Legion of the Dead

2001
3.2| 1h29m| R| en
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Two guys, handsome William and his side kick Luke have just started their trip through the beautiful California desert when they're kidnapped by the notorious Psycho Mike, The Kern River Killer. Securing their escape through hilarious means and the aid of an old friend they soon stumble into a small desert town where unbeknownst to them a mysterious tall Blond Man and his sadistic henchmen are killing people to create a Legion of the dead. Here's where it gets tricky. William falls in love with Geena, the beautiful waitress at the local restaurant and Luke spins out of control hormonally. The restaurant is suddenly attacked by the LEGION and the tall Blond Man gives an ultimatum to hand over Geena within two hours or he will personally come in to get her. What is the mysterious secret that Geena and the Blond Man share? The clock ticks as the ultimatum draws near. The fight against evil has just begun...

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Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.
FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.
Steineded How sad is this?
Senteur As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.
hannikainen-heikki An instant classic made by Germans. Only Europeans can make films of this standard. I would call this an European horror-comedy set in the North America. Most viewers might not understand the subtle humor beneath the horror surface. To my opinion this movie is not a copy of From Dusk till Dawn, to which it is often compared to. This movie reminds me more of Repo Man, only it is better. There is same kind of sublime humor which for most viewers is too difficult to understand. For example the similarity between mad scientist of Repo Man and Psycho Mike of Legion of the Dead is obvious. Maybe as a Finn I understand better German humor than an average American viewer. Truly one of the best and most entertaining films I have ever seen. I give it 10/10.
siderite This could almost become a cult movie. It involves idiots working with and against the powerful demon Tagaio, played by my favorite actor of all time: Mathias Hues. He played in so many bad US movies that his Germanic accent is almost gone.In this one, he doesn't even fight. He is just the comic relief. The other actors play their parts (of idiots) really well, completely immersing the viewer in the atmosphere of the movie. The end part is an almost exact replica of the From Dusk Till Dawn bar fights, and by exact I mean really funny and completely different.In the end (spoiler!!) Mathias Hues reveals his real identity: he is also an idiot, and the Legion of Idiots is finally defeated.Now really, a bad movie, with decent low budget effects and good film editing. But other than that, the script, acting and directing sucked. If you get really intoxicated with something, you might find it hilarious.
KHayes666 This movie pizzed me off. It shows flashes of being a great movie then fizzles out, then shows another flash then fizzles out again. It also seemed like a two part movie with the first part being the 2 idiots getting kidnapped by the rabid madman while 2 morons kill people for The Blonde Man (played by karate master Matthies Hues) I mean when you have a hot female lead character, chances are the movie will turn out OK but not this one.The second half of the movie was basically a From Dusk Till Dawn rip-off with the worst ending possible. After all the main character's friends are dead...instead of going into one on one combat with The Blonde Man (and probably getting killed giving his fighting background) he recites some mumbo jumbo and presto....turns out it was all a dream Talk about a waste of a promising movie. With a lot of touching up on the script this might have been a good movie, as it turned out it had more holes than swiss cheese 5 out of 10
fibreoptic Legion of The Dead is split into two parts like 'From Dusk Till Dawn'. The first half focuses mainly on William and Luke getting kidnapped by psycho Mike and two legion members recruiting people in to the legion of the dead. The Second half focuses on a group of people trying to escape a diner surrounded by Togaio and the legion of the dead. The first half is pretty good and enthralling making you think that this is going to be surprisingly a good film but uh oh wait a second there...the second half spoils it completely! And because the second half makes little to no sense the first half is there in turn wasted. Togaio waves his arms about far too much (the actor must of thought "WOH i'm playing Satan, better act the part" and over acts the part). The humour is pretty much non-existent in the second half too which is one of the main bits that made the first half good. The film makers obviously tried to do a "From Dusk Till Dawn" movie and failed miserably. Worth renting but do not buy this movie as it's hard enough watching it all the way through the first time! It's a shame because done right this movie could have been a winner. 5/10