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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The power of seven become a league of one.
To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together to do battle against a cunning villain.
- Original title
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US,GB
- Budget
- $78,000,000
- Revenue
- $179,265,204
Filipe Manuel Neto
Jun 2, 2024 · via TMDB
**It works as a piece of entertainment, if we don't think too much about it. But it is, in fact, a film full of problems.** I just saw this movie right now. I've always heard a lot of bad things about him, but now, after seeing him, I wonder what really went wrong here. The film, to be quite honest, is good enough to meet my expectations (even though they were quite low, I confess), and it seemed to me to be a quite acceptable piece of entertainment, if we don't think about it too much and forget the graphic novel by Alan Moore. It's an adventure film, which easily captivates those who like this style and which gives us good action scenes, with characters we know and which is full of that unmistakable Victorian charm that is still in fashion today. After all, what the hell happened here for this film to be such a resounding failure? Let's start by talking a little about the script, which brings together bizarre characters from various literary works from the same period: Tom Sawyer, Alain Quartermain, Captain Nemo, Dr. Jeckill/Mr. Hyde, Mrs. Mina Harker, the Invisible Man (who for rights reasons had to change his name in this film), Dorian Gray and James Moriarty, to name a few. Literature connoisseurs have already realized that the amalgamation of different characters from different books and authors has a lot of potential, it could create a kind of “19th century Avengers”. The problem is that the potential was lost when the screenwriters ignored the stories of these characters and created “action figures” with the same name and some similarity. There is mutual distrust, attempts to bring some depth to the film, but in general, the story is shallow and bloated. Throughout the film, we observe that there is no concern about precisely recreating the Victorian environment. In fact, the film is a kind of alternative history where we even see the use of technologies that only appeared long after 1900, such as sonar, radar and automobiles with automatic gearboxes. This “salad” increases the level of special and visual effects and also the creative breadth of the producers, but I don't know to what extent the public accepted it. In addition to these problems, we still have logic holes in the plot and dialogues that couldn't be more cheesy and poorly written. Directed by Stephen Norrington, the film seems to have had no director at the helm: we can see the technical ineptitude, the disregard for key points of the project and the director's obsession with Victorian aesthetics, action scenes and CGI (the only really good things the film has to give us). In fact, the visual aspects are incredibly crafted, and we can see this in the elaborate decoration of the Nautilus, the recreation of Venice and even Mina's very elegant dresses. The action scenes are immersive, at the level of a blockbuster, and the cinematography and effects are very good. The editing, on the other hand, already fails in several moments, giving the film an uneven rhythm, which accelerates in the action sequences and dies soon after. As for the cast, what can we say? Sir Sean Connery, despite the terrible working relationship with the director and deep dissatisfaction with the entire project, did a job well done and left the cinema with a bitter taste in his mouth, but his duty done (this was his last film). Peta Wilson and Stuart Townsend do a decent job, but with little soul. Naseeruddin Shah ignores the entire tragic depth of his character and is just a “gadget king” with a solution for everything. Jason Flemyng lives in a love-hate relationship with his fictional alter-ego that makes no sense at the end of the film, and Tony Curran and Shane West seem to have been highly underutilized. And what about Richard Roxburgh? It must have been one of the worst versions of a villain I've ever seen: a barrage of clichés and arrogance don't make a villain, they just make an idiot.
CinemaSerf
Jun 7, 2022 · via TMDB
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r96sk
Nov 22, 2020 · via TMDB
Enjoyed it. <em>'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'</em> does nothing all that extraordinary but produces a fun time nevertheless. Great cast, fast paced plot and entertaining action. The ending slightly underwhelms, but I still found myself satisfied with it. The special effects are good, it's only "The Nautilus" that looks less than so. Sean Connery does carry the film as Quatermain, he's terrific throughout - really enjoyed the way his character carries himself. I liked Tony Curran's Skinner too. I actually rate all the characters to be honest, with Jason Flemyng (Jekyll/Hyde) and Stuart Townsend (Gray) being my picks of the rest. Merits a watch, even if Connery didn't remember it all that fondly.
Anton2k
Aug 4, 2012 · via TMDB
This movie was amazing! Went to see it at the cinema when it first got released back in 2003. For the time the special effects in this movie are mind blowing. A must watch in my opinion.
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Sean Connery
Allan Quatermain
Naseeruddin Shah
Captain Nemo
Shane West
Tom Sawyer
Peta Wilson
Mina Harker
Stuart Townsend
Dorian Gray
Jason Flemyng
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Max Ryan
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Marek Vašut
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Sylvester Morand
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James Babson
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Pavel Bezděk
Marksman #1
San Shella
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Sartaj Garewal
Rocket Room Crewman
Andrew Rajan
Headphones Crewman
Martin Preiss
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Dan Laustsen
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Jacqueline West
Costume Design
Duncan Jarman
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Eddie Perez
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Richard Burden
Stunt Driver
Jonathan Eusebio
Stunts
Lesley Aletter
Stunts
Noon Orsatti
Stunts
Robert Alonzo
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Scott Wilder
Stunts
Stephen Norrington
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Adam Somner
First Assistant Director
Eddie Perez
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Vic Armstrong
Second Unit Director
Josh Campbell
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Donna Isaacson
Casting
Philip Waley
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Mark Gordon
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Sean Connery
Executive Producer
Bruce Devan
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Don Murphy
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Trevor Jones
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