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Legion of the Dead

  • 2001
  • R
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
3.2/10
2K
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Legion of the Dead (2001)
ComedyHorror

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 Kil... Read allTwo 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 ... Read allTwo 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... Read all

  • Director
    • Olaf Ittenbach
  • Writer
    • Olaf Ittenbach
  • Stars
    • Michael Carr
    • Russell Friedenberg
    • Kimberly Liebe
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.2/10
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    • Director
      • Olaf Ittenbach
    • Writer
      • Olaf Ittenbach
    • Stars
      • Michael Carr
      • Russell Friedenberg
      • Kimberly Liebe
    • 59User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Michael Carr
    • William
    Russell Friedenberg
    Russell Friedenberg
    • Luke
    Kimberly Liebe
    • Geena
    Hank Stone
    • Jeff
    Harvey J. Alperin
    • Nicolas
    Matthias Hues
    Matthias Hues
    • Togaio - Blond Man
    Christopher Kriesa
    Christopher Kriesa
    • Psycho Mike
    • (as Chris Kriesa)
    Darren Shahlavi
    Darren Shahlavi
    • Peter
    Birgit Stauber
    Birgit Stauber
    • Jaqueline
    Andrea Seitz
    • Sylvia
    Chin Meyer
    • Michael
    Joe Cook
    Joe Cook
    • Joe
    Jeff Motherhead
    • Casey
    Ron Grandl
    • Robin
    Paul Hayes
    • Steven
    Birgit Quirchmayr
    • Cynthia
    Ernest Rosenfelder
    • Ernest
    Gwen Van Dam
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    • Director
      • Olaf Ittenbach
    • Writer
      • Olaf Ittenbach
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    1hereatgraceland

    From the store to the video player to the garbage .

    I have purchased hundreds of movies of the last 10 years and currently have over a thousand in my library. I can honestly say Legions of the Dead is the only movie I yanked out of my VCR and slammed it directly into the garbage. Yes...it is that bad. Most horror movies have at least something that captures your attention. Not this one!!! The movie had no opening, so nobody understood what it was about, no story to follow, no scary parts, nothing. I tried to watch it for almost an hour and I couldn't understand what the hell was going on so I literally yanked it and tossed it ! There were 2 weirdo's walking around in gray suits killing everybody and there was another guy who kidnapped 2 other dudes and the guy kept barfing up yellow chunks every couple of minutes. I think this movie is even worse then Dead and Breakfast. If you see it for sale in a dollar store, don't be fooled into buying it. It's not even worth a penny ! 100 % JUNK
    5fibreoptic

    A tale of two halves.

    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
    mugwump

    yuck

    I picked up this movie on DVD for about 25 bucks, which is a lot of money. Let's just say I was fooled by Ittenbach's notoriety and by the thought that this might be another Premutos. Unfortunately enough for me... it was not. In fact, I watched this thing with a couple of friends because they thought that the cover was cool and all and, an hour and a half later, we were left saying: "God, what an awful movie!" The fact is that this movie made absolutely no sense and was not at all funny or gory or well-made or anything, it was plain bad with almost no redeeming value. Hell! I thought the animated menu was better than the film! Since I consider myself quite an expert when it comes to b, horror and cult movies, you should trust me when I say: just skip it.

    P.S. The version I saw had 5 minutes cut off but I'm positive in saying that even the 5 more thrilling minutes in cinema history couldn't possibly save this thing.
    Volgox

    INCREDIBLY DISSATISFYING

    I rented this video already knowing that it was some kind of "From Dusk Till Dawn" copy. After having watched this flick I was pretty angry for having wasted my precious time with this film. Actually, there were many scenes I forwarded because they were so imbecile. There's no logic at all. For instance, these two hit-men were nothing but annoying. In one of the first scenes they are about to execute this fat man. They blather and blather (if it at least was funny, okay) for quite a long time. I mean, if I had to recruit as many people as possible for an army I wouldn't let my victims steal my time by narrating their anecdotes. Besides, isn't it a great coincidence they meet a man who killed their parents decades ago? The absence of logic is pervasive throughout the whole flick.

    Furthermore, the screenwriter tries too hard to let his movie live from dialogues, like many Tarantino movies do. Well, he fails miserably since his writing-skills do not even come close to those Quentin Tarantino has.

    Admittedly, in a visual aspect the German director does a great work. The feature is highly stylized, the nicely choreographed fight scenes are fun to watch, the splatter effects are pretty likeable. Nonetheless, this is not enough to make a movie be a GOOD movie. Take my advice and stay away from this one.
    Ally_Cat29

    Horror?NO....just horrible.

    This movie was possibly the worst movie I have seen so far. Even in the last 10 minutes of the movie, I found myself wondering who certain random characters were, and what the hell was going on. The acting was less than mediocre, and what about the plot you may ask? What plot?? The humor was certainly not funny. I found myself getting irritated as the movie constantly insulted my intelligence in the form of crap comedy and poor dialogue.I wish I could say there was some sort of redeeming feature in this film...but there isn't. That's 90 minutes of my life that I will never be able to get back again, and $5 from the video store that I could have spent on a film that was entertaining. If I could give it 0/10 I would. Don't even think about seeing this movie.

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    • Trivia
      The cigar that the cigar-smoking man is smoking at the motel is a Croatian Handelsgold.
    • Quotes

      Jeff: Welcome to the Legion

    • Alternate versions
      German DVD & retail video are edited for violence/gore to secure a "Not under 16 rating".
    • Connections
      Featured in Making of 'Legion of the Dead' (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Unbekannter Wilder Mann
      Performed by Los Banditos

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    • Release date
      • March 1, 2002 (Portugal)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Le6ion of the Dead
    • Filming locations
      • California, USA
    • Production company
      • X-Vision Filmproduction GmbH & Co. KG
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    • Budget
      • $900,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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