The box art stayed with me, but I became preoccupied and let it go for a while, never knowing when I might get a chance to see the movie finally. I'd hesitated just to buy it on first glance as I planned, doubtful at the last minute that it would be worth the purchase and not just worthy of a rental. I even saw the VHS box on the shelf for purchase the day it was released, but I was only there one last time to say my goodbyes.
All I got to see of it was a little promotional poster in the video store before my family moved. It was 1987, and Sandy Frank had delivered gold to a young kaiju/tokusatsu fan with the Feature Creatures and Just for Kids video imprint releases of Gamera, Fugitive Alien, Mighty Jack, and Time of the Apes.
I was nine years old, and one of my favorite past times was riding my bicycle a few blocks down the street to a little locally owned VHS rental store. I was going through a great deal of emotional turmoil, and my family was about to move to another state when my stepfather got a new job. Legend came out on VHS in the US during a major transition in my life. Just sitting here writing this now, I may have to watch the movie again as soon as I am finished. For me, perhaps the feeling is more sentimental than an acknowledgment of production, but I can drop everything to watch this movie if even a little snippet of its soundtrack pops into my head. I'm one of maybe four people that I can confirm believe this movie to be an underappreciated classic.
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