The quickening is the most hilariously incomprehensible movie ive seen in many a long day a movie almost awesome in its badness. Highlander 2 the quickening movie 1991 christopher lambert. Its 2024 and macleod christopher lambert and ramirez sean connery are back to save planet. Having said that, its really hard to look at highlander 2. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf.
Christopher lambert, michael ironside, sean connery, virginia madsen, official content from sony pictures home. To protect people from dying, macleod helped in the construction of a giant shield, several years ago. The quickening appeared in europe in or around 1990, the editing for this version was funded by nigel green of entertainment productions along with panzer and davis. Connor macleod lambert, an alien from a distant planet. This film is still available in its theatrical edit highlander ii. Mcginley character gets his testicles crushed by michael ironside near the climax. In the year 2025, the ozone layer is believed to have been destroyed. Michael ironside, virginia madsen, sean connery, christopher lambert. The renegade version, highlander 2 le retour, highlander 2. Opposition comes from both the planet ziest macleod and ramirezs homeworld and.
Endgame when he beheads several immortals at the sanctuary, a location that immortal methos referred to as holy ground. The quickening is a 1991 american science fiction action film directed by russell mulcahy and starring christopher lambert, sean connery, virginia madsen, and michael ironside. The final dimension 1 hours and 39 minutes movie 1995 the third highlander movie takes place at 1994, which means its a prequel of the second film. How to beat the high cost of living 1980 720p bluray x264x0r. Its a kind of magic in the year 2025, the ozone layer is believed to have been destroyed. But, since there isnt anyone left whos immortal after macleods. After the death of his beloved wife heather some centuries ago, connor macleod left the highlands of scotland and wandered around the world. Records in 1991 9031736572 containing music from highlander ii.
Michael kovak colin odonaghue travels to italy to take an exorcism course. Russell mulcahy returned as director and christopher lambert and sean connery reprised their roles. Terserah macleod dan rameriz untuk mengatur halhal yang benar. In the future, highlander connor macleod must prevent the destruction of earth under an antiozone shield. Continuing from highlander, connor macleod is now mortal. 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. The movie was titled shadow clan in the earliest drafts. This would explain jacob kells actions in highlander. Theyll talk about why theres no need to see the first highlander movie, sean connery trying on a suit, highlander sex in the streets, the.
The quickening is the 1991 followup to 1986s highlander. Starring christopher lambert, sean connery, virginia madsen. Jun 22, 2015 download highlander ii the quickening full movie here. Its 2024 and macleod christopher lambert and ramirez sean connery are back to save planet earth. Download highlander ii the quickening full movie here. On the other hand, maybe thats too high a price to pay. Highlander 2 the quickening movie 1991 plot synopsis. When it comes to unintentional comedy in this movie, there cant be only one the voice christopher lambert uses for an aging connor resembles a little kid imitating their grandpa katanas two cackling mooks are dispatched in the goofiest ways possible. Juga, kilas balik menunjukkan cerita di balik macleod dan ramirez pengasingan dari. Juga, kilas balik menunjukkan cerita di balik macleod dan ramirez pengasingan dari ziest. Highlander ii like youve never seen or heard before. This is a failure as a film, having seen the original immortals as aliens cut, but continuing my growing love for these disastrous genre films from the 90s, this was great in the combination of environment issues, scifineon coloured set designs and squashing together. Highlander ii the quickening soundtrack cd details and availability.
Download highlander ii the quickening full movie video. Now, i wont go so far as to equate highlander ii to hitlerthough both are roundly despised and have caused pain and suffering the world overbut theres no question that the quickening was a. A description of tropes appearing in highlander ii. Onlinemovie tvfilmswatch free full moviesfull movies download. The film was heavily criticized for its incongruities with the previous film and several recut. I make no secret of the fact that i think the highlander is the greatest action film ever made.
The quickening is a 1991 scifi thriller directed by russell mulcahy, staring sean connery, virgina madsen, and christopher lambert. It is the second installment to the highlander film series, and transitions the fantasy of the first movie into science fiction. This special edition of highlander ii originally highlander ii. Oposisi berasal dari kedua planet ziest macleod dan ramirez homeworld dan sebuah perusahaan keuntungan dari seharusnya kurangnya ozon. Highlander 3 o feiticeiro highlander iii the sorcerer 3 movie, movie props. Opposition comes from both the planet ziest macleod and ramirezs homeworld and a corporation profiting from the supposed lack of ozone. Awesome swordfights might awesome score by queen, people. Highlander ii the zeist collection original trilogy. My history with this movie is a long and sordid tale, having seen the highlander 2. What is the origin of highlanders immortals, and what are. Appending the quickening or some variant of it onto parody sequel titles, typically in the format x 2. The quickening in 1991 significantly increased the rental activity on highlander even though the sequel was not a boxoffice success. This version had the input of the director and producers and is. Its the year 2024, and all of the ozone above earth is.
Mcginley who, by his own admittance, was channeling orson welles as the dragon hilarious in hindsight the john c. The ozone layer is rapidly thinning and scientists predict it will be gone within months. The quickening soundtrack from 1991, composed by various artists, stewart copeland. The quickening is a 1991 frenchamericanargentine science fiction action film directed by russell mulcahy and starring christopher lambert, sean connery, virginia madsen and michael ironside. What is the origin of highlanders immortals, and what. Highlander ii the quickening european version and american cut hi, thought id ask here as well please let me know if its wrong but some odd 10 years ago, phineasbg and nighthawks released a set of four highlander ii cuts. They reworked much of the backgrounds and that puke redbrown skyline, which never mached the dark blue steets. Highlander 1986 simply lets us know they exist without focusing on the hows or whys. Its 2024 and macleodchristopher lambert and ramirezsean connery are back to save planet earth. The quickening begins in 1999 when connor solves the problem of an everdepleting ozone layer on the earth by devising a giant shield around the entire planet. Ozone depletion, time travel and corporate greed are at the core of all the thrilling twists and turns in this stylish action sequel. The quickening is a 1991 film, set in the future, in which highlander connor macleod must prevent the destruction of earth under an antiozone shield directed by.
Jenn flemming redpoints the quickening cedar wright. Original theatrical trailer for the 1991 film highlander ii. Standard definition movies, that were made last century, ripped from a retail source dvdrip, bdrip, excluding r5 dvdrips. The quickening dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats. It was released on 12 april 1991 in the united kingdom and 1. Oct 19, 2009 in a similar vein, i submit that no discussion of bad sequels is complete without bringing up highlander ii, also known as the quickening. At the end of highlander, juan ramirez sean connery died and connor macleod christopher lambert was rendered mortal. In other words, you might find some guilty pleasure in this chaotic sequel to. The quickening, highlander ii, highlander 2, highlander ii.
This version had the input of the director and producers and is much truer to the original script. Music from and inspired by the film highlander ii discogs. Also, flashbacks show the story behind macleod and ramirezs exile from ziest. The quickening 1991 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. It is the second installment to the highlander film series, and it was released on 12 april 1991 in the united kingdom and 1 november 1991. The quickening came out in 1991, it destroyed almost all of the plot points from the first film, and contained a backstory explaining that the immortals were actually aliens transplanted from the planet zeist.
The quickening version during its original theatrical run, and being appalled at the results. Also, flashbacks show the story behind macleod and ramirezs. In the future, 2024, earth has lost its ozone layer and is protected from deadly solar radiation by a shield constructed by connor macleod, the highlander, years before. First, let me start by saying that i loves me some highlander. In region 1, this version of the film has been wisely recalled and the film is now only available in region 1 as a directors cut highlander 2. Pada tahun 2025, lapisan ozon diyakini telah hancur. Rtl plus germany, rysher distribution united states, reteitalia productions italy. Virginia madsen and michael ironside joined the cast for this installment. Highlander was first released to dvd in the united states in 1997, in a 10th anniversary edition directors cut that contained the international uncut version of the. The second highlander movie, again with christopher lambert and sir sean connery. This is an original singlesided us onesheet movie poster size 27 x 40 1992 lower right.
The quickening, also directed by russell mulcahy, was released on november 1, 1991. The quickening, general katana michael ironside states that the golden rule is that immortals must not fight on holy ground. The quickening in region 2 in a similar format to the region 4 release. Italy women squad ultimate rugby players, news, fixtures and. Wherever science fiction fans gather, in decades and generations to come, this film will be remembered in hushed tones as one of the immortal low. It is up to macleod and rameriz to set things right. Ozone depletion, time travel and corporate greed are at the core of all the thrilling twists and. With christopher lambert, sean connery, virginia madsen, michael ironside. The quickening is a 1991 film, set in the future, in which highlander connor macleod must prevent the destruction of earth under an antiozone shield.
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