gemandeye1 I have enjoyed most if not all of Scott Adkins movies thus far except for this one. Dolph Lundgren is always hit and miss with his movies, more misses IMO. However, Adkins has reinvigorated the "American" martial arts audience and does it with both extreme seriousness and a little added tongue in cheek (something he may have borrowed from his pal and often co-star Jan Claude Van Damme). But in Legendary he seems so out of place, Not to say an actor should be stereotyped but be careful on the roles he chooses. The script was awful. The supposed humor was not funny and felt forced. Even Adkins smiles appeared fake. Lundgren almost looked Oscar worthy next to him, and I nearly choke saying that. The special effects were terrible. Like a cross between a teenager trying out some CGI and a guy throwing on a costume he found in the attic and pieced together. You can skip this one unless you just want to say you watched every Adkins or Lundgren movie. No other reason I can see to sit through it.

davideo-2 STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning Years ago, Travis Preston (Scott Adkins) was on an expedition that ended in tragedy, when the renegade Harker (Dolph Lundgren) impulsively tried to take out a bear. Years later, he's been approached by a lawyer, who wants him to join him and a group of other hunters on another expedition, on the Chinese coast to hunt a fabled dragon. Little does Travis know, this will set him on another collision course with his old nemesis.If Scott Adkins had been around in the early '90s or so, he could have made a much bigger deal of himself, fitting the bill as a young, lean martial arts expert (from the Midlands, as well!) who might not have the best acting talents, but can dazzle with the hand to hand stuff. Much like his co star Lundgren, the bad guy here, who time dealt the winning hand to. Nowadays, though, that's a gimmick that just doesn't work as well, and the straight to DVD market has proved pretty much his only outlet.This is misleadingly sold as an action movie, in reality more befitting of the type of family adventure crud that washes up on Saturday morning telly, with a dreary, laborious story that never feels like it's going anywhere. Needless to say, there's no tasty fight between Dolph and Adkins, and the big pay off at the end is a less than breath taking CGI dragon that wouldn't give Jurassic World anything to worry about. Given it all feels so unsure of itself and out of place with it's contributors, you just have to wonder if anyone actually read the script at all. **

Voyou Nobodysbusiness I think the main problem of this movie's story is that it tries a serious/scientific approach, but without the science. First we wonder why the Chinese authorities would use Americans to track a strange animal in China; two teams btw, one of them freely running around with big guns. Then the scientists use about as much science and equipment as Indiana Jones (the famous archaeologist who kept destroying ancient sites to grab one valued object,) but without the fun. They fearlessly keep camping on the beach near a man-eating amphibian creature, trespass on guarded industrial sites, crime scenes or autopsy labs, and in fact hunt the creature with the same methods as in any B monster flick.Add the fact that the creature looks ridiculous, caves look more fake than in anything since the 1950s, and the budget didn't allow for a director of photography, it seems.The good part is that the film is not boring, mostly thanks to a cast of competent actors and likable good guys (the bad guys being rather bland.) In the end, Legendary feels like the pilot of a cheap TV series. Re-watch Korea's "The Host", instead, or wait for its sequel.

alucard_castlevania86 I have to admit this movie did came as a surprised to me. Every time when there's a movie that involves either Scott or Doulph (doesn't matter separately or together) straight away most if not all of us start thinking that this was going to be a straight up action fight kind of movie involving the these two since it felt like it was the only type of genre Scott and Doulph are always involved in. Boy did they prove me wrong in this movieAlthough a B film, this movie is really great. I liked seeing actions actors get involved in something different for a change. It just shows how talented they can be. Scott Adkins really impressed me with his performance. I was really impressed to see him play a genius scientist role for a change compared to his usual tough brute strength character. Doulph Lundgren also played his normal usual style self which fitted really well for his hunting role in this film. The rest of cast did a good job and the plot was very simple and straight forwardThe creature effects as usual were a bit of a let down but what did expect from a low budget film. My final thoughts. If you watch this with an open mind and cast away all the usual expectations, then this is a worth watching B film