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  Written January 22, 2010

  This is an Awesome movie!!

  by Virdie

  I have to say that this movie was a little bit different then I expected, but it was fantastic. Definetly a keeper. You have Arch-Angels, possesions, gun fights and of course creepy old ladies. This is a must see on the big screen and a definate purchase. I think this movie would have been creepier in 3D, but was perfect as is. I won't fill this review with spoilers, but if you like action movies with a decent plot and a dash of creepiness thrown in then this is definetly a must see for you.

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• Oh No!
  Written January 25, 2010

  Two thumbs WAY down....and then some.

  by JMcP8884

  (SPOILER ALERT!!) This movie was awful. I wasn't expecting a "B" movie with demon-zombie creatures that go around biting a stalking the people of a small diner. This movie makes it seem like this diner is the only place on earth that the Apocalypse is happening. It made no outside references to the rest of the world, what-so-ever. It barely touched on anything to do with the actual Biblical Apocalypse. They showed one plague (a bunch of flies) and then never showed it again. Instead, you see demon zombies drunkly driving their cars to this diner, just to crowd around it until they are shot. That was the whole premises of this movie. It did have one "heaven" scene, that looked more like a locker room than anything. Then at the end you get a human trying to kill an Angel (Such sacrilege!) and Angel Michael saying that he needed to defy God to save humanity. So, basically, their version of God's Apocalypse is God sending demon-zombies to the world, and two Angels beating each other up. ?

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  Written January 23, 2010

  Friends Don't Let Friends See Legion.

  by RonBergendy69

  I have an idea! lets make a movie about god getting mad at everyone so he'll send down a whole bunch of angels to exterminate everyone! but we'll have this one angel, who doesnt agree with god, so he'll just be like "heck no god, i'm gonna go make sure this one baby gets born and save everyone down on earth!" So he'll go down on earth and get a bunch of guns and weapons and go to this dinner in the desert because this one skank's baby is the one hope the world has of survival. but then a whole bunch of those other angels are gonna be like "Hey dude, god's piiissseedd off at you now man" and they'll start taking over the bodies of humans and try to kill everyone, so then the angel and his earth buddies will just start mowing them down with their big guns and stuff, and then we'll get that one guy from Wimbleton to be the cool angel, and that rapper tyrese, and the QB from friday night lights, and dennis quaid! And the Oscar goes to....
  
  Don't see this movie. seriously.

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  Written January 23, 2010

  Big Steaming Pile of Legion...

  by MGmirkin

  Few movies have made me consider asking for my money back (Witches of Eastwick & Event Horizon come to mind)... Legion was one of them.
  
  It consistently fails to deliver on every promise it makes during the course of its narrative.
  
  Hordes of flying angels? Nope, only in a very brief flashback...
  
  Climactic battle between good & evil? Nope, fisticuffs with an angel throwing a hissy fit. More like a bad episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
  
  The setting was ridiculous. The plot was nearly non-existent.
  
  Character development? Nope. We don't know any more about them at the end than we did at the beginning.
  
  There was no payoff. No battle royale. The movie just comes to a simpering "The End" that resolves absolutely nothing and explains absolutely nothing.
  
  This movie was a mess from start to finish. It had potential, but completely squandered it. Avoid this and go see Avatar for the 3rd time!

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• Oh No!
  Written January 23, 2010

  Show Me Your Teeth...OMG, They're Rotten!

  by Jackonline

  I had high hopes for Legion; the trailer for the movie is awesome! The only thing about Legion that is worth watching is the trailer. Seriously, you DO NOT need to waste your money or your time on this film...it's a JOKE! The best parts of the movie can be seen in the trailer and the scenes are almost exactly the same length as what you see in the trailers. The actors are lost in this film because they had a terrible screenplay (script) to work with...this movie was written by children...dialog is laughable, the message is hokey. There is very little action, most of the scenes are long and drawn out. Seriously, the trailer gives away everything...there is little left to surprise you. I found the movie to be comedic, not scary. It makes no sense and it goes nowhere...stay home and listen to Lady GaGa, at least she brings something creative and visual to the table...how this movie ever got made is beyond me. The actors must have all be drunk when they read the screenplay...waste of time!

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  Written January 30, 2010

  Not really typical...

  by misswings2488

  The trailer depicts Legion as a typical religious end-of-the-world movie, I was surprised at how standard it isn?t ? mostly. Also, the previews don?t give a lot of insight into what?s going to happen.The characters in the film are well-written, fully developed and complex creatures. Kate Walsh?s character Sandra is detestable, selfish and vindictive ? which makes her character the most hated, and her performance the best. Despite having a difficult character to play as well, Paul Bettany does a great job portraying Michael. For a diner in the middle of the desert, the set is more complicated than expected. The diner is the perfect setup for a lot of attacks, and a last stand for humanity. Most of the action scenes in this movie are, thankfully, not the overused kind. It was an extremely enjoyable experience, jam-packed with plenty of twists and turns and surprising moments.

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  Written January 26, 2010

  Anyone read the bible anymore?

  by PinkMovie

  If you have read the bible lately you'll know that nothing in this movie makes sense and it's more comedic than intended. If God "lost faith" in humanity and wanted to kill us all He wouldn't need angels and we couldn't kill those angels with guns.

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  Written January 22, 2010

  Complete waste of time and money..

  by radfrog

  Just got back from watching a matinee of "Legion." My husband was really wanting to see this and I was also hoping it was going to be good. As we were walking out of the theatre, both of us said at the same time "COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY". :( If you are considering going to see this and you don't have money to waste, I recommend you wait till this is out on video, which I predict won't be long when people find out what a huge turkey this film is. The plot (what there is of it) was spelled out in the trailer. NOTHING more happens in the movie than what was in the trailer. It's just long drawn out violence with the predictable ending. Even the effects which looked promising in the preview were few and far between. Most of the time it's just a bunch of towns folk holed up in a diner in the middle of the desert a la "Tremors' without the humor or big worms. Total disappointment!

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  Written January 24, 2010

  it was entertaining, but stupid concept, storyline, goes against God religious beliefs

  by jenn998

  it was entertaining--had action, was different...seemed like comedy as people were laughing thruout the film...at the cheesy dialogue, characters etc...it's about an angel, who turns againt God's plan to destroy humanity and believes there is 'hope' and his behavior seems more 'humane' than God's and it portrays God as losing hope and having wrath and vengeance against humanity--utterly stupid and going against God. Stereotypical, white male angels and why? The two black people get killed instantaneously... a stupid storyline as how can an angel turn against God..and God not defeat it but have other angels portrayed as evil humans turned zombies fighting against it? The plot was so stupid as theyre trying to save this girl's baby, and why hers..an apocalyptic semi zombie movie btu the zombies were supposedly 'angels'. bad storyline, just stupid cheesy, fake, but entertaining enough and humorous too...

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• So-so
  Written January 29, 2010

  Legion

  by TheoryFan720

  Everyone seems to be taking on this idea of angels being the "bad guys." I'm not complaining, it makes for an interesting take on things. I didn't really have high expectations for this movie and did not come out unhappy. The movie overall was entertaining but I was not a fan of the characters in the movie. I'm a fan of lucas black but i do not believe he fit the role of the character he played in this movie. After seeing book of eli as well, i would probably have to say i was entertained more by legion. I don't thing it's a must see in theaters. Gore and language are the only big things. If you don't mind your kids seeing these things go for it. If your offended by the biblical references and all that i wouldn't recommend this movie for you.

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• Must Go!
  Written January 29, 2010

  People its not that hard to understand!

  by Stevelett

  I don't understand why people don't get it. If you haven't watched it yet then don't read this. God is tired of the way we live our lives so he sets into motion a plan to send us a sort of Moses to lead us out of the desert. He then becomes so inraged that he wants to scrap the plan and wipe us out! Micheal knowing gods truest desires better than anyone else desides to save us with the hope of restoring gods faith in humanity!

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• So-so
  Written November 6, 2011

  Legion

  by partsgirl

  I would have preferred more of a biblical pretense to set up the pretense of the movie. a little too much sci-fi for me. And "momma" climbing that mountain in her condition? Just a tad bit over the top too fantasy~

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  Written January 24, 2010

  Unrealized

  by matchstyx

  While the story arc had a lot of promise, the scripting was not as developed as I hoped it would be. With a couple more rewrites and some judicious editing I felt the story could have been more compelling.
  
  The film didn't build into a satisfying climax, and had several jumps in logic that were hard to overcome. Once that happened, the audience I was with didn't take the film seriously. FInally, the film broke the golden rule of writing for the screen: Show us, don't tell us. Too many times the characters launched into explanations of why they did the things they did, or acted in certain ways. The stand out speech was from the character Michael, explaining why he was going against orders and fighting for mankind.
  
  The results, sadly, were unintentional laughs and a lack of connection with the characters either as protangonists or antagonists. The film was disappointing in scope.

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• So-so
  Written January 28, 2010

  Not a bad movie, but they tanked it with the ending

  by xtno

  Without giving anything away, I'll just say that the idea behind the movie was good and they even took the time to do some character development and lay down some interesting questions. Then, in the last 15 minutes, it felt like some Hollywood big-wig stepped in and threw in a bunch of mindless dialogue and hap-hazard conflict resolution. In the end, the audience is left with a good movie that suddenly leaves them with unanswered questions, terrible one liners, and an ending monologue that is symmetrical with the opening, but so incongruous with the message of the movie, that it could not possibly have been written that way from the start. I would love to see how the movie originally ended, but instead we get a blatant rip-off of the ending of Terminator 2 with a speech that's half as good, and characters acting in ways that just don't seem necessary. :SPOILER ALERT: And WHO ARE THE PROPHETS and WHAT DO THE INSTRUCTIONS SAY!!!!!??????? Hello, can we finish what we started here???

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• Must Go!
  Written January 24, 2010

  Oh wow

  by clairesama

  Trailer looks action packed, but I still thought it was going to be your typical "God wants to kill the world, and this one guy wants to save us", it is, BUT that one guy happens to be an archangel that questions Gods order and believes there is still hope in mankind.
  
  Why I liked it:
  Paul Bettany
  Angels with guns
  Good plot overral
  
  What I didn't like:
  Black man always dies.
  

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