Rent Legend (1985)
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1h 29min
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- Synopsis:
- Tom Cruise stars in this visually stunning fantasy adventure in which pure good and evil battle to the death amidst spectacular surroundings. Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, the fantastic story has Jack (Tom Cruise), a forest dweller, chosen by fate to undertake a heroic quest. He must save a beautiful princess Lili (Mia Sara), and defeat the demonic Lord of Darkness (Tim Curry), or the world will be plunged into a never-ending ice age.
- Actors:
- Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent, Alice Playten, Billy Barty, Cork Hubbert, Peter O'Farrell, Kiran Shah, Annabelle Lanyon, Robert Picardo, Tina Martin, Ian Longmur, Mike Crane, Liz Gilbert, Eddie Powell, Ian Stewart, Jeff Davies, Sally Dewhurst, Jane Devonshire
- Directors:
- Ridley Scott
- Producers:
- Arnon Milchan
- Writers:
- William Hjortsberg
- Others:
- Rob Bottin, Nick Allder, Peter Robb-King, Charles Knode, Peter Voysey
- Studio:
- 20th Century Fox
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- Best Film Quests and Adventures, Films by Genre, The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to: Ridley Scott
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 06/02/2012
- Run Time:
- 89 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS 5.1, German DTS 5.1, Italian DTS 5.1, Spanish DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Director's Cut
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Reviews (2) of Legend
Dark, Visually Impressive fairytale - Legend review by GI
Ridley Scott's dark, adult fairy tale film sits a little strange in his oeuvre and for that reason it's an intriguing film even if you consider it an oddity. Set in a mythical fairy tale land the Lord of Darkness, a massively impressive performance by Tim Curry, plans to bring eternal darkness to the land and to do so he must kill the last two unicorns. To thwart him we have Jack, a young Tom Cruise and a Princess, played by Mia Sara. Into the mix there are elves, dwarves and sprites and so it's all influenced by Tolkien and Grimm fairy stories and Scott has incorporated some very dark images. It does seem however that he hasn't been able to make up his mind whether to make a very adult film, a family film or a childrens film and so what resulted is a hybrid that occasionally becomes annoying whilst watching it. As you'd expect with Scott its visually very impressive and his own Blade Runner (1982) is an influence on the set designs (this was the film he made directly after Blade Runner). There are in fact several versions of the film around and each has different scenes, script and soundtrack. The Director's Cut is the one I'd strongly recommend. It was considered lost for several years but rediscovered and is both Scott's and Cruise' preferred version. Compared to the European Theatrical cut it's a longer, more coherent and introduces themes of jealousy, lust, love and vanity much more directly. Definitely a film to seek out if you've never seen it, it will bemuse some and intrigue most.
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Fascinating - Legend review by LE
This is Ridley Scott's fourth film. His first three are.......deep breath...... 'The Duellists', 'Alien', and 'Blade Runner'. Probably the best first three films of any director in history. So 'Legend' is interesting to view as a follow-up to those classics. There are two versions on this disc. One is the film they put out in Europe in 1985, the other is the newly-found 'director's cut'. Not sure if it actually IS the Directors Cut as Scott doesn't specifically say so, and he has a habit of putting out different versions of his films, without quite explaining why. The theatrical version is shorter and makes more sense. The other cut meanders too much and can get a bit plodding at times. So if you only view one version on the disc, see the European Theatrical version. The film itself looks amazing. Perhaps, sadly, the last time that Scott put this much effort into the visual aesthetic of his films. So even if the plot synopsis doesn't grab you, do watch it if you like a film to look amazing. The scenes in Darkness's castle reminded me of Powell&Pressburger films - which is about the highest complement you can pay a director. It's a long way from being perfect but it is still worth your time.
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