The quickening highlander 2 1991 action fantasy scifi. Highlander ii the quickening soundtrack cd details and availability. Among humans for centuries, an immortal specie existed. The lead cast member of the television series, adrian paul, explained, the quickening is the receiving of all the power and knowledge another immortal has obtained. Highlander 2 the quickening movie 1991 christopher lambert.
The quickening, highlander ii, highlander 2, highlander ii. The first installment in a planned trilogy based upon gaumont multimedia and bohbot entertainments. Connor macleod lambert, an alien from a distant planet. What is the origin of highlanders immortals, and what. Awesome swordfights might awesome score by queen, people. The series is a fantasy science fiction actionadventure television series featuring duncan macleod adrian paul of the scottish clan macleod, as the eponymous highlander. 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. The quickening is a 1991 frenchamericanargentine science fiction action film directed by russell mulcahy and starring christopher lambert.
The quickening full movie in hd visit in the year 2025, the ozone layer is believed to have be. 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. The year is 2024, and the population of earth are under the impression that the ozone layer has been totally depleted. Download highlander ii the quickening full movie here. Three versions of a film in search of its identity by sean murphy. The first highlander was awesome, great story, action, flow and fight scenes. In the future, highlander connor macleod must prevent the destruction of earth under an antiozone shield.
Highlander 2 the quickening planet zeist flashback duration. With christopher lambert, sean connery, virginia madsen, michael ironside. Music from and inspired by the film highlander ii discogs. I make no secret of the fact that i think the highlander is the greatest action film ever made. Opposition comes from both the planet ziest macleod and ramirezs homeworld and. It is up to macleod and rameriz to set things right. The german highlander 2 is shown in the correct aspect ration of 2.
In a similar vein, i submit that no discussion of bad sequels is complete without bringing up highlander ii, also known as the quickening. This is a far superior film to highlander ii but it is really a copy of the first one. Former immortal connor macleod is now an old man, reviled by the media for his part in the construction of a protective shield, which is now in the. Opposition comes from both the planet ziest macleod and ramirezs homeworld and a corporation profiting from the supposed lack of ozone. Its 2024 and macleod christopher lambert and ramirez sean connery are back to save planet. The quickening full movie tamil dubbed in torrent 37 connor macleod and juan sanchez villalobos ramirez return in this all action sequel to 1985s highlander.
Unaware of his powers, he is unable to explain his. To protect people from dying, macleod helped in the construction of a giant shield, several years ago. Michael ironside, virginia madsen, sean connery, christopher lambert. Roger ebert of the chicago suntimes gave the film a score of 0. Highlander ii the quickening 1991 720p bluray ac3 x264. Highlander 2 the quickening movie 1991 christopher lambert, sean connery, virginia madsen, michael ironside. Records in 1991 9031736572 containing music from highlander ii. Download highlander ii the quickening full movie video. The ozone layer is rapidly thinning and scientists predict it will be gone within months.
It is the second installment to the highlander film series, and transitions the fantasy of the first movie into science fiction. Its the year 2024, and all of the ozone above earth is gone. Writing this article for video watchdog magazine led to me interviewing one of the producers of the highlander franchise peter davis and i sent him a copy of the article. Beheading a character known as an immortal produces a powerful energy release from their body called a quickening.
In the year 2025, the ozone layer is believed to have been destroyed. The quickening is a phenomenon in the highlander films and television series. 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. Highlander ii trailer 1991, german by vhs trailer park. 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 is the 1991 followup to 1986s highlander. In the future, highlander connor macleod must prevent the destruction of earth. The last of the macleods is an actionadventure video game developed by lore design limited and published by atari corporation exclusively for the atari jaguar cd first in north america on 30 october, 1995 and later in europe on november of the same year. Subtitles searchable search, download, and request subtitles for highlander ii. Highlander ii, even with lambert, connery back and the great addition of virginia madsen, was awful when it was released, it is still and will always be awful.
Lambert 1957, connor macleod in highlander, mortal kombat at german comi. Highlander 2 the quickening movie 1991 plot synopsis. 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. Highlander 1986 simply lets us know they exist without focusing on the hows or whys. Highlander ii the quickening 1990 entertaiment film with sean. They reworked much of the backgrounds and that puke redbrown skyline, which never mached the dark blue steets. Also, flashbacks show the story behind macleod and ramirezs exile from ziest. But, since there isnt anyone left whos immortal after macleods. The quickening 1991 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The film chronicles the climax of an agesold battle among immortal warriors, depicted through interwoven past and presentday storylines christopher lambert plays swordsman. Virginia madsen and michael ironside joined the cast for this installment. Highlander ii the quickening personally, i dont like sharing all my stuff with the rest of the world like that i agree, physical memory is going away fast its about time, but the blank discs still too expensive to make it worthwhile. Russell mulcahy returned as director and christopher lambert and sean connery reprised their roles. Opposition comes from both the planet ziest macleod and.
It was coproduced by rysher distribution in the united states, gaumont television in france, reteitalia in italy, rtl plus in germany, and amuse video in japan. The second highlander movie, again with christopher lambert and sir sean connery. The film was heavily criticized for its incongruities with the previous film and several recut versions were released in the years. These version are almost identical until the last scene, in the japan cut connor and louise leave earth for zeist at the end of the movie. The quickening is a 1991 scifi thriller directed by russell mulcahy, staring sean connery, virgina madsen, and christopher lambert. It stars christopher lambert, sean connery, clancy brown, and roxanne hart.
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