Starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, and Tim Curry
Directed by Ridley Scott
Release Date: April 18th, 1985
(Note: I am reviewing the US Theatrical Cut of Legend. There is a director's cut available, which I may review at a later date).
In a land far away, a creature called DARKNESS (Curry) aspires to take over the world by eliminating the most rare creatures in the woods: Unicorns. Their protector, Jack o'the green (Cruise) is a reclusive young man in love with Princess Lili (Sara). Will the forces of good stop the cloven footed monster and save the unicorns?
As per usual with Ridley Scott films, Legend is a gorgeous sight for the eyes, as if he were bringing a storybook fable to life. Everything from the set designs to the make-up and prosthetics are highly detailed and add a rich lushness to the visual style. Unfortunately, while the visuals are absolutely wonderful, I feel that the story and characters fall a tad flat. The story is fine, a standard fantasy concept of find the girl and save the day, but there's no real deviation or development beyond that. Sure, there's a text prologue, but I would have loved to see some back story on the main characters. For this review, I saw the 90 minute U.S. cut but would love to review the Director's cut at a later time.
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Legend (Ultimate Edition) [Blu-ray]
Rating: * * * 1/2 of 5
Directed by Ridley Scott
Release Date: April 18th, 1985
(Note: I am reviewing the US Theatrical Cut of Legend. There is a director's cut available, which I may review at a later date).
In a land far away, a creature called DARKNESS (Curry) aspires to take over the world by eliminating the most rare creatures in the woods: Unicorns. Their protector, Jack o'the green (Cruise) is a reclusive young man in love with Princess Lili (Sara). Will the forces of good stop the cloven footed monster and save the unicorns?
As per usual with Ridley Scott films, Legend is a gorgeous sight for the eyes, as if he were bringing a storybook fable to life. Everything from the set designs to the make-up and prosthetics are highly detailed and add a rich lushness to the visual style. Unfortunately, while the visuals are absolutely wonderful, I feel that the story and characters fall a tad flat. The story is fine, a standard fantasy concept of find the girl and save the day, but there's no real deviation or development beyond that. Sure, there's a text prologue, but I would have loved to see some back story on the main characters. For this review, I saw the 90 minute U.S. cut but would love to review the Director's cut at a later time.
Click here to buy Legend (Ultimate Edition)
Legend (Ultimate Edition) [Blu-ray]Rating: * * * 1/2 of 5
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