How does the iconic 80s movie produce the worst in the 1990s sequel?
From Drew Dietsch | publishing
Today, after the initial release of movies and TV programs, we have changed the movies and TV shows to become numb. Whether it is to delete the Starbucks Cup from the Westeros field or touch the digital dead actor, any “final cut” idea disappears outside the window.
An important reason for inciting this attitude can actually be traced back to our favorite ten years, that is, the 1990s!
In 1992, Ridley Scott was reorganized Blade runner And call it “the director’s cut”. It has actually changed many fans in the movie to make major changes.
Just a year ago Blade runner: Director’s tailoring Published, this is the sequel to the theater of the box office in the 1980s, and was completely rejected by the audience and critics. By 1995, the director of this film had the opportunity to issue the cutting of his director and changed the film to the level of history.
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Okay, for those who haven’t seen it, it is really fast HighlandEssence
First: see HighlandEssence That’s the entire list. Severe, Highland great. This is one of the most interesting and most fashionable fantasy action movies in the 1980s.
If you don’t want to bring joy into life for some reason, this is Highland: There are immortal people on the earth. They are destined to fight each other for a mythical goal called “award”. The last standing victory, or with the development of the series, “only one.”
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The first film took place at the modern New York at that time, and ended with our hero Connor Macleod, defeated the final immortal and won awards. This is the cycle of a perfect story. Therefore, when the sequel is produced, there are many narrative obstacles and production problems.
First, end Highland Eliminating Conner’s eternal life, this is the big hook of the entire concept. In addition, all other immortals are now dead, including Conner’s friends and mentor Ramirez, played by Sean Connery. In any case, they will take him back because he is a big -name actor and is very interesting in the first movie.
How to (not) to make Highlander 2
So, how do you deal with all these problems? Okay, the original version Highland II: Accelerate Make some extreme decisions. The biggest one is related to the origin of our hero and its supernatural ability. In the drama Highland IIThis story uses the gods as an alien named Zeist planet.
In the first movie, speeding up is the explosion of another immortal spiritual energy. In continuous concentration, it is re -integrated into the magic power that is bound to Connor and Ramirez and allows Ramirez to resurrect.
Needless to say, this will not fly with the fans of the original movie, but we still have more problems to solve it, not just frustrated fans.
This story is set in the next year of 2024, mainly around the shield. This is an electromagnetic barrier, which aims to protect human beings from infringement of solar radiation. It played a role, but it also caused the earth into a permanent night and was capitalized by greedy large companies.
A perfect sci -fi concept, not something that really matches the original combat fantasy. Although the design of production design Highland II It is undeniable that the anti -utopian environment in 2024 is impressive. As a person who has experienced actual life in 2024, I can contact.
Director Russell Mulcahy returned to the sequel. His visual film production talent was present, but Mulcahy was eventually deleted from his work. Highland II At that time, it was shot in Argentina, but when Argentina suffered a devastating collapse, the output had to be transferred.
At some time in all these chaos, the completion of the movie’s completion of bond companies and some investors can control Highland IIGet Mulcahy and any creative influence from the pictures.
Terrible distribution
Needless to say, make production Highland II It is an ambitious, bold, and eventually destined to work hard. The drama tailoring without Mulcahy’s participation was widely laughed at by the critics and was rejected by the audience to open on the third box office on the opening weekend.
Our favorite critic Roger Ebert gave the movie rare 0.5 stars and said it was difficult to understand. We are next to Roger. Highland II: AccelerateThe dramatic tailoring is a chaotic and turbulent movie, and there is almost no novel status. Although I have some nostalgia for this movie, this is reasonable.
Director Russell Muslcahy has become one of the worst movies in history, and even after being called one of the worst movies ever. Highland II Known as the “Director Edition”. In this reduction, any reference to the planet Zeist planet will be deleted or changed to imply a distant fantasy past, not an alien planet.
You can also get some editing repair procedures. For example, the dramatic tailoring of Katana, the main villain of Conner and the film, merged between Katana, Michael IronSide, Michael IronSide. In the traitor version, the two battles were restored completely. And I will never refuse to Michael Ironside.
The traitor version has become an easy -to -access shear Highland II: Accelerate After the release, because it is regarded as a kind of improvement, there is no large amount of demand for the family video version of the drama editing.
So, unless you see Highland II In the theater, in its original VHS or Laserdisc release, or captured it on TV in the 1990s, you have never seen the original tailoring of the movie. Today, the extensive copy of this movie is a traitor version or a special version. This is another re -configured editing, adding a new CG effect.
See, there is no doubt, the re -edited traitor version Highland II Good than drama cutting. This is still not a great movie, and it is still a very bad sequel, but it must be a film editor and storytelling that is easier to attract more attractive than drama editing.
But the fact is Highland II: AccelerateMy drama cutting is completely pushed away. I support it. The version of the movie is part of the history of the movie, and it should be appropriately stored, archived and public access. Only because Highland II The sequel to make a mistake does not mean that they should erase history.
I dare to be sure, the people there really like the version full of Zeist Highland II They should have a high -quality copy that retains to watch. Just because the movie is not good, it does not mean that it should not exist. Highland II: Accelerate It is a failure, and those who forget to fail are destined to repeat them. This may be why it is not good Highland Since the first movie!
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