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DVD ~ Sean Connery|Stuart Townsend|Shane West
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  • Actors: Sean Connery|Stuart Townsend|Shane West
  • Directors: Stephen Norrington
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English, German, Italian
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 16 Feb 2004
  • Run Time: 106 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (95 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00008KDI5
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,282 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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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A hunter, a scientist, a vampire, an invisible man, an immortal, a spy, a beast... When a masked madman known as The Fantom threatens to launch global Armageddon, legendary adventurer Allan Quatermain commands a legion of superheroes, the likes of which mankind has never seen. Now, despite fighting their own personal demons - and each other - they must join forces to save the world. Sean Connery leads a stellar cast in this breathtaking, "spectacular fantasy" (Starburst) extravaganza loaded with "stunning special effects" (Daily Express).

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun popcorn flick that could have been better, 21 Nov 2004
By Darren Harrison "DVD collector and reviewer" (Washington D.C.) - See all my reviews
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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.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Lay back, suspend your disbelief and enjoy, 23 Oct 2004
By Elise (Southend on Sea, UK) - See all my reviews
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I really like the premise behind this film, even though it's nonsense. All of the characters of literature (in this case nineteenth century novels) are real, so when you want a team of crack troops with some special abilities raid the books of Haggard, Stoker, Wilde, Verne, Stephenson, Wells and Twain. The original idea I gather was in the form of a graphic novel, but it is an obvious one to transfer to screen, and really if you are going to have an action film with an older hero, who better than Sean Connery?

Try it, it's preposterous, but very good, and it might bring some people to the more accessible classics of literature who would never have otherwise thought of it. That must be a result!

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Saturday Afternoon Picture Stuff - Fantastic!, 31 Mar 2004
By T. K. Robson "tkr9" (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen - 2 disc Special Edition [DVD] [2003] (DVD)
Ridiculed by overpaid film critics, riled by the 'elite' who know so much more about this sort of thing than the rest of us, this is one of the best films I have ever seen. Dastardly bad guys (Richard Roxborough, now one of the few men to have played Sherlock Holmes AND Moriarty, credit indeed!), victorious good guys and all of my favourite characters, from Alan Quartermain to Captain Nemo and the to-die-for Nautilus. For those of us that prefer not to bore ourselves with chick flicks, smart alecs and films where swearing and directors falling over themselves to be sophisticated are the norm, this is a thoroughly enjoyable yarn, spun in the old pattern of a good, down to earth adventure, with foreign locations, good guys, bad guys and slick, well intentioned fight scenes and some beautiful set designs. Only disliked by those too intimidated by the quality of Victorian character design to know a good film when they see it, this is a masterpiece of imagination.

Bring on the sequel!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Dire....
This must surely rank as one of the most pathetically apallingly boringly crass movies known to man.
Published 5 months ago by Richard A. Whittle

5.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable film
I remember being interested in this film when it first came out, so i hired it. We loved it so much that in the week we had it, we watched it every day at some point. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Lindsey Lawrence

4.0 out of 5 stars Good fun and a pleasent way to while away a couple of hours.
This film isnt offensive nor is it the best thing to come out since sliced bread. The story is well written and the cast list is impressive, the graphics arent out of this world... Read more
Published 9 months ago by K. D. Squire

3.0 out of 5 stars Disposable Fun
I saw this film before I read the graphic novels. Taken in isolation, this film is a lot of fun, and I thought it was pretty good visually. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Kilgore

5.0 out of 5 stars Underappreciated Genius
I haven't read the graphic novel, and although I've heard that it has a very different story line, I certainly want to get my hands on it after seeing this movie. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Reichenbach

1.0 out of 5 stars An over egged pudding
The main problem with this, and there are many, is that there are too many characters who could have handled the film on their own. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Francesca Cook

3.0 out of 5 stars The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The year 1899, the world under threat of war. World war. England calls to her hero Allan Quatermain (Sean Connery). Will he head the call? Read more
Published 16 months ago by bernie

4.0 out of 5 stars Great movie. Don't let the others decieve you
Dear all...

This is a Steampunk movie. IE, it is an alternate timeline of a world that never existed (although could have existed if certain technological... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Kyle Gordon

4.0 out of 5 stars QUIRKY STUFF
Fantasy storyline. The League are engaged to stop the masked baddie and stop the pre-first world war nations going into full scale conflict. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Nevs

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS IS AFRICA DEAR BOY, SWEAT IS WHAT WE DO.
So what is all the fuss about, who cares about what date tanks and helmets were issued. I have never read the much lauded comics and I don`t care about how close to the story the... Read more
Published 23 months ago by L. Wilson

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