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The heroes of 1899 are brought to life with the help of some expensive special effects in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. From the pages of Victorian literature come Captain Nemo, Dr Jekyll (and his alter ego Mr Hyde), Dorian Gray, Tom Sawyer, the Invisible Man, Mina Harker (from Dracula), and the hunter Allan Quatermain (Sean Connery), all assembled to combat an evil megalomaniac out to conquer the world.
It's hardly an original plot, but perhaps that's fitting for a movie sewn together like Frankenstein's monster. It rushes from one frenetic battle to another, replacing sense with spectacle--Nemo's submarine rising from the water, a warehouse full of zeppelins bursting into flame, Venice collapsing into its own canals. It's flashy, dumb, and completely incoherent. Fans of the original comic book will be disappointed. --Bret Fetzer
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Rated: 12 - Contains moderate violence and horror
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Quite unfairly drubbed by the critics upon its release and ignored by film audiences for the likes of X2. Matrix 2 and HULK was this entertaining action movie that slipped in and out of theaters almost unnoticed in the summer of 2003.
Taking its basis from the well known graphic novel of the same name this movie has a fascinating premise. What if the characters of Victorian literature were actually real people? What if technology that we take for granted now was suddenly thrust upon a world before their time. Thus, we have a bank robbery at the turn of the 20th century involving a tank. Machine gun toting villains tearing up an African country club. An automobile chasing through the streets of Europe and Jules Verne's Capt. Nemo (this time portrayed correctly as an Indian prince as he was in the novel) transporting our team of heroes in the submarine Nautilus.
Leading the group though is H. Rider Haggard's adventurer Allan Quatermain (played with spirit and gusto by Sean Connery). Also included among the ragtag group are the likes of the Invisible Man, Tom Sawyer (an addition to the cast of characters no doubt in an effort to help the movie sell to an American audience) and Dorian Gray.
The team must race across the continent of Europe in an effort to defuse what is fast turning into a growing conflict between the Great Powers. The villain (the Fantom) has designs on making a boatload of money selling high-tech weapons (by 19th century standards) to the competing nations - or is he...there is a surprising twist to the story that eluded me until I checked out the special features.
The narrative to this movie does seem a little muddled and at times it all appears a little too top-heavy with heroes. But if you take LXG (as it was called by Fox marketing) as a fun loving light hearted action adventure, and don't try and think it through too hard, then the movie can promise an entertaining evening.
What this movie does provide is some great action scenes, an ingenious premise and Sean Connery. It's not as bad as some would have you believe, but it's also not as good as it should have been.
Taking its basis from the well known graphic novel of the same name this movie has a fascinating premise. What if the characters of Victorian literature were actually real people? What if technology that we take for granted now was suddenly thrust upon a world before their time. Thus, we have a bank robbery at the turn of the 20th century involving a tank. Machine gun toting villains tearing up an African country club. An automobile chasing through the streets of Europe and Jules Verne's Capt. Nemo (this time portrayed correctly as an Indian prince as he was in the novel) transporting our team of heroes in the submarine Nautilus.
Leading the group though is H. Rider Haggard's adventurer Allan Quatermain (played with spirit and gusto by Sean Connery). Also included among the ragtag group are the likes of the Invisible Man, Tom Sawyer (an addition to the cast of characters no doubt in an effort to help the movie sell to an American audience) and Dorian Gray.
The team must race across the continent of Europe in an effort to defuse what is fast turning into a growing conflict between the Great Powers. The villain (the Fantom) has designs on making a boatload of money selling high-tech weapons (by 19th century standards) to the competing nations - or is he...there is a surprising twist to the story that eluded me until I checked out the special features.
The narrative to this movie does seem a little muddled and at times it all appears a little too top-heavy with heroes. But if you take LXG (as it was called by Fox marketing) as a fun loving light hearted action adventure, and don't try and think it through too hard, then the movie can promise an entertaining evening.
What this movie does provide is some great action scenes, an ingenious premise and Sean Connery. It's not as bad as some would have you believe, but it's also not as good as it should have been.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
An entertaining romp that is well worth the cost of the DVD. It is well scripted, well acted and with good special effects. The Nautilus is amazing and it is extraordinary how realistic the shots of it at sea seem. The submarine could (almost) be a real boat in a real sea, rather than a special effect.
The title of this film is misleading, one of the main protagonists is Mina Harker, who is most certainly no gentleman. That is a minor quibble in a film which is a most entertaining romp with a twist in its tale that is very well hidden.
The cast work as an ensemble and they carry the story along with verve and panache and the result is well worth watching.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Ok, ok the story is far fetched, the script is somewhat wobbly and this film will not tax your brain but if you just want to sit and veg and have two hours of roller coaster fun then it's pretty damn good!! - Sean Connery is not bad in this at all and the special effects are excellent. How they managed to shoe horn an American into the team is somewhat strange and the invisible man did not get a lot of screen time. But Dorean Grey was convinsingly waspish and I for one was glad to see him get his comeupance and overall I found this a good 'boys own' adventure. For those of you who did not like this movie I suggest you go and watch Artificial Intelligence or starship troopers 2 and then maybe you will appreciate the fact that this film is pretty damn good after all.
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Blasphemously entertaining?
Yes, I admit that the film took "unspeakable" liberties with the classic creation of Alan Moore, and completely lost the plot at times. Read more
Published 1 month ago by RIJU GANGULY
in a league of its own
some of the reviews from these people it make you think weather they are into soaps and come dancing the film is sheer escapism better than the book by far please watch it again... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Kenneth H. Hancox
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excellent film thrilling action and it was in fantastic condition and all for only 1p wot a bargain
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Published 8 months ago by pt
Really Bad
This movie is just really poorly made, the script and continuity are beyond the pale.
Sean Connery seems miserable throughout as well, lacks style and most importantly... Read more
Sean Connery seems miserable throughout as well, lacks style and most importantly... Read more
Published 19 months ago by kst2010
Sean Connery is in a League of his own,his best ever movie
Sean Connery has taken this role and made it his own,this movie is in a league of its own and is connery at his very best, he makes Indiana Jones look very tame indeed, highly... Read more
Published 20 months ago by tradpower
Junk not a submarine
This film is complete rubbish and not worth your while to watch.
I won't even go into much detail, but it is just so absurd that you can't identify with any of the... Read more
I won't even go into much detail, but it is just so absurd that you can't identify with any of the... Read more
Published 21 months ago by birchden
a good family film
NOTE: There is no difference between the special edition and the definitive edition - all the extras are exactly the same. Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2009 by Susan Belcher
Excellent!
This is a really good family film. A bit silly of course but never the less still enjoyable. We've watched it loads of times and it still absorbs the children (10+12). Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2009 by Richie Rich
hmmmm
the main problem i had with this film was that the story was very weak, i would not recomment buying the definitive edition because it is a definitive edition, i have very few... Read more
Published on 29 July 2009 by snazzy_bexi
Dire....
Is it just me? Surely this must rank as one of the most boringly bad movies ever made. Having paid for it I tried to watch it right through, but just couldn't manage to do it.
Published on 1 Feb 2009 by Richard Whittle
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