- Actors: Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent, Alice Playten
- Directors: Ridley Scott
- Writers: William Hjortsberg
- Producers: Arnon Milchan, Joseph P. Grace, Tim Hampton
- Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 2
- Classification: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Universal Studios
- DVD Release Date: 21 May 2002
- Run Time: 89 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (78 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000063UR2
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 35,094 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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This strange, 1985 experiment by Ridley Scott (Blade Runner) starred the up-and-coming Tom Cruise in a fairy-tale world of dwarfs and unicorns and demons. After the horn of a unicorn is broken, darkness and winter descend upon the world. Cruise's character, helped along by a magic sprite played by David Bennent (The Tin Drum), descends into hell to save paradise. This movie is almost a classic case of art direction gone amok. The somewhat amorphous Cruise doesn't lend much dramatic focus or artistic definition, but the drama between Tim Curry's satanic majesty and Mia Sara's character, who becomes a sort of princess of the netherworld, is pretty captivating. A mixed experience all around that makes one wish it had been more successful. --Tom Keogh
Amazon.co.uk Review
The Blu-ray of Legend gets off to a very, very good start. Right from the off, you’re offered a choice of one of two different cuts of the movie. There’s the theatrical version, which many grew up with. But also, there’s Ridley Scott’s longer, richer director’s cut. Both, thankfully, are included on the disc. It’s the key extra feature that’s been included on the Blu-ray, and an important one.
Elsewhere? Well, ordinarily, the first part of a high definition upgrade that would stand out would be the picture quality of a film. In the case of Legend though, it’s the glorious score that plays over the menus. It sounds crisp and really quite wonderful, and remains so right through the feature itself.
Thankfully, the picture upgrade, too, is worth the investment. Considering how dark large parts of Legend are, it’s a challenging film to successfully transfer to disc. But it’s fine work that’s been done here. It really gets across just how young a certain Tom Cruise used to look, too, with the crispness of the 1080p transfer.
As with many fantasy films of the 1980s, the emphasis on practical effects is striking, and welcome. They hold up a lot better than you might be expecting in more exposed high definition. But then, so does the film itself. It’s a magical piece of work, in a genre that neither Tom Cruise nor Ridley Scott has spent much time in across their careers. And fortunately, the Blu-ray proves to be a worthwhile upgrade. --Jon Foster
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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best Fantasy films ever!,
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This review is from: Legend [1985] [DVD] (DVD)
May I suggest that 'surround sound' is turned off???As all the other reviewers seem to be concentrating on the presentation and not the content of the film, here's my twopence worth. Definitely not a kid's film, this is a dark, sensual adult film of the age-old theme of the devil wanting darkness to take over the world - requiring the services of a virgin and a unicorn. The visual effects and photography are just brilliant, given the era this was made in - you can see Ridley Scott's influence and imagery in the latest Lord of the Rings films. The acting is superb; Altogether a classic of film-making - seeing it again after several years makes one realise what a masterpiece this is!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love it even more after 16 years...!,
This review is from: Legend [1985] [DVD] (DVD)
I first saw this movie on tv over 16 years ago and fell in love with it. And even still, at age 20, it is my favourite movie. I believe I am this movie's biggest fan and critic. I have 7 veriated versions of this movie, and have easily seen Legend close to 4000 times (no, it's not a sickness, it just spoke to me in different ways everytime i saw/see it).It's still so sad that the dance scene had not been rightfully placed back into the movie after all these years. If it had been, then the movie would finally be complete. There are so many funny little changes in each version; between misplaced lines, scene sequences, dubs, etc... There's no wonder why I just keep watching it. I still haven't fulfilled my goal of taking every extra little bit and piece that all the movies have and lack and create my own version with every single line and scene possible to match the complete script as closely as possible. Sounds disturbing, but if ridley can't do it, I will! They say a great book can be identified when it entices you just as much/or even more after you read it as a child, adult, and grow old. That's precisely how I view Legend. ;) CHEERS!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Its no blockbuster but it's a hell of a good watch,
By Jack Alexandrine (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Legend [1985] [DVD] (DVD)
A lot of people criticise the 'wooden' acting and general unrealness of this film, but personally I don't believe that any of that ditracts from the film as a whole. The film was not going to gross millions and millions, but it's still a masterpiece. It's a fairytale, and is true to the surreal and exaggirated nature of those old stories. I suppose watching this film you feel more as if you are watching a play than a realistically acted film, but there is nothing wrong with that.
On the other hand I cannot pass comment on the replaced score. Fortunately for me this was the first version I saw (I think. It was so long ago that I watched it first) so I was spared the experience of missing the Tangerine Dream music that everyone seems to love so much. Personally I don't have a problem with the DVD version score, but that's just me. In short, the film is definately worth it's price on Amazon, if not any other, and if you have never seen this film before then trust me, it's worth buying it without checking it out before hand. It is a beautiful and engaging masterpiece with a captivating story that you really need to have experienced if you like this film genre.
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