Legion of Thieves is a 2021 Netflix crime comedy film that is an authentic prequel to Legion of the Living Dead, self-directed by Matthias Schweichev.
The film tells the story of Ludwig being poached to join the international crime team, in order to snatch the most tight vault built by the safe maker Hans Wagner, find experts and good hands in different fields, but the careful plan will always be overlooked, and it is found that things are not as smooth as expected!
Zach Schneider cleverly grabbed the attention of the world through the zombie-themed movie "Legion of the Living Dead" and let the audience see the desperate world after the end of the world, and then waved the banner of the "Legion of the Living Dead Cinematic Universe" to launch related prequels one by one, including this film "Legion of Thieves" and the animated film "Legion of the Living Dead: The Fall of Las Vegas" released next year.
A simple and quick universe is complete, and if these three works are a great success, it is expected to launch subsequent sequels one by one, such as describing the system and decentralization of different types of zombies and zombie worlds, or continuing to shoot personal prequels to the main characters in Army of the Living Dead, telling the truth about their past achievements.
Legion of Thieves perfectly explains why Ludwig Dieter was so excited to be invited by Scott for a date in Legion of the Living Dead.
It turned out that many years ago, there was a skilled locksmith in Munich, Hans Wagner, who devoted all his energy to making safes after the death of his wife and children, and he built the safes of "Gold of the Rhine", "Valkyrie", "Siegfried" and "Twilight of the Gods" based on the concept of the four operas of "The Ring of the Nibelungen".
Among them, "Twilight of the Gods" is the most complex and the most difficult to crack, and the safe in "Legion of the Living Dead" is the "Twilight of the Gods" that has been lost in "Legion of Thieves".
The story of "Legion of Thieves" is set in an interesting setting, a few days before the zombie apocalypse is completely out of control, before the United States is facing an unprecedented crisis, there is a crime romantic comedy full of strong joy in another corner.
Even if the process of robbery is full of routines, you can see the shadows of many other works, and because it is a prequel, you already know the general situation of the ending at the beginning of the development of the story, but you can still feel a very relaxed and pleasant atmosphere when watching the movie.
In particular, Matthias Schweihev's interpretation of Ludwig Dieter is particularly cute and funny, which makes the whole movie very pleasing!
"Legion of Thieves" is like a joyful version of "Fast and Furious", "Thief's Nest", "Heavenly Demon Thieves", through a pompous stealing plan like a magic show, divinely stealing huge amounts of money from banks or vaults.
"Legion of Thieves" is slightly more playful in the degree of meticulousness of the plan (for example, there are cameras at the door and counter, not in front of the vault), and the rhythm of the whole robbery process is relatively loose, but it adds a lot of humorous and funny bridges, with a relaxed atmosphere tone, reducing the "unprofessional" presentation process in the unlocking process, at least when watching the movie, my laughter is to overshadow the displeasure caused by these shortcomings.
"Legion of Thieves" is a very successful commercial film, even if the story is too routine, the rhythm is a little slower, but this film gathers all the elements that the audience likes.
There is a thrilling robbery process, a joyful and humorous comedic atmosphere, an Easter egg detail that connects the movie universe, and a cute character actor, the movie process is addictive, and you will want to continue to dream with the characters in the play (cracking the four safes), even if the ending is guessed, you will still watch it with your heart!