4/4  Legend
I remember seeing this film many years ago i presently own it on vhs when it first came out on release in the UK and buying it on dvd soon.

This is such stuff as dreams are made of. This is Legend

Plot A young man must stop the Lord ... (read full)

3/4  A Fantastical Masterpiece
You should see the Director's Cut...

Surprisingly, a film that really left an indelible image on me for most of my life. I really loved this film when I was a kid and rewatching recently certainly was a treat. I watched the Director's... (read full)

3.5/4  Legend Quick Review
I love this movie, fairytale and beautiful sets and cinematography. Ridley Scott did a great job directing. This is a classic - good vs evil, its fun and Tim Curry does a great job playing Darkness.

3/4  Legend Quick Review
As a Kid, this movie blew me away with the originality, music and scope of the young actors. Looking at it now, I never really realized that Tom Cruise was the star just 2 years before "Top Gun." A fantasy lovers delight. See it.

5/5 LEGEND!!
  by moo shoo (USA)
Very cool! Both cuts are awesome, I recommend this movie to everyone with an imagination. I love it.

5/5 What a difference...
  by movie nut (Utah)
The U.S. theatrical release of this film was completely ruined for me by the awful, anachronistic music of Tangerine Dream. What a thrill it is to finally see it as Ridley Scott intended, with Jerry Goldsmith's gorgeous, inventive score. Now the film feels much richer, nuanced and complex. Many other reviewers have complained about Lily's singing, but I found her simple folk melodies to perfectly capture the time period evoked by the filmmakers, as well as the innocence of the character. It is her singing that lures the unicorn to its doom (one example of adding that layer of complexity to the film). Another case in point is the "dress waltz" scene. Tangerine Dream's music was listless and lame, laughably simplistic and devoid of any emotion. Jerry Goldsmith transforms the scene utterly: now it positively overflows with dark desire. What a difference the right score can make.

5/5 This is one of the great classics to me
  by M. Sales (OH- USA)
I had this special edition 2-dvd set a few years ago and after trading in a bunch of dvd's now I am buying some of the really good ones that I must have in my collection and this is one of them! I watched this movie every time it came on HBO when I was a kid and I've loved this movie ever since. I put it up there with The Princess Bride which is another I have seen 100 times probably! All the actors in Legend are great, especially Tim Curry who plays Darkness, Tom cruise, Mia Sara, she is so talented and beautiful. I highly recommend Legend, it has all the extras you could want and the 2nd dvd is a darker directors cut.

5/5 this film is like a glorious painting come to life
  by elisabbath (north carolina)
what can i say? prepare to be swept away! this is a cinematic experience, not really a "movie" and to truly do it justice one would almost HAVE to see it on the big screen. but this longingly put together celebratory re-issue double disc dvd captures so much of the spirit of the film you will be sufficiently dazzled. enjoyable for children and adults, in no way "dumbed down" or rushed despite a nearly catastrophic studio fire carefully examined in the extras section on the dvd-- and-- it is resplendent with not one--but TWO musical scores for you to choose from! this film is simply enchanting. tim curry is almost unrecognizable beneath his make up and costume and tom cruise is an impish delite in one of his very earliest blockbuster roles. mia sara is the perfect princes and alice playton is menacingly creepy as blix. don't miss out on this. this movie deserved to do soooooo much better than it did at the box office during he time it was released. remember--you are watching ART; i'm not gonna say the plot doesn't drag and it isn't a wee bit short on dialogue--it is. but trust me, this is more than just a film. this is an experience. :)

1/5 Director's cut sucks!
  by Carrie McAllister (Wasilla, AK)
Non-full disclosure. I was very disappointed when I opened this up and realized it was the Director's Cut, with score by Jerry Goldsmith. I was looking for the theatrical version with the Tangerine Dream soundtrack. The story line is totally different between the two, and I already have the Director's cut, which I didn't want in the first place. I'm sending it back, and I would appreciate it if you could find me the theatrical version to replace it.