Heavy Metal 2000

Heavy Metal 2000 (2000) is a movie I recently watched for the first time in a long time on Amazon Prime. The storyline follows a diabolical and ruthless man and his quest for immortality. Meanwhile a woman destined to save the universe hunts him down with plans to thwart his attempts at reaching his goal.

This movie is codirected by Michael Coldewey (The Fearless Four) and Michel Lemire (The Little Flying Bears) and contains the voices of Michael Ironside (Total Recall), Julie Strain (Beverly Hills Cop III) and Billy Idol (The Wedding Singer).

The animation for this picture was pretty good and reminded me of MTV's Liquid Television. I did miss the great monologue and narration that was in the first film provided by John Candy. I also liked how the first film had multiple villains throughout instead of one like this picture. Nudity was also better used in the first film. The soundtrack for this was a bit uneven with some songs fitting the scenes better than others. I will say the final battle was awesome and fun to watch unfold and the conclusion makes sitting through the film worth it.

Overall this is a huge step down from the first film and missed many of the elements that made the first film so great. I would score this a 5/10 and only recommend watching it if you love the first film or there's nothing better to watch.