The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

PG-13 5.8
2003 1 hr 50 min Fantasy , Action , Thriller , Science Fiction

To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together to do battle against a cunning villain.

  • Cast:
    Sean Connery , Naseeruddin Shah , Shane West , Peta Wilson , Stuart Townsend , Jason Flemyng , Tony Curran

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Reviews

FeistyUpper
2003/07/11

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

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Kailansorac
2003/07/12

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

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AutCuddly
2003/07/13

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

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InformationRap
2003/07/14

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

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Osmosis Iron
2003/07/15

I have not read the comic books,(not yet anyway) so maybe this is why I am not offended by this.. but this just is such a cool formula. A superhero squad made up of classic literary characters is awesome. Seeing a grownup gun slinging Tom Sawyer fighting next to Mr. Hyde is badass! It is cheesy yes, but to me at least, In the "right way"! :)

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merelyaninnuendo
2003/07/16

The League Of Extraordinary GentlemenIt definitely is low on logic and a gripping plot but it is high on entertainment which can easily pass on as one of the guilty pleasures section.

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Leofwine_draca
2003/07/17

It took me a while to get around to watching this movie purely because of all the negative press surrounding it. In the end, I saw it was on TV and I decided to finally give it a go; I'm glad now that I never spent money to watch it. For all the lack of credibility, the silliness and the poor plotting, the thing that really sinks this film is the CGI work. There are tons of effects shots and what not and none of them are very credible, whether it be the image of Venice sinking or Captain Nemo's massive submarine rising from the ocean depths. All of these bits look just like what they are: cartoon creations, two dimensional and void.Still, I ended up enjoying the film on a minor level, mainly thanks to the impressive acting of Sean Connery. The ex-Bond, who publicly quit acting after his troubles during making this film (a whole other story) puts in a strong, steel-willed turn as Allan Quartermain, H. Rider Haggard's literary hero. He's tough, believable and, most importantly, charismatic. He runs rings around the other characters in the movie, although to be fare none of them are fleshed out as much as he is. Shah is a one dimensional Captain Nemo, an Indian martial arts master with no unique features; Peta Wilson is Mina Harker from Dracula, yet she's in no way convincing as a vampire – far too cold and unlovely. Shane West is the imported American actor, a grab for US audiences, but he seems out of his 'league', while the worst actor by far is Stuart Townsend. I just felt this guy was vain and unlikable, and I'm not sure how much of that was acting. Jason Flemyng is always good value but he has little to do here as Dr Jekyll, while Richard Roxburgh plays a one-dimensional character as best he can.This is a film that works best in the dialogue scenes – unusually. That's because the action scenes are a poorly-edited mess, using that annoying tactic of repeatedly cutting from one battle to another and back again. It's all fancy manoeuvres and footwork, restrained by a kid-friendly rating, and it's the same tired stuff that Hollywood's been serving up for years. Out of all the effects in the film, the only one I liked was Mr Hyde, coming across as a Victorian version of The Incredible Hulk. There are a handful of moments I enjoyed – Dorian Gray's demise being one of them – but they're definitely outweighed by all the flaws elsewhere. Not a film worth spending money to see.

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callanvass
2003/07/18

(Credit IMDb) In an alternate Victorian Age world, a group of famous contemporary fantasy, SF and adventure characters team up on a secret mission.What a disappointment this was! Maybe it wouldn't be known as the colossal failure that it was if this wasn't Connery's last movie before he retired. That being said, it was pretty awful. I can't recall one action scene that truly stood out! It looks great, but you would think a movie with these types of classic characters would be a lot better than it was. Sadly that was not the case what so ever. Sean Connery looks partly embarrassed to be in this film and I don't blame him. He was far from horrible, but he's been a lot better. I honestly don't remember that much about this movie. What I can say is that it was a painful experience! Connery deserved better. 3/10

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