ah and friend . come sit with me a we experience the quickening . if we both stick our hand into a puddle of orange and shiny goo and we will be shock and and yet and united . then we can battle the evil katana and save zeist from . from what . this be the effect of highlander ii . highlander ii represent the quickening be set in the future . well and at least and i think it be . the film begin on earth in the year 1999. then and it head off to the planet zeist 500 year before . follow that and be back to earth in the year 2024. i would say the film be pretty much divide between be on earth in 2024 and zeist 500 year before and but i think it be mean to be on earth in 2024. now that that clear up . imagine and if you will and that most of what they tell u in the original highlander be crap . immortal do not come from nowhere and they come from the planet zeist . the entire original highlander movie be lie . lie . lie . and if you believe that and i have get some $ 200 and 000 property for you down in sunny north carolina . connor macleod and the main character of the original film ( play by christopher lambert ) and be old and die . when and in 1999 and the earth ozone layer be nearly completely go and macleod create the shield corporation and which then create a shield which would protect the earth from the sun violent ray . but in 2024 and the world be a dark dungheap and and macleod pretty much to blame . now let go back to the planet zeist . general katana ( michael ironside ) be pretty pissed . macleod still alive . so he send his two retard minion to kill macleod . the extremely elderly macleod somehow start dance around like dean martin and behead both of them . the power of their lifeforce make him young once again and free to kiss terrorist louise marcus ( virginia madsen ) and then try to take down the world anti ozone shield . oh yeah and the ozone heal and by the way . so then katana come to earth to kill macleod and who be suddenly super cool and ready to kill katana . but for some reason and he need help . so the producer pay sean connery $ 3 . 5 million . behold . juan sanchez villa lobos ramirez be resurrect from the dead and come back ( for nine minute of screen time ) to help macleod shut down the shield . if you haven not figure it out by now and highlander ii be completely mess up . i haven not see a sequel this bad in who know how long . it contradict the entire highlander mythos and and thus be ignore in every other sequel and television series that follow . but there be a good side to the film . i think ebert say it best in his review of the film represent he describe highland ii a be a movie almost awesome in it badness . how awesome do you hear that . but that exactly what highlander ii be represent almost awesome in it badness . it may be one of the bad film ever make and and it may be the bad sequel and but it be also a very fun and frequently ( unintentionally ) funny film . in the word of the immortal ramirez and if you can summon it all up and at one time and in one place and you can accomplish something glorious . whatever that mean . note represent there be two version of the film . the theatrical version and call the quickening and have just be review here . the director cut have be re name the renegade version and change much of the film story . the film have also be completely re edit . the quicken version run 89 minute and while the renegade version run 109. highlander ii represent the quickening by russell mulcahy . half out of .