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Highlander 2: The Quickening

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Highlander 2: The Quickening (1991)

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Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:9

Rotten:13

Average Rating:0.9/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 11 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: Immortal Scottish swordsman Connor MacLeod has just been banished to Earth for leading a failed rebellion on his home planet of Zeist. On Earth, he discovers the shield he built to shade humanity... Immortal Scottish swordsman Connor MacLeod has just been banished to Earth for leading a failed rebellion on his home planet of Zeist. On Earth, he discovers the shield he built to shade humanity from a disappearing ozone -- though obsolete -- is owned and operated by a profit hungry, multi-national conglomerate at Earth's ecological expense. Guided by his spiritual leader Juan Ramirez and aided by beautiful environmental terrorist Louise Marcus, MacLeod will eliminate deadly assassins and dodge a dangerous trapnest to rid planet of his creation. [More]

Starring: Sean Connery, Christopher Lambert, Michael Ironside, Virginia Madsen

Starring: Sean Connery, Christopher Lambert, Michael Ironside, Virginia Madsen, John C. McGinley

Director: Russell Mulcahy

Director: Russell Mulcahy
Composer: Stewart Copeland
Story: Brian Clemens, William N. Panzer
Screenwriter: Peter Bellwood, Gregory Widen
Producer: Peter S. Davis, William N. Panzer

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Now, thanks to the Renegade version, it flows much, much better – a welcome curiosity that’s given the royal DVD treatment. It’s hard to resist. In a word: stellar.

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Seldom are bonus features as enlightening as the ones in this 'Highlander 2: Special Edition DVD.' Check it out if you enoy behind-the-scenes information about moviemaking.

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