Unfortunately, this film is just a rehash of the 1981 classic, particularly the last story about Tarna. (They even redid the whole "Swimming to get your battle armor" scene.)
Essentially, the plot is that a guy is infected by a glowing green evil that makes him into a homicidal maniac, seeking to destroy. In the process, they slaughter the heroine's community, and she goes on a quest to hunt down the raiders and avenge them.
Let's talk about sex. This film has a couple of nude shots where it looks like you are going to get some sex scenes, but then they pull out at the last minute. Coitus Interruptus! The 1981 original actually contained several graphic sex scenes. This film pulled out (pun intended) just in time.
Michael Ironside does a great job as the villain, exuding menace over his character's poor animation. But overall, it's barely worth watching...
Heavy Metal 2000
2000
Action / Adventure / Animation / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Heavy Metal 2000
2000
Action / Adventure / Animation / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
17% - Critics
36% - Audience
5.3Keywords: cult filmpossessionfemale protagonistspace traveladult animation
Plot summary
As the corrosive force of the evil Loc-Nar continues to spread across time and space, taking many forms, greedy space miner Tyler stumbles upon a rare finding. Almost two long decades have passed since the events of Heavy Metal (1981),and this time, an unsuspecting megalomaniac gets his hands on a fragment of pure, green-hued evil, transforming him into a dangerous, unstoppable maniac lusting for eternal life and destruction. As all-powerful Tyler combs the deep space for clues leading to the fabled Arakacian fountain of immortality, slaughtering innocents, statuesque defender Julie emerges from the ashes of her ravaged planet Eden, driven by an unquenchable thirst for revenge. But can a mere mortal stand in the way of a mad demigod?
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Highly derivative and in some ways tamer
Meh, not a very good sequel
Heavy Metal magazine was one of the best things growing up. I have both of the movies and still love the original, but this movie does not compare at all. The story is a little laughable. Heavy Metal has literally hundreds of stories to pick from so why they selected this one I just don't know. The animation is good, and so are the acting talents even without John Candy. They could have done so much better though.
One scene is stolen directly from the first movie, almost literally. The heroin babe of the story has to dress in her sexy battle outfit, and they could have just copied and pasted the scene from the first movie considering it's almost exactly the same. Talk about lazy.
If you see this on TV (Teletoon or something) it's worth a watch, but personally I wouldn't pay any more than $5 bargain bin prices for it.
Not that bad
I've read the posted comments at this site, and wow - people are really enjoying ripping this movie to pieces. I admit, it is not a great movie by any standard, and it certainly pales in comparison to 1981's original HM. First, it's too bad that it adapts only one story, and not a diverse selection of linked stories, from the pages of the comics. Second, there are no memorable characters here - no Den, no Harry Canyon. Third, this film lacks humor and it lacks tenderness (the surprising touches of softness helped give soul to the original). YET, the animation is dazzling with a lively combination of computerized and traditional techniques. The action scenes are very exciting. The women (though only two of them) are beautiful. The soundtrack is also excellent, tho, like the film as a whole, it is lacking in tenderness. Not a must-see, but not a disaster. 6/10