotic sequel to 1986's Highlander, in which Christopher Lambert reprises his role as Connor MacLeod, a member of the alien race known as 'Immortals,' banished to Earth from his home planet Zeist some 500 years ago. In the year 1999, Lambert owns a corporation that has created a shield to protect the Earth following the depletion of the ozone layer. But the shield is seized by an evil cartel, and Virginia Madsen plays a scientist who assists MacLeod in his mission to destroy the cartel. Sean Connery also reprises his role from Highlander as the Scottish Immortal named Ramirez (?!), but by the time he starts engaging in dashing swordplay you may wonder if he's wandered in from another movie altogether. Highlander fans welcomed the laserdisc and DVD release of this 'renegade' director's cut, which attempts to clarify the original version's confusing plot. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Pants sci-fi
This is a huge let down. As the bad guy, Michael Ironside does a pretty good job but the movie is such a stinker it floats in the water. Avoid.
Rating: - Worthless attempt to fix a broken movie ...
Nothing annoys moviegoers (and television watchers alike) more than when a sequel attempts to rewrite the history of the previous movie. When Highlander 2 hit theaters, moviegoers were horrified at the changes made to what was considered a straightforward premise ... that among us are people who, becasue of some quirk of fate, were born immortal. The theatrical release of the movie attempted to explain immortality as a punishment, exiled aliens sent to earth and doomed to live forever (until someone ... Read More
Rating:  - There Could Not Only Be One
The Good Things
*Futuristic setting with some imaginative ideas (a world without an ozone...wow...)
*Some neat fight scenes and special effects.
*Some funny, witty parts.
*Michael Ironside makes a good bad guy, once again!
The Bad Things
*Very inconsistent with the first film.
*The imagery is not so memorable.
*More cheesy than the first film. Some parts are downright goofy.
*Most of the characters are forgettable. Even Christopher Lambert's ... Read More
Rating: - Renegade Version or Special Edition?
I just bought a copy of the Renegade Version, having what I thought was the original cut of the movie in this Special Edition. I come to find, they're the exact same movies. At least, in the length of the movie. The only visual exceptions to either version is the coloration of special effects in the time travel sequences (the renegade version is purple; the special edition is blue) and the color of the Shield (red in the Renegade; blue in the Special). If anyone thought the Renegade version would give ... Read More
Rating: - Highlander - the flop
Not a favorite 'Highlander' of mine. It lacked credibility. The fantasy of immortality was lost. Why? I'm thankful for "Highlander" and "Highlander - End Game".
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