Young Guns II Movie
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Yoo-Hoo, I'll make ya famous!
The West just got wilder.
The movie begins with the aging Brushy Bill Roberts narrating his story to a young historian. His claim? He claims that he is the famous outlaw William H. Bonney, alias Billy the Kid, who was supposedly shot and killed by Patrick Floyd Garrett in 1881. The old man gives a very convincing story on how he and Garrett, along with Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh, Chavez y Chavez, Doc Skurlock, and a few others led the outlaw life and avoided the law, as they were wanted men. Garrett, a friend of Billy's, was paid by John Chisum, a cattle king, to eliminate Billy the Kid. So, Garrett and Ashmun Upson set out on a journey to find Billy the Kid.
| Emilio Estevez | William H. 'Billy the Kid' Bonney |
| Kiefer Sutherland | Josiah Gordon 'Doc' Scurlock |
| Lou Diamond Phillips | 'Jose' Chavez y Chavez |
| Christian Slater | Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh |
| William Petersen | Patrick Floyd 'Pat' Garrett |
| Alan Ruck | Hendry William French |
| R.D. Call | D.A. Rynerson |
| James Coburn | John Chisum |
| Balthazar Getty | Tom O'Folliard |
| Jack Kehoe | Ashmun Upson |
| Robert Knepper | Deputy Carlyle |
| Tom Kurlander | J.W. Bell |
| Viggo Mortensen | John W. Poe |
| Leon Rippy | Bob Ollinger |
| Tracey Walter | Beever Smith |
| Geoff Murphy |
5.80 out of 10 (6688 votes)
Visitor Reviews
The continuing story of the western legendary outlaw called Billy the Kid
posted on 11 Jun 2009"Young Guns II" picks up the story of the outlaw capers of Billy the Kid, after they escaped the clutches of the law in the Lincoln County war of New Mexico Territory in the 1870's. There is one unique part of this film that "Young Guns" wasn't able to use, and that is, in the 1950's, an old-timer named Brushy Bill Roberts claimed to be William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid. Brushy Bill desires a pardon, says that the governor of 1870's New Mexico, Lew Wallace, promised him one, but never came through on that promise. Now, he is willing to tell his story to the media, in exchange for a pardon from the current governor. The reporter is, of course, skeptical, wants some proof of Brushy Bill's story, and therein lies the story of "Young Guns II." Told in flashback style, the film recounts the few years following Billy's escape from the legal factions in Lincoln County, New Mexico, and his new gang's outlaw capers.The cast returns several of the actors from the prequel film, and adds some new faces, as well. Besides Emilio Estrevez, Kiefer Sutherland, and Lou Diamond Phillips, the gang adds Christian Slater, who wishes to make a name for himself in outlaw legends. James Coburn adds some class to the film in the role of John Chisum, big ranch owner in the New Mexico territory, and William Petersen plays the role of Pat Garrett, who is hounded by the legal authorities to bring Billy in to justice, dead or alive.There's the story, and one has to decide for himself, was Brushy Bill really telling the truth as to his being Billy the Kid, or was he simply trying to make a memorable place for himself? The film also features a Golden-Globe Award-winning Best Original Song,"Blaze of Glory" performed by Jon Bon Jovi. A good film to fill an afternoon with, but not quite up to the height of "Young Guns."
Needed a Better Ending !
posted on 24 Apr 2009Thought I was going to like this film, and it was not bad, with Billy the Kid, (Charlie Sheen), acting wild and crazy as ever and shooting everything in sight along with some of his sidekicks. Noticed WIlliam L. Peterson,(Pat Garrett), who knew Billy in the past and had a great get together in a Whore House, which turned out to be a complete circus. It was strange viewing Bill L. Peterson on the screen, I kept thinking about CSI, Las Vegas, and how he has become a big star on TV. James Coburn, ( John Chisum), gave a brief appearance as a nasty character who had plenty of money but did not want to share it with anyone in need, namely, Billy The Kid. This film did not measure up to the first film and really needed a better ending, I must say, Billy the Kid looked pretty SAD !
A great western!
posted on 15 Apr 2009My friends and i watched part of this on a ski trip to white pass and loved it. when we got abck i bought it and have not regretted it one bit. it combines action, suspense, comedy, and most of all, entertainment. this is a great movie to watch at home on a rainy evening. overall, this is just a really good sequal.
Shockingly Good
posted on 14 Feb 2009Young Guns II, in my opinion, is a very good movie. The choices for Billy the Kid, Arkansas Dave and Pat Garrett are well done. Emilio still had that wild spirit that made him different from the rest, that made him Billy the Kid. Arkansas Dave seemed to mirror the same sucidal JD from 'Heathers' which Christen played. The once famous-now-famous William Petersen lit up the screen. As many now known Mr. Petersen from his famous character Gil Grissom from 'CSI: Crime Scene Investiagtion' and Rick Chance from 'Live and Let Die in LA'. These actors have been given a second chance, and by goodness they shot it full of holes, taking all it's worth (no pun intended). I was thrilled and pleased with much history they incorporated into this movie. Also the empathy you feel for the characters are their friends fall, one by one. I give Young Guns II a 10/10. Amazing.
I'll Make Ya Famous...
posted on 24 Aug 2008YOUNG GUNS 2 was a stunning achievement, a sequel that managed to surpass its brilliant predecessor, 1988's YOUNG GUNS. YOUNG GUNS 2 follows the story of Billy the Kid, already an outlaw and now riding with the cow thief Pat Garrett. Garrett is offered the position of Sheriff by the Governor, who finds himself constantly cowed in his efforts to catch Billy the Kid. In the Governor's mind, you must hire a thief to catch one, hence Garrett is the perfect choice. Pat Garrett, who has long planned to go respectable, siezes the opportunity and turns on his friend and partner. What follows is a great western adventure, rich with themes of sin and redemption and the tragedy of brother against brother. That alone makes a great flick. But then YOUNG GUNS 2 offers the question... what if Pat Garrett was conflicted about his choice? What if he still had feelings for the Kid? What if he let him go? This is good stuff, folks. The leads do the material justice, with Estevez jumping back into the role of Billy like an old and comfortable suit that still fits perfectly. William Petersen gives a nuanced performance as Pat Garrett, a man driven by both loyalty and selfishness. Of course no review of this film should fail to herald the talents of Lou Diamond Phillips. Phillips is an actor who constantly seems to raise the bar for himself, and YOUNG GUNS 2 is no exception. His Chavez is MORE spiritual, MORE effortlessly wise... dare I say MORE Indian than he was even in the first installment. Hopefully, Phillips will be with us for a very long time. Kiefer Sutherland, Christian Slater, Balthazar Getty, and Alan Ruck round out the talented cast. So finally, do yourself a favor with this one, YOUNG GUNS 2 is an amazing film experience.
GREAT SEQUAL
posted on 09 Aug 2008Young Guns 2 is one of the best sequals to a movie I have seen in a long time. The continuing adventures of Billy the Kid and his new/old gang is one of the best Westerns to date and I don't watch to many weterns. The acting directing and action were great and it lives a mystery on if BILLY THE KID died or lived to a ripe old age( I personaly belive he lived to a ripe old age). But to the critics who don't believe lived but died and have old newspapers and articles tha t they say prove he died well I say don't believe everything you read I mean people are know to lie, and the truth is unless you were personly there we just don't know. I highly recomened this movie.
Not as good as the first
posted on 25 Jul 2008If the first "Young Guns" film was not historically accurate, so much more was this one. As a Billy the Kid enthusiast, I'm still able to enjoy the first "Young Guns" film, but unless one is unfamiliar with the history of Billy the Kid, this movie is so grossly inaccurate that it gets in the way of being able to enjoy the film for its entertainment. The first movie closed with a good ending, so there really was no need to continue the story with a sequel. While the first one didn't try to be serious and would be sometimes comical, the film makers took a different approach this time and tried too hard to be serious and bring about conspiracy, which I think dampers the story. I'll also add that this sequel conflicted with the first movie in some areas, so don't expect it to hold true to the original. Estevez, Phillips, and Sutherland reprized their roles and their portrayal of their characters is disappointingly different then the first. The new characters and the actors that played them don't improve the story either. If I was totally ignorant to the history and wasn't a fan of the first, maybe then I would find it to be an okay movie, but as it is, I found it quite disappointing.
Better than the first
posted on 25 Jun 2008This film is an improvement over the first. The acting improves, and William Peterson shines in his role. The writing, and directing remains average. Nothing stands out special in this film, and I would rent it on a 99 cent day, at your local video store. 6/10.
The Kid going down in a blaze of glory....
posted on 23 May 2008There have been only a handful of films to try to put the immortal story of Billy the Kid onto film. Among them was Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid with Val Kilmer and Young Guns I.This is the sequel, of course, to the latter film, and it just might be the finest Billy the Kid film out there. True, some of the dialogue is shoddy ("I guess you don't know the true meaning of the word PALS!"), but that's not the point. The point is, this is the only film of all of them to really capture the spirit of Billy the Kid. There has always been a thin line in between characters such as the Kid, between legend and fact. Of course, this film reflects mostly on the legends, and it takes the attitude that in the midst of all the legend and stories that were told about Billy and his gang of cohorts, there was a very real, very human leader who allowed all the legends about him to get to his head. As a result, he must suffer the consequences.The cast is at the top of its game, especially Esteves as the Kid, Sutherland as Doc and Diamond Phillips as Chavez. Slater and Ruck also lend their support as Arkansas Dave and Buckshot George, respectively. This motley group make up the "Young Guns," and their quest to get to the Mexican border and escape from former gang member Pat Garret. The film follows the standard Billy the Kid story, with only slight moderations, but this is the only film in which the spirit of Billy the Kid is alive and you truly feel like this character is what he thinks he is: some kind of god. This was exactly what the story needed, and it works for the same reason films like "Braveheart" worked: they don't try to do an accurate, historical retelling, but rather, they pay tribute to the legends centered around the character.The soundtrack is also nice. Even if one hated this film, they have to admit that the Oscar-nominated song "Blaze of Glory" by Bon Jovi is a winner, and it captures the spirit of the whole film and the message that it was trying to make: that legends are forever.Without a doubt, this is the best Billy the Kid film, and therefore it is one of the western genre's greatest achievement."Yoo hoo....I'll make you famous."
Didn't Billy The Kid die in the first Young Guns?
posted on 26 Apr 2008I thought Billy th Kid died in the first Young Guns,but they have managed to make a sequel which explains that he didn't actually die.In this movie Billy the Kid gets a new gang and we get to see a lot of new actors that we didn't see in the first movie. Some of them are Christian Slater and Viggo Mortensen.The first movie is build on fact about the real Billy the Kid and how he died in battle.So it's to weak to say that he didn't die an make a sequel.They should never have made a sequel to Young Guns,but since they did I have to say that the only one worth watching is the first.
not as good as the first but still fun
posted on 27 Jan 2008young guns II isn't as good as the first one but it is fun.emilio estevez is back as billy and he looks like he's having a ball. the cast that lived through the last one returns but they don't look to be having as much fun this time nor do they have as much to do. the one other person in the cast that is good is new commer to the cast christian slater who is almost as good as estevez and they both make this movie a 4 star western joy.
One goof in the film
posted on 21 Jan 2008The second Young Guns film is good. There's good humor, action and even some drama. My favorite line from the film is when Billy hands Doc his gun after the latter says, "Let's finish the game." That is definitely one of the best lines in any Western I've ever seen and I've seen quite a few. I wanted to post my comment because there is one major goof in the film. In a scene towards the end of the first Young Guns movie, Billy has a conversation with Pat Garrett (played by Patrick Wayne in that film). In that scene, Pat tells Billy that "they're asking him to run for sheriff" to which Billy replies, "Well, I'm asking you to run...that way before I take your stinkin' hide down like I did Brady's." But the second film opens with Pat (played by Bill Petersen) as a member of Billy's gang! In Young Guns II, Pat isn't offered the position of sheriff until halfway through the film and Billy doesn't find out that Garrett is the new sheriff from Pat himself but from a newspaper clipping! That's a serious lack of continuity.
Great Film ... Nice Sound Track
posted on 29 Oct 2007this film expands on the first one and cuts out some of the characters, makes it simpler but provides more depth. there are some really moving scenes and some clever ones too, the funniest one being an indian ritual...This film is backed up by one of the best Original soundtracks by a famous artist of the early 90's (Jon Bonjovi) really captures the mood and provides a powerful background for a powerful film
Not "two" bad of a movie
posted on 26 Sep 2007At first I didn't think that Young Guns was the type of movie to have a sequel. I was wrong. Young Guns II is an awesome movie! The story of Billy the Kid could not be complete with both movies. The first movie kept me on my toes. It was funny and amazing. The second movie was more intriguing and in depth. Most sequels don't live up to the original but this one does! If you want the whole story, see both movies.
Probably the best Western movie I've ever seen, period!
posted on 27 Aug 2007I really haven't enjoyed many Westerns since those heady days which could best be described as Clint Eastwood's Spaghetti era. But this one is without doubt The One which comes to mind for me as the quintessential Wild West movie. I particularly enjoyed the beginning and end as they tie the movie together very well and leave the viewer wondering whether or not it is all fact or fiction. No doubt, just as in many retellings of history... there's a good mixture of both.Billy the Kid's role is convincingly played to the hilt by Estevez, who manages to be both frivolous and serious at the same time. The Kid is more than just handy with a gun and knows it. So he carries a huge ego and a wicked sense of humor that can turn deadly in a heartbeat. He is really just a naive, rebellious teenager - but with easy access to firearms and of course he has no respect for societal norms, including the law! I can't think of anyone else playing this role as credibly, so kudos to whomever was responsible for the casting.There's an impressive cast - many of whom were just appearing on the acting horizon when this film was made. Not one of them puts in a lackluster performance, but Billy steals the show. Highly Recommended viewing. Even for those who don't usually watch Westerns.
Not as good as it could have been
posted on 24 Aug 2007Darker and starker than the original film, this movie really tried too hard to be legitimate. Much like Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, a bigger budget may have ruined this film considering the power and energy was lost from the original. Sadly, this proves to be the real reason for sequels: make the first one look so much better. While the performances were good and all, this movie proved to be something of a letdown.
Young Guns II
posted on 19 Jun 2007It doesn't matter if you like westerns or not, this movie is entertaining. I never enjoyed a western till I saw the 1st Young Guns and then the 2nd. The cast are all well known actors and really bring the characters to life. The way Emilio Estevez plays Billy The Kid as a cocky smart guy is really humorous. The film quickly became one of my all time favorites.
Young Guns 11
posted on 01 Aug 2009I ordered this video to replace one that had been lost. The order was recieved promptly and in good condition. Naturally my family enjoyed watching the movie again. MKT