Apparently it was so bad the Director walked out of the theatres ten minutes into the movie. And what's worse is that this isn't event the Worst Highlander Movie. That Title belongs to "Highlander: The Source".
I remember when this came out on video. A few buddies and I "reserved" the only copy at our local blockbuster by bribing the guy behind the counter with $20 a few days before it was released. On the release night we waited in line for around 30 minutes to get it and went home, cracked a few beers and watched. When it was over my friend Kevin turned off the TV and turned to us and said "WTF did I just watch?". He then got up and walked out but just before he left the room he turned back and said "I need some time alone to think about what just happened". He left and we literally heard nothing from him for a week. Dude was traumatized.
Oh boy....this movie was filmed in my country (Argentina) and was a huge deal when that happened, the newspapers, tv news shows, all were crazy like shit. For us it was like "Hollywood is coming here" and after I saw the movie I couldn't understand how they ruined so bad the first one. I only saw it once and I didn't remember it was THAT bad, but yes, is a monstruosity
According to IMDB: "In the Renegade version, a documentary following the film has the filmmakers explain why the original theatrical release contradicted the first film. According to them, inflation in Argentina had gotten so bad during filming that the film's insurance company started to take creative control and made a film they thought would make the most money.
As long as we have interference from the people who put money in movies, movies are gonna fail. Unfortunately, people's stupidity is endless and the more money they have, the more stupid they are, and the more right they think they are.
y por eso,el estereotipo argentino es de estafador. Cagamos Highlander 2. Pero esos idiotas deberian haber investigado que nuestra economia estaba en quiebra. es como filmar Star wars en Siria.
I have no idea why I cannot see or answer replies that I've gotten notifications for. Anybody know why this might be? Many thanks. The guy who replied to me and I were working on a billion dollar movie idea where Suicide Squad and Highlander were crossed over and the Suicide Squad became incapable of...well, suicide, therefore leaving the door open for endless sequels.
They hooked up because Conmor used the ultimate player line: "I am Connor Macleod of the clan Macleod. And I am immortal". He legit gets laid after saying this in the first 3 movies.
I saw the original theatrical version in theater when I was a kid. I can attest it was terrible. I remember my friend turning to me when it was revealed they were aliens and saying, what the hell?
Not at the theatre, but I saw it shortly after VHS release, and yes, as nonsensical as the directors cut still was, it did seem to be slightly easier to watch. Sequels to Highlander were always unnecessary, but the only way to result in one that makes sense, is to remove any reference to aliens or time travel, and have Connor take up the mentor role that Ramirez had, with a new generation of immortals
Because it made more sense in terms of the story told in highlander 2. Even Mark points out that the solution in this cut is much more hilarious and made even less sense (in the given context of Highlander 2).
I actually saw this turd in the theater.... I was a huge Highlander fan as a kid and me and my older brother went to see it full of expectations of a great movie. That was not the case.
I might've done the same as I remember seeing the first film on VHS and was old enough to see this at the cinema. I do remember the original edition of this, and maybe I did go to see it, but have wiped it out from my memory!
So wait, when I see a rewritten/disjointed movie like Venom or The Predator I shouldn't say "They Tranked it" anymore? I should actually say "They Quickened it"... thanks!
This movie was released while I was in college. My friends Kevin and John were big fans of the original movie, so we decided to go to the sequel the week of its release. I hadn't seen the original, so we rented the VHS and watched it the night before. Then we went and saw this film. We drove from Laramie, Wyoming to Fort Collins, Colorado to see it in the theater. When the movie was done I remember being in shock. We were thinking, what in the world was that, and how is it that we wasted an entire day to go see that? So yes, seeing it in the theater, after a great deal of anticipation, was a great let down, to say the least. Thank you for bringing back some college memories. Even the disappointing days were good. ;) Probably drank some vintage bottle conditioned New Belgian Fat Tire beer that day!
I remember going to see Highlander 2 at the theater. I remember the film as being one of the greatest WTF moments of my life. I have not seen it since. There was a blimp or something.
The biggest problem with a Highlander sequel is that the plot was pretty much wrapped up at the end of the first movie. These guys have all these powers so that they can participate in "the game". They did pretty much what the Matrix did, which is also why people hated the Matrix sequels. It turns out that the plot of the first movie, was really only part of a larger totally different plot. However in Highlander's case the new larger plot was laughably stupid. Maybe they would have been better served by making it a prequel and exploring more of MacLeod's character before "the game" ended, but then the sequel would have seemed smaller and not bigger.
I remember coming out of 'Highlander' thinking it was the most sequel proof movie possible. This turd just showed what happens when its' _'success'_ dictates a sequel is made.
Top 10 Wizard I suppose this could be a reason, but it's most likely because he doesn't upload very often and UA-cam sucks off people who upload frequently, animators and small channels that put a lot of effort into their videos or just don't upload often never gain any attention because of the way youtube works.
Ommggg, i just had the shittiest day ever, and i just got home, and i cooked my dumb meal and I didn't eat all day cause i thought this meeting would be a 1 minute thing but ended up being 7 hours, and i walked home in toronto through all this dumb snow, and I'm literally shaking and i was so ready to eat with my tv show on but they cancelled apparently - and here you are, having my back. I literally think I'm gonna cry
My dad let me watch Highlander when I was a small kid and he rented it on VHS. I remember being excited about Highlander II coming out, and my mom took me and a friend to it. Then remember the opening and thinking WTF. I can't think of any other sequel that came out and made such a big dump on the original film. I thought what made the original interesting was how McCloud grew up in Scotland and was excommunicated from his clan when they thought it unnatural that he didn't die from wounds in his first battle. Certainly a stronger story of immortals being mystical, and something he happens on.
Hoovy Tube I hope so, too. I think some of the subscribers to Mark's Channel don't realize that, unlike other UA-camrs, this isn't his full time job. That's why he doesn't upload as frequently.
I saw this in theatres (and then several times on VHS, because I was that kind of kid), and if I recall, in the theatrical cut, Ramirez uses his magic to stop the fan blades, but can't both escape the room and keep the blades immobile. So, Connor and not-Brenda escape and Ramirez lets the fan cut his head off.
Horrormaster13 I have never seen the anime. Only Highlander and its sequels and a bit of the TV show, years ago when it was still on TV. And the first Highlander is one of my favorite films. Freakin love that love! I would love to see a good remake of it with the director of John Wick 1 and 2. I hope he gets to make it and some good sequels after that.
JaimeHabets Yes! I hope that too. This Franchise just screams to be rebooted after all the terrible Sequels and TV-Shows. And you can actually do a good Highlander Reboot with all the mythology of the Immortals. But please for the love of God don't turn them into Aliens from planet Zeist. F*** THAT S**T!!!
Here's something about the whole "exile" thing that's been bugging me to no end: Regardless of what version you're watching, why would anyone willingly return from exile? Just look at the place they were banished from -- assuming it's like that everywhere on the planet, being exiled to Earth from Zeist or just hurled centuries into the future is like being banished from North Korea and forced to live in Switzerland for the rest of your life. The fact Connor and Ramirez were exiled because of a failed rebellion more than confirms that life there must suck. Not to mention, if somebody like the Kurgan had won the Prize and decided to go back, why the hell would they take such a violent and bloodthirsty brute back into their ranks? That's like if you organized a battle royale at a maximun security prison filled with serial killers and rapists and whatnot and whoever's the last man standing is free to walk out. Plus, how does making them immortal and forcing them to fight an all-out deathmatch even work as a motivator? If the only way you can die is via decapitation, why would you risk eternal life and enjoyment for a lousy return ticket to a place you clearly wouldn't want to return to? Just enjoy your eternal life until you grow bored enough to want to end it yourself. I mean what's your other option -- return to your own world/period just to grow old and die then/there in what are essentially much shittier living conditions? Of course this opens up another can of worms: if these people are advanced enough that they possess technology capable of time travel/interplanetary teleportation AND the ability to make people immortal, why is their own world/period such an awfully shitty place to live in? Why aren't they thriving in a technological utopia free of war, famine and disease? Highlander 2's story fails conceptually on so many levels that it doesn't even matter how many revisions and re-edits they do because you can't fix something that's broken by its very design. The ridiculous retcons were pretty much the icing on top of this shit sundae.
if you are the last immortal, you become mortal again, then if you are mortal on earth, you become immortal on ziste. macleod could restart the rebellion and this time, win
Macleod ends up with that girl he smashed on the first ""date"" in the middle of a dark street after he killed two dudes... well, what could possibly go wrong
LinkMarioSamus That's unsurprising because it's a awful nonsensical movie and a awful sequel. What I'm surprised is Siskel and Ebert didn't have the abomination Batman and Robin on their worst movies of 1997.
My last sentence was meant to be sarcastic. What might surprise you though, is this film wasn't nominated for any Razzies. Was probably too obscure to them at the time, instead they decided to pick on bigger fish like Bruce Willis, Dan Aykroyd, Kevin Costner, and Vanilla Ice.
Jason Case They actually likes that movie, and correctly classed it as a corny kids version of Batman. Meant to be more classic tv show Batman, than Burton’s gritty 1989 version.
I was so excited about this movie. We were Highlander fans and we went opening night. The first line of the movie: "Ah yes, Planet Zeist." I realized I was going to hate this movie. ...And I did.
I lost a contact lens just before going into the cinema on my birthday, so at least only one eye saw it. The man walking out of the previous showing just turned to his partner and said "Arse."
I went to the theater with a friend who loved the original film. I had never seen the first Highlander and loved part 2. My friend hated it and I was like, "Dude, how could you not like that movie!?!?!" Oh sweet, sweet foolishness. That same night we watched the original film and I was like, "Oh...that's why it was bad." The eyes opened up. NOW - is it me or should Christopher Lambert and Tommy Wiseau star in a buddy cop film together?
I was just watching "How BAD is Theodore Rex?" and I thought "hey he should do Highlander2." and then i click on your channel and there it is. You Rock Man
Remember being 11 or so and being really excited about going to the cinema and watch it. So when it released my dad took me to the cinema. None of us spoke, but for me it was a deeper and deeper fall into a huge dissapointment I never tought it could be possible at 11. Afterwards I kept telling myself "it wasnt that bad, when it comes out in vhs ill appreciate it more"... but no. Its just terribad, the only saving grace is Michael Ironside being Michael Ironside.
Macleod became immortal again after Katana sent the two henchmen to the future. Since there were other immortals in his timeline, Macleod’s immortality was revived.
It totally makes sense. The Not Matrix Twins show up and reactivate Connor's Immortality. Once he takes the Quickening from the first twin, it restores him back to his youth.
+Tyrant Gregcag (Kaiju71) you know that is ridiculous excuse from the writers right.I mean its like his immortality was made out of batteries that u can recharge when its convenient.Lame.
The theatrical cut was incomprehensible. Not just illogical, but literally incomprehensible. For example, the insurance company's editors combined the December Installation and Katana's abandoned warehouse into one location and treated the two MacLeod/Katana fights as one. Connor walks from one room wearing the MAX jacket and carrying the Masamune katana, ends up in another wearing the black trenchcoat and carrying the Zeist sword, and then goes into the generator room wearing the MAX jacket with the katana again. The director's cut fixed the pacing of the film and rearranged it to follow the structure of the original script, so yes, it's an infinitely better version of the movie, even if the planet Zeist makes more sense than the advanced ancient civilization idea.
I've seen almost them all and the tv series (except The Source) and the shame about it is, there is a demand for it, yet the films in particular are just so poor. This could do with a reboot for sure.
I don't have to imagine what it was like to see the original theatrical release. I saw it and can still remember, like it was yesterday, the shock, looking up at the screen with jaw agape and shaking my head in disbelief at how terrible this was. As a kind of therapy, not a year goes by I don't recount this experience to someone. Thank you for reminding me this wasn't just a horrible nightmare.Back to the safe space for me.
I'd soon rather piss shards of glass while having vinager poured into my eyes and having my toes smashed with a hammer than to watch Highlander 2 again........ actually, they should have that done to the writer!
At least to their credit they tried to take the story in a new direction, instead of just repeating themselves. Unfortunately that new direction was completely bonkers. They couldn't have failed anymore then they did.
I had only seen this upon release in 91 (if memory serves), so I was surprised they were time travelers, not aliens like originally written. Saw the original in 86 and loved it, so imagine my surprise when this came out.
I went to see this when it came out. Guy I was dating at the time was super excited about it. I remember a palpable feeling of *WTF?* in the theatre when they revealed the planet Zeist plot line. It was so bad that people were walking out.
Lambert's forehead is a force to be reckoned with. I'm pretty sure his home planet is within the galaxy of his forehead. The amount of excess skin above his eyebrows could stretch across the oceans. I - I really could keep going.
"You're tearing me apart, Lisa!" "I did not hit her. It's not true. It's bullshit. I did not hit her. I did not. Oh hi, Mark." "Chicken, Peter, you're just a little chicken! Cheep, cheep-cheep-cheep-cheep-cheep, cheeeeeeeeeep!" "Don't worry about it." "Nobody wants to help me and I'm dying. I got the results of the test back. I definitely have breast cancer." "Don't touch me, motherfucker! Get out!"
My favourite part is some random guy asking one of the porcupine assassins if he 'has a light' & then the assassins shoots at him & sets him fire & laughs. It's just so completely stupid it's hilarious.
Conner McCloud narrates at the start, something like: The skyshield saved us, but it sucks all the creative energy out of everything, so people have gone back to driving old fashioned cars. Logical. Cause and effect. Or maybe the administrators preferred not to spend money building futuristic cars.
I think Highlander, Highlander II, all the sequels, the cartoon, and the Series (and all the series movies) are each in their own (totally disconnected) canon. An anthology series - "Highlander: What If?".
Just watched this video in 'Rona 2020! I remember watching the first Highlander on VHS at a friend's house. This was around the time of Princess Bride, Willow, etc. What a time for fantasy movies! A friend and I were so jazzed that a sequel was coming out, we drove over two hours to see it (closest place showing it). On the trip there, we were speculating what the plot could be and how it would work against the first movie (and how they could make a sequel to a self-contained movie). We wasted 6 hours of our lives (four hours travel round trip, roughly two hours movie time). As good as Highlander was, Highlander II was equally, if not worse, bad. Sean Connery, did ya need a paycheck that bad?
No movie of a series of events that make absolutely no sense would be complete without an ending where the characters just magically Peter Pan up into the sky.
I used to remember Highlander 2 being all cool and dark and Batman-like in visuals from the fragmented memories of my childhood, then watching it as a teen and being utterly heartbroken
And on the fairytale ending he said "It's a kind of magic" which referenced the name of the Queen album that was also the soundtrack to the 1st Highlander movie. That was the cherry on the top of that sludgefest sunday.
The original theatrical cut of Highlander 2 was released on DVD once. It's presented in 4:3 and it's only available in the UK, but it is possible to find it.
Really wishing I kept my VHS copy now. I had no idea what you were taking about with the rebellion on Earth until you said the theatrical version involved the planet Zeist. I could have had a collector's item, like a fossilized dinosaur turd.
Saw the first Highlander in the theatre as a kid, was favorite of mine. I was excited for the sequel, then sitting in the theater, 20 minutes in, that uhhh sh-t moment. That realization that this is awful when you so badly didn't want it to be.
Seeing this in theaters sucked. We went in really excited for a decent movie and the only part I liked was when they compared how many times they were shot. This is where I learned my lesson about seeing a movie on opening day.
Great job Mark as usual. This is my favorite channel by far! You should make a video that rates all the movies you’ve reviewed so far from best worst to worst worst.
"You're that guy." "The one who picked you out of a group and we dipped our fingers in some 'Quickening Juice' [etc.]" "Yes. And you also owe me five bucks."
Macleod says “it’s a kind of magic” at the end of the movie. It’s a kind of magic is a Queen song. Queen did the music for the first one. 10/10 best movie ever
You need to review Highlander 5:The Source,it's so bad,it makes this here look like The Godfather in comparison,I'm not even kidding! And to add insult to injury,they even remade Queen's ''Princes of the Universe'' and ''Who Wants to Live Forever'' from the original movie's soundtrack!!
That song was the main theme of the tv series too though, so it would've fitted that film again I'm sure. I've seen most of the Highlander films, but not The Source, and I've never been tempted to.
Be warned it's total crap and not even unintenionally funny like this here.It's so low-budget,they couldn't even afford to get the rights for the original Queen songs and hired some amateurs to cover ''Princes of the Universe''.If you want to get an idea,how bad The Source is,search for the final fight,between Adrian Paul and the villain,it's so ridiculous,it's beyond words.At least Highlander 4:Endgame had Donny Yen and a couple of nice fight scenes,but this is just complete garbage.
I remember going to see this in St Louis with some friends that were all fans of the first movie. Disbelief is the best way to describe what we were feeling during and after the movie. It was an incredible letdown. I don’t think they could have made it worse if they tried.
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The first Highlander is awesome and a self contained story with a very clear ending., all the sequels are a disgrace and make absolutely no sense
@Gabriel Blume
Only the fight scene with mario van peebles where the sword shatters. "Holy Ground"
@mrmichaelmw i looked at it as a different timeline.
That's absolutely true.
Final dimension is pretty alright
I unapologetically love Highlander 2
Apparently it was so bad the Director walked out of the theatres ten minutes into the movie.
And what's worse is that this isn't event the Worst Highlander Movie. That Title belongs to "Highlander: The Source".
Cable Brook 15 Minutes
Probably just stayed around to see the lovely Virginia Madsen getting bonked! :P
Can you blame him?
@@shugaroony Even better, Deborah Kara Unger getting bonked in Highlander 3
The source is worse.
I remember when this came out on video. A few buddies and I "reserved" the only copy at our local blockbuster by bribing the guy behind the counter with $20 a few days before it was released. On the release night we waited in line for around 30 minutes to get it and went home, cracked a few beers and watched. When it was over my friend Kevin turned off the TV and turned to us and said "WTF did I just watch?". He then got up and walked out but just before he left the room he turned back and said "I need some time alone to think about what just happened". He left and we literally heard nothing from him for a week. Dude was traumatized.
lol!!! Ya bs.
Oh boy....this movie was filmed in my country (Argentina) and was a huge deal when that happened, the newspapers, tv news shows, all were crazy like shit. For us it was like "Hollywood is coming here" and after I saw the movie I couldn't understand how they ruined so bad the first one. I only saw it once and I didn't remember it was THAT bad, but yes, is a monstruosity
According to IMDB: "In the Renegade version, a documentary following the film has the filmmakers explain why the original theatrical release contradicted the first film. According to them, inflation in Argentina had gotten so bad during filming that the film's insurance company started to take creative control and made a film they thought would make the most money.
En serio? Jajaja
Lord Alfajor Michael Ironside en el subte E y el edificio de Aguas Argentinas de Devoto como el cuartel de la empresa malvada, jajaja...
As long as we have interference from the people who put money in movies, movies are gonna fail. Unfortunately, people's stupidity is endless and the more money they have, the more stupid they are, and the more right they think they are.
y por eso,el estereotipo argentino es de estafador. Cagamos Highlander 2. Pero esos idiotas deberian haber investigado que nuestra economia estaba en quiebra. es como filmar Star wars en Siria.
Oh, yes. General Katana. I've heard of him. I believe he traps the souls of his victims. Id advise not getting killed by him...
I have no idea why I cannot see or answer replies that I've gotten notifications for. Anybody know why this might be? Many thanks.
The guy who replied to me and I were working on a billion dollar movie idea where Suicide Squad and Highlander were crossed over and the Suicide Squad became incapable of...well, suicide, therefore leaving the door open for endless sequels.
Nicholas Brownlee nope thts shao khan. Kitana( not katana) is the slut
@@nicholasbrownlee4209 you’ve managed to figure out how we can milk this until the end of time! G E N I U S
You guys, I think his contract with the devil is lifted. Like he doesn't disappear for three months anymore. It's great, I love it.
Sem R.
Us “guys” reckon “disappear” has one S. ☝🏼
He disappeared 😂
He got it’s soul back, this is great. Now satan, please can I get mine.
I dont remember any contracts. IMPOSTOR!
They hooked up because Conmor used the ultimate player line: "I am Connor Macleod of the clan Macleod. And I am immortal". He legit gets laid after saying this in the first 3 movies.
I love your take on things. I’m 33 years old and I honestly think your one of the only voices out there that actually capture my perspective!!
JonMinusJan right on brother!
Wait until you hear my voice. I am the white Morgan Freeman.
I saw the original theatrical version in theater when I was a kid. I can attest it was terrible. I remember my friend turning to me when it was revealed they were aliens and saying, what the hell?
Not at the theatre, but I saw it shortly after VHS release, and yes, as nonsensical as the directors cut still was, it did seem to be slightly easier to watch. Sequels to Highlander were always unnecessary, but the only way to result in one that makes sense, is to remove any reference to aliens or time travel, and have Connor take up the mentor role that Ramirez had, with a new generation of immortals
Because it made more sense in terms of the story told in highlander 2. Even Mark points out that the solution in this cut is much more hilarious and made even less sense (in the given context of Highlander 2).
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I actually saw this turd in the theater.... I was a huge Highlander fan as a kid and me and my older brother went to see it full of expectations of a great movie. That was not the case.
I might've done the same as I remember seeing the first film on VHS and was old enough to see this at the cinema. I do remember the original edition of this, and maybe I did go to see it, but have wiped it out from my memory!
So wait, when I see a rewritten/disjointed movie like Venom or The Predator I shouldn't say "They Tranked it" anymore? I should actually say "They Quickened it"... thanks!
It was the exact same for me, but I was a really young kid with my dad, and he had to argue with them to let me in.
WVMADMAN1 lol wow that sucks
I had exactly the same experience. Loved the original, went to see 2 in the theater all excited, came out very confused and disappointed.
"One of the tag-lines of the Highlander series is... 'There can only be one'"
_Triggered._
I had a full on nerd-flinch.
i know, right?
This movie was released while I was in college. My friends Kevin and John were big fans of the original movie, so we decided to go to the sequel the week of its release. I hadn't seen the original, so we rented the VHS and watched it the night before. Then we went and saw this film. We drove from Laramie, Wyoming to Fort Collins, Colorado to see it in the theater. When the movie was done I remember being in shock. We were thinking, what in the world was that, and how is it that we wasted an entire day to go see that? So yes, seeing it in the theater, after a great deal of anticipation, was a great let down, to say the least. Thank you for bringing back some college memories. Even the disappointing days were good. ;) Probably drank some vintage bottle conditioned New Belgian Fat Tire beer that day!
I remember going to see Highlander 2 at the theater. I remember the film as being one of the greatest WTF moments of my life. I have not seen it since. There was a blimp or something.
The biggest problem with a Highlander sequel is that the plot was pretty much wrapped up at the end of the first movie. These guys have all these powers so that they can participate in "the game". They did pretty much what the Matrix did, which is also why people hated the Matrix sequels. It turns out that the plot of the first movie, was really only part of a larger totally different plot. However in Highlander's case the new larger plot was laughably stupid. Maybe they would have been better served by making it a prequel and exploring more of MacLeod's character before "the game" ended, but then the sequel would have seemed smaller and not bigger.
I remember coming out of 'Highlander' thinking it was the most sequel proof movie possible. This turd just showed what happens when its' _'success'_ dictates a sequel is made.
I read somewhere that US production happened - they pushed Mulcahy to do this shit.
This channel is so underrated.
If I had to guess, it's because Mark has a calm, collected demeanor. He doesn't appeal to the spastic children that make up at least 50% of UA-cam.
Cause making Movie reviews is tearing him apart Poe Territories!!
Top 10 Wizard I suppose this could be a reason, but it's most likely because he doesn't upload very often and UA-cam sucks off people who upload frequently, animators and small channels that put a lot of effort into their videos or just don't upload often never gain any attention because of the way youtube works.
I was just being sort of silly. I'd have to do some more research to fully understand his underrated status.
the best part is Mark manages to stay calm when he talks about shit movies and is still hilarious
Ommggg, i just had the shittiest day ever, and i just got home, and i cooked my dumb meal and I didn't eat all day cause i thought this meeting would be a 1 minute thing but ended up being 7 hours, and i walked home in toronto through all this dumb snow, and I'm literally shaking and i was so ready to eat with my tv show on but they cancelled apparently - and here you are, having my back. I literally think I'm gonna cry
I AM THE REAL Damn, that's a shitty day right there. I hope life's getting better for you my guy
Dwight Cook Dude, what the fuck?
@Dwight Cook: Wow, have you heard of these delicious new treats made by Tide? You should enjoy a BOX....
What TV show is that?
I’m sorry did that sucks what was the show
Man I hope you feel better
My dad let me watch Highlander when I was a small kid and he rented it on VHS. I remember being excited about Highlander II coming out, and my mom took me and a friend to it. Then remember the opening and thinking WTF. I can't think of any other sequel that came out and made such a big dump on the original film. I thought what made the original interesting was how McCloud grew up in Scotland and was excommunicated from his clan when they thought it unnatural that he didn't die from wounds in his first battle. Certainly a stronger story of immortals being mystical, and something he happens on.
There should be only one... Highlander movie.
LostOneOmega Highlander: The Search for Vengeance Anime Movie was good.
I really wish Highlander would hunt down and behead all the other movies...
Someone should make a meta-comedy about that. XD
Genius idea. I'd actually watch it.
The highlander is going to join the Marvel cinematic universe when the next sequel comes out. I think he is a distant cousin of Thor or something
There should be only one Highlander II, the Renegade Version
Oh my god i love this so much. I hope that you will manage to make this your full-time job!
woow dude dont you think the poor man wathes enough drawful movies already?:D
TheMonty199. No
Hoovy Tube I hope so, too. I think some of the subscribers to Mark's Channel don't realize that, unlike other UA-camrs, this isn't his full time job. That's why he doesn't upload as frequently.
He has too little subscribers
I agree. Sometimes I'd rather be a toothpick near a clipboard than a flashlight on a Uber ride. Makes sense...
I saw this in theatres (and then several times on VHS, because I was that kind of kid), and if I recall, in the theatrical cut, Ramirez uses his magic to stop the fan blades, but can't both escape the room and keep the blades immobile. So, Connor and not-Brenda escape and Ramirez lets the fan cut his head off.
This movie gets even more strange when you realize "The Quickening" is a term for something that happens during pregnancy. Great video as always.
DUUUUDE You're so active I love it.
Nati Whatever You are active >:[
Nati Whatever absolute insanity right?! It’s fantastic!,,
Don´t get used to it! ;-)
(Seriously though, thanks for putting out so much content recently, Mark! Much appreciated!)
For the love of god please do all Highlander sequels!!!
JaimeHabets Especially Highlander: The Source. F*** THIS MOVIE!!!
Horrormaster13 Exactly! This film is a masterpiece compared to that weird piece of shit.
JaimeHabets Besides Highlander: The Search for Vengeance Anime Movie I refuse to acknowledge any Sequel or Series after the 1st Highlander.
Horrormaster13 I have never seen the anime. Only Highlander and its sequels and a bit of the TV show, years ago when it was still on TV. And the first Highlander is one of my favorite films. Freakin love that love! I would love to see a good remake of it with the director of John Wick 1 and 2. I hope he gets to make it and some good sequels after that.
JaimeHabets Yes! I hope that too. This Franchise just screams to be rebooted after all the terrible Sequels and TV-Shows. And you can actually do a good Highlander Reboot with all the mythology of the Immortals. But please for the love of God don't turn them into Aliens from planet Zeist.
F*** THAT S**T!!!
I have the original VHS of highlander 2 right now.
Upload immediately.
Mossydog prove it
I have Renegade cut on VHS. It might be bad, but it's good
So does my old man, I used to love watching it as a kid 👌
Can I touch you?
Here's something about the whole "exile" thing that's been bugging me to no end:
Regardless of what version you're watching, why would anyone willingly return from exile? Just look at the place they were banished from -- assuming it's like that everywhere on the planet, being exiled to Earth from Zeist or just hurled centuries into the future is like being banished from North Korea and forced to live in Switzerland for the rest of your life.
The fact Connor and Ramirez were exiled because of a failed rebellion more than confirms that life there must suck.
Not to mention, if somebody like the Kurgan had won the Prize and decided to go back, why the hell would they take such a violent and bloodthirsty brute back into their ranks? That's like if you organized a battle royale at a maximun security prison filled with serial killers and rapists and whatnot and whoever's the last man standing is free to walk out.
Plus, how does making them immortal and forcing them to fight an all-out deathmatch even work as a motivator? If the only way you can die is via decapitation, why would you risk eternal life and enjoyment for a lousy return ticket to a place you clearly wouldn't want to return to? Just enjoy your eternal life until you grow bored enough to want to end it yourself. I mean what's your other option -- return to your own world/period just to grow old and die then/there in what are essentially much shittier living conditions?
Of course this opens up another can of worms: if these people are advanced enough that they possess technology capable of time travel/interplanetary teleportation AND the ability to make people immortal, why is their own world/period such an awfully shitty place to live in? Why aren't they thriving in a technological utopia free of war, famine and disease?
Highlander 2's story fails conceptually on so many levels that it doesn't even matter how many revisions and re-edits they do because you can't fix something that's broken by its very design. The ridiculous retcons were pretty much the icing on top of this shit sundae.
if you are the last immortal, you become mortal again, then if you are mortal on earth, you become immortal on ziste. macleod could restart the rebellion and this time, win
Makes you wonder if Zeist is run by American politicians
I just did a Fanboy Flicks marathon yesterday and boom a new video❤️
Hou Yeet the bad movie gods were pleased, and so decided to reward you.
how did you do that? all the ones before ninja fail are lost?
Do YOU see that little star next to the Moon?
I can't and YOU know it!
KeKKi Sure you can. It’s a Can(?) of Magic.
@@cjwrench07 Kind
It's a kind of magic. A queen reference in a movie with its theme song performed by queen.
I never eat anything I can’t identify.
That’s not entirely true, of course.
Macleod ends up with that girl he smashed on the first ""date"" in the middle of a dark street after he killed two dudes... well, what could possibly go wrong
That "Fairy tale" ending was god awful; I think I just threw up a little in my mouth.
At least it referenced Queen which is one of the best things about Highlander.
I kind of like it a littl bit.. for some reason.
I liked it! At least that's the one I remember seeing when I was a kid.
I liked it.
It was in the original version.
BTW Roger Ebert named this film the worst of 1991. I'm sure you're all surprised.
LinkMarioSamus That's unsurprising because it's a awful nonsensical movie and a awful sequel.
What I'm surprised is Siskel and Ebert didn't have the abomination Batman and Robin on their worst movies of 1997.
My last sentence was meant to be sarcastic.
What might surprise you though, is this film wasn't nominated for any Razzies. Was probably too obscure to them at the time, instead they decided to pick on bigger fish like Bruce Willis, Dan Aykroyd, Kevin Costner, and Vanilla Ice.
Jason Case They actually likes that movie, and correctly classed it as a corny kids version of Batman. Meant to be more classic tv show Batman, than Burton’s gritty 1989 version.
Well yeah a tad surprising since that's the Same year that Rover Dangerfield and Hudson Hawk came out...
@Rob Crane worst of that year...
Happy to know you are uploading more frequently
You jinxed it.
I was so excited about this movie. We were Highlander fans and we went opening night. The first line of the movie:
"Ah yes, Planet Zeist."
I realized I was going to hate this movie.
...And I did.
I lost a contact lens just before going into the cinema on my birthday, so at least only one eye saw it. The man walking out of the previous showing just turned to his partner and said "Arse."
I went to the theater with a friend who loved the original film. I had never seen the first Highlander and loved part 2. My friend hated it and I was like, "Dude, how could you not like that movie!?!?!" Oh sweet, sweet foolishness. That same night we watched the original film and I was like, "Oh...that's why it was bad." The eyes opened up. NOW - is it me or should Christopher Lambert and Tommy Wiseau star in a buddy cop film together?
Oh hai Mark. I hope you tackle all of the Highlander sequels because there should've been only one.
I was just watching "How BAD is Theodore Rex?" and I thought "hey he should do Highlander2." and then i click on your channel and there it is. You Rock Man
Remember being 11 or so and being really excited about going to the cinema and watch it.
So when it released my dad took me to the cinema.
None of us spoke, but for me it was a deeper and deeper fall into a huge dissapointment I never tought it could be possible at 11.
Afterwards I kept telling myself "it wasnt that bad, when it comes out in vhs ill appreciate it more"... but no.
Its just terribad, the only saving grace is Michael Ironside being Michael Ironside.
Macleod became immortal again after Katana sent the two henchmen to the future. Since there were other immortals in his timeline, Macleod’s immortality was revived.
It totally makes sense. The Not Matrix Twins show up and reactivate Connor's Immortality. Once he takes the Quickening from the first twin, it restores him back to his youth.
It twas 2 cans of magic
that's just a guess
Ian Christopher Nope, it’s factual, because after the two goons arrived in the future, Connor’s hand injury healed itself .
+Tyrant Gregcag (Kaiju71) you know that is ridiculous excuse from the writers right.I mean its like his immortality was made out of batteries that u can recharge when its convenient.Lame.
0 dislikes. How often does that happen on UA-cam😂 that’s how grateful we are when you upload Mark!
9 people liked your comment. There are now 9 dislikes on the video. Coincidence ... i dont think so.
mtatarko1 😂😂
Aah, those were the days 😊 When you could cast an actor with the THICKEST SCOTTISH ACCENT EVER as a character named Ramirez.
The theatrical cut was incomprehensible. Not just illogical, but literally incomprehensible. For example, the insurance company's editors combined the December Installation and Katana's abandoned warehouse into one location and treated the two MacLeod/Katana fights as one. Connor walks from one room wearing the MAX jacket and carrying the Masamune katana, ends up in another wearing the black trenchcoat and carrying the Zeist sword, and then goes into the generator room wearing the MAX jacket with the katana again. The director's cut fixed the pacing of the film and rearranged it to follow the structure of the original script, so yes, it's an infinitely better version of the movie, even if the planet Zeist makes more sense than the advanced ancient civilization idea.
Highlander fan who saw all the movies and watched Adrian Paul( still do actually). Yes, I saw this and you were dead on.
I've seen almost them all and the tv series (except The Source) and the shame about it is, there is a demand for it, yet the films in particular are just so poor. This could do with a reboot for sure.
Saltire I seriously would support a reboot as well
Brian Fuller Yes! Please Hollywood, reboot this Franchise!
Adrian paul,Fabio after dark.
I like the tv show.
Yes it’s that time of the month again
murfman2001 phrasing...
year*
period time!
fcukugimmeausername
Fuck off.
LostOneOmega
Loser
I don't have to imagine what it was like to see the original theatrical release. I saw it and can still remember, like it was yesterday, the shock, looking up at the screen with jaw agape and shaking my head in disbelief at how terrible this was. As a kind of therapy, not a year goes by I don't recount this experience to someone. Thank you for reminding me this wasn't just a horrible nightmare.Back to the safe space for me.
I'd soon rather piss shards of glass while having vinager poured into my eyes and having my toes smashed with a hammer than to watch Highlander 2 again........ actually, they should have that done to the writer!
Please do the other highlanders this was hilarious :)
At least to their credit they tried to take the story in a new direction, instead of just repeating themselves. Unfortunately that new direction was completely bonkers. They couldn't have failed anymore then they did.
basquat76. That’s why I love the film. It is batshit crazy. A bad film, but highly entertaining.
I had only seen this upon release in 91 (if memory serves), so I was surprised they were time travelers, not aliens like originally written. Saw the original in 86 and loved it, so imagine my surprise when this came out.
I went to see this when it came out. Guy I was dating at the time was super excited about it. I remember a palpable feeling of *WTF?* in the theatre when they revealed the planet Zeist plot line. It was so bad that people were walking out.
Lambert's forehead is a force to be reckoned with. I'm pretty sure his home planet is within the galaxy of his forehead. The amount of excess skin above his eyebrows could stretch across the oceans. I - I really could keep going.
bigevilworldwide1 Ha! So what you're saying is, he couldn't see how big his forehead looked on screen?
nailed it
Did Tommy Wiseau model himself on Christopher Lambert, especially from 17:07 on? Come with me, babe.
Wiseau’s character was more in love with her lingerie than the actual woman.
@cumquatrct3 What a story, Ramirez!
At least the hilarious "fairytale version" referenced the Queen song, which is literally the only good thing about Highlander II.
I remember seeing this in theaters with my dad and both of us being pissed about how they just took this massive left turn with them being aliens.
[Insert "The Room" quote here]
ItsSwededProductions You don’t know nothing, Sweded. Just leave your stupid comments in your pocket.
"You're tearing me apart, Lisa!"
"I did not hit her. It's not true. It's bullshit. I did not hit her. I did not. Oh hi, Mark."
"Chicken, Peter, you're just a little chicken! Cheep, cheep-cheep-cheep-cheep-cheep, cheeeeeeeeeep!"
"Don't worry about it."
"Nobody wants to help me and I'm dying. I got the results of the test back. I definitely have breast cancer."
"Don't touch me, motherfucker! Get out!"
"In a few minutes bitch "
^aint that nostalgia critic's dub?
"I definitely have breast cancer."
Kitana: McCloud, I'm sending you back...to the future!
McCloud: That makes not a bluddy bit of sense.
Kitana: Shut up and get into the Delorian!!!
Ahh, the old Reverse-Chekov’s Sword out-of- thin-air trick …
The mullet really ties the final scene together with flair.
Totally thought that was the guy from samuari cop
Ancient Hawkk Lmao!!
Finally he uploads more frequently, but how?
„I can’t tell you, it’s confidential“
I think you'll find that the ongoing tagline is "There can be only one." not "There can only be one."
My favourite part is some random guy asking one of the porcupine assassins if he 'has a light' & then the assassins shoots at him & sets him fire & laughs.
It's just so completely stupid it's hilarious.
when youre so early that its still 360p...
Ruisu
When you’re so early that all your punctuation comes at the end and is still wrong.
I only remember the Alien version. I liked the first couple movies but I think it's mostly because I watched them as a kid.
I still have my VHS of Highlander 2 from when it first came out. What an eye-opening experience that night was.
Conner McCloud narrates at the start, something like: The skyshield saved us, but it sucks all the creative energy out of everything, so people have gone back to driving old fashioned cars.
Logical. Cause and effect. Or maybe the administrators preferred not to spend money building futuristic cars.
I remember the Ziest version and I honestly prefer it. I know it doesnt fit the cannon but, as a stand alone movie, I think it's pretty good.
I think Highlander, Highlander II, all the sequels, the cartoon, and the Series (and all the series movies) are each in their own (totally disconnected) canon.
An anthology series - "Highlander: What If?".
Just watched this video in 'Rona 2020! I remember watching the first Highlander on VHS at a friend's house. This was around the time of Princess Bride, Willow, etc. What a time for fantasy movies! A friend and I were so jazzed that a sequel was coming out, we drove over two hours to see it (closest place showing it). On the trip there, we were speculating what the plot could be and how it would work against the first movie (and how they could make a sequel to a self-contained movie). We wasted 6 hours of our lives (four hours travel round trip, roughly two hours movie time). As good as Highlander was, Highlander II was equally, if not worse, bad. Sean Connery, did ya need a paycheck that bad?
No movie of a series of events that make absolutely no sense would be complete without an ending where the characters just magically Peter Pan up into the sky.
I like how the rebels are going to destroy the shield without even knowing if it's still needed.😑
I never knew about the re-editing, retconning Zeist as the past.
BTW, at least in the original version MacLeod actually was the creator of the shield.
Mark!!! I was a big Highlander fan when little 🤔but only the first one
“Put your fingers in the goo, MacLeod.” “What is the goo and what does it do?”
17:06 that little star next to the moon. What an astronomer
Mark you're just a chicken cheep cheep cheep cheep
Ćip,ćip,ćip, that's how you attract chickens if you want to feed them, Polish style.Lol
Haha what a story Mark!!!
You’re tearing me apart, Niki Don!!!
I used to remember Highlander 2 being all cool and dark and Batman-like in visuals from the fragmented memories of my childhood, then watching it as a teen and being utterly heartbroken
And on the fairytale ending he said "It's a kind of magic" which referenced the name of the Queen album that was also the soundtrack to the 1st Highlander movie. That was the cherry on the top of that sludgefest sunday.
Oh, hi Mark
lisa lisa you're tearing me apart
Hilarious and original.
Guaranteed upvotes
So anyway Mark, how is your sex life?
I did not do it I did not do it
I did notttttt
love the crayola parable
The original theatrical cut of Highlander 2 was released on DVD once. It's presented in 4:3 and it's only available in the UK, but it is possible to find it.
It was also released here in Brasil.
Really wishing I kept my VHS copy now. I had no idea what you were taking about with the rebellion on Earth until you said the theatrical version involved the planet Zeist. I could have had a collector's item, like a fossilized dinosaur turd.
Saw the first Highlander in the theatre as a kid, was favorite of mine. I was excited for the sequel, then sitting in the theater, 20 minutes in, that uhhh sh-t moment. That realization that this is awful when you so badly didn't want it to be.
Seeing this in theaters sucked. We went in really excited for a decent movie and the only part I liked was when they compared how many times they were shot. This is where I learned my lesson about seeing a movie on opening day.
Matthew Conrad Even the director of this abomination has left the cinema after 15 minutes at the premiere. 15 MINUTES!!!
Great job Mark as usual. This is my favorite channel by far!
You should make a video that rates all the movies you’ve reviewed so far from best worst to worst worst.
"You're that guy."
"The one who picked you out of a group and we dipped our fingers in some 'Quickening Juice' [etc.]"
"Yes. And you also owe me five bucks."
That guy looks exactly like Thomas Jane
I don't get it, McLeod won the tournament so the story should end
Well then after connor killed kurgan he inherited the curse for revenge and then died while trying to kill his perfect brown brother duncan MacLeod
Them being aliens makes sense why a man named Ramirez has a Scottish accent and why a man named McCloud has a French accent.
I loved Highlander and looked forward to this coming out - All I remember about this when I watched it was “What was that?
This. This is the good shit right here, Mark...
Thank you for introducing us to the awfulness that is Highlander 2.
This movie almost my destroyed my marriage.
my my oh my my
marriage destroyed my marriage lol
Something tells me this movie generally just made the world a worse place. And that something, is my brain.
oh you gotta give us more...
Well? What happened?
Macleod says “it’s a kind of magic” at the end of the movie. It’s a kind of magic is a Queen song. Queen did the music for the first one. 10/10 best movie ever
That ending though... "It's a can of magic."
You need to review Highlander 5:The Source,it's so bad,it makes this here look like The Godfather in comparison,I'm not even kidding! And to add insult to injury,they even remade Queen's ''Princes of the Universe'' and ''Who Wants to Live Forever'' from the original movie's soundtrack!!
doubleP Yep 🤦🏻♂️
That song was the main theme of the tv series too though, so it would've fitted that film again I'm sure. I've seen most of the Highlander films, but not The Source, and I've never been tempted to.
Be warned it's total crap and not even unintenionally funny like this here.It's so low-budget,they couldn't even afford to get the rights for the original Queen songs and hired some amateurs to cover ''Princes of the Universe''.If you want to get an idea,how bad The Source is,search for the final fight,between Adrian Paul and the villain,it's so ridiculous,it's beyond words.At least Highlander 4:Endgame had Donny Yen and a couple of nice fight scenes,but this is just complete garbage.
Saltire Just watch the Spoony Review to this movie
Link: m.ua-cam.com/video/FDGon3ppy2U/v-deo.html
Saw a couple of snippets. I don't think I could watch it all!!
Did they quantum leap at the fairy tale ending version
Lambert's forehead is so big, he could be an extra in Battlefield Earth...
This made me remember how much I loved Chris Lambert
MARK, SLOW DOWN THIS IS STRESSING ME OUT
Macleod looks like William Wallace
The best thing about Highlander was The 9 songs by Queen in it.
I remember going to see this in St Louis with some friends that were all fans of the first movie. Disbelief is the best way to describe what we were feeling during and after the movie. It was an incredible letdown. I don’t think they could have made it worse if they tried.