I had seen bits and pieces of this movie on TV once but never gave it too much thought. I never realzied Tim Curry was the deviul dude. hahaha! So now that I knew that I had to rent the movie and watch it from beginning to end.
I gotta admit, I did not think much of this movie. And the best part WAS Tim Curry.
Anybody actually see both versions? Which version was better?
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
As everyone probably knows I'm a huge 80's Tom Cruise fan and I've watched "Legend" numerous times, but I still struggle to call it a fav flick. I like the magical qualities of the movie, but I just feel so un-unicorn watching it. Did you enjoy the director's cut?
My next question is: Did Ronnie ever score The Lord of Darkness?
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
Wasn't the music different on both sides of the Atlantic? One version was 'Tangerine Dream' and the other has Jerry Goldsmith - I don't know which was which.
Legend was beautiful to look at, but it just has no narrative drive so it's hard to really get into it. They managed to capture a 'fairytale' feel, but failed to make a compelling story.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
I have the Ultimate Edition dvd with both versions.
The US version has the TD soundtrack but i think that the Goldsmith score is better. Thatīs surprising because iīm some kind of a Tangerine Dream fanatic. Maybe itīs just the fact that iīve learned to watch the flick with the Goldsmith tunes, i donīt know.
Itīs not a great flick but the Curry scenes are awesome.
And Valley, Ronnie already answered the question, donīt you remember
This morning my daughter asked me "So how was HELLBOY?" Hahaha! She thought Tim Curry was Hellboy!
I said "It wasnt that good" and instead of just taking THAT as face value she kept nuding me to talk about WHY I didnt like it. I said pretty much what LOGAN5 said "LOVELY to look at,but really-not a whole lot of substance" Sorta of like the cinematic equivelant of cotton candy, I suppose!
Do I regret watching it in full? No, because it WAS worth it to see another great Tim Curry performance. I know they kept him in the shadows for the early scenes so wed get a Big Reveal at the end, but he was cool and they should have had him in more of the movie.
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