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Legend or Willow?

Fredo

almost 4 years ago

Ron Howard’s Willow or Ridley Scott’s Legend. Which film do you prefer and why? I saw both of these films as a child but don’t remember anything about either of them other than one has a short guy carrying a baby and the other stars Tom Cruise and the chick from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. I get these films mixed up – is one noticeably superior or are they both just silly fantasy films from the 80s?

Casey

almost 4 years ago

Labyrinth!

Iceburg

almost 4 years ago

I think Legend is a gorgeous movie. Ridley Scott had already started production on Legend when he was finishing up Blade Runner. The famous Unicorn dream scene from Blade Runner is, in fact, a piece that had been shot for Legend.

All I remember about Willow is playing the Nintendo game.

Lona

almost 4 years ago

Legend is so superior!

…I have never seen Willow, actually, so my opinion shouldn’t count… but it looks like it just really wants to be The Lord of the Rings and that is not okay (I’d like to throw WoW into that category too, while I’m at it).

“The famous Unicorn dream scene from Blade Runner is, in fact, a piece that had been shot for Legend.” That is really interesting to know.

Fredo

almost 4 years ago

Oh man, yeah Labryrinth that movie I remember. Great film.

Samanth​a

-moderator-
almost 4 years ago

Legend is visually orgasmic but nothing else about it stood the test of time for me. Willow is still as entertaining as ever.

Also, the director’s cut of Legend is one of the few films I do NOT prefer to the theatrical versions.

This is making me think about that episode of Extras with Warwick Davis and DanRad.

Fredo

almost 4 years ago

I love Extras!

Although that episode escapes me.

Samanth​a

-moderator-
almost 4 years ago

Are you serious? It’s probably the most popular one. Get with it!

Fredo

almost 4 years ago

Hahha -

“What do you think this ring is for?”
“I don’t know, you’re a hobbit.”

Yeah, that was a funny episode. The Ben Stiller episode always sticks in my head as being my favorite. And of course the Kate Winslet episode is particularly timely now that she actually won the Oscar. I need to rewatch all the episodes though. I’ve only seen them once – Season 1 far better than Season 2.

Casey

almost 4 years ago

Ridley Scott versus Ron Howard. C’mon people.

Samanth​a

-moderator-
almost 4 years ago

C’mon yourself.

Fredo

almost 4 years ago

Hey I’ll take Parenthood over Kingdom of Heaven any day!

But yeah, Casey, you’re right.

deckard croix

almost 4 years ago

Not to go into why Ron Howard is perhaps one of the worst, most insipid directors of all time, Legend is superior in almost every way (though certainly not a great film). They’re both cheesy fantasy films though, and there’s been better ones made (though I wouldn’t list Labryinth) … what about Heavenly Creatures?

Lona

almost 4 years ago

I wouldn’t consider Heavenly Creatures fantasy by any stretch of the imagination….

deckard croix

almost 4 years ago

^ That’s a joke, right?

Fredo

almost 4 years ago

We’re not talking about great movies here – we’re talking about Legend and Willow! Cheese is the point! Stick to the topic people!

No tangents on my thread! :(

Lona

almost 4 years ago

It is not at all a joke. The only sequences of anything unrealistic in the entire movie are scenes very obviously taking place in their imaginations… and how is it fantasy to imagine something that isn’t real? Everyone does that. Not to mention, how could a movie based off of true story possibly be fantasy?

peter smith

almost 4 years ago

Legend hands down. I’m a fan of Willow but Legend has stood the test of time better. The atmosphere in Legend is awesome and it has the finest depiction of Satan ever put on film. I would say Legend is the best fantasy film of the 1980s.

Dylan

almost 4 years ago

Legend? eehhh…I’ll take Willow any day. Plus I have it on laserdisc! Yeah!

peter smith

almost 4 years ago

We are talking about Legend The Directors Cut here right?

deckard croix

almost 4 years ago

“…and how is it fantasy to imagine something that isn’t real?”

I would say that’s the definition of fantasy, but anyway I drug us off the topic.

I think the director’s cut is the best version by far, but yeah, are we taking into account Legend’s original cut?

Dimitri​s Psachos

almost 4 years ago

both!!!!!
for 2 reasons…
1: Legend is Scott’s last gorgeous film(he did make Thelma afterwards but that was not as great as Legend artistically..)
2: Willow is Ron Howard’s greatest achievement(fuck you Beautiful Mind and Cinderella Man and Frost/Nixon and Apollo 13)

Francis​co J. Torres

almost 4 years ago

neither

No one mentioned the greatest representation of the Devil on film: Tim Curry is simply brilliant in Legend.

KJ

almost 4 years ago

Ok, see, now this is just wrong.

Iceburg

almost 4 years ago

If I need 80s Val Kilmer, I’ll take Real Genius over Willow. Legend is easily one of the most beautiful fantasy films ever made. Perhaps it’s a case of style over substance, as the story is as basic and barebones as you can get, but it still just looks so damn good. Yeah, Tim Curry as Darkness looks so intense..those horns!

Fredo

almost 4 years ago

Screw Bergman, after reading some of the comments here, I got a hankerin’ for some Legend!

NEONBEA​R

almost 4 years ago

i just bought the legend collectors edition the other day for like 9 bucks. movies fuckin gorgeous.

Samanth​a

-moderator-
almost 4 years ago

“I would say Legend is the best fantasy film of the 1980s.”

No wai! The Neverending Story is.

Dimitri​s Psachos

almost 4 years ago

Neverending Story is very good indeed Samantha but i don’t know…Petersen’s only great effort in the U.S. is this one and it doesn’t work that perfect,especially since it’s based on a detailed fantasy novel…