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| The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Widescreen Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Stephen Norrington
Actors: Sean Connery, Stuart Townsend, Peta Wilson, Jason Flemyng, Tony Curran
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  549 reviews
Sales Rank: 6061
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 110
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.5
MPN: FOXD2220180D
UPC: 024543101802
EAN: 0024543101802
ASIN: B00005JM5B
Theatrical Release Date: July 11, 2003
Release Date: December 16, 2003
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Product Description
Allan quartermain leads a team of extraordinary figures to battle the technological madman known as the fantom. The league includes seafarer/inventor captain nemo vampiress mina harker invisible rodney skinner american spy tom sawyer the immortal dorian gray the deadly split personality of dr. Jekyll/mr.Hyde Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 12/19/2006 Starring: Sean Connery Peta Wilson Run time: 110 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Stephen Norrington
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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, 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
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 Fantasy, action and adventure. December 22, 2003
82 out of 106 found this review helpful
This is a movie about a very unlikely group of heroes and superheroes that must join each other to win a battle against an evil madman and save the world from his malevolent, ultimate-destruction plan. This movie is a must for readers of classic literature since its main characters are:
*Allan Quatermain from the novel "King Solomon's Mines" by H. Rider Haggard
*Captain Nemo from "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne
*The Invisible Man from "The Invisible Man" by H. G. Wells
*Wilhelmina Harker from "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
*Dorian Gray from "The Portrait of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde
*Tom Sawyer from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain
*Dr. Jeckyll from "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson
For all of you who don't know who these characters are and have never read the original "League of Extraordinary Gentleman" graphic novels by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill, if you really want to enjoy this movie as much as I did, you probably should read some of these classic novels first.
The plot is a very old and tried one, which has been re-done in this movie surprisingly well. Although you shouldn't expect many unanticipated twists in the story, do look for enjoyable references to other novels like: "Crimes of the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe, "The Phantom of the Opera" by Gaston Leroux and "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, among others. It even pays homage to Ian Fleming's 007 (James Bond) characters and Sir Sean Connery himself, as it includes a short banter with two characters named M and Q.
The direction and editing of the movie is good, the story is coherent and follows a reasonable path so you won't be disappointed, the characters and their dialogues are right on target, and the setting, costumes and actor's performances are great. There are only two reasons why I give this movie only four stars: first, some very bad special effects (although, most of them are superb and it's a treat to watch how these were done on the Special Features) and second, a not-so-unexpected ending that yells, "Sequel, sequel, sequel!"
Surprisingly good fantasy/action/adventure movie overall.
--Reviewed by Maritza Volmar
LEAGUE is a solid, if shallow, action flick July 29, 2003
44 out of 57 found this review helpful
Years after his prime adventuring days in Africa, the great hunter Allan Quartermain (Sean Connery) is recruited by the British government to lead an elite squad and prevent a World War. When he finally arrives in London he finds that his fellow squad members are each gifted with unique talents.....and even darker secrets. Reading like a Who's Who of 19th Century literature, Quartermain must deal with characters ranging from the never-aging Dorian Gray to the infamous Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Given the unstable personalities, can this squad complete its mission...or will they turn on each other? THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN takes this conceit and crafts a flick that, while short on depth, provides a non-stop ride of action and thrills. Based on the now-classic comic book series by Alan Moore, the film is wonderfully mounted and harkens back to the old days of 19th Century thrillers. The movie moves at a good clip and never drags as events move along. Also, the special effects are very solid, with Captain Nemo's famous sub, the Nautilus, being the most impressive. By now, Sean Connery is an old hand at this types of roles, and he brings a delightful crustiness as the aging Quatermain. Stuart Townsend is delightfully snide as Dorian Gray, while Peta Wilson smolders with sexuality as the vampiric Mina Harker (the heroine from Bram Stoker's "Dracula.") Naseerruddin Shah is stern and stalwart as the legendary Captain Nemo.
However, the movie isn't without its flaws. Fans of the comics may find themselves disappointed, since the film substitiues a new plot for the comic's and only Shah's Nemo is true to the source. Also, aside from Connery and Shah, the characters are pretty much one-demensional. Indeed, the movie assumes that you already know the back stories of these characters. As a result, if you haven't read the comics or the novels in which these characters appeared, you'd be at a disadvantage. Also, when Quartermain deduces the identity of the real villian near the end of the film, there's no real indication of where he got the knowledge.
Overall, though, LEAGUE is a solid film that will appeal to the action-lover who takes his English lit with a sense of fun, and it's worth recommending if you have the right frame of mind.
The movie might be good but the trailers for it are horrible May 23, 2003
28 out of 44 found this review helpful
First, this is not a review about the upcoming movie, "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen." I intend to have my children take me to see the movie for my birthday and will write a review at that time. This is a rant (with a touch of raving) about the ad campaign that 20th Century Fox has put together for this film.I have seen the teaser for this film and at least two different trailers, including the most recent one to make its appearance on television. Clearly, the main selling point for the film is actor Sean Connery, and that is not something about which I would be inclined to complain. However, here is a film that can easily be sold to the public in a sentence or two that would run essentially as follows: "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" brings together the "original" superheroes of late 19th-century fiction: Allan Quartermain, Mina Murray Harker, Captain Nemo, the Invisible Man, and Dr. Jekyll (and his alter ego Mr. Hyde. Now, that was based just on my having read all of the comic books by Mr. Alan Moore & Mr. Kevin O'Neill. Clearly the film version is doing some tinking with the lineup: Dorian Gray has been added and apparently Dracula's bite had an effect on Mina. But even the most recent trailer, which talks about "VAMPIRE" and "BEAST" and such, STILL does not mention who these characters are and that this is not just any invisible man but the creation of H.G. Wells. Ironically, Connery's character is the least recognizable of the bunch since H. Rider Haggard's "She" and "King's Solomon Mine" have not had the cinematic exposure of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" let along "Dracula." Maybe the explanation for this simplistic and stupid ad campaign is that nobody in Hollywood has read let alone heard of those original novels and think that Oscar Wilde writes British drawing room comedies. But what I know is that every time I have explained to somebody WHO those characters are in the action-packed and pretty confusing trailer for "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," that their interest in seeing the film has at least DOUBLED. Even if you have only seen the trailers and have not read the comic books, I think you can see the validity of my point. Will 20th Century Fox get its act together and put out an intelligent trailer before the film opens on July 11th? Will Allan Quartermain and his associates be able to save the Empire for her majesty Queen Victoria? I must admit I have much more faith in the abilities of a pulp fiction character than I do the collective intelligence of Hollywood studio executives. Despite the inept ad campaign I look forward to the movie and to writing an actual review. Thank you for your attention to this rant.
 Entertaining Popcorn Fantasy March 14, 2005
27 out of 30 found this review helpful
LXG is a far-out cheesy marvel of a movie that I enjoyed every second of. The film features various fictional characters brought together as a sort of original x-men team of the past. Once united they battle the evil masked Fantom and his army who want to plunge the planet into a world war. The movie's larger than life elements make it an easy target to pick on, but I won't. I just can't pick on something that made me smile so much. This is wonderful stuff to enjoy with lots of popcorn and a favorite beverage.
Who Says "Classical" Literature Is Boring? May 3, 2003
24 out of 37 found this review helpful
Just the idea of this rocks. What would the world be like if the fictional characters from classic literature were "real" and interacted with each other in the same world?Taken from the comic book of the same name the, always interesting Alan Moore created a world where Alan Quartermain, Wilhimina Murray ("Mina" from Dracula), Dr. Henry Jeckyll (and his alter-ego, naturally), Captain Nemo, and Griffin (the Invisible Man) all exist. Brought together by British MI5, they must use their extraordinary talents to stop a menace that threatens the British empire. Without their help, the sun might set on the British Empire. Combine the elements of Victorian/Edwardian style, pulp action heroes, spy novels, and a little steampunk and that is the the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. The shared universe idea has been around for many years, but Alan Moore has taken it in a interesting direction. In the comic book, Moore fills his world with characters of 19th/early 20th century literature, including Fu Manchu, Professor James Moriarty, and Inspector Dupin (go read Edgar Allen Poe). And yes, even Shelock Holmes makes an appearance. God Save the Queen!
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