Young Guns 2 | 
| Director: Geoff Murphy
Actors: Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christian Slater, William Petersen
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 30388
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Hifi Sound, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 630188891X
UPC: 086162190230
EAN: 9786301888912
ASIN: 630188891X
Theatrical Release Date: August 1, 1990
Release Date: September 19, 1995
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Condition: tape in excellent condition; box lightly worn (ammv16)
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This time around, the Brat Packers (Emilio Estevez, Christian Slater, Lou Diamond Phillips, Kiefer Sutherland) are on the run from the law and making a break for the border. Sutherland is yanked from his school-teaching job back East and extradited for trial, until he's liberated by the other members of the gang. There's a memorable scrap between Phillips and Slater, and a couple of pretty decent firefights, but all in all this is rather forgettable fare. It taps into the futility and camaraderie of classics like The Wild Bunch and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, but Sam Peckinpah or George Roy Hill it ain't. Jon Bon Jovi adds to the Rock-Stars-in-the-Old-West feel of this one, rife as it is with non-period dialogue and long, blowy hair. Still, fans of the original movie may find plenty to like in this sequel, even if it comes across as being a bit tired and turgid (notice there never was a Young Guns III). --Jerry Renshaw
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 Charming, entertaining and even better than the first one. December 23, 2003
M. E. Volmar (Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional Dominican Republic)
42 out of 46 found this review helpful
Young Guns is a movie about the origins of the legendary Billy The Kid and a handful of deputized outlaws that accompanied him in his adventures. Young Guns II is the great conclusion to Young Guns, so well realized that it outshines its predecessor.
The story begins with the hunt for outlaws promoted by the newly elected governor of New Mexico with the help of handsome government rewards for the capture (dead or alive) of known personalities. Billy The Kid is one of the hunted and Pat Garret, his longtime friend, is made Sheriff to aid in his capture. The outcome of the story is legend.
The cast's performances (Emilio Estevez, William Petersen, Diamond Lou-Phillips, Kiefer Sutherland, Christian Slater, Alan Ruck, Balthazar Getty, James Coburn and Viggo Mortensen) are wonderful and delightful to watch. The characters are very well developed and all of them shine in their own way. The score and soundtrack by Alan Silvestri and Jon Bon Jovi, along with the movie's photography, are breathtaking and work in concert to transport you to a long ago and far away place, making you feel part of the action. The sets and settings accurately depict the period; the showdowns and shot-outs abound, the surprise elements and unexpected plot twists are rewarding and the story is consistently woven into a fascinating tale based on one of the better known legends of the Old West.
To enjoy this movie even more I would recommend watching Young Guns (part I) first, a very good movie too, you'll appreciate the character's growth and the pre-established, continued story lines a lot better. This is a must watch for those who like Westerns, like to wear their cowboy hats from time to time, or simply want to enjoy a good, entertaining, action-packed movie.
--Reviewed by Maritza Volmar
An Era Lives On December 30, 1999
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
Western films have slowly deterierated in quality since the passing and changing of certain actors souch as John Wayne and Clint Eastwood. It is good to see a western that captures the same hearts as did earlier westerns. We need more movies like this one.
When legend is better than fact, print the legend. . . . April 29, 2003
E. Callaway (Walker MI, USA)
7 out of 23 found this review helpful
Well, this is a sequel no one really saw coming. It is actually a recounting of a pseudo history told by Ollie L. "Brushy Bill" Roberts. This is the alter-history that said that Pat Garrett did not actually kill Billy the Kid in cold blood in the Maxwell house, but he died of old age in 1950. Roberts maintained until he died, that he was in fact, William H. Bonney, a.k.a. Billy the Kid. Like the first film, historical accuracy is at best highly questionable. It is more like the American Dream to have lived happily ever after and not to have died, unarmed, in cold blood. Enough of the history debate, on to the movie.This movie was supposed have taken place a year or so after the end of the first movie. "Doc Scurlock" was now a happily married school teacher in New York City. He was dragged out of his classroom to stand trial in Lincoln County for the deaths of those involved in the assassination of "John Tunstall," a cattleman who took a band of miscreants in and was a sort of father figure. Doc found himself in prison with "Chavez," (Lou Diamond Phillips) a Mexican Indian who was a fellow "Regulator." Rescued by Billy the Kid, (Emilio Estevez) they tried to evade the law. . . As much as I enjoyed this movie, it was a downer. I think the character of Billy was more accurate to reality in this film. He was no where near as arrogant, he was introspective and rather adult for his young age. Jon Bon Jovi's soundtrack was a plus too. epc
A great companion piece to the original! August 21, 2000
Ryan Costantino (Nowhere, Special)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Billy and the surviving Regulators from Young Guns are back, and this time they've got even more trouble on their heels. With the additon of Alan Ruck and Christian Slater (in a show stealing performance as "Arkansas" Dave Rudebaugh) they've got to elude the feds and former friend Pat Garrett. The goal is Mexico and they've got a long way to go... Emilio Estevez again plays Billy the Kid to perfection, Lou Diamond Phillips the always spiritual, handy with a knife, Chavez and Kieffer Sutherland as the reformed, but still quick with the gun Doc. This time around there is a substantial amount of nudity (well, at least for a PG-13 rating), great shoot outs, and a healthy dose of irony laced comedy. The story is actually much stronger here than in the original and in many ways Young Guns II is far superior to it's forbearer. But it wouldn't make much sense without seeing Young Guns first! A must for Western fans and for anyone who grew up during the 80's and 90's!
Yoohoo! I'll make you buy this! June 4, 2003
James N Simpson (Gold Coast, QLD Australia)
3 out of 11 found this review helpful
Not many sequels surpass their original sibling but this DVD does. Billy's back, so is Pat Garrrett (although he is played by a different actor) and this is the showdown. This movie is the story of an old man claiming to be Billy who is after the pardon he was promised almost a lifetime ago. This movie picks up pretty much a year after Young Guns left off with the surviving regulators being round up and set for a hanging. Meanwhile Billy is being promised a pardon by the governor in return for testimony against his old enemies who killed John Tunstall. Of course there is no pardon and Billy must escape and rescue his pals. Pat Garrett is of course paid a lot of money to turn on Billy, track him down and bring him to justice.
Out of the two Young Guns movies this is the more well known story of the life of Billy the Kid. You don't actually need to have seen the original to enjoy this movie but the original is pretty good too so you might as well.
The trailer for the movie is also included which is pretty interesting to see how it was marketed in the USA. There's also a featurette which is a sort of behind the scenes, interview with the actors type thing. It's pretty interesting. You can also just watch the credits if you want to listen to Jon Bon Jovi's Blaze of Glory and Billy get Your Guns songs.
Like Young Guns this movie has an excellent cast with Keifer Sutherland, Emilio Estevez, Christian Slater and Lou Diamond Phillips being the most famous ones. My only criticism is that they used William Petersen a different actor to play Pat Garrett than Patrick Wayne who played him in Young Guns. Once you get used to this it doesn't matter. This is a sensational DVD you should buy it as well as Young Guns. If you love the movie consider buying Blaze of Glory the solo album inspired by the film by Jon Bon Jovi as it'll take you back memory wise to the film each time you play it.
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