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=Legendary Pictures=

Legendary Pictures Productions, LLC (doing business as Legendary Entertainment or simply Legendary) is an American film production and mass media company based in Burbank, California, founded by Thomas Tull in 2000. The company has collaborated with the likes of Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures and Netflix. Since 2016, Legendary has been a subsidiary of the Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group.

Why They Are Legend

 * 1) The opening logo is excellent where it started with The Celtic Knot with no effects background, following of The Fiery Celtic Knot, The Celtic Knot In Space background, and the most recently, The Infinite Celtic Knot.
 * 2) *Before this, it used to be sword with the logo by seeing the trailers.
 * 3) Their films did a great job for adapting sources material, including books and historicals, such as Dune and BlacKkKlansman.
 * 4) Fantastic music for every movies, especially from Ramin Djawadi and even Hans Zimmer.
 * 5) They have obviously many fantastic movies released ever since.
 * 6) It has multiple divisions, Legendary Comics, Legendary Television, Legendary East, Legendary Digital Networks and Legendary Animation.
 * 7) Speaking of Legendary Television, it has several good shows, like Lost in Space and Pacific Rim: The Black.
 * 8) They have tons of likable and sympathetic characters, such as Paul, Pikachu, Godzilla, Kong and Gipsy Danger.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) They do have really bad or just mediocre movies, in order for release dates, like:
 * 2) *mh:awfulmovies:Lady in the Water
 * 3) *mh:awfulmovies:The Ant Bully
 * 4) *mh:awfulmovies:10,000 BC
 * 5) *Clash of the Titans
 * 6) *Jonah Hex
 * 7) *Due Date
 * 8) *mh:awfulmovies:Sucker Punch
 * 9) *mh:awfulmovies:The Hangover Part II
 * 10) *Wrath of the Titans
 * 11) *The Hangover Part III
 * 12) *mh:awfulmovies:Man of Steel
 * 13) *300: Rise of an Empire
 * 14) *Dracula Untold
 * 15) *Seventh Son
 * 16) *mh:awfulmovies:Pacific Rim Uprising
 * 17) *mh:awfulmovies:Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
 * 18) *mh:awfulmovies:Skyscraper
 * 19) *Little
 * 20) *Texas Chainsaw Massacre
 * 21) The distributed deal with Universal Pictures didn't worked very well, due to massive box office failure for many films, such as Skyscraper and Crimson Peak, despite the box office success for some films, such as Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, thus the deal of returned to Warner Bros. Pictures for new agreement.
 * 22) They tried to sue Warner Bros. Pictures for having the theatrical and HBO Max release of Godzilla vs. Kong and Dune: Part One. However, in January 2021, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that a legal battle was averted due to Legendary and WarnerMedia nearing an agreement to keep the film's simultaneous release. It turns out both movies have box office success, in order to get a sequel.

Movies

 * 1) *Batman Begins
 * 2) *300
 * 3) *Trick 'r Treat
 * 4) *The Dark Knight
 * 5) *Watchmen
 * 6) *The Hangover
 * 7) *Where the Wild Things Are
 * 8) *Inception
 * 9) *The Town
 * 10) *The Dark Knight Rises
 * 11) *42
 * 12) *Pacific Rim
 * 13) *Interstellar
 * 14) *Straight Outta Compton
 * 15) *Steve Jobs
 * 16) *BlacKkKlansman
 * 17) *Enola Holmes
 * 18) *Dune
 * 19) *Superman Returns
 * 20) *We Are Marshall
 * 21) *Observe and Report (sometimes)
 * 22) *Ninja Assassin (maybe?)
 * 23) *Jack the Giant Slayer
 * 24) *Man of Steel (to a lesser extent)
 * 25) *Godzilla
 * 26) *As Above, So Below
 * 27) *Unbroken
 * 28) *Blackhat (sometimes)
 * 29) *Jurassic World
 * 30) *Crimson Peak
 * 31) *Krampus
 * 32) *Warcraft
 * 33) *Kong: Skull Island
 * 34) *Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
 * 35) *Pokémon Detective Pikachu
 * 36) *Godzilla: King of the Monsters
 * 37) *Godzilla vs. Kong
 * 38) *Fresh

=42=

42 is a 2013 American biographical sports film about baseball player Jackie Robinson, the first black athlete to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the modern era. Written and directed by Brian Helgeland, the film stars Chadwick Boseman as Robinson, alongside Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, Christopher Meloni, André Holland, Lucas Black, Hamish Linklater and Ryan Merriman in supporting roles. The title of the film is a reference to Robinson's jersey number, which was retired across all MLB teams in 1997.

Plot
In 1946, Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford), legendary manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, defies major league baseball's notorious color barrier by signing Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) to the team. The heroic act puts both Rickey and Robinson in the firing line of the public, the press and other players. Facing open racism from all sides, Robinson demonstrates true courage and admirable restraint by not reacting in kind and lets his undeniable talent silence the critics for him.

Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, 42 holds an approval rating of 81% based on 195 reviews, with an average rating of 6.90/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "42 is an earnest, inspirational, and respectfully told biography of an influential American sports icon, though it might be a little too safe and old-fashioned for some." On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 62 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare "A+" grade.

=The Town (2010)=

The Town is a 2010 American crime thriller film co-written, directed by, and starring Ben Affleck, adapted from Chuck Hogan's 2004 novel Prince of Thieves. It also stars Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively, Titus Welliver, Pete Postlethwaite, Chris Cooper and Slaine, and follows a group of Boston bank robbers who set out to get one final score by robbing Fenway Park.

Plot
Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck) leads a band of ruthless bank robbers and has no real attachments except for James (Jeremy Renner), who -- despite his dangerous temper -- is like a brother. Everything changes for Doug when James briefly takes a hostage, bank employee Claire Keesey. Learning that she lives in the gang's neighborhood, Doug seeks her out to discover what she knows, and he falls in love. As the romance deepens, he wants out of his criminal life, but that could threaten Claire.