Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry

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 killi...( read more  read more... )ng 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

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PG, 114 min.

Directed by: Ridley Scott

Release Date: April 18, 1985

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DVD Release Date: May 21, 2002

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  • May 22, 2009
    This film is really beautiful, a truely dark fairytale. Tim Curry is awesome as Darkness and the Tangerine Dream score is great. Saw this when I was very young and liked it then, the cross with twisted Muppets and dark sword and sorcery is really spellbinding and visualised so we...( read more)ll despite 100% sets, Ridley Scott at his best before he started making more serious affairs. Cruise is abit wet though.
  • April 24, 2009
    Princess Lily: Are you afraid to kiss me, Jack?
    Jack: I'm afraid you'll break my heart.
    Princess Lily: Then still your heart, for you are dear to me.

    A pretty lame fantasy film that unfortunately wastes its very good production values. I'm a big fan of Ridley Scott, but his wor...( read more)k here places style over substance in a way that leads to a very non-entertaining feature.

    The story is pretty standard, set in a magical land, a force of evil works to take over. A young Tom Cruise and his band of friends that include some little people, an overdubbed little boy, and a fairy look to stop this evil force, as well as rescue a princess who is at least partly responsible for the problems to begin with. Magical adventures and hijinks ensue.

    I was very much tempted to turn this film off at several points, with only the promise of a villainous Tim Curry keeping me going. The whole film is such a bland watch. Only the activity happening on the dark side seemed interesting. Cruise and his band of merry men just bored me. Mia Sara as the princess was also bothersome, with her desire to sing only pushing me to want to turn it off sooner.

    The set design, makeup, and costumes certainly show that a lot of work was done to make the film look good, but having watched Blade Runner within the same week, one can certainly see how this film just doesn't do a good job of balancing out its production design with an intriguing story.

    There are better fantasy flicks than this one, more specifically there are better 80s fantasy flicks than this.

    Meg Mucklebones: What a fine fat boy you are, Jack!
    Jack: You don't really mean to eat me, do you, ma'am?
    Meg Mucklebones: Oh, indeed I do!
    [cackles]
    Jack: That would be a shame because someone as fair and lovely as yourself, Miss Meg, deserves far better than scrawny me. Don't you think?
    Meg Mucklebones: Think me fair, do you, Jack?
    Jack: All the heavenly angels must envy your beauty.
    Meg Mucklebones: [cackles] What a fine meal you'll make, be the rest of you as sweet as your tongue!
  • April 17, 2009
    Very pretty and fairly unremarkable.
  • March 15, 2009
    I'ts a shame that Ridley Scott's impressive visuals are overshadowed by a mediocre screenplay; nevertheless, I always yield to fairy tales surrounded by darkness.
  • January 3, 2009
    When I was younger and things didn't have to make sense it was amazing. Now its a semi entertaining movie with amazing make-up effects.
  • November 22, 2009
    It was the director's cut, and while it's still not an amazing film it's much more solid and entertaining and fulfilling than the theatrical US version, aside from the scores. I really wish Scott would have left the Tangerine Dream score in there as I find the Goldsmith score to ...( read more)be a bit boring.
  • November 21, 2009
    Tom Cruise's best work.
  • November 20, 2009
    "This is such stuff as dreams are made of. This is Legend. "
  • November 20, 2009
    Booyah. This is my kind of crazy... hoaky but crazy. I get a big kick outa watchins goblins wielding crossbows and water witches dispaying their brute strength. Fun and mystically charged.
  • November 16, 2009
    Best Costume Design 1985

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  • ajischillin
    July 15, 2008
    http://www.tomcruise.com/tom-cruise-legend-movie.html
  • Claudia483
    January 31, 2008
    HOLY CRAP TOM CRUISE IS IN A MOVIE WITH UNICORNS! I mean i like unicorns but i had no idea!
  • Aritosgold
    November 15, 2007
    Good Movie;;
  • rafmulberry
    July 29, 2007
    I remember seeing this movie with a friend of mine, i'll never forget it.............. i love this movie......................
  • MrGrimlock
    June 22, 2007
    it looks a little lame when darness is charging and his horns are flopping around but he's still the coolest devil on screen
  • dreamspiritsoul
    June 16, 2007
    Always loved this movie but when Ozzy used the devil clip @ ozzfest it just kicked *ss!
  • xXxHarleyxQuinnxXx
    April 28, 2007
    this movie is effed up!
  • TinionMaster
    April 12, 2007
    Legend is my favorite movie. I have seen Dark Crystal too but not Labyrinth (wants to see it!).
    Legend had another manus script (a longer one) at first and was supposed to have the title: Legend of Darkness.
  • dylangatin
    March 1, 2007
    i always think of this movie when i write stories
  • Clemontine
    February 25, 2007
    I love how the Lord of Darkness looked like a bull, and had those humongous horns. He looked cool.

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