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Meg Mucklebones is a minor antagonist from the 1985 fantasy epic film Legend .

She is encountered by the hero Jack (Tom Cruise) as he makes his way to the ancient tree-like temple in the marshes which leads to the underworld where the Lord of Darkness resides.

She was portrayed by Robert Picardo , who also played Eddie Quist in The Howling , one of the Pirates in The Pagemaster , Equinox EMH and The Doctor in the Star Trek franchise, Amazo in the DC Animated Universe, Edward Teague in Smallville , Wayne Whittaker in Supernatural , Sylvester Smirch in Beethoven's Christmas Adventure and Sebastian Krueger and the Shadowman in the Call of Duty video game series.

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She is a semi-aquatic swamp monster resembling a giant green-skinned hag. She is grotesque in appearance with lank black hair, a pointed warty nose and a hunched back. Her long fingers end in sharp claws which she uses to snatch unwary travelers. She lurks beneath the surface and drags her prey down into the water where she feasts on her drowned victims.

Her voice sounds like she is gargling swamp water, with a horror villain-like cackle and almost playful tone.

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But she also turns out to be rather vain and easy to trick as she is easily flattered by Jack, who uses her own reflection to distract her before chopping off her head. Her body continues to writhe for some time after her beheading.

Her allegiance to Darkness is unknown. She does not appear to be an agent of his, instead she is an opportunistic predator just out for herself. But the fact she resides so close to the Lord of Darkness' lair suggests there is a link. Possibly she, like other evil things, is drawn to the power of darkness, but other theories suggest she was originally a fair princess much like Lily and became a lover of the dark lord. Her prolonged exposure to him gradually warped her into a hideous hag, after which he no longer found her beautiful and banished her to the swamp. But this has not been confirmed.

She does not appear to possess any magical powers like a traditional witch, but does display some higher wisdom.

She appears to be based on the English legends of Jenny Greenteeth, a similar hag-like creature that is said to inhabit swamps and rivers and eats unwary children: like many hags she is shown to have a fondness for human flesh but apparently finds "fairy" flesh to be unappetizing.

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RETRO REVIEW: Legend Is a Cult Classic Movie for Tom Cruise Fans

Legend flopped upon its release in 1985, but the fantasy-adventure film starring Tom Cruise and directed by Ridley Scott deserves its cult status.

The 1985 fantasy-adventure film Legend had everything going for it. Ridley Scott had made his mark with The Duellists , then turned to science fiction with the Academy Award-winning Alien and the multiple versions of Blade Runner , before aiming at fantasy filmmaking. Tom Cruise had just finished football drama All the Right Moves and was a year away from mega-star status thanks to Top Gun . With tremendous talent in front of and behind the camera, Legend felt like a sure thing.. until it wasn't.

With special effects wizard Rob Bottin ( Robocop ) burying actors beneath prosthetics and Oscar-nominated production designer Assheton Gorton ( The French Lieutenant’s Woman ) creating this world from the ground up, Legend certainly looks amazing. Cinematographer Alex Thomson is also no stranger to fantasy, having been Oscar-nominated for his work on Excalibur . All that creativity, plus an immense amount of money and time, amounts to something -- even if it's not commercial success. Rather, Legend became a cult hit and it deserves all of the appreciation that's been lobbed on it since.

Tim Curry is the True Star of Legend

Curry's Performance as Darkness Stands Out

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Tim Curry is the centerpiece around which Legend revolves. A preening, elegant and animalistic creation, his eight-foot-tall villain Darkness is an example of great 1980's practical movie effects . Curry -- encased in a full-body prosthetic -- creates an oppressive presence that dominates Legend from the shadows. Cloven hoofs, manicured talons, and a rich baritone distinguish this denizen of the underworld from the innocence above, while the actor towers over his co-stars. Even though Darkness only appears in the later part of Legend , Curry's performance is the most memorable. He elevates overly elaborate pantomime villainy to legendary status.

When Legend was released in 1985, Curry was best known as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in Frankenstein -inspired The Rocky Horror Picture Show , both on stage and on screen. There is no denying the theatrical element that comes through in his portrayal of Darkness, yet there is nothing camp or melodramatic about it. In fact, considering Legend is in a genre that has traditionally aimed at children, he certainly scares audiences by giving them something grotesque. This shocking difference is hammered home in the film's final act, when animal sacrifice and devil worship throw Legend into freefall. But Curry overshadows Cruise, both literally and figuratively.

Tom Cruise Makes an Early Impression - By Not Making One

Legend undersells cruise's hero character jack, 10 best tom cruise movies (that aren’t mission: impossible films).

The true test of any actor is their ability to make an impression. Legend pushes that idea to breaking point with Tom Cruise, who does less than zero throughout the film. Scott captures him amid pollen with glitter glistening on his skin opposite an equally perfect Mia Sara, and the heightened lovefest between their characters Jack and Lili lasts throughout the movie. Nothing more is asked of Cruise acting-wise, apart from the occasional action sequence; Legend is far from the best Tom Cruise performance .

However, there still are glimpses of the movie star he would become. Cruise has an on-screen presence that is impossible to mimic. He may not make a wonderful impression like other fantasy movie heroes, but he walks away from Legend almost unscathed. That's impressive, since at one point he faces off against a towering Tim Curry wrapped in bright red skin and brandishing a broadsword. Less than a year after Legend , Cruise was winning over film audiences as Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in Top Gun -- proving how much bigger he was than any one movie.

Legend's Uneven Story Kept It From Being a Box Office Hit

The film has a number of production flaws, ridley scott's 10 best movies according to rotten tomatoes.

There is no denying that Legend lacks a story of any substance . There is so little for audiences to hang onto dramatically that the movie soon becomes an exercise in artistic appreciation. Scenes either feel stretched out too long or lack meaningful dialogue, and writer William Hjortsberg ( Angel Heart ) turns every fairy exchange into rhyming couplets that soon become distracting. But that's not the only way in which the movie wanders off in its own direction -- feeling more like an arthouse film than anything else.

Between the endless shots of Lili running in slow motion, or Jack breaking through sheet ice as the world is plunged into darkness, Legend loses its way. Moments of visual genius are overshadowed by artistic overindulgence, meaning that scenes simply do not work. Whether the fact that the movie's primary set burned down affected the finished product is up for debate, but Legend suffers from tonal inconsistency throughout. Thankfully, Bottin and his team of visual effects boffins manage to turn this turgid trifle into a cult classic, thanks to some groundbreaking techniques.

How Did Legend Become a Cult Classic?

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From another cult hit in John Carpenter's The Thing to winning an Oscar for Total Recall , Rob Bottin has elevated every movie he touches. In the case of Legend , he designed, implemented, and engineered some of the most intricate practical effects ever seen on film. He was rewarded for his efforts with another Academy Award nomination in the Best Makeup category. Beyond the creation of Darkness, Bottin also brought to life another creature ripped from the pages of a fairy tale nightmare called Meg Mucklebones, played by future Star Trek fan-favorite Robert Picardo.

Encountered by Jack on his way to the underworld, Meg is a marvel of prosthetic make-up and hydraulic invention. Buried beneath this terrifying disguise, Picardo embraces his inner swamp monster. Gnarled, nasty and after a tasty morsel, Meg Mucklebones is the perfect combination of visual effects and acting prowess. Her leering over her intended victim surrounded by a putrid bog is one of the most powerful moments in this disjointed movie.

There is no doubting the ambition behind Legend , which oddly falls between Blade Runner and Someone to Watch Over Me in Scott's filmography . Legend has some of the most impressive visuals Ridley Scott has ever shaped -- including towering trees, woodland glades and awe-inspiring set designs. Those who helped create its world -- including Bottin, Thomson, Gorton and composer Jerry Goldsmith -- made something truly dazzling. Legend might be flawed, but there are elements that shine through the visual distractions, wafer-thin plotline and overly engineered acting. Hiding therein are moments of sheer filmmaking genius. With numerous cuts to choose from and an endless array of interpretations to draw from them, Legend is the cult classic that keeps giving.

In a fantastical realm, a young hero embarks on a quest to rescue a princess and recover the last of the unicorns from a malevolent figure who seeks to plunge the world into eternal night. Joined by allies from the forest, he confronts dark forces in an epic battle to restore balance to the land.

• Tim Curry's performance carries the film.
• Excellent makeup and visual effects throughout.
• Stunning production design and superior score.
• A less impressive performance by Tom Cruise.
• Thinly-drawn story and uneven pacing.

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Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, this fantastic story follows a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, to undertake a heroic quest. He must save the beautiful Princess Lili and defeat the demonic Lord of Darkness, or the world will be plunged into a never-ending ice age.

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THE SCREEN: RIDLEY SCOTT'S 'LEGEND'

By Vincent Canby

• April 18, 1986

''Legend,'' directed by Ridley Scott, who has done better, is set in a timeless forest that you know must be enchanted: though the air is heavy with dandelion fluff, there's not a single dandelion in sight. In fact, the air is so full of dandelion fluff that it would seem to be more hazardous to the health than asbestos, which the fluff suggests, at least metaphorically.

However, ''Legend,'' being a fantasy-adventure, doesn't contain many asbestos-vulnerable mortals. Instead, its cast of tens is made up mostly of hobgoblins, leprechauns, elves and fairies. In addition, there are unicorns, of which it's said that ''as long as unicorns rule the earth, evil can never come to the pure of heart.''

These unicorns are the bane of the timeless existence of the Lord of Darkness, who's played by Tim Curry, but who looks like Donald Sutherland in a red Halloween mask and sounds like James Earl Jones as Darth Vader.

The Lord of Darkness represents evil. Representing good - none too efficiently - are a young man named Jack (Tom Cruise), who lives a life wild and free with the forest animals, and Lili (Mia Sara), a pretty, innocent maiden who's described as a princess, though she's without any visible principality.

In the course of ''Legend,'' Lili, who, though pretty and innocent, is extremely dumb, gives in to temptation with effects almost as fatal as Eve's bite of the apple. She pets a sacred unicorn, which allows the unicorn to be attacked by the Lord of Darkness's minions who chop off the unicorn's beautiful horn, which may or may not be a phallic symbol. In any case, we're told that whoever possesses the horn rules the earth.

I think I've got all this right, but the mythology of ''Legend'' isn't easy to follow. It's a slap-dash amalgam of Old Testament, King Arthur, ''The Lord of the Rings'' and any number of comic books. Though the film was apparently conceived by Mr. Scott (''The Duellists, ''Alien'' and ''Blade Runner'') and written by William Hjortsberg, the film's real auteur is Assheton Gorton, the production designer, who appears to have pigged out in the studio's carpenter shop.

He's created a series of fancy, plastic sets that keep the eye busier than the mind or the heart. When he runs out of dandelion fluff, he fills the air with cherry blossom petals and, later, with snow so fine and glisteny it looks to be sugar, plus 1,500 icicles made of resin and hot wax.

Among the small-scale people in the film are David Bennent, who once starred in ''The Tin Drum,'' and Billy Barty, who plays a comic dwarf named Screwball. Mr. Cruise goes through all this nonsense gamely, as if it were an initiation into a fraternity he wants very much to join.

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''Legend,'' which has been rated PG (''Parental Guidance Suggested''), contains some scenes of mild violence. The Cast LEGEND, directed by Ridley Scott; written by William Hjortsberg; director of photography, Alex Thomson; edited by Terry Rawlings; music by Tangerine Dream; production designer, Assheton Gorton; produced by Arnon Milchan; released by Universal Pictures. At Loews Astor Plaza, 44th Street west of Broadway; Loews New York Twin, Second Avenue and 66th Street; Loews 84th Street Six, at Broadway; Loews 34th Street Showplace Triplex, between Second and Third Avenues. Running time: 89 minutes. This film is rated PG. JackTom Cruise LiliMia Sara DarknessTim Curry GumpDavid Bennent BlixAlice Playten ScrewballBilly Barty Brown TomCork Hubbert PoxPeter O'Farrell BlunderKiran Shah OonaAnnabelle Lanyon Meg MucklebonesRobert Picardo

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Jack O' the Green

Played By: Tom Cruise

"I'll always trust you, Lili."

• Ambiguously Human : His origins are unclear, and he is able to straddle the worlds of human and fae, much like the forest itself. In the original script he's the immortal embodiment of the magic of nature .
• Animal Talk : He can understand the Unicorn.
• Badass Normal : Has no real powers beyond understanding the unicorns, but manages to figure out and successfully defeat the hulking personification of evil known as the Lord of Darkness.
• Cool Sword : The elf Gump gave him a beautiful, bejeweled broadsword to defeat Darkness with.
• Earthy Barefoot Character : He is deeply connected to the creatures of the woods and never wears shoes.
• Friend to All Living Things : He's so kind and calm, wild animals flock to him, and even the demigod unicorns trust him.
• Incorruptible Pure Pureness : The only thing he does wrong at all in the movie was allow Lilli to approach and touch a unicorn, and it's only because he loved her too much to stop her. Otherwise, he's perfectly kind, wise, and can't be tempted to kill or stop her when it looks like Darkness has convinced her to kill the last unicorn.
• Innocent Blue Eyes : Jack has bright blue eyes and can't be corrupted by evil at all.
• Knight in Shining Armor : Pure-hearted Jack dons armor to save his beloved from the epitome of darkness and evil.
• Lady and Knight : When she is captured, becomes the White Knight to Princess Lili's Bright Lady.
• Long-Haired Pretty Boy : Having shoulder-length hair and being played by Tom Cruise will naturally result in this trope.
• Nature Lover : He lives in the forest, is friends with all the animals, and in the original script it's much implied that he is an elf (or Nature Spirit ) himself. The fair folk recognize him instantly as a child of the forest.

Princess Lili

Played By: Mia Sara

"This place holds more magic for me than any palace in the world."

• All Girls Like Ponies : Or unicorns, close enough.
• Daddy's Girl : "My father says I'm brilliant!" He's not wrong, though.
• Damsel in Distress : Captured by goblins and taken to the Lord of Darkness' castle where he plans to marry her.
• Everything's Better with Sparkles : Her black gown is very sparkly.
• Fake Defector / Pretend to Be Brainwashed : Pretends to have been seduced by Darkness, but is actually planning to free the unicorn.
• Females Are More Innocent : Inverted - Lili breaks the rule about not touching unicorns and manipulates both Jack and the Lord of Darkness, while Jack is pure of heart.
• Femme Fatale : Goes from The Ingenue to this, though it's just to trick Darkness .
• Gold and White Are Divine : Maybe not divine exactly, but definitely pure and innocent (and, as it turns out, incorruptible) . Her ivory-white gown is trimmed with gold, and she wears a gold tiara and jewelry.
• Guile Hero : She manages to trick Darkness pretty handily and free the unicorn mare.
• Hidden Depths : Sure, she's beautiful and innocent as any Princess Classic , but tricks Darkness into agreeing to let her kill the unicorn, but instead frees it.
• Hotter and Sexier : The black dress Darkness gives her with a neckline that is low on the shoulders and open in the middle .
• The Ingenue : The whole reason the unicorns allow her to touch them and why Darkness is so taken with her.
• It's All My Fault : Deeply regrets touching the Unicorn when told not to when this causes the land to turn into all winter and darkness.
• Lady and Knight : Bright Lady to Jack's White Knight.
• Light Feminine Dark Feminine : Lilli is originally light, but turns dark once she wears the black gown though it's just a trick.
• Meaningful Name : White lilies symbolize innocence and purity. Observant viewers will notice that white lilies also grow on the bank of the unicorns' watering hole, carrying the symbolism further.
• Nature Lover : She prefers exploring the wild woods to being inside a castle.
• Pimped-Out Dress : Her detailed ivory princess dress (with ribbons, sleeve trains, and a fancy headpiece ), and the high-collared black dress Darkness gives her.
• Princess Classic : Word of God says she's based on the classic Disney Princesses, particularly Snow White.
• Rebellious Princess : Not extremely so, but she does sneak out of the castle to visit peasants in the woods.
• Regal Ringlets : Is a delicate princess with long, curly brown hair.

The Lord of Darkness

Played By: Tim Curry

"I am the Lord of Darkness. I require the solace of the shadows and the dark of the night. Sunshine is my destroyer. All this shall change. Tonight the sun sets forever. There shall never be another dawn."

• And Now You Must Marry Me : He captures Lili and plans to make her his queen as he rules the world of winter and darkness.
• Big Bad : Of the film, with his father as the Greater-Scope Villain .
• Big Red Devil : And how! Huge black horns, hooves, and red skin.
• Corrupt the Cutie : His goal with Lili, natch.
• The Dreaded : Princess Lili shows fear when he tries to kiss her, but then seems brave around The Lord Of Darkness. Jack and other heroes are afraid of him too, although they defeat him and save the day.
• Evil Is Hammy : What do you expect from Tim Curry? "Every wolf suffers fleas! 'Tis easy enough to scratch!"
• Evil Overlord : He is the embodiment of evil and rules over all creatures of darkness.
• Evil Plan : The Lord of Darkness seeks to kill all unicorns so he can plunge the world in darkness.
• Evil Sounds Deep : Tim Curry's voice was electronically deepened to add to Darkness' scariness. The same goes in the Japanese dub, as he was voiced by Norio Wakamoto .
• The Heavy : He is the one implementing a plan and giving orders while the goblins do the grunt work of trying to take over the world, but dad is the Greater-Scope Villain and truly behind the power.
• Horns of Villainy : Enormous ones, to boot.
• Interspecies Romance : With Princess Lili.
• The Night That Never Ends : He tries to bring about this trope by killing off the unicorns (the world's source of light).
• Playing with Fire : Despite his obvious preference for darkness, he's able to magically summon bursts of fire during his fight with Jack.
• Psychopathic Manchild : Lili seems to be the first human girl he has ever talked to and he just a little bit awkward about it, even turning to his Father for advice about it. He seems to have lived a very cloistered life in his castle, away from the sunlight and with only servants for company.
• Rasputinian Death : He's stabbed through the heart with the horn of a unicorn, hit by concentrated rays of sunlight which is anathema to him, loses his arm and is sucked through a portal into oblivion. In one version of the film, the ending implies that he has somehow survived.
• Red and Black and Evil All Over : Darkness has red skin, wears clothing that's predominantly black and is Obviously Evil .
• Thin Chin of Sin : He has a very elongated chin, which ties neatly into his design as the Satanic Archetype .
• Villainous Crush : Darkness is smitten with Lili for her innocence, and later aroused by her femme fatale attitude and desire to kill the unicorn.
• Voice of the Legion : At times, particularly when Darkness is enraged, his voice takes on a multi-pitched kind of sound, fitting for a demon like himself.
• Would Hit a Girl : When Lili betrays him, he strikes her down.

Honeythorn Gump

Played By: David Bennent

Voiced by: alice playten.

• The Fair Folk : He can't touch iron, being a Fae, and only lets off Jack's crime of letting a unicorn be touched by a mortal because it was done out of love, and because he is a "friend of the fae".
• Honest Advisor : He has no problem telling off Jack heartily for letting Lilli lay hands on a unicorn.
• Ironic Name : "Gump" is an old English insult meaning "idiot". He's anything but.
• Large Ham : "DO YOU THINK YOU COULD UPSET THE ORDER OF THE UNIVERSE AND NOT PAY THE PRICE?!?"
• Larynx Dissonance : Gump's voice is notably more restrained than his acting. See Large Ham .
• Milking the Giant Cow : He does this when he throws a tantrum at Jack.
• Mood-Swinger : In his introductory scene he goes from giving Jack a friendly greeting, to threatening to kill him if he can't solve a riddle, to shrieking and smashing his violin when Jack does, to cheerfully sharing a drink with him and becoming friends. Par for the course when dealing with The Fair Folk .
• Our Elves Are Different : He appears very childlike, behaves quite human-like in his temper, and uses very little magic.
• Riddle Me This : His riddle to Jack: "What is a bell that never rings, yet its knell makes the angels sing?" The answer is blue bells, the flower.
• What the Hell, Hero? : Naturally gives one to Lili, but his biggest one is aimed at Oona and her "secret".

Played By: Annabelle Lanyon

• Ball of Light Transformation : She can change into a small ball of light and fly around. She does so in Darkness' dungeon to escape a prison cell and obtain the key to the cell.
• Clingy Jealous Girl : But that doesn't stop her from doing her part of defeating the bad guy.
• The Fair Folk : She is mostly friendly towards Jack but acts vindictive when he refuses her trying to kiss him in the form of Lilli.
• Fairy Companion : She is a tiny ball of light of a fairy who accompanies Jack on his quest to rescue his beloved and restore light to the world. She thinks human hearts are too soft and weak.
• Fairy Sexy : She wears a very short dress.
• Shape Shifting Seducer : While the protagonists are trapped in Darkness' jail, Oona tries to get Jack to kiss her by creating an illusion that she's Jack's girlfriend Lili.
• The Unintelligible : She can't speak in fairy form.

Meg Mucklebones

Played By: Robert Picardo

• Compliment Backfire : Flattery won't save you from Meg if she's hungry, she'll just decide to find out if the rest of you is as sweet as your tongue.
• Delusions of Beauty : A little flattery from Jack has Meg agreeing that her "beauty" puts angels to shame.
• Evil Sounds Raspy : As is fitting for her haggard appearance, Meg has a very coarse voice.
• Fan Disservice : Meg is a monstrous wrinkled hag who wears absolutely nothing besides the swamp weeds and moss that cling to her slimy body, and the audience is not spared from seeing this.
• Femme Fatalons : Meg has dangerously long nails or claws which she brandishes as her primary weapons.
• Gonk : Her ugliness is directly proportional to the extreme level she takes her Delusions of Beauty .
• Large Ham : One could be forgiven for thinking she sounds very enthusiastic and joyful in her conversation with Jack, especially concerning her plans to devour him.
• Losing Your Head : Jack defeats her by lopping her head right off. We don't see her head behaving as if it were still alive, but her body flails and somehow shrieks while headless for a few seconds before finally expiring.
• Starter Villain : Meg is the first antagonist Jack directly has to deal with and she serves as a test that he is brave enough to become a hero who can save Lili.
• Too Spicy for Yog-Sothoth : Meg prefers to feast on the flesh of humans and finds The Fair Folk to be foul-tasting.
• To Serve Man : As with her mythical counterpart, Meg's diet includes any hapless human who tries to pass through her swamp.
• Wicked Witch : In appearance, if not in magical powers.

Played By: Alice Playten

• Celebrity Resemblance : Designed to look like Keith Richards .
• Depraved Dwarf : Blix is short like all the other goblins, and also thoroughly vile.
• Gonk : He's as ugly as a long-nosed pasty-faced wart-covered goblin can get, and proud of it.
• Pointy Ears : They stick so high above his head that they resemble horns.
• Professional Butt-Kisser : His words drip with flattery when taking orders from Darkness.
• Rhymes on a Dime : He often speaks this way.
• Shorter Means Smarter : He's second only to Darkness in deviousness and cunning.
• Sinister Schnoz : Being a traditional fae depiction of a goblin, he has quite an impressive honker.
• The Dragon : Since Darkness cannot walk in sunlight, he tasks Blix with doing all the heavy work above ground.
• Token Competent Minion : Darkness tasks him with finding and killing the Unicorns and returning their horns to him. Blix actually manages to succeed in killing one of them and captures the other.
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LEGEND (1985) Theatrical Version

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• Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert Like many recent sword and sorcery movies, it is so effective in rendering evil, so good at depicting the dire, bleak fates facing the heroes, that it's too dreary and gloomy for its own good.
• Chicago Tribune Gene Siskel I don't want to remember any more about Legend than to make sure I include it in my ''worst films of 1986'' list and never rent it when it comes out as a video cassette.
• TV Guide TV Guide Staff Sumptuous, grandly-scaled, and often ludicrous.
• Slant Magazine Ed Gonzalez Legend is a Gothic fairy tale brought to life.
• Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas Legend is not without whimsical touches, but it surely could have used more humor and invention.
• Orlando Sentinel Jay Boyar You are caught up in a morality play... the deepest significance of which the makers of this PG movie are apparently betting the adolescents of America will instinctively comprehend.
• Washington Post Tom Shales Legend may turn out to be legendary, but not in the way the filmmakers intended.
• Variety Variety Staff Legend is a fairytale produced on a grand scale... At the same time, the basic premise is alarmingly thin, a compendium of any number of ancient fairytales.
• New York Times Vincent Canby Ridley Scott has done better.
• Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt If a movie can have so much money and talent poured into it, and still come out this stale and tedious, something larger may be happening than the failure of one misbegotten project.
• Gannett News Service William Wolf Its production design, special effects, and overall look can't be faulted. But its hackneyed story about good versus evil is so insipid and dull that no matter how much one might applaud the visual achievement, the movie is still a gigantic bore.
• Common Sense Media Barbara Shulgasser Dark and often scary '80s fantasy hasn't aged well.
• Cinema Crazed Felix Vasquez Jr. A remarkable and bleak fantasy thriller for folks that like their fantasy based on thick characterization and less humongous battles.
• Eye for Film Jennie Kermode Ultimately Legend is a bit of a wet squib, appealing in small doses but struggling to maintain audience interest for the full running time.
• FilmsInReview.com Victoria Alexander Ridley's misstep.
• Combustible Celluloid Jeffrey M. Anderson Ridiculously self-important and serious.

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Legend (1985)

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Princess Lily : Are you afraid to kiss me, Jack?

Jack : I'm afraid you'll break my heart.

Princess Lily : Then still your heart, for you are dear to me as life itself.

Meg Mucklebones : What a fine fat boy you are, Jack!

Jack : You don't really mean to eat me, do you, ma'am?

Meg Mucklebones : Oh, indeed I do!

[cackles] 

Jack : That would be a shame because someone as fair and lovely as yourself, Miss Meg, deserves far better than scrawny me. Don't you think?

Meg Mucklebones : Think me fair, do you, Jack?

Jack : All the heavenly angels must envy your beauty.

Meg Mucklebones : [cackles]  What a fine meal you'll make, be the rest of you as sweet as your tongue!

Jack : I... I must be dreaming...

Gump : If life is a dream, better you dread the waking!

Jack : How do you know my name?

[cranes head away in annoyance from Oona, who is buzzing around his head] 

Jack : Stop it! Go away!

Gump : I know everything, Jack. Yet I do not understand what has happened today. Suppose you tell me, Jack? You know these woods as well as any elf. Did you not see something odd today, any strange spirits? Did nothing untoward happen?

Jack : I took Lily to see the unicorn...

Gump : [In outrage]  You did what?

[the other elves chatter noisily] 

Gump : Silence!

[They hush] 

[repeated line] 

Jack : I trust you, Lily.

Jack : [solves the riddle]  Flowers...? Bluebells! To hear them ring, it means your life is at an end!

Jack : Who are you?

Gump : Here be a forest child and not know of Gump?

Jack : Gump, is it?

Gump : Honeythorn Gump, at your service.

Jack : Ask me your Riddle, and Pray God my answer pleases you.

Princess Lily : Teach me rabbit!

Jack : Not today

Princess Lily : But I'm your best student.

Jack : [yells]  Darkness!

Gump : Come on, Jack, don't keep us in the dark!

Jack : In the dark is where we'll stay. We're cursed.

Jack : These are Sacred Animals!

Oona : Call that a kiss? Am I not sweet?

Jack : Sweet as bee-pollen.

Oona : [Changes into Lily]  Sweet as the wind that blows me to you.

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