adonis98-743-186503 A young man must stop the Lord of Darkness from both destroying daylight and marrying the woman he loves. Where do i really begin with Legend? It has the magic, the spirit, the soul and definitely the heart of a real actual fairy tale and that perhaps is why some critics didn't appreciate it's beauty. Mia Sara, Tom Cruise and especially Tim Curry give excellent perfomances and go against type plus the special effects and make up? look fabulous for a 1985 film and in today's age? The film wouldn't work especially the world it has built. Definitely give it a chance!!!

roystephen-81252 First of all, I must admit that I haven't seen the much longer director's cut with Jerry Goldsmith's original score, but I will definitely check that one out and perhaps come back to re-evaluate Legend. The director's cut of Blade Runner completely shifted my opinion about that movie, and I see a lot of potential here, as well. (Moreover, the extended cuts of both Kingdom of Heaven and Gladiator are also better than their respective theatrical versions, and having seen what he cut out of Prometheus, it is safe to say that it's always worth giving a chance to the outtakes and long versions of Ridley Scott's movies.)Legend is a gorgeously designed and photographed dark fairy-tale, but unfortunately the theatrical version gradually sinks into boredom and falls to pieces by the end. The beginning, however, is stunningly beautiful. Thirty years later, the visuals are still jaw-dropping and for that alone, the film is definitely worth a watch. No other fantasy film has such a dreamlike quality that carries the sense of fairy-tale magic.Ridley Scott's fourth feature film could have been his fourth classic in a row – or is it? It all depends on the additional 30 minutes I have yet to see.

Anssi Vartiainen Legend is not a film you'd expect from director Ridley Scott, more known for historic and scifi films, yet when you look closer, you start to see the resemblance to his other films. The definite epic scope, the endless struggle between fluttering good and overpowering, almost invincible evil, the use of heavy shadows and colours, the amazing production values.Legend is an important film for the fantasy film genre because of how it looks. It was one of the first films of its genre where real money was spent on set designs and special effects. And it shows. It's a gorgeous film with a unique look that has influenced most films that succeeded it. Even if that unique look means making the whole world glitter worse than all of the Twilight films combined.The costumes are also some of the best we had seen until then and they hold up pretty well even today. Tim Curry's devil costume is especially impressive on all levels. It's iconic, scary, yet expressive design that's sure to leave a lasting impression.Unfortunately, it's not a perfect film. The story itself is not bad, but I get the sense that Scott bit off more than he could chew or simply couldn't properly transfer his idea on to the silver screen. It has the makings of an epic, but the stages do not reach suitable heights to impress and the characters feel flat.This last point is not helped by the actors. This was one of Tom Cruise's first film roles and while it's not one of his worst, you can still definitely see some of his worst habits and mannerisms in display. Mia Sara as Lili, the resident damsel in distress, is also not all that interesting or captivating, though she has her moments and is hold back by the clichéd script more than anything else.But then we have Tim Curry. And by gods, is he a sight to behold. His character, Darkness, is perhaps the only reason why this movie has gathered a cult following. He defines the trope darkness is sexy, with his smooth voice, ridiculously corny lines that he still makes work, somehow, and general presence that has never fitted him better than here, in an eight feet tall devil getup.Legend is worth a watch for fans of the fantasy genre. It helped move the genre forward, contains some amazing moments and is also very pretty film in general. The story and most of the characters are not amazing, but they're not bad either, and most everyone should find something they like here.

sethgadman Legend has long lived in my consciousness. It was obviously visually arresting and it couldn't help hold a fascination for me with its incredible set design, cinematography and the greatest makeup effect ever committed to screen in Rob Bottin's Darkness. I've never really enjoyed watching it though, I found it boring with the exception of the aforementioned aesthetics, makeup effects, Tim Curry's performance and Meg Mucklebones. Having read about a Director's Cut I was eager to revisit the film after not having seen it for probably 20 odd years to see if it could be redeemed as I felt it deserved to be.I found the 'Director's Cut' to be little more than 30 mins longer in length and the film as a whole to suffer the same problems I intuited as a kid; creepy and shallow characters, a deeply tedious and unheroic resolution to the crisis set out in the first act and a puzzling rehash of the Director's own work in his depiction of the antagonist's exit.Despite its scope and grandiosity of production, the film just feels small, as illustrated by Jack's 'quest' which consists of putting on some armor, crossing a swamp and fumbling around in the dark with some big trays. Despite Cruise's best efforts in his first scenes, Jack just flatlines as a character for the rest of the film, and the cataclysm proposed by the corruption of the Unicorns never seems to weigh that heavily on the rest of the film. Similarly the henchmen's threat (such as it was) with the underbite-Goblin and his pigfaced accomplice dissipates as Darkness himself is showboated for the last half hour.In spite of the prodigiousness of its personnel and their technical might, Legend is, ironically, an exhibition in the power of good storytelling - in that it is completely devoid of it. This film should be screened to aspiring screenwriters as a cautionary tale of how useless riches are in the hands of artisans without a heart to hold the work together. Despite the Director's Cut this sumptuous looking film has about as valid a claim to a 'soul' as Darkness himself does.