Despite the solid box office results There was no praise for the apocalyptic film Legion. Some people would probably prefer to delete such a review from their CV, but not director Scott Stewart. Just four years later he turned the material into a series and ironed out his mistakes, because Dominion received good reviews. Today you can watch the original Legion on TV.
A Battle Among Angels: That’s what Legion is all about
God has finally lost faith in humanity and is sending one Legion of angels to earth to destroy people. But Archangel Michael (Paul Bettany) had already renounced God and wants to save people.
In a diner in New Mexico he warns those present about one impending apocalypse and explains to the pregnant waitress Charlie (Adrianne Palicki) that she is new Messiah carries under the heart. But Archangel Gabriel (Kevin Durand) is already at the door and the fight begins.
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Fantasy film Legion: Despite the film flop, the Dominion series was produced and it is really good
The scary fantasy thriller was able to bring in a good box office result of 67 million with production costs of 26 million US dollars, but audiences and critics were not enthusiastic. Legion received one on Rotten Tomatoes Score of 20 percent. Critics at film releases also complain about the long dialogues, little action and too much shooting around. A cool idea, however, is that the angels use their wings like a flex to their to slit the bellies of opponents.
Despite the harsh opinions, Scott Stewart was granted permission just four years later to turn his film into a series. The two seasons ran on the American TV channel Syfy and can be purchased on Amazon Prime Video, among others.
Dominion takes place 25 years after the apocalypse and achieved significantly better ratings. It has it on Rotten Tomatoes Fantasy series received an average of 74 percent in criticism, viewers give an average of 85 percent. At least Dominion could do that with us 13th place of the best end time series from the USA and just missed out on the top ten.
When is the Angel Apocalypse Legion on TV?
Tonight, on February 27th the fantasy film is playing on Nitro at 11:30 p.m. Unfortunately there is no repeat, but you can stream Legion on Netflix regardless of the TV program.
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