What is highlander 2 about

Write a Review. User Reviews. Kai82 May 25, A frequent contender for the worst sequel and worst movies of all times list. It is the curse of the movie industry that a sequel has to be made even when the story is finished and everything is told if the original movie made enough money.

Strangely Highlander is one of the few franchises A frequent contender for the worst sequel and worst movies of all times list. Strangely Highlander is one of the few franchises where you can make prequels in a working way. An immortal has lived for centuries or some for millennia. You can make stories from all ages with interesting twist and plots. Because they were there they witness the truth and not the later lies or corrections of the historians.

So you can get away with many additions or changes to history. But back to this movie. It is a sequel of the first movie that shows a grim future. So far it is O. But then after a view scenes to put it mildly they are adding some unique ideas and make bold choices. I must praise the courage to pull this off. Also I would not have come up with these ideas. Not even as idea number The new elements ruin the myths.

Some people say that less is more and a good mystery adds spice to a story and is better than a weak revelation. Look at Avatar and the handling of the Firelord. Are the "Highlander" movies based on a novel? Does "The Quickening" pick up where "Highlander" left off? Details Edit. Release date November 1, United States.

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Katana Michael Ironside. Once a hero celebrated for preserving mankind, he is now widely reviled because the planet seems to be dying in its perpetual near-darkness. However, once MacLeod regains his youth via electrocution, no less, two events occur to give him a new lease on life.

After all these centuries, Katana and his minions come to Earth themselves because the Zeistians are still convinced that one day MacLeod will return to lead a revolution. At the same time, an environmental terrorist Virginia Madsen and her group are trying to sabotage the energy shield because she has evidence that the ozone layer has repaired itself. Lambert, Connery who has considerably more screen time than in the original , Ironside who races a subway train with maniacal glee and Madsen seem to be enjoying themselves.

Director Russell Mulcahy. Before dying, Brenda extracts a promise from Connor that he will solve the problem of the ozone layer. By , Connor has become the supervisor of a scientific team headed by Dr. The team succeeds, in effect giving Earth an artificial ozone layer.

MacLeod and Neyman are proud to have saved humanity, and believe they will be remembered for a thousand years. Unfortunately, the shield has the side effect of condemning the planet to a state of constant night and increased temperatures and humidity.

By , the years of darkness have caused humanity to lose hope and fall into a decline. The Shield has fallen under the control of the Shield Corporation, a rich, powerful corporation whose greedy chief executive, David Blake John C. A number of terrorist groups have begun trying to take down the Shield, among them Louise Marcus Virginia Madsen , a former employee of the Shield Corporation.

Meanwhile, Connor MacLeod, now a frail old man, expects to eventually die of natural causes. Five hundred years earlier, on the planet Zeist, a last meeting is held between the members of a rebellion against the rule of General Katana Michael Ironside. At this moment, Katana and his troops attack, crushing the rebellion. Katana orders his men to capture Ramirez and MacLeod alive, and kill the rest of the rebels. Katana is unsatisfied with their decision, but the sentence is executed, leading to the events of the original film.

Back on Earth of , Louise Marcus discovers that the ozone layer has in fact restored itself naturally, which means that the Shield is no longer needed. The Shield Corporation is aware of this development, but has chosen to hide it from the general public in order to maintain its main source of profit. Louise manages to reach Connor first, and asks for his help in taking down the Shield. MacLeod explains to Louise that he is dying, and expresses his disapproval of terrorism.

Before Connor and Louise can finish their conversation, Corda and Reno attack. MacLeod battles them in the streets. When he decapitates one of them, he is revived by absorbing his opponent's energy during the Quickening. In the process, Connor is also able to summon Ramirez back from the dead. Connor battles the second thug and defeats him as well, much to Louise's astonishment.

In Glencoe, Scotland — the location of his death in the first Highlander film — Ramirez is revived. He finds himself on a theatrical stage during a performance of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. Meanwhile, Connor has found a new lover in Louise Marcus. He attempts unsuccessfully to explain to her the concepts of his immortality. He commandeers a subway train, runs it to blinding speed and arrives at the Shield Corporation's headquarters where he confronts the board of directors, led by Blake.