Blast From The Past - Legend

Hello everyone and welcome to another Blast From The Past, where we take a look at some of Hollywood's older films.

Today, we're reviewing Legend (1985), starring Tom Cruise and directed by Ridley Scott.


Legend was, is, groundbreaking in many ways. A fully-fledged fantasy movie, in all regards, with Cruise playing the quintessential hero, dragged into a fight against the ultimate evil: Darkness manifest. I was told this movie took inspiration from The Legend of Zelda, which was the whole reason I wanted to see it, but that inspiration was incredibly vague to me. If anything, it was your traditional princess gets captured by bad guy, good guy has to save her, but needs help from a ragtag group of friends, which in this case, were dwarfs, sprites and pixies.

It's a strange movie, to say the least, but it's also impressive in it's use of costume design, cinematography, and score. I think what's more impressive is that the entire movie takes place over the course of a single day, which is important to keep in mind when you're wondering where this poor girl's parents are.

I must admit, it is hard to stay with the movie. The pacing is slow, and even with the movie being only an hour and a half long, it feels longer. I think if you're really into 80's movies, or just want to see a young Tom Cruise (dressed very similarly to Peter Pan), then this might be one you add to your collection.

My rating: 6.5/10