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Editorial Review:
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, an Invisible Man, Mina Harker (from Dracula), and the hunter Allan Quatermain (Sean Connery), all brought together to combat an evil megalomaniac out to conquer the world. Hardly an original plot, but perhaps that's fitting for a movie sewn together like Frankenstein's monster. The movie 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; flashy, dumb, and completely incoherent. Fans of the original comic book will be disappointed. Also featuring Peta Wilson, Shane West, Stuart Townsend, Richard Roxburgh, and Jason Flemyng. --Bret Fetzer

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen [Region 2] Reviews:
More Fun to Look at than to Listen to
2009-11-23 - LXG is a flashy stylized action comic book movie, that fails to create desire for a sequel due to bad acting and bad writing. Sadly enough it's one of the worst comic adaptations, and it managed to cause Alan Moore to lose faith in Hollywood. One of the greatest comic writers suffers a big embarassment in this film. Lucky enough for him, his other adaptations, which he refuses to watch, are outstanding (V for Vendetta, Watchmen, From Hell). I can watch this movie and be entertained, but I can't give it credit for much of anything. It's fight scenes are definately watchable, but everything else received no critical attention.

The Good: LXG is very slick and cool in terms of it's style. The color palette and clothing are interesting, as is its sets and cinematography. The fight scenes are thrilling, and the CG is very realistic. I was glad to see a more realistic approach to the special effects, and not some goofy computer animated sigh-fest. As for the good of this film, that gets me to watch it every now and then, this is it.

The Bad: The wonderful cast is slaughtered with horrible witty lines scattered endlessly throughout the script. No one wants to see quirks and quips, we want realistic relations. These actors can't make the dialogue seem real at all, and it's horrible to watch. If I watched this in another language it might be more entertaining. I hate to see nearly every line a joke, and not a moment of seriousness within the film. It should have been handed to better writers and a better director, and it would have been a beautiful film. We now have proof, that "Blade" was begginner's luck.

I'm the type of viewer/reviewer who can sit down and watch the cheesy ones every now and then. Some movies are almost unbearably campy, but they still manage to entertain. If you can stay on the sunny side, then LXG might be worth your bucks. If you are easily annoyed you might want to stay far away from the film. There's plenty of great comic book adaptations out there. It's just sad LXG isn't one of them.

Great Movie!!!
2009-11-18 - Great movie although the high definition transfer is not as good as it should be.

It could have been better...
2009-11-14 - but it wasn't terrible. Movie looks really good in Blu ray, as I thought it would. The movie, as I said, could have been better but its still a nice fun watch if you aren't too concerned with plotlines. Some very good actors doing the best they could with the script they were given. A sequel would be nice if it were a bit more polished, I think...

a good family film
2009-10-14 - I had never read the "comic" books that the film is based on, so I came to the film with no preconceptions, and I enjoyed it for what it is - a family orientated adventure film.

We open with the dark cobbled streets of London in 1899 and a strange, never seen before, metal vehicle (we know to be a tank) is rolling through the streets and heading straight into the Bank of England, where a German scientist is kidnapped.

We move to Kenya, June 1899, where a man comes in search of the legendary hero Allan Quartermain. Except Quatermain (Sean Connery) is now jaded by his experiences and until attacked he wants nothing to do with the problems of the empire - only then does he agree to return once more to save the world.

July 1899 Quatermain arrives in London and is introduced to "M" (Richard Roxburgh - Van Helsing (Widescreen Edition))) who explains that the villain of the peace is a man known as the "Fantom", and that over the centuries there have been groups of chosen men with special attributes who were known as "The League of Extra Ordinary Gentlemen" or "The League".

This League will be Quatermain, Captain Nemo (Naseeruddin Shah), Rodney Skinner aka the Invisible Man (Tony Curran - Underworld - Evolution (Widescreen Special Edition)), Mina Harker (Peta Wilson), Dorian Gray (Stuart Townsend), Dr Jekyll / Mr Hyde (Jason Flemyng - Primeval, Vol. 2 (Series 3)) and Agent Tom Sawyer (Shane West).

This film was going to divide people into those that know the graphic novels and those that don't know them at all. Since I don't know them I have nothing that I can complain about - I enjoyed them. The film not only suffered because of the link to the graphic novels, but because it's release coincided with the release of Van Helsing (Full Screen Edition) - even the DVD was released at the same time.

What I love are the references to the older books, such as Moby Dick, Around the World in 80 Days, etc. There are also hints as to who the baddy is very early on in the film. I also like the fact that the Mr Hyde character was not created by the use of CGI but the old fashion way - using makeup.

Interestingly, Roxburgh appeared in both films, and moved between the sets, which were being filmed only a short distance apart.

It is an enjoyable way to spend an afternoon with the family


The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
2009-09-23 - I love almost any movie Sean Connery makes and this one is now at the top of the list. The vendor shipped in "post haste" and had it packed so no damage could come to it. The condition was as written by the vendor and came a considerable time before the "deadline". Great job! I will return for more movies.