Conner : "No. No message. Woman at TSC : "Thank you for calling. A couple of punks who have been attempting, unsuccessfully, to get oxygen out of a decrepit machine approach Conner as he walks to his car. Main punk : "Hey Grandpa. You got some change for the oxygen machine? Hey, hey you cheap fuck, you deaf or what?
The punks stop and actually look at Conner for a moment. Other punk : "You, you're MacLeod, aren't you?
Conner : "So what? Other punk : "Yeah right, so what. C'mon, we're outta here. All the other Punks : "Let's go. Let's forget it, let's go. This scene helps to reinforce Alan's isolation even from his friends and the fact that at this point in his life there may be little Conner can do about it. Then again, the audience is given a hint of what is to come when, even as an old man, Conner still has enough of a presence to scare off the punks when he glares at them.
Louise Marcus leads an environmental terrorist group called Cobalt that breaks into TSC to discover that the ozone layer has repaired itself.
Their first appearance in the RV is preceded by new footage of the Shield generator and a title that reads, "Shield Control" on Side 1 of RV Two guards are standing on a platform when they hear the sound of a truck pulling up in this footage exclusive to the RV. Guard 1 : "What was that? Guard 2 : "What was what? Guard 1 : "I heard something. I'm calling it in.
A shot of a security guard in the control room. Security Guard : "Security. You see anything? Security Guard Looking at his monitors : "I don't see nothing. Could be fish. Fish live in the lake.
Guard 1 : "Not in this lake. Security Guard : "Yeah, well I've seen them. It was a fish. There are several other instances throughout the RV which contain extra establishing shots of Shield Control and the guards that protect it. All of this extra footage helps to helps to maintain the image of Shield Control having a military force as well as orienting the audience to where the action is taking place.
Conner drives to a local bar after failing to get a hold of Alan on the phone. We see a video screen showing Conner getting out of his car at the bar and discover that he is being watched by Katana and the priests. The title on the video screen says, " New York City July 16, Katana : "What now gentleman? Priest voice : "Isn't that your friend MacLeod, General? He's getting older but he's still alive.
Katana : "I know that, I'm not blind. Priest voice : "Good. Then you can also see that he hasn't made his choice yet. He still has time to come back to us. Katana : "Wonderful. Katana then goes in search of his two assassins, named Corda and Reno. The words in parenthesis are those found in the AV, the words in italics are new in the RV.
Katana : "Corda, Reno. Where are you? There you are. I want you to leave for the future planet Earth immediately. Find MacLeod and kill him. Corda : " But I thought you said MacLeod was mortal and will can never return. Katana : "Do me a big favor Corda. Don't think. Reno : "He's an old man now, he'll be dead in a couple of weeks. Katana : " I don't care. Find him for me. Kill him. After Reno's last line, Katana says, "And then the people's memory of him will finally be gone. But, maybe he'll try to get back to Zeist before that happens.
Once inside the bar, Conner has a drink and is approached by a woman who is unhappy with the Shield that Conner helped to build. Conner : "Who are you? Woman : "Me? I'm nobody, All right? I work all day and my life stinks and it's your goddamn fault you old bastard. Don't turn your back on me. Conner : "Hey, hey, hey, hey.
There are some people in this world who know when to stop and some people who don't. Which kind are you? Jimmy : "O. Right after this conversation the woman attacks Conner with a bottle and cuts his hand. Since Corda and Reno are now on the Earth in Conner's time, Conner's hand heals by itself and he realizes that he is immortal again. His response to this is desperate. Conner : " Oh no, not again. Louise : "Mr. Conner : "Yes? Louise : "I'm Louise Marcus. Conner : "Terror is a dangerous business Ms.
Louise : "I'm not a terrorist. Conner : "Well, whatever you are Ms. Marcus, you'll have to excuse me. I've had some very disturbing news. Louise : "Did somebody die? Conner : "Unfortunately not. Goodbye Ms. This means that Conner wouldn't realize he was Immortal until after his meeting with Louise in the AV so the extra dialogue was dropped.
Conner fights Corda and Reno, killing them both and in the process he becomes young and Immortal again. When Conner and Louise go back to his place, they talk about the formerly blue sky, setting up the fact that later in the film they will be going above the Shield to see the actual blue sky.
Louise : "Have you ever seen the blue sky? Conner : "Sure. Louise : "What was it like? Conner : "It was, it was the deepest blue you ever saw. But it was more than that. White clouds suddenly turning dark with rain. Oh, and the smell of grass after the storm. Red leaves in fall, snow in winter. It was beautiful. And we thought it would last forever. I wish you could have seen it. Louise : "So do I. I'd like to. Just once before I die. The video screen that Katana watches makes a second appearance when Katana watches the battle between Conner and Reno.
Katana : "Ah, yes. Conner kills Reno. Katana : " I guess if you want something done, you have to do it yourself. Katana sends himself into the future to confront Conner. The Psychic Cook. Step into the paranormal pantry with the special guest ghost and prepare meals from beyond the grave. Spooky sauces to ghostly goulashes.
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When Katana comes crashing into the Earth, it is in this train that he will end up. Conner finally goes to TSC to see Alan.
Conner's car pulls up to a stop in front of several guards and he walks into building. The title transposed over the shot says, The Shield Corporation. Conner walks up to a guard behind a desk and puts his hand on a scanner. The light on top of the hand scanner goes green. Later in the film, Conner and Louise eventually find Alan after he has been imprisoned in MAX and when this happens, Blake and Katana are watching on a video monitor.
Conner on the screen holding Alan. Conner : "I won't forget you. Katana : "How very touching. Blake : "You don't have to worry. No one gets out of MAX. Katana : "But you said nobody would get in either. Who's that? Blake : "Louise Marcus, the head of Cobalt. Katana : A powerful enemy I'm sure. Blake : "It doesn't matter now because they're both dead. Katana : "Show time. Conner and Louise steal a truck from MAX to take them to a place where they can get above the Shield. Conner knocks out a guard at MAX and takes a truck.
Conner to Louise : "C'mon. Katana appears in the roadway and stands in the way of the truck. Conner has no choice but to drive over Katana. Louise : "Outstanding. Conner and Louise are drive the truck out on an open road in a desert setting. Katana, who has clung to the bottom of the truck, climbs up from the back and pulls himself along the side to get to Conner, who is in the driver's seat. Katana : "Time for your bitch to die. Conner to Louise : "Whatever happens, don't stop.
Louise : "What? Conner climbs out of window and Louise takes the driver's seat. Conner and Katana fight on top of the truck and then on the hood as the truck barrels down the road.
Louise : "MacLeod! Katana punches through the windshield at Louise and Conner eventually pulls Katana off and kicks him from the truck. Conner gets back into the truck and continues driving. He looks at Louise. Louise : "I'm fine, I'm fine. Louise notices she has a bloody nose. Louise : "Oh, great. Conner says, "Let's go" and they climb up past the sign.
We next see them climbing a ladder in a tunnel that rises up through the mountain. Sparks of electricity and explosions surround them as they climb through the Shield. Conner : "Hold on. That's it. While Conner and Louise are climbing the ladder, there is a cut to new footage of Blake and Katana talking in an office with a long table. Katana : "Life is going to be quite predictable without MacLeod.
Blake : "Aren't we getting just a little over-confident, partner? Katana : "You are betting on me, aren't you? Blake : "Oh, yes. You see, I always play the favorite. Back on the ladder in the mountain, Conner and Louise come to the top and find beautiful snowcapped mountains and blue sky. Conner : "Alan was right. Louise : "The Shield's got to come down. Conner : "There is only one way. The BV dealt with this same footage in a visually different way.
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. He is teased and always shrouded in mysteries like a legendary figure. It is build up to the max and does not disappoint. Again I must return to the movie.
The acting is adequate for me but I feel the actors know the mess they were in. The special effects were fine for the time. It is only the alienating story and explanations that ruin this movie and all the myths. Everything that was mysterious and interesting is now like something ripped out of a B movie script or poor fan-fiction. There are movies that were destroyed by ideas and this is the best example.
Overall it is a mess of a movie but strangely not a franchise killer. It may be not the worst movie of all times and also not in the top ten but defiantly so bad that I warn you. Highlander Sep 30, This review contains spoilers , click expand to view. If you really like the first Highlander then avoid this movie at all costs. You find out in the first act of the movie that MacLeod and Ramirez were Aliens from another world.
This completely destroys the mythology of what the first movie sets up. If you want to watch something good from this franchise then go watch the first Highlander or the Highlander tv show.
More From Metacritic. Which films released in have the best chance at landing a best Wiki Content. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Edit source History Talk 0. Davis E. Monell William N. Panzer Release Date Runtime min. Plot Synopsis [ ] Highlander 2: The Quickening begins in when Connor solves the problem of a depleted ozone layer on the Earth by devising a giant shield around the entire planet.
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