Legion (2010)

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How do you make a movie about demons and the end of the world suck?  Legion sets out on a crusade to answer this very question! Very little of this movie has any redeeming qualities.  I really wanted to like it.  The premise is just so awesome... but it's almost like the producers wanted me to hate it.

Legion is primarily focused on a diner in the middle of the desert.  Here we meet all sorts of terrible characters that want nothing more than to tarnish the movies already awful image.  But why stop there?  Lets throw in a demonic grandmother who spider-crawls up walls and bites people! And lets make the melee combat scenes as obnoxious as possible, with the camera bouncing all over the place. Useless dialogue you say?  Every scene must have at least 10 minutes of this! 

This movie is just terrible.  I wouldn't wish it upon anyone.

Legion gets a 2/5 for somehow making the apocalypse boring.

Comments

  1. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2010 at 12:50 PM

    The director of this is supposed to be making a new movie based of a comic called "Priest". The premise of the movie sounds badass, but so did Legion and look how that turned out.

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  2. A Life Well Spent OnlineSeptember 24, 2010 at 1:09 PM

    Jackku, is that true? I hope they don't ruin it- Priest was really good!

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  3. RandySeptember 24, 2010 at 1:17 PM

    I remember about this movie. DIdn't like it much

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  4. SethistoSeptember 24, 2010 at 1:24 PM

    I have my doubts on priest. I really hope he doesn't pull another spider-grandmother out of his ass.

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  5. Mc UncoolSeptember 24, 2010 at 1:28 PM

    bad movie is bad

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  6. UnknownSeptember 24, 2010 at 1:39 PM

    maybe i will see it

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  7. ShredGuitarSeptember 24, 2010 at 1:39 PM

    Awesome post!

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2010 at 2:22 PM

    A life well spent online.

    Yup, the director's name is Scott Stewart. The trailer for Priest looks good, but then again legion looked watched from the previews and look how that turned out.

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  9. Jimmy VolmerSeptember 24, 2010 at 2:45 PM

    I can't wait for tomorrow's update!

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  10. SethistoSeptember 24, 2010 at 2:56 PM

    Crap.. well I'll watch it and let you guys know when it is released ;p I hope it isn't awful. Maybe he will redeem himself?

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  11. Netto HikariSeptember 24, 2010 at 3:20 PM

    That poster is awful.

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  12. Biff TannerSeptember 24, 2010 at 3:26 PM

    Not that great, angels are bullet proof. REALLY?

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  13. TrashcanmanSeptember 24, 2010 at 3:30 PM

    never heard of it
    guess im happy i didnt

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  14. Austin Da SilveiraSeptember 24, 2010 at 3:36 PM

    this movie just looks god awful

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  15. iammyselfSeptember 24, 2010 at 4:25 PM

    thanks for the review, guess i'll pass on this one too haahh

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  16. SethistoSeptember 24, 2010 at 5:00 PM

    @Cris

    I wouldn't recommend it!

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  17. Charles LeMangSeptember 24, 2010 at 5:21 PM

    It's like I'm really Goku when I watch this movie.

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  18. Ken MoonSeptember 24, 2010 at 6:24 PM

    I actually liked Constantine and was going to take a look at this but not too sure anymore.

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  19. Jordan SwishSeptember 24, 2010 at 6:33 PM

    3/10 is a horrid rating!

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  20. momoSeptember 24, 2010 at 11:48 PM

    got it love it

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  21. riffmasterSeptember 25, 2010 at 12:35 AM

    i don't even feel the premise sound enticing. it sounds so stuipid that i got to stay away.

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  22. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2010 at 4:07 AM

    I believe your right

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