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Young Guns II

Young Guns II (1990)

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Only three of the original five "young guns" -- Billy the Kid (Emilio Estevez), Jose Chavez y Chavez (Lou Diamond Phillips), and Doc Scurlock (Kiefer Sutherland) -- return in Young Guns II, which is the story of Billy the Kid and his race to safety in Old Mexico while being trailed by a group of government agents led by Pat Garrett (William Petersen). Along the way, Billy's crew gains three new recruits: Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh (Christian Slater), Tom O'Folliard (Balthazar Getty), and Hendry

PG-13, 1 hr. 45 min.

Western, Action & Adventure

Jun 1, 2004

20th Century Fox

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Murphy directs cleanly, arranging the shoot-outs and Billy's personal declarations of doubt with a solid rhythm, making the film feel urged instead of assigned.

August 7, 2010 Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com | Comment
Brian Orndorf
BrianOrndorf.com

Expected western sequel w/young Hollywood cast.

March 22, 2008 Comment
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

Can you resist a movie with a Jon Bon Jovi theme song? You can? But this was before he turned into a total wuss!

July 16, 2003 Comment
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

Lacks the grit and intensity of its predecessor.

November 4, 2002 Comment
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Not as fresh or character-driven as the first film but still a hoot, "Young Guns II" is probably one of the better films of Estevez, Sutherland et al's career. Jon Bon Jovi also deserves a lot of credit for the movies appeal, creating an original set of s

September 20, 2002 Comment
Clint Morris
Moviehole
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Sequel to the cool Young Guns, Young Guns II is the story of how Billy The Kid is trying to outrun Pat Garrett and make it it safely to Old Mexico. As far as sequels so, usually they aren't that great, but Young Guns II is an interesting sequel with an awesome story that definitely delivers an entertaining 2 hours. The

May 22, 2011
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Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

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Close to the first, not quite as good due to the fact they try and make it to silly here and there, silly wanna be funny moments that dont work. The soundtrack is better and the action looks better. The cast is still great but its just alittle too over the top. It all looks like the Bon Jovi music video, the ending is

August 15, 2007
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Phil Hubbard

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