The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen [Blu-ray]
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Movie Reviews of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: A movie worth watching!
Summary: 4 Stars
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen brings to the screen the story of an unlikely group of people that have banded together in order to put an end to a criminal mind's schemes bent on plunging the world in total war so that he may profit from increased arms sales.
The year is 1899 and the British government has called upon hunter Allan Quatermain to join a band of 19th century superheroes in preventing the Fantom from destroying the world. The Fantom, however, begs to differ...
There are hints of James Bond, Dracula, Van Helsing, and Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde among others so the movie falls into the action/adventure/horror type of category.
Sean Connery and the rest of the cast have truly outdone themselves with their performances, which are outstanding to say the least! All the actors, without exceptions, give it their 100% and it really shows (the chemistry is AMAZING)! Very well written and very well presented, the movie is without a doubt guaranteed to provide more than just a few thrills.
The setting, the plot, the special effects (!), the music, and the costumes are all good.
The only major setback was in relation to Tom Sawyer (?), who seemed totally out of place among the rest, and who probably was incorporated for the sake of including an American hero.
In short, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a movie definitely worth watching and one to seriously consider adding to your movie collection.
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Movie Review: A double "O" stinker
Summary: 1 Stars
This film has it all. A garbage storyline, trash special computer effects
and an ANCIENT 007 brought out of the crypt to play, of all people, a decrepit Allan Quartermain !! Then they have a Dracula type ( female ) to be a blood sucking VanHelsing !! Sorry folks, but, this shows how hard up Holyweed is for plots and talent. After seeing this I wish I had that 2 hours of my life back. Connery should have reired 30 years ago. I guess he needs the money. This pile of crap has to be in be top 3 of the worst films I ever saw. Really. Don't do it for your own sake.
Movie Review: Delightful Movie
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a delight to watch, although nowhere near as good as expected. It features the likeness of a number of comic characters.
The DVD features two commentary tracks, one with the producers and actors, and a second with the visual effects team. It also includes a "Making Of" documentary, and number (12) of deleted scenes. A good movie despite my feeling that it could've been better.
It gets a solid recommendation.
Movie Review: Dull film, huge disappointment
Summary: 2 Stars
I haven't read the well regarded comic book (er, sorry, graphic novel), but this movie is terribly dull. The idea of taking well known characters from the Victorian Era's popular literature (Allan Quartermain, Captain Nemo, Tom Sawyer, Dr. Jekyll, Dorian Gray, The Invisible Man from the novel by H.G. Wells, Mina Harker from Dracula) and rethink them as superheroes sounds odd but interesting. And if such endeavor would make some young people read the original books, one can certainly sympathize with that. But this film is dull. The action scenes are uninspired. And one wonders if the filmmakers even read the original material: here Dorian Gray has more lives than Terminator, Verne's Captain Nemo looks more like Sandokan, Jekyll is inspired more by the incredible Hulk than by the character of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel, Tom Saywer is a hothead cowboy rather than Mark Twain's country boy, etc. There are fine actors here (Sean Connery, for one) but they look embarrassed here, as well as they should be. Even the retro Victorian look seems uninspired. Overall, a huge disappointment.Movie Review: Not extraordinary, but very good
Summary: 4 Stars
I really like this movie! The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a very fresh twist on fantasy with a superb cast and well done action sequences. The special effects are good enough, though not the film's strong point. This is a movie to be enjoyed for its entertainment value and not to be over-analyzed based on the graphic novel or other literature. A very good movie from start to finish.