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"Legend" (1985) - Ultimate Edition DVD |
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"Legend" (1985)
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| Pros |
• Visually beautiful and lyrical film
• Mythic storytelling at its finest
• Attractive leads (Tom Cruise and Mia Sara) |
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• Some viewers won't buy into film's elaborate
fantasy
• Stronger on lyricism than on plot and action
• Not grounded in reality |
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"Legend" succeeds beautifully in creating an imaginary
world that drew me in completely. The movie is both inventive
and stunningly cinematic, and Ridley Scott's commentary track
on the DVD is one of the best I've heard.
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Two-disc DVD set containing Ridley Scott's 1985 fantasy film "Legend" |
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DVD contains both director's cut and U.S. theatrical versions of movie |
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DVD features director's commentary and a variety of other bonus materials |
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| Reviewed by Ivana Redwine |
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"Legend" (1985) - Ultimate Edition DVD
"Legend" is both inventive and stunningly cinematic. The
idyllic tranquility of a beautiful woodland is shattered one day when
Jack (Tom Cruise) leads Princess Lily (Mia Sara) to a pair of unicorns.
She touches one of the unicorns, and this gives the Lord of Darkness
(Tim Curry) a window into the world of light, allowing him to capture
a unicorn's horn. Soon Darkness plunges this previously protected
world into an age of ice and shadows. Darkness also kidnaps the princess,
and what unfolds from here is a battle between the forces of good
and evil. Jack, aided by Gump and a group of other fantastic creatures,
makes a descent into the underworld to rescue Jack's beloved Lily,
along with the unicorns, and hopefully to release the world from the
forces of Darkness. I was especially impressed with the Ultimate Edition
DVD. I found that director Ridley Scott's thoughtful audio commentary
was one of the best director's commentaries I've heard. |
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