Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Good as a stand alone movie, not bad, just don't think of this as a sequel, I liked this, very well done, creative, nice, Beautiful.

It's not nearly as exciting, fun or cool as the original but it's still a creative and well-made sequel that is hated because of a horrible version that had nothing to do with the director/writer. It's no Blade Runner yet it's the first of a zillion films that tries to be. The drastic changes from the original film were panned at the time but in a culture swamped in bad remakes and redundant sequels, maybe posterity will appreciate how Highlander 2 ramps up the political and existential themes that were wallpaper to its more exciting predecessor.

I really enjoyed the original 'Highlander' it was different for it's time, unique and certainly not a run of the mill story. Classic lines like 'I am Conan Mcloud of the clan Mcloud and I am immortal" etc. I remember waiting with eager anticipation for the release of Highlander 2 and wondering what they would do to continue the story. What little I remember of the highly forgettable Highlander 2, was the howls of derision at "Conan Mcloud of the clan Mcloud from the planet zeis" (or some such)Whoever wrote this script was a complete idiot who probably had never even watched the first film. This film was just too stupid for words.

Uh, maybe I shouldn't have started the Highlander saga with part II.Actually, I believe I saw the first one many years ago and wasn't a big fan, from what I can remember. But at least it was comprehensible, had a plot and direction. This piece of sh|t had nothing. Highlander II: The Quickening, or growing up, people used to call "Highlander II: The Sickening," was just one pile of a mess and quite literally one of the worst movies I've ever seen. I don't even know where to begin, but then again, neither did the cast & crew.Nothing made sense, just scenes spliced together. Things just happened and then the movie went on. The special effects were horrible, the acting was forced and the ideas underdeveloped. I am guessing a lot of this was supposed to be comedy, and I will admit one scene did make me smirk: the airplane "safety" video was pretty clever and funny. Unfortunately, in the entire film, those 15 seconds were the only mild- fun I had.I can't even give the synopsis because I doubt there was ever a finished script. But suffice to say, the "only one" had destroy the machine he built and the stakes aren't really that high, either way. This movie was an abomination, from beginning to end. It's the exact opposite on how to construct a film. And unfortunately, it's been over 14 years since I've seen the original – IF I saw it – and I cannot remember that one in the least to compare it. But, my bet is that this had nothing to do with that with the exception of some choked out lines and the actors. Just quickly walk away from this and pretend like it never happened.***Final thoughts: Aside from the airplane gag, the only other positive I could think of was: Thank God, the How Did This Get Made? podcast finally got back to its roots. I only watched this since they covered it and it's been awhile since they reviewed a genuinely bad film.