The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen (DVD) > Reviews

Advantages: well-directed, attractive, great concept
Disadvantages: shoddily scripted, badly plotted, some terrible acting

...Or perhaps attribute it to the death of the wonderful Alexander Walker, without whose expert guidance I am left floundering on a sea of cinematic confusion. Whatever it is, it amounts to me being convinced that it's worth seeing a film that has been universally panned since I might like it after all... or maybe not. Actually, let's be fair. It's not that I didn't enjoy myself watching The League of Extraodinary Gentlemen, it's just that enjoyed ... Read review

Advantages: Sean Connery - he's still got it going on
Disadvantages: Weak story, full of holes.

The year is 1898, and the British Empire is in trouble. There is a gang, led by the nefarious Fantom, robbing the Bank of England and causing trouble all over the world, most of which is blamed on the Germans. It's sort of a capitalist terrorism, aimed at starting a world war, which will make a whole lot of money for somebody, somewhere. The British government decides to enlist the help of several disparate Extraordinary Gentlemen, to put a stop ... Read review

Advantages: Some of the younger cast are quite good
Disadvantages: Sean Connery, the story, the dialogue

...better and more expensive than the last, and 2. They have to be loud, brash and totally unrealistic. It is normally 2 that backfires on people. Loud, brash and unrealistic works sometimes, for example in the X-men franchise, of which I am a huge fan. However, sometimes, it goes completely wrong, as with (so I’m told, I haven’t sampled its delights myself yet) The Avengers, when loud brash and unrealistic turns into annoying, farcical and over-indulged. Q: ... Read review

Advantages: It ended after a while
Disadvantages: err please see above

...had such high expectation for. From the moment I heard that they were making a live action film of this highly regarded comic series, I had great hopes that with such fathoms of character material from some of the best of English Literature, and some excellent translation and interpretation of said material in the comics, the silver screen version of some of our most beloved would surely have been flawless? Bollox. Yours truly was brought ... Read review

Advantages: mmmmm!
Disadvantages: too many to mention.

Extraordinary is in the oxford English dictionary, as meaning very unusual, or remarkable. So, to use this in the title of a film is either a stroke of genius, or a big mistake. Basically, very unusual and remarkable, are at the opposite ends of the scale in terms of films. So, what have we here? Very unusual, or remarkable? Before we answer that, we must first break the film down into it's basic elements. Take a look at its positives, ... Read review

Advantages: Production Design
Disadvantages: Too much action, wafer thin script, plain tedious

...if you are one of the producers of 'Ishtar', 'Battlefield Earth', 'Lost in Space', 'Titanic' or 'Police Academy 8: Mission to Mansfield', because 'LXG' is now officially one of the very worst pieces of tepid nonsense ever committed to celluloid, and would shove all the above further down the list. When one of the Executive Producers, who also happens to be the male lead, declares that he wants to walk off his own picture, then you know you're ... Read review

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Awful adaptation of a classic Alan Moore Comic book

I will begin the review with brutal honesty, if this film were a bird it would be a massively expensive wrapped turkey, if it were a football team it would be Newcastle United (no offence to Toon fans) and if it were a comic book it would be a million times better than this....oh it was!! The League of Extraordinary Gentleman is based on Alan Moore's brilliantly imaginative graphic novel of the same name, the premise of the film should lend itself ... Read review

Advantages: Great idea,
Disadvantages: Poor script, and in places bad acting

...have been many attempts over the years to transfer books into film and although many are quite good it is rare to find any that are as good as reading the book. Some of the most famous films of all times - Gone with the Wind, Oliver, Spiderman have been adaptations from novels, books or short stories. So when it was announced that a film was planned to band together a group of individually famous literary characters into one film expectations were ... Read review

Advantages: None.
Disadvantages: Disappointment all round.

...question. However, after having seen the film, his choice of rolls is a little questionable to say the least. THE STORY Now, I believe as a writer that this could have been made into a really good story had the characters from history been better chosen. The writer, Alan Moore, chose people out of history that really would not have made a lot of difference to the situation that they were faced with and I believe that a more imaginative writer ... Read review

Advantages: great film
Disadvantages: none

...its by far one of the greatest action adventure films for a while. The film starts off by them setting up a group of people to start a league of extraordinary gentlemen by some one called M he is in the secret services for the queen. They get a great team which consists of..... Allan Quatermain who is played by Sean Connery, Captain Nemo played by naseeruddin shah (this guy is amazing) Mina Harker played by Peta Wilson aka Dracula’s bride, Rodney ... Read review

Advantages: All round entertainment, great special effects
Disadvantages: none

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Twentieth Cenury Fox) Produced by Trevor Albert & Don Murray Directed by Stephen Morrington (Blade) Running Time 1 Hour 45 mins Special Features include:- Audio Commentaries Interactive Menus Bonus Footage Includes main feature sub-titles in English for the hearing impaired. Starring :- Sean Connery Shane West Stuart Townsend Peta Wilson Jason Fleming Set in the Victorian times ... Read review

Advantages: good concept
Disadvantages: everything else

...Townsend. I loved him in The Queen of the Damned. I think he played the character well in the movie. However, I was utterly disappointed. His character was weak as was his unconvincing acting. There was no spark. Even the scene when he dies, showed no emotion or skills. Perhaps, that scene was supposed to be comedic, in the way in which he screamed, but it was just dull. Not even good enough for a smirk. Now, you would expect an award winning ... Read review