HIGHLANDER II is one of my guilty pleasures. We know about the various problems and inconsistencies in this sequence, but I can see some positive points. The film has a dystopian science fiction atmosphere that I think is fantastic. The whole issue of the destruction of the ozone layer, the creation of that protective shield for the planet and the decadent, stagnant society, living in terrible conditions under that red "sky"... I think it's very good! The problem was that they mixed this great plot with all the fantasy of immortal warriors! And on top of that presenting them as aliens! The plot could follow in a similar way, with an eco-terrorist group contacting one of the scientists who created the shield. And they discovered that the ozone layer had already been restored. And so, organizing an attack on the corporation that controlled the shield.
So humanity blocked out the sun…everything had a retro futuristic/ cyberpunk aesthetic and everybody wore trench coats? So Highlander 2 takes place in the same universe as The Matrix and Neo is actually the one with the prize? Makes sense to me…
I don't care how abysmal the fight choreography was and how goofy the whole movie was, when i saw this as a little kid I loved it from start to finish lol! Especially the bird dudes lol
recording data: that entire city was built in the neighborhood of Puerto Madero Buenos Aires, it is no coincidence that the patrol car and the Taxi is a 1969 Ford Falcon, since the 60 and 70 generation of the falcon were also manufactured in La Boca until which was moved to General Pacheco
Funny thing, I’d never seen the original (was too young at that point), but I strongly remember the hoverboard clip they used in a trailer and was somewhat interested (reminded me of the air foil from Tale Spin).
Highlander II is certainly not without major flaws and issues, but it's still got some pretty good action scenes including this one. Sure the hoverboards and jetpacks don't exactly fit into the Highlander world but this is still a pretty badass sequence, and I respect that it was done in-camera with nothing digital. Contrast that with the boring CGIfests you see these days. Corda and Reno aren't liked by many, but I thought they were fun and memorable villains. Despite how dimwitted they are, they're both still pretty dangerous and threatening, and far moreso than the main villain. Katana is a fun villain but he sure is incompetant and a bad fighter; these two actually pose a serious threat, and clearly revel in the carnage they cause.
@@joefunk1611 First movie is just a drama of being immortal. And second movie is a ultra-mega-creative show, with anti-cosmic radiation energy shield, dictatorship, dystopia, alien porcupine-men with winged backpacks, and lots and lots of other crazy stuff. And main hero is immortal warrior with a sword, who helped to create that energy shield, using alien technology, because he's an alien himself. That's a top-tier plot and that's why second movie is the best! PS: Nobody's kiddin'. At least, those, whose childhood were during 80's!
Dilemma of the whole Franchise: The first movie didn´t allow a sequel in so far as Connor has been the very last immortal in the outcome, gained the price and turned mortal again. The magic ended once and for all. No turning back, no possible backdoor. There are few if not zero further examples in movie history that made a sequel THAT impossible. There would have been the possibility of a "Sequel" set BEFORE the Highlander finale (semi prequel, if you like).....the TV show, for example, but they messed that up, too, at least in a chronological kind of way. So, the whole Franchise is an incoherent mess, with part 2 being one of the worst and most embarrassing sequels in movie history.
could have easily made a sequel that made sense and worked,this shit just come about because the producers wrote stupid shit in desperation for a massive hit. Highlander was certainly not impossible to make a sequel to that was good and made sense it is a fantasy film after all there are no hard and fast rules if you can make it up you can find a way out of it too!
@@roobear78let’s do two scenarios Ziest Instead of 500 years ago, it was 500,000 thousand years ago on planet Ziest. They are placed on earth will they will be reborn. There can be only one. Renegade They don’t come from an ancient yet technologically advanced society. Instead kitana is from ziest as he too is an immortal and the game is universal and not just earth bound Kitana is an alien who comes to earth to challenge the one they call Mac loud. As with Ramirez, in the zoest version he and Connor and Kitana are all aliens and he and Conner are both reborn on earth as punishment for their treason and must participate in the game in order to have their freedom and faith restored. As for their sentence on earth , once reborn, and once upon first death, they shall be immortal and fight till there is only one. In the renegade, he is called back by the quickening.
I still don't get how the same director made an absolute classic in the original but an absolute dumpster fire with the sequel!!!! Some classics don't need a sequel. Exhibit 1......
As bad as the movie is, I have to say that the hover board chase scene is a cool moment of practical effects at work. It’s a fun scene that feels like it was from a better movie.
I remember watching this for the first time when I chose this movie over several others in the video store. I was enjoying it until I saw this scene with the asshole laughing like that with his tongue out and thought this is stupid. I was in second grade btw and already knew this was corny. You have the rights to a cult classic where you can't lose and this is what you come up with?
De taxis usaron Ford Falcon del año 1966, y el patrullero es otro Falcon de 1962. Los aderezos de la panchería son Fanacoa.
Hailander mi pelicula favorita es lo maximo hola soy juan de san cristobal venzuela asta luego ❤😊
HIGHLANDER II is one of my guilty pleasures. We know about the various problems and inconsistencies in this sequence, but I can see some positive points. The film has a dystopian science fiction atmosphere that I think is fantastic. The whole issue of the destruction of the ozone layer, the creation of that protective shield for the planet and the decadent, stagnant society, living in terrible conditions under that red "sky"... I think it's very good! The problem was that they mixed this great plot with all the fantasy of immortal warriors! And on top of that presenting them as aliens! The plot could follow in a similar way, with an eco-terrorist group contacting one of the scientists who created the shield. And they discovered that the ozone layer had already been restored. And so, organizing an attack on the corporation that controlled the shield.
Utter trash
2024
I hope Gladiator 2: The Quickening is better than this.
3:56 apesar desse filme ter um roteiro zoado mas essa cena é muito boa de ver.
A Versão do Diretor é melhor
Thank God, I had my ex-girlfriend‘s ass to focus on while I was watching this movie. She really did have a great ass.
Aside from Ironside's acting, the designs of the henchmen were the only things in this movie done with any heart
So humanity blocked out the sun…everything had a retro futuristic/ cyberpunk aesthetic and everybody wore trench coats? So Highlander 2 takes place in the same universe as The Matrix and Neo is actually the one with the prize? Makes sense to me…
I don't care how abysmal the fight choreography was and how goofy the whole movie was, when i saw this as a little kid I loved it from start to finish lol! Especially the bird dudes lol
7:09 - 7:12 I remember seeing that part while watching it on TV as a kid. Freaked me out for a long time lol.
One of best scenes of this superb shit movie...
recording data: that entire city was built in the neighborhood of Puerto Madero Buenos Aires, it is no coincidence that the patrol car and the Taxi is a 1969 Ford Falcon, since the 60 and 70 generation of the falcon were also manufactured in La Boca until which was moved to General Pacheco
Everyone's favorite sequel, Highlander 2: Land Higher
Funny thing, I’d never seen the original (was too young at that point), but I strongly remember the hoverboard clip they used in a trailer and was somewhat interested (reminded me of the air foil from Tale Spin).
Highlander II is certainly not without major flaws and issues, but it's still got some pretty good action scenes including this one. Sure the hoverboards and jetpacks don't exactly fit into the Highlander world but this is still a pretty badass sequence, and I respect that it was done in-camera with nothing digital. Contrast that with the boring CGIfests you see these days. Corda and Reno aren't liked by many, but I thought they were fun and memorable villains. Despite how dimwitted they are, they're both still pretty dangerous and threatening, and far moreso than the main villain. Katana is a fun villain but he sure is incompetant and a bad fighter; these two actually pose a serious threat, and clearly revel in the carnage they cause.
I have Connor MacLeod's Katana and it is my pride & joy cost me over £150 for it from Colwyn Bay Wales well worth it there can be only one.
Apart of this scene one, the final fight vs. General Katana was a good scene too, though the audio is in French language.
its 2024, we here
Mistakes were made
I find this very hard to believe that this was actually made by the ones that did the first one.
I kind of dig Stewart Copeland’s soundtrack though
God this movie was awful :D
Such a disappointing mistake of a movie. Suddenly they are Aliens…Sigh.
A True Masterpiece. Movies like this were the strings that held me up as youth. Im 45 now, but there still can be only One!
You are kidding right? I mean the first movie yea but no no no not the second….you are kidding please tell me.
@@joefunk1611 First movie is just a drama of being immortal. And second movie is a ultra-mega-creative show, with anti-cosmic radiation energy shield, dictatorship, dystopia, alien porcupine-men with winged backpacks, and lots and lots of other crazy stuff. And main hero is immortal warrior with a sword, who helped to create that energy shield, using alien technology, because he's an alien himself. That's a top-tier plot and that's why second movie is the best! PS: Nobody's kiddin'. At least, those, whose childhood were during 80's!
@@serhiid3758 ummm yea no I disagree. Besides Highlander 2 was in 91 Also born in 72 here.
Dad why was there so many vintage cars in 2024
Sword fighting chicken men😕
This definitely rates way up there with the worst sequels ever.
Bro this film and Aliens 3 are two of the worst mistakes ever made
This is what you get when you pay your henchmen in meth.
this shit movie was the worst way to destroy a great history!
Dilemma of the whole Franchise: The first movie didn´t allow a sequel in so far as Connor has been the very last immortal in the outcome, gained the price and turned mortal again. The magic ended once and for all. No turning back, no possible backdoor. There are few if not zero further examples in movie history that made a sequel THAT impossible. There would have been the possibility of a "Sequel" set BEFORE the Highlander finale (semi prequel, if you like).....the TV show, for example, but they messed that up, too, at least in a chronological kind of way. So, the whole Franchise is an incoherent mess, with part 2 being one of the worst and most embarrassing sequels in movie history.
could have easily made a sequel that made sense and worked,this shit just come about because the producers wrote stupid shit in desperation for a massive hit. Highlander was certainly not impossible to make a sequel to that was good and made sense it is a fantasy film after all there are no hard and fast rules if you can make it up you can find a way out of it too!
@@roobear78let’s do two scenarios Ziest Instead of 500 years ago, it was 500,000 thousand years ago on planet Ziest. They are placed on earth will they will be reborn. There can be only one. Renegade They don’t come from an ancient yet technologically advanced society. Instead kitana is from ziest as he too is an immortal and the game is universal and not just earth bound Kitana is an alien who comes to earth to challenge the one they call Mac loud. As with Ramirez, in the zoest version he and Connor and Kitana are all aliens and he and Conner are both reborn on earth as punishment for their treason and must participate in the game in order to have their freedom and faith restored. As for their sentence on earth , once reborn, and once upon first death, they shall be immortal and fight till there is only one. In the renegade, he is called back by the quickening.
J'avais totalement oublié cette grotesque pantalonnade, que j'avais bien aimée vers mes 11 ans...
This movie was so incredibly stupid and disappointing.
yeah ain't it cool?
*THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE! HIGHLANDER MOVIE* This one isn't it...
I can’t tell you how much I hated the sequels to Highlander! They made a mockery of the original.
Greatest film ever made.
I still don't get how the same director made an absolute classic in the original but an absolute dumpster fire with the sequel!!!! Some classics don't need a sequel. Exhibit 1......
Sorry, I'm still just seeing a blank screen. Everyone knows the Highlander movies went, Highlander to Highlander 3.
As bad as the movie is, I have to say that the hover board chase scene is a cool moment of practical effects at work. It’s a fun scene that feels like it was from a better movie.
This movie was sooo bad. What a waste.
I remember watching this for the first time when I chose this movie over several others in the video store. I was enjoying it until I saw this scene with the asshole laughing like that with his tongue out and thought this is stupid. I was in second grade btw and already knew this was corny. You have the rights to a cult classic where you can't lose and this is what you come up with?
It lacked explosions.
Bad movie! Bad movie! Look what you done!
This movie should be wiped from existence. Completely 💩 on everything that was awesome about the 1st.
I seriously forgot about this scene completely… almost as if my mind wanted to forget this scene! 😂
It's a cool scene...
Very expensive and still absolutely ridiculous
How did they get past the shield?
Ok Highlander fans, is this or The Source the worst movie?
I remember being confused and "slightly" disappointed Highlander fan when seeing this in the cinema as a teenager.