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Legion
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Well i enjoyed it, perfect saturday night movie - seems people are dissatisfied due to there not being as much action in it as they would of liked but then thats your own fault for assuming it would be a full on action movie. Yeah it got abit boring in the middle but i thought overall it was a pretty kick ass movie, bt hey what do i know?!!
Gabriel and his fight against Michael was actually pretty awesome, which is the only reason I'm giving this movie 5 out of 10. The rest of the movie is absolute shit. I'm not going to bother making a check list of all the things wrong with this movie simply because there's just too many. All you need to do is fast-forward to Gabriel vs. Michael, watch it, then turn the movie off. You'll be a lot happier.
I don't think this movie was absolutely horrible; but I agree with the other users who say it's fine to watch if you're bored. I think the lead angel was pretty badass and the one reason to watch. The lead male and female were trash. Horrible actors and story lines. I was especially rooting for the lead male to die just for being such a total little b*tch. Not worth spending the ten bucks to go see. Wait and rent it if you're bored one night
This movie is lacking in a few things. Most importantly, it's lacking any true characters. Sure, there might be some good line readings here and there, but ultimately, they never quite fire. And as a result, you can never fully get behind them and support them. People are introduced to die, more or less. Some characters lack consistency, the main one being the preggers girl who is concerned for her unborn child one minute, then smoking like a chimney the next. As far as the onslaught of angelic (?) creatures in this movie, you really do see the best two characters in the trailer, and sadly, that's just about as long as they last in the movie. Overall, I'd say Legion was like a Ferarri with flat tires. It looks good, but it ain't going anywhere.
Not good but not complete trash either. I really wouldn't recommend this to anyone unless they are that bored to watch something. There are so many better movies out there to watch besides this one. The ice cream man part was kinda cool though.
Just one skull, come on BD you know this movie isn't that bad!!!!!I mean I've seen movies waaayyyyyyy worse than this. I think they just didn't execute what they had in the script very well. The only thing I wanted from this movie was more action, just not enough for me. Other than that it was an OK horror/thriller, it definitely deserves more than one skull.
1.The angel dude has to protect a girl from things from other demensions 2.The girl works as a waitress 3.The angel guy is Superbadass, or thinks he is with his guns & all 4.things have been sent back in time to kill the waitress girl 5. The waitress girl is the only one who can stop it or them with her unborn sun Oh no, this diffenetly doesnt have James Camerons Terminator(1) writtin all over it
I watd to hte this movie. Heck I idnt evn wantto see it. But my wife wanted to so I took her to see it. I was suprised that i enjoyed it. Its over the top, goofy, had some good action scenes and it does leave room for a better sequel. This a film the reeks of needing more time and budget and deeper writing. But its a good popcorn movie.
A buddy of mine and I watched this yesterday. He didn't like it at all and I thought it was okay, but was still looking for more. I wish someone who wanted to make a movie about angels either fighting amongst themselves or against humanity wouldn't be afraid to make THAT movie instead of watering it down with some story of a child to live to save the world. I want to see 90 min. or more of pure angelic battles. Despite that I got what the movie was trying to convey. And despite the BD review, the child was not going to save the world like a messiah, rather it was that Michael wanted the child to live to give a fresh start to humanity, to show God that some humans are not savages. With that said, this movie was fairly predictable, and somewhat entertaining for me. The one big problem is that when you have a movie with an infant involved, don't put that infant in circumstances that it would have a slim chance of surviving. My point being the scene when the three remaining people and the baby are driving away and get attacked by Gabriel. When the guy hits the brakes and the jumps off the road and rolls a few times, there is probably no chance the child will live because it was in the woman's arms, yet the girl in the back seat dies because of the accident. Hard to believe that one.
Its a shitty version of Terminator with angels. And if you ignore the cruddy story, there almost enough action to satify your needs. But it just fizzles out with no big-bang battle. Just watch the preview, it has the best parts in it.
Wow was this movie a mess. The script was horrendous, the pace was sluggish, and the movie never went anywhere. I'll give it this much credit: It didn't suck. Besides some decent character development and nice visuals, nothing can really save this movie. I'm afraid the critics nailed it on the head. I was really looking forward to this movie. Unfortunately, it disappointed. Any potential this movie had was wasted. I was surprised that Dennis Quaid was in this. Oh well, I guess he was in this for the fat paycheck. Save your ten bucks and see Avatar again or some movie actually worth your time.
You know what, screw the critics and the bashers because I thought this religious themed horror/thriller was very entertaining, goofy, funny and at the same time thrilling, this is not a boring flick folks. Sure it's not the brightest movie and is very predictable but saying it's boring with bad acting and calling it the worst movie of the year as some people are claiming, NO WAY! I've seen way worse movies out there with bad acting like the other religious themed horror movie House, now that one sucked and was a snoozefest. The acting in this film isn't the best ever but it isn't horrible as people are saying and at least they make it interesting and fun in a late night grindhouse flick sort of way and that's fine by me because it didn't bore me but I have to say that it has a pretty random cast of stars in this movie. This was pretty graphic and violent at times but it wasn't as gory as I thought it would be and it was almost more of a action flick than anything but there was some fun, creepy and wacky scenes here and there. My one complaint is that there was too much dialogue and jibber jabbing between scenes and not enough demon attacks and it could of had a better conclusion. Overall it moved at a fast enough pace, was fun and entertaining with a likable yet random cast, had enough action and thrills and at parts was goofy and funny, not one dull moment for me and what else could you want and expect from a movie especially like this one, definitely not the atrocious, dull movie I was expecting. Overall go in with very low expectations, don't take it seriously and you might have a good time with this popcorn flick, I know I did. Recommended! More of a 3.5 out of 5 stars.
What the hell??? I usually agree with BD but definitely not on this one! I had a blast from beginning to end! It was freakin action packed!At what point was this boring!? I actually cared for the character's also which is very unusual in such a large cast.First time in a long time I walked out of a movie and could have got right back in line to c it again!I hope this does become a trilogy.
Cheesy, but not in the good way. Quite honestly, the only two characters I cared about were the baby and Jeep. EVERY character had something to say, which is why I didn't give a crap when any of them died (hardly a spoiler). Not horrible, but in no way a "good" movie.
I don't know why everybody is ranking on this so badly. Yeah its not the best movie ever made. Thats for sure, but it hardly the worst. 1 skull, 2/10 thats just down sizing it. Hell the script was poor, the acting was wooden, but it held my intrest, and yes they did show every part in the trailer. Fuck so does every other movie out there. I just think you should gave it at least a 5, and this movie doesn't rip off terminator at all. I don't know what the fuck you were smoking but terminator had robots. Oh so big deal instead of robots it was and angel. Dude every movie rips off terminator then if you think about it.
If you can roll with what the film asks you to roll with then you're in for one heck of a fun, slightly spooky, action-packed ride. Suspend your disbelief and enjoy the apocalypse.
I have to say this was not on my must see list by any means but this was the only thing out that I had not already seen so I figured what the hell, let's give it a go. I am glad I went to see this but I am surprised at the response this movie is getting. So the whole baby thing was unnecessary and it really brought down the film's credibility with most assuming this is just a Terminator ripoff which in this instance it is. I would disagree with the statement made by Mr. D about the film taking itself too seriously. It never went into self aware territory but there were some things that were meant to round up a chuckle. I really enjoyed the fight scenes and I was never really bored. There is some heavy dialogue in some parts but I didn't mind waiting for things to get going. I didn't even really find the setting too claustrophobic. It wasn't a large scope film but I thought the setting was used to its highest potential. Alright so maybe if one were to nitpick through the plot there would be more than a few inconsistencies but this is just something you need to go with. Regardless I am glad I gave this one a shot.
It's simple math: Legion < The Terminator + Prince Of Darkness + Feast
I feel like I've really grown as a human being and learned quite a bit from watching Legion. If you're cool with it, I'd like to share some of my newfound wisdom with you. When an angel is booted from the ranks of the Heavenly Hosts, he gets cool prison tats as a consolation prize. If you've got huge, gaping wounds running down along your shoulder blades (say, from cutting your own wings off with a heavenly Bowie knife), as long as you're in front of a mirror, stitching them shut is no biggie. Old ladies who spout obscenities in a deeply modulated, spooky voice will make an audience dissolve into gales of torrential laughter. If you're trying to make a frightening movie, you might want to avoid this. Dennis Quaid either A) needs to do a better job sifting the wheat from the chaff or B) really needs money to pony up for Randy's legal expenses. When an angel possesses you, you'll turn into a hollow-eyed mockery of humanity with razor-sharp fangs and a taste for human flesh. Touched By An Angel had it all wrong. You're probably better off not lifting significant story elements from The Terminator when James Cameron is the 800 pound gorilla in the room. Just saying. Blinding swarms of pestilential flies in your vehicle got you down? No problem. You can turn around and drive several miles back to your point of origin without incident. When angels take prisoners, they like to treat them to an inverted crucifixion. Then, when their loved ones try to rescue them, they'll explode, drenching everyone in range with the acid that's been bubbling under their flesh. Director Scott Stewart might be back to the visual effects job if Priest doesn't turn some serious money. If you're possessed by an angel, you'll still need to score a set of wheels if you want to make it to Armageddon. Angels' wings look a lot like your grandma's old throw rugs. Angels' wings are also bulletproof and can easily disembowel a human being. Writers Peter Schink and Stewart both need to learn that a good screenplay requires a cohesive internal logic. If it's not riddled with plot holes, that's always a good thing. If your vehicle leaves the road and crashes at 120 mph, don't worry about your infant's safety, even if they're not in a car seat. They're pretty darned resilient. 20 minutes of unintentional hilarity + 88 minutes of turgid dialogue that's a clumsy substitute for characterization doesn't equal a crap classic. Playing Windows Solitaire for two hours will yield more gripping entertainment than watching Legion.
Just another one of those movies where ALL of the "best" scenes were showed in commericials... I was very disappointed, after looking forward to this for so long. :(
If Feast, and Splinter have shown us anything, is that sometimes the claustrophobic feeling of a close quarters set can almost be an extra character in the film. Legion went for this, but failed. After seeing the trailers, I was hoping Legion would kickstart 2010's horror'ish lineup into full gear. I couldn't have been more wrong. Legion is the holy roller's rendition of "The Terminator" mixing elements of classics from almost every genre of film. Sometimes, a film can pay homage to cult classics, and give birth to an all new sub-genre. Legion is more like an abortion than a birth. Cheesy dialog during forced character background scenes fill up 3/4ths of the film. The action scenes are few and far between, and what little we are given, is very anti-climactic. From the trailer, we were all but promised plenty of zombie-like scenes of innocent people being possessed by angelic forces to facilitate the extermination of the human race. If this is what you're expecting.. don't. 90% of the "cool" scenes of possession are shown in the trailer, the rest are pretty much forgettable. Having not seen "Daybreakers" yet, so far my 2010 has begun with a dud. Legion is insulting to the viewers intelligence. Save the cash, and wait for this turd to show up late night on the syfy channel. http://liberaldead.blogspot.com
Not as bad a movie as the official review, but could have been way better. The movie is lacking in the action department, most of the action, you've seen in the trailers. There is a lot of unnecessary dialogue, which tends to halt whatever momentumn the movie has going. This is a rent or cable viewing movie, nothing you absolutly have to run out and see. If you have nothing to do and want to go the movies, then lower your expectations, you may enjoy this movie better.
jacksvioletwand - the Terminator stuff breaks down like this: Bettany teleports from his own natural time/place to Los Angeles and steals clothes/supplies from a big store and encounters two cops. His mission is to protect a waitress whose unborn child is to save humanity. And the end of the film is identical. Kudos to giving the film a (admittedly deserved) low rating when you haven't seen it yet though. Is using the comments in the article or simply using the contact form too much for you?
Just curious, but what is an "idocracies," as in this part of the review: "The screenplay is littered with obvious idiocracies, but that’s not necessarily the problem." I'll tell you the problem - this review. Both based on the above citation, and the following point, which is referenced twice for good measure: That "Legion" copies the plot and/or mythology of 'The Terminator.' Having not seen 'Legion' yet, I still feel qualified to say that there is absolutely nothing in your written review about a movie that focuses on God declaring war on his creations by having his angels possess and destroy them that would appear to copy 'The Terminator.' And if there are apparent similarities, maybe you could just tell us what they are instead of trying to use big words incorrectly in a desperate bid to sound intelligent.
don't listen to d once again legion was kick ass I saw it last night. It was far from perfect but the movie was way cool with lots of action, cool special effects and a neat story line. Plus it leaves promise for an even better sequel.
"Screen Gems is quickly becoming known as the studio responsible for a number of lackluster thrillers (Prom Night, When a Stranger Calls, Underworld, The Stepfather, The Covenant, Boogeyman, The Grudge, etc.)" - Mr. Disgusting Uh, theres nothing "lackluster" about underworld at all... wtf? That movie was awesome. Anway, Legion really is a huge let down. It has some cool moments butthe monologues really are terrible.
I walked out of this movie pissed off. If I wanted to see an end of the world because of some little brat that is slow paced and wants me to take nape in between entertaining parts, I would ATTEMPT to watch The Seventh Seal again. At least the acting didn't fucking suck to high heaven (pun intended) in that one. The story had potential and I always like Paul Bennany, other than that the script and the acting were the worst I have seen in a long ass time. |
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