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| Deborah Kara Unger | ... |
Alex Johnson /
Sarah
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Nakano
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| Raoul Max Trujillo | ... |
Warrior #1
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Jean-Pierre Pérusse | ... |
Warrior #2
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Martin Neufeld | ... |
Lt. John Stenn
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Frederick Y. Okimura | ... |
Old Japanese Man
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Daniel Do | ... |
Dr. Fuji Takamura
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Gabriel Kakon | ... |
John MacLeod
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Louis Bertignac | ... |
Pierre Bouchet
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Jack Donovan
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Zenhu Han | ... |
Innkeeper
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Akira Inoue | ... |
Innkeeper's Son
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| Darcy Laurie | ... |
Banger 1
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The third Highlander movie takes place at 1994, which means it's a prequel of the second film. After the death of his beloved wife Heather some centuries ago, Connor MacLeod left the highlands of Scotland and wandered around the world. Finally, he got to Japan, where he met the famous sorcerer Nakano, who was an Immortal too. Soon, they became friends, and Nakano taught Conor some tricks. But one day, an old enemy, Kane, came to Japan willing to find Nakano's cave and kill him. Although he succeeded, after cutting Nakano's head the mountain collapsed and Kane was trapped. Now, centuries after, an excavation reveals Nakano's cave... Written by Chris Makrozahopoulos <makzax@hotmail.com>
Christopher Lambert reprises his role as Connor McCleod who this time goes up against an evil immortal Kane(Van Peebles in a terrible performance) who is thawed out of suspended animation, of course once he defrosts, it's up to McCleod to put him (back) on ice. I admit that this is probably my favorite sequel, only because the beginning reminds me of kung fu sequel, with Mako teaching Lambert swordsmanship and kung fu, however that aside the movie is fairly uninspired but not too dull and really it makes logical sense, even in comparison with the original (The only sequel to do so.) The suspended animation thing is a lame way to bring up a new enemy but at least it doesn't explain that they are from a different planet, or completely contradict the original like the fourth. The fight sequences are decent and the production values while somewhat cheap play passably on screen, so overall it's a mediocre sequel. Nothing special but at least semi-watchable.
* * out of 4-(Fair)