Legend Movie
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This is such stuff as dreams are made of. This is Legend.
She is of the purest innocence. He is pure evil. He is darkness.
"No Good without Evil. No Love without Hate. No Innocence without Lust. I am Darkness."
A magical adventure which features elves, demons and other mythical creatures. Darkness, the personification of evil, plans to disperse eternal night in the land where this story takes place, by killing every unicorn in the world. Although he looks unbeatable, Jack and his friends are disposed to do everything to save the world and princess Lili (who Darkness intends to make his wife) from the hands of this evil monster.
| Tom Cruise | Jack |
| Mia Sara | Princess Lily |
| Tim Curry | The Lord of Darkness |
| David Bennent | Honeythorn Gump |
| Alice Playten | Blix |
| Billy Barty | Screwball |
| Cork Hubbert | Brown Tom |
| Peter O'Farrell | Pox |
| Kiran Shah | Blunder |
| Annabelle Lanyon | Oona |
| Robert Picardo | Meg Mucklebones |
| Tina Martin | Nell |
| Mike Crane | Demon Cook |
| Liz Gilbert | Dancing Black Dress |
| Ridley Scott |
6.00 out of 10 (11842 votes)
Visitor Reviews
It's a wonderful film that isn't much good.
posted on 16 Jun 2009I'm not sure that you can rate this film in the traditional sense. It's not a good movie, let's get that out of the way. The theatrical cut borders on downright bad, even.The plot -a dark lord seeking to kill the unicorns in order to bring never ending darkness on the world- is about what you'd expect. I mean, it's more or less standard fantasy fare, intentionally utilizing archetypes and fantastical settings rather than realistic, well-rounded characters or a believable world. And this is one of the strengths of the film. It's attempting to be a prototypical legend and appeal to that part of us that created these kind of stories so long ago. It's not supposed to be realistic and I'm not even sure you're supposed to be able to relate with the characters, just identify them.The acting is excellent in some places (Tim Curry pwns j00) and lacking in others (Tom Cruise and Mia Sara). But really, the weaknesses in their acting are highlighted by the brilliance of Curry, some cheesy lines they can't deliver convincingly, and poor pacing. The plot is what it is, but because it is, it has to be executed near perfectly in order to maintain interest. Unfortunately, in this film wasn't. The first part of the movie drags and drags and to make it worse, it's focused on Cruise and Sara who just aren't up to the task of carrying such weight. A couple of scenes and dialogue were just a little over the top in terms of establishing the purity or revolting natures of characters, or just too silly considering the greater context of the film (blocking arrows with a frying pan?), and these didn't really add anything to movie. The latter half or so was better, but the climax wasn't quite as... climactic as I might have hoped. And none of the flaws were lucky enough to be covered up by a moving score, which listening to now, reeks of 80s synthesized pop.So this is a pretty mediocre film with some strengths and a lot of weaknesses. But it's still one of my favorites. Why? Because Ridley Scott is the director, and no one creates cinematic art the way he does.There are a couple of shots in the film that are just visual poetry, literally breathtaking. Lily's run through the columns, the dance with the black dress, numerous forest and winter scenes, and pretty much anything with the Lord of Darkness in it are beautiful and unforgettable. The physical presence of Curry in the make-up combined with his unholy acting talent! would redeem "Street Fighter", much less a Ridley Scott film. "Legend" is flawed in so many ways that I doubt it could be made into an actually "good" cut, but that almost makes it better. To echo some other reviewers, this is the flawed masterpiece, something approaching greatness and filled with promise that it just can't reach. In its own way, this movie is itself legendary.For all of this -nevermind the forty-thousand different cuts that have come out of the years- rating "Legend" from one to ten just doesn't work. It deserves a three in some places and in others it's a ten. It's a wonderful film that isn't much good. But whatever it is, it's definitely worth seeing.
I gave it a 6 out of 10
posted on 17 May 2009"Lord of Darkness wants eternal night, wants last two unicorns (the most mystical creatures of the forest) dead." Alright, so the plot, I'm sorry to say, is actually kind of corny. The characters aren't that likable; in fact, I thought that Lily was a stupid little girl who obviously didn't love Jack "dearer than life itself" by risking *his* life throughout the entire movie. And the standard issue clean cut good guy-bad guy plotline doesn't bring much to the genre. You could predict that Evil Lily wasn't going to slit the unicorn's throat, and that Good will triumph over Evil, and that none of the prominent good characters were going to die. If I was a producer reading this script, I would probably turn it down.However, the direction and the atmosphere more than make up for these flaws. The sets are all gorgeous- virgin old-growth forests with enough pollen floating around to make you break out in hives. The Lord of Darkness' costume, while predictable enough for an evil character, is awesome. All of the visuals are memorable and seamless. Obviously a lot of effort was put into making a movie with a lackluster script seem cooler than it actually is. It worked. 6/10
Melancholy tale of life, love and fantasy.
posted on 05 May 2009I highly recommend the "Ultimate" edition of this movie on DVD. The director's cut is par excellence! The re-added scenes, the restored footage, the creative soundtrack was WAY worth the money spent.This is a tale of balance: darkness/light, love/hate, good/evil. What is also is; however, is a marvelously Ridley Scott-ian directed dark fantasy.This movie is almost 20 years old, so I won't bother with the storyline/plot here, but if you like fantasy; ie: unicorns, elves, goblins, and the like, you will LOVE this movie.The direction is beautiful, the cinematography and filmography are wonderful, the acting is convincing and the portrayals are rich. The character development is deep and well done and the extended DVD version is absolutely the BEST. I couldn't believe my eyes when we first plugged it in. Amazing. Simply amazing.A most excellent movie!! I also wanted to add that this is by far one of the best Tim Curry movies. He plays the Prince of Darkness in a most convincing portrayal. The effects just KICK in this movie. From the unicorns to the goblins, everything looks dead ON. I have always loved this movie, but the DVD Ultimate edition is just that; ULTIMATE. You get all that is promised (for once) in this edition. As a fan of the movie, I am more than satisfied with this version. I literally could not believe what all had been left out of the original!! In this edition, there are no slow spots, no wasted film whatsoever. It's simply a marvelous fantasy, through and through.If you liked "The Dark Crystal," "Willow," "The Last Unicorn," "Leprechauns," "Addams Family," or "Labyrinth," check out "Legend: the Ultimate Edition."The standard release of this movie rates an 8.9/10.The Ultimate Edition of "Legend" rates a full 10/10 from...the Fiend :.
Well, kind of a kiddy movie.
posted on 29 Apr 2009Legend, is anything but a legend. This movie is more for like kids. There are very few things that kept me to the end of this movie. Tom Cruise was very cute, and Tim Curry's make-up. If you like Tom Cruise then check it out. If you like Tim Curry heres a little bit of a different role for him. Other then that if you are parent and want a cute kid movie check this one out. Besides those reason well, just move on. I found it some what entertaining but not legendary.
A great movie that got messed up by the greed of the industry
posted on 26 Apr 2009This is one of my favorite movies of all time. It has everything a fan of fantasy could want. It would have been even better had not some dumb suits gotten the idea to change the message and some of the basic elements of the movie in order to make it appeal to the "teen market". What was done to the movie was horrible and totally destroyed almost all the integrity the movie could have had. It was a huge failure at the box office and many feel this was because of the horrible cut up job that was done to it. Perhaps if it had been kept intact it would have done better but who knows? Even if it had flopped it would have at least flopped as Ridley Scott's vision and not as a shadow of what could have been. I own all the versions of this movie that are available and if I was able to put them all together they would make a beautiful, classic movie that many more people would be able to enjoy.
Near perfect. Still has one major flaw.
posted on 27 Mar 2009This has to be one of the most visually powerful movies ever. It's Ridley Scott gone over the edge. Every shot is a painting in itself, demonstrating Ridley Scott's art school background.
The story is interesting and classic too. An unrecognizable Tim curry as the Darkness is pure genius.Tom Cruise is good as the hero (And I hate Tom Cruise) Mia Sara is good as the love interest. Rob Bottin's makeup is some of his best work.Everything is good but you want it to be great. That's the problem. It should be great but it's not. The movie suffers from apparent truncating. It's also a bit sleepy. Maybe from the visual overload.Now supposedly the story is this movie was a great deal longer and it was cut and cut and cut till we are left with a rather short movie. (See liner notes for Jerry Goldsmith's version of the Soundtrack)Being a fan of this movie for a long time I would love to see the full version on DVD if they still have the print lying around, which they probably don't. But this is number one of my DVD wish list. A director's cut of Legend. With the Jerry Goldsmith score as an alternative audio track. Not that I don't like the Tangerine Dream version with the Bryan Ferry theme song. It's just that Jerry Goldsmith's music fits better.Anyways, good movie. Incredible visuals, which is my prime reason for seeing and liking this movie.
Boring
posted on 29 Jan 2009Well, recently I tried to watch "Legend" (director's cut). Now don't take me wrong: pretty much everything in this movie looked alright, like screenplay, plot, acting, Tom Cruise, Mia Sara and whatever. All of the above is even comparable to "Willow" and "Labyrinth", for instance. However, opposite to the two I just named, "Legend" is just plain boring. Don't ask me why, for that I don't know. It has no apparent reasons to be boring, but it is.P.S. I saw roughly the first half, and later I was told that I fell asleep in the middle :-)
Classic fairytale without the need for cg effects? Is this legal?
posted on 20 Jan 2009This was one of the first fantasy films I ever saw growing up and it had a lasting impression on me for many reasons, least of all the visuals, which are (like all of Scott's films) well-crafted and almost illustrative in their design. What really stuck out was the mythic quality of it all, and even at a young age the undeniably sexual overtones in the exchanges between the Lord of Darkness and Lily. I think people don't give kids enough credit but they do pick up on these things. I remember being taken aback when Lily's character dons the rather revealing dress late in the film and being shocked at her general demeanor afterwards; how her personality seems to change. All seemed right in the world when Jack and Lily return to their platonic relationship at film's end! Having viewed the director's cut recently I've found my own perspective has changed dramatically with time but I still like this movie for much the same reasons. A lot of the intensity I felt seeing it back then must've been due to my age, and feeling one with the character of Jack -- something I can sadly no longer do. The fight scenes play out to me rather comically now but back then they were frightening. Its a testament to Scott's direction that this film wasn't too violent for children, while really walking the line of what is acceptable.The Lord of Darkness make-up is simply outstanding and has only recently been topped with the likes of Hellboy. Once I was old enough to understand it was in fact an actor in a suit I was blown away to learn its actually Tim Curry underneath all that. There's no shortage of wonder on display here, but I think his was just the perfect idealization of evil, or Satan, EVER put to film.Overall the director's cut leans a little towards the over-long side, and while I haven't heard the tangerine dream score in years I'm sure it suits this '80s fantasy better than a stuffy orchestral score. But as Scott says in the commentary, it is an operatic film and that is how I see it now; almost more like a ballet or a play than a historical fiction like Lord of the Rings. Thank god I was in good hands, or I may have been turned off of fantasy forever! This is one to be passed down, and I look forward to seeing it light up the eyes of my future children.
Great fantasy movie!
posted on 30 Dec 2008Legend is one of the best fantasy movies to date and it's over fifteen years old now. It has the regular plot of good vs. evil but the cinematography is perfect. The story fits the movie and the acting is exactly as it should be for this type of film. You couldn't ask for a better fairy tale on film if you dreamed it up in your own mind.
Excellent story line and costuming, great cast.
posted on 24 Nov 2008This fantasy story is well written. The costuming is amazing, esp. Tim Curry's full-body prosthetic suit of "Darkness". You can purchase this in a two-disk set where the second disk is a "Directors cut". It is the film as Ridley Scott originally visualised. It is also called the "European release" as it is the theatrical version released seen in Europe. The story line is a bit darker, the music score is more of a classical theme but for me it is an excellent re-working of a classic. The director's cut spends a little more dialogue and time giving background on Lily being royalty. The ending is a bit different as Jack waves goodbye to Gump and the other "forest people", and then Jack and Lily separate with plans to see each other the next day. Both versions are worthwhile to view. jeff:P
Another masterpiece tarnished by Americanization.
posted on 15 Nov 2008Watching "Legend" for me was an experience that filled me deep with sorrow and sadness. The reason is not because it was a bad movie, but because it was a masterpiece that could've been in America. This is not the first time Americans have taken a European film and greatly altered it to s**t. I wish I could get a chance to see the "true" version of "Legend", because it was beautifully crafted by director Ridley Scott, who has a reputation for making masterpieces of film. It's really a shame.
darkness steals a unicorn horn
posted on 15 Nov 2008This is the best example of pure fantasy brought to the screen. The movie pervades with Ridley Scott's characteristic darkness, and is replete with his unique style and creativity. The young Tom Cruise is his usual self, but Tim Curry is wonderful as darkness, clad in an excellent representation of darkness.
Not For Everyone
posted on 28 Oct 2008I must say I had mix feeling for this film when my sister told me about it. I wasn't sure what to really think. For the 80's I think they did really good with the effects and some of the create in this film. Though the music is a bit distracting at some points in the movie. I'm sure it was just the area of that age. The only thing I think lacked was the characters Lilly, she was a bit irritating though I'm not sure if that's how she was meant to be. All so there is Tom who just....interesting. My final word is cute. If you want to watch a movie with A LOT of fantasy, fairy's, and the good .vs. evil deal then watch this movie. Not great not horrible....O.k.
this film is awesome for fantasy lovers
posted on 04 Oct 2008All i have to say is i really enjoyed this movie. Pretty much everyperson between the ages of 6-13 during this time period probably saw it and most likly enjoyed it. Of course it isnt going to be as good in 2004 as it was in 1985 but who really cares, you watch the movie for the entertainment, not to point out flaws(such as the string). And by obviously renting the dvd or vhs you can see on the back that yes there are bubbles and yes there are unicorns, but remember this is a fantasy and not meant to be taken too seriously. So if you are getting this movie re,member its genre and watch it for what it is
There's no place for Darth Vader, The Darkness is the best villain of ever!
posted on 28 Sep 2008The Legend is a fantasy with air of fantasy. It is not a pretencious film; maybe a simple and universal metaphor, or not even this, but it remembers us, or at least makes us desire, the good times of tales told by our grandmothers in the warmth of a hearth. In this case, it's a beautiful tale to be enjoyed by people eating popcorn in their seat. It tells a mission of a not strong body hero precipitated by the love, and, unconventionally, a little guilty of his own incumbency, trying to salve the beauty- in all its meanings (the sun, the unicorn and the princess Lily). It can seems just a sweetness for little girls, but The Lord of Darkness gives all the evil that a faery tale never had. The Darkness looks like the Satan i used to imagine when i was a child; in my opinion, there's no place for Darth Vader, this is the best villain of ever! The Legend wouldn't be the same without the great visual inserted by Ridley Scott. The ambient of the wood is always full of vapour and flying petals, like in a dream, and the character's skin are enchanted by shining dust. The make-up of Tim Curry (the darkness) is amazing. By the way, taking back this character, i think that he has just became more important than the hero (have i already mentioned Darth Vader?). And i can't forget the dance of princess Lily with a mysterious person (who we could call shadow), when she turns her innocent appearance to a dark appearance, and then becomes the big red dreadful's lady.
Visually-stunning and attractive. Think nothing much of the script.
posted on 23 Aug 2008My Take: Although a slight disappointment, Ridley Scott did drown me with his excessively imaginative visions. If we get a hold of Ridley Scott's paperback-thick portfolio, it's no doubt that this fancy yet admittedly bloated 1985 fantasy will probably at the very least pages. LEGEND, a minor "why-not-I-got-a-big-Hollywood-star" vehicle that probably suffered immense flaws of not fulfilling the same amount of greatness we expect from a director of Scott's caliber. Still, It's a good look for pure curiosity sake. Besides, are you gonna pass up the chance to see Tom Cruise play a forest dweller? Younger kids love a good fairy tale before getting tucked in at night. Some adults love watching their own "fairy tales", adult-oriented fantasies of course. "Legend" is one film the adults can enjoy, that the kids won't regret. It's an adult-oriented fantasy film, with child-like visions of a fantasy world. A world with dwarfs, goblins, evil dark lords, unicorns, fairies and other fantasies straight out from a storybook. But director Ridley Scott fashioned it in a story that the adults will mostly benefit from."Legend" stars a very young Tom Cruise, a role before he became a superstar with "Top Gun", who stars as a forest-dwelling young man who most save a beautiful young princess from the evil Lord of Darkness with the help of a couple of woodland creatures. Okay, the story isn't exactly like an adult fairy tale, but much of the dialog is fashioned for the suit older audiences. The film itself is very fantastic, it's really like living in a world of magic, wonder and desire. Rob Bottin's Oscar-nominated make-up job on the creatures (especially on Tim Curry) are excellent, the score by Jerry Goldsmith is whimsical. William Hjortsberg's screenplay may turn off a few viewers (and occasionally, there are moments of witless dialogue), but I found it exquisite and rather interesting. It's a slight disappointment to be sure. More could have been done to something as visually stunning and deeply poetic as LEGEND. But no one says what came out isn't worth a look. I was entranced with the film's glorious, dream-like visions. Rating: ***1/2 out of 5.
What if a Bedtime Fairytale Directed By The Evil Genie ?!
posted on 30 Jul 2008(Ridley Scott) is one brilliantly crazy director, fond of building such a special worlds, and capable of making their smallest details uniquely every time : the spaceship and the strange plant (Alien - 1979), the gloomy futuristic city (Blade Runner - 1982), and this time he did it : the legendary world which's all in the studio (Legend - 1985) but the final product was something really disgusting and too detestable ! If this movie dispatched for children then it's so scary and sickening, if it's a drama for grown-ups then it's a frightfully exotic one !, if it's an adventure for youth then it's totally queer !. Frankly despite the strong sensitive art direction and some diligent elements, there is no entertainment or magic.. You'll have dark scenes with the most effective sense of melancholia, and so unfamiliar taste but to inharmonious and unpleasant extent.(Tom Cruise) is just a smile in a toothpaste's add (and nearly still the same till now.. Except for some maturity and orthodontics !). Having (David Bennent) as the sidekick jinni is one idea from the original hell as this boy with the sharp dubbed voice looked really unbearable hideousness, awfully terrifying, and silly to a big level I can't describe it !, it's a type of a new character which turned out to be a new very ugly character. The masks were so dull, the rhythm was so sluggish, even the imagination of the movie was un-childish to a devilish degree as they designed it all to torture the audience !Everything seemed so misshapen. The try to make the whole thing in studio or even the atmosphere of a damned world came out as just excuses to make a Novo fairytale in a monstrosity form, especially with (Ridley Scott)'s heavy minutia. Like being in the studio was the point, yet that (nor its story too) didn't work as entertaining at all. I think this simple dream sunk under the desire to create a huge rare cosmos, so it managed to become eventually a perfect example of immoderate modern style to tell what was once upon a time a cute story!. I couldn't fight my feeling during every second of it as antipathetic indigestible burdensome grotesque !, and thank god that (Scott) deleted an HOUR of this, otherwise it would've been a mightier monster !So this movie is a legend indeed but when it comes to intolerability. It's an injurious woeful demon, a swelling version of much simpler much prettier fairy tales, looking like a hard hallucination of a sick Cinderella, or the story of the girl with the red dress but from psychotic wolf's point of view !, or it's another nice story for children with the happy ending however directed by the evil genie ! P.S : "If Life is A Dream Then Be Afraid Of Awakening".. But what if It's a nightmare already ?!!
A stunning movie .
posted on 30 Aug 2009Legend is one of those movies you either love or hate . It's a fantasy movie but it doesn't really contain a whole lot of action which is probably why many people are turned off by it . But the film is visually stunning and features a good performance by Tim Curry as "Darkness" , Tom Cruise on the other hand looks a bit confused throughout the movie . Also Rob Bottin's Make up is just amazing .Now things weren't helped by the fact that there are so many versions of this movie and some are vastly better than others . The weakest and shortest of the all is the US theatrical cut because it misses many scenes and ads a few that seem tacked on but worst of all it contains a score by Tangerine Dream instead of the original one by Jerry Goldsmith .The European cut is better in that it is longer and it features Jerry Goldsmith's score .The best version however is the Director's Cut featured on The Ultimate Edition DVD . It runs alot longer than any of the other cuts and it is the most coherent cut as well and it features the score by Jerry Goldsmith.