Could have been a genre classic if it had benefited from a meatier screenplay and a studio that didn’t butcher the final product.
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05/27/02
Legend (1986)
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Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:11
Rotten:10
Average Rating:5.4/10
Runtime: 5 hrs 2 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: Director Ridley Scott's lush fantasy film stars the young Tom Cruise as Jack, a peasant who lives in an enchanted forest with his beloved Lili (Mia Sara). One day, while quietly gamboling in a... [More]
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11/27/02
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10/05/03
All of the special effects in the world, and all of the great makeup, and all of the great Muppet creatures can't save a movie that has no clear idea of its own mission and no joy in its own accomplishment.
01/01/00
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05/26/06
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07/23/05
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03/27/04
Ridley Scott's re-edit of Legend contains...heretofore-unseen footage and Jerry Goldsmith's regal original score, and with no pun intended, it's a fantastic film.
05/15/02
The movie is enchanting and has moments of magic, but it's an utter train wreck, overwhelmed by cheesy special effects, dialogue writ insanely large, and a kind of goofy plot.
04/30/02
Ridley's misstep.
10/11/03
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03/12/04
"glorious visuals -- shame about the script"
07/29/02
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07/30/02
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05/20/03
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07/26/02
Perhaps ahead of its time, certainly too ambitious for its budget and its era, Legend is nevertheless a fascinating film
06/13/02
Scott is less interested in unraveling a plot than he is in capturing the look and feel of myth
01/01/00
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07/22/03
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11/06/07
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