Legend has always been that kind of enigma for me, the film that I so wanted to love but just couldn't completely wrap my head around it. Something always felt either wrong or incomplete whenever I watched it. But always, I liked it - never loved it. So when I finally watched the Directors' Cut Ultimate Edition DVD that added close to 30 minutes of scenes, recut the film and added Goldsmith's score, I expected to finally solve the enigma. But alas, it didn't (and that my friends is another post onto its self). BUT the one thing that Legend is and has always been, is scrumptious to look at. And what better to celebrate a film (the poor man's Lord of the Rings so to speak) lacking in content and story but gorgeously photographed? You give it a screen cap review. So, if it's been a while since you visited Ridley Scott's fairy tale fantasy land filled with good and evil and princesses and magic and unicorns and elves and goblins and love and a pre-MI:2 bob on Tom Cruise - well friends, then look no further.
The evil lair of the Lord of Darkness
A goblin assignment: Get the unicorn's horn and let there be darkness.
Princess Lily's pure innocence.
Lily and her woodland love Jack talking to animals.
I want to show you something! But don't touch...
Lily proves listening is not one of her strong suits.
The goblin following Lily and Jack gets ready to complete his assignment.
Sadly, he succeeds. Darkness and winter fall upon the land.
Honeythorn Gump scolds Jack for bringing Lily to the unicorns. Jack must now lead the group to rescue the unicorns horn or darkness will fall forever.
The wounded unicorn must be saved and the last unicorn (not pictured) must be protected!
Lily, in an effort to apologize to the last unicorn, leads the goblins right to him. Both are captured.
Jack, now in gold armor that Gump provided, leads this unlikely band of elven and dwarf misfits to save Lily, the last unicorn and recover the severed unicorn horn.
A nasty witch stands in the way! How do I know she's a witch? Well, she looks like one!
Into the lair!
The fairie/pixie finds Lily...and doesn't like what she sees.
Lily's goth transformation.
Ladies & Gentlemen - The Lord of Darkness!
Lily is made aware of the Lord of Darkness' plan for her. To be his bride.
Jack reflects (hehe) on a plan to destroy the Lord of Darkness.
The last unicorn preparing for the slaughter.
Lily asks to be the one to kill the unicorn so she can be his bride.
Darkness accepts.
Gump watches, fearing the worst is upon them. Lily has turned.
Jack prepares to do the unthinkable, kill Lily. But at the last second...
Jack trusts Lily as she...
Fairy/pixie needs to hurry to complete Jack's plan!
Jack faces Darkness in a fight to the death.
Jack grabs the unicorn horn (which is magical good) and decides to finish this ting once and for all.
Booya!
Booya - again!
Jack finishes the job and saves the day.
Happily ever after.
2 comments:
gosh I sure did love this movie when i was a wee one.... Its holds a soft spot in my heart... or maybe that was because i used to think Tom was a hottie before he went scientology psyco
Now that you mention it, the movie had a really weak plot line, going thru the caps it brings me back to that. For its time though very creative, and i can honestly say if it came on CBS on a sunday afternoon I'd watch it again...with the commercials... boo life without a DVR.
Yeah I always thought this movie is a well-intentioned slight mis-fire. BUT it is still a Ridley Scott film, & it's got a 9 foot devil so it earns its spot on the DVD rack. It's also a good middle ground date movie for geeks & non geek gals. No matter how old they are girls will be suckers for unicorns & a romantic lead who weepily implores to the damsel to "come back to me". The guys like it cuz its got monsters, swords and a 9ft red devil guy! Keep up the good work kids!
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