Sean Jump Legion of the Dead is a disappointing attempt to make a Mummy film which hits the expected plot points but delivers them in a different fashion. An admirable goal, but not one this particular film ever achieves. True, the idea of finding an Egyptian tomb in America is unique and the theory posited for this by one of the characters makes the idea slightly less far-fetched than it sounds, but it doesn't take long to realize Legion of the Dead is neither original nor effective. The promotional art suggests an army of the undead on the loose, but viewers expecting anything approaching epic proportions will be frustrated to discover the "Legion" of the film's title consists of exactly six mummies reanimated to do the bidding of the resurrected Egyptian princess who is their master. These unfortunate souls aren't very impressive monsters, being too clumsy and oafish to convey any level of menace convincingly. The revived princess manifests her sorcerous powers courtesy of some very bad special effects, and while the actress playing the part is extremely beautiful there isn't much she can do to make the character effective given the limitations of script and budget. The rest of the cast is saddled with the same issues, so while there is a lasting impression of some truly bad acting from several of the actors the fact is none of them have much of a chance considering the weakness of the production as a whole. The script is badly written, the few action scenes poorly choreographed, and the direction overall is bland and unexciting. A more intelligent screenplay might have allowed the film to overcome some of its budgetary weaknesses, but as it is most of the movie is simply below par.

Claudio Carvalho When an ancient Egyptian tomb is found in a North American park, a group of scientists and students of Egyptology arrive to the site to study the inscriptions. Meanwhile, the four thousand years old evil high-priestess Aneh-Tet (Claudia Lyns) awakes and seeks six offerings to revive her legion of mummies. Then she needs the blood of a virgin to bring her father back to life, become immortal and rule the world.I bought this DVD based on the name of Bruce Boxleitner and the wonderful art of the cover of the DVD. However, the story is very disappointing, and I particularly liked two scenes: the nudity of the gorgeous and sexy Claudia Lyns, and the funny line of Sheriff Jones, when he says to his skeptical assistant: "- Just because a chicken has wings doesn't mean it can fly." My vote is two.Title (Brazil): Not Available

crazy_tejano I know these movies are supposed to be stupid--but they must always provide marginal entertainment. Unfortunately, this movie is worse than just its formula plot, commodity script, laughably sad production values and stupefying nature (brain cells will be lost). It is a FRAUD.You CANNOT give Bruce Boxleitner and Gremlins-boy billing on the box as the featured actors, and have both of those characters die, complete with perhaps 20 minutes of worthless screen time for both combined. I do not give one Piece of Cr*p about the no-name actresses who become the heroes of the mentally challenged story. The marketers behind this film, and any knowingly involved in this scam should be ashamed--and they owe me money!

blackberrybabe I figured this was gonna be a total waste of my money. After 'Bleed,' any low-budget horror film makes me cringe. But I found myself ACTUALLY watching this & wondering what was going to happen. The acting was the best part. Everyone did a fine job w/their characters. I was partial to the character Molly for 2 reasons. One: same name. Second, I know Courtney Clonch. We worked on a couple of plays together in the late 90s back in the Quad Cities (if you're reading this--Hi Courtney!). She was the reason I rented the film in the first place. It turns out it was worth the money. I'm not going to reveal much about it, but if you're looking for a low-budget, B/B+ film to scare yourself or your friends this Halloween, give this one a try. Who knows? You may see Clonch as a superstar one day. Wouldn't it be nice to know her early work?