Ok loyal Legion of Fan, I know I watch a lot of dumb movies, but I had no idea what I was getting into when I decided to go see “Legion” the other day.
Brace yourselves, I’m about to show you everything you need to know about “Legion”:
There. You have now seen everything cool that “Legion” has to offer.
Seriously, there is absolutely no substance to this movie. I wasn’t expecting a deep plot or serious acting, but I certainly wasn’t expecting the stupidity of Bob (Dennis Quaid, GI Joe, Pandorum) and his half retard son named Jeep (Lucas Black, Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift) taking care of some bitch named Charlie (Adrianne Palicki) who is the most unlikeable heroine I’ve ever seen in a movie to date.
Here’s the gist, God is angry at humanity and orders Michael and Gabriel to carry out an extermination. Michael rebels and finds “the only hope” humanity has, the unborn child being carried by Charlie. Why is this child so important? Because the script says so. That’s really all there is to this movie. A series of cliched lines set around a typical apocalypse plot, and stereotyped cast. When I say everything you need to know is in the trailer, it’s completely true, and I don’t feel that I’m spoiling anything by telling you that the child is important only because the script says it is. There’s no prophecy about her child being important, it’s not the unborn Christ or even an Anti-Christ type twist. It’s just important, and poorly explained.
The only saving grace of this movie is Paul Bettany and Kevin Durand, the only two actors who seemed to take this movie anywhere close to serious. I rarely do this but in a Dave like action I’m thinking of banning any movie with Dennis Quaid in it from reviews from now on.
This movie fails on so many levels it’s not even funny. It even fails at being funny when it tries to be.
If you still want to see the movie after reading this review, then be prepared for a poorly written, poorly directed, disjointed stereotypical story with predictable ending after predictable twist. Too long, and too boring. I know it’s still pretty early in the year but I’m going to stand by and say that Legion is the dumbest movie of 2010.
Hey guys, the gang is back this time with a review of Invictus the film directed by Clint Eastwood, staring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. The story of Nelson Mandela attempting to reunite the nation of South Africa through ruby after their struggle with apartheid.
The DvD Review is of the 2000 Cohen Brothers’ Film Oh Brother Where Art Thou, loosely based on Homer’s “The Odyssey” set in depression era Mississippi. Staring: George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson.
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I saw Anvil!: The Story of Anvil the other day on DVD. This movie has been getting a lot of good critical buzz this year but it was their appearance on Conan O’Brian that motivated me to check out the movie. A:tSoA is a documentary abou the band Anvil – a heavy metal hair band from the early 1980s who helped invent the heavy metal sound and toured with all sorts of bands that all made it big. Despite those credentials, Anvil never took off. They never achieved more than very limited commercial success but they also never broke up and have been performing and recording continuously for almost 30 years, still looking for their big break.
The documentary follows the band as they experience a disastrous tour of Europe and attempt to record and sell their 13th album. In many ways the film is a straight forward rockumentary and features a lot of what you’d expect. Don’t let that immediate appearance fool you A:tSoA is not a typical rockumentary. The two primary members of the band Steve “Lips” Kudlow – the lead singer and Robb Reiner -the drummer are utterly personable and relatable. The interviews are genuine and intimate. These men share their dreams and talk about the stumbling blocks they have encountered through the years. What really sets them apart is the unabashedly hopeful they remain, almost to the point complete self-delusion. These men continue to take on great cost to themselves financially and personally to keep this band alive in constant hope for their next big break.
I highly recommend this movie to anyone interested in an emotional narrative about failure and perseverance. The movie will especially resonate with rock enthusiasts and with anyone who has ever pursued a dream that everyone thought was nuts.
Anvil!: The Story of Anvil (2009) : directed by Sacha Gervasi, starring: The band Anvil, their families and features members of other heavy metal bands.
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