Highlander II: The Quickening is a 1991 sci-fi/action film, considered by many to be the worst movie sequel ever made, and is almost universally included in "Worst Movies Ever" lists. (In reality, Highlander: The Source is actually far worse.)
It is the first film covered by the hosts whose cast list is comprised entirely of actors collecting Ben Kingsley Paychecks.
The editor of this would go on to direct The Apocalypse (1997).
Plot
The hero of the first Highlander film effectively turns Earth into a dystopian wasteland while "remembering" that he is actually an alien.
Notable Characters
- Connor MacLeod
- General Katana
- Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez
- Louise Marcus
- David Blake
- Allan Neyman
- Global Warming
The Episode
- This episode marked the return of the podcast after a 9-month hiatus
- It marked the first reference to Guy Banter
- The episode was unfortunately marred by random connection problems on James' end, which caused several of his comments to be cut off randomly. This was corrected before the subsequent episode.
Scores
James - Nickelback
Damien - Boondoggle
Highlights
- "Can I get a light" guy
- Frisbee Baby!
- The plane video
- The hosts imitating radio DJs in the opening
References
- Michael McDonald
- Michael Bolton
- Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
- Neil Young
- Sade
- Highlander
- Birdemic
- The Room
- Wilford Brimley
- Highlander: The Series
- Superman: The Animated Series
- Shade
- Green Lantern
- Married with Children
- Edward Scissorhands
- Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
- Ecks vs Sever
- The Tick
- Sega Dreamcast
- Clue
- Dragon Ball Z
- Quad City DJs
- Cabbage Patch Kids
- Poison
- Space Jam
- Super Nintendo
- Tetris Attack
- Street Fighter
- Lord of the Rings
- Edge (wrestler)
- Highlander: The Source
- Silent Hill
- South Park
- Marilyn Monroe
- Candyman
- Tony Todd
- Final Destination
- Zach Morris
- Showgirls
- Saved By The Bell
- Elton John
- Resident Evil: Extinction
- The Scorpion King
- Randy Couter
- Highlander 3
- Family Feud
- Roxanne Hart
- Dave Grohl
- James Bond
- Catwoman
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
- Season of the Witch
- The Matrix: Revolutions
- The Matrix: Reloaded
- Uwe Boll
- Super Mario Brothers
- Double Dragon
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Bruce Lee
- Audrey Hepburn
- Linkin Park
- Bloodrayne 2
- Bloodrayne 3
- In the Name of the King 2
- Natassia Malthe
Tiradesverse tropes
- Protagonists? - Connor, Ramirez and Louise
- Casio Keyboard
- Ben Kingsley Paycheck - the entire cast
- Courtney and Amber - The steampunk-looking goons, who also hail from...
- Finer Cronies and Goons, Inc. - Also the conference table members at the Shield Corporation
- New Santroitcagobergville
- There Are No Police
- Everything explodes
- Guy Banter - David Blake, the originator of the term
- Scott Evil Has a Point - Instead of executing his enemies like an half-way intelligent dictator, General Katana exiles them to a planet where they become immortal
Ending Song
Quad City Dj's - C'Mon 'N Ride It (The Train)
Before and After
Previous Episode - Episode 17 - The Fifth Anniversary Show
Next Episode - Episode 19 - Alone in the Dark