The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (DVD) Reviews

As far as comic book adaptations go, this had the makings and the opportunity to be a huge hit on the screen, with a brilliant collection of historical greats working as a team to fight crime and save the world. The transition from comic book to film, however, has gone through a vortex of 'oops'. Read on. The Plot In a ...

(film only review) The Plot ----------- Attacks on Britain and Germany by “The Phantom” leave the world on the brink of war. It’s up to a group of small group of men and women with special skills – the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen – to prevent the Phantom’s evil plans. The Cast ----------- Boy, did ...

Comic books have done well by superhero legions – Justice League, the upcoming Fantastic Four – but “The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen” is truly strange and beautiful. The brainchild of writer Alan Moore and artist Kevin O’Neill, it brings together mythic Brit-lit characters Allan Quatermain, Henry Jekyll, Captain Nemo, Mina Harker and an ...

When you hear of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen you get the impression of cross dressing freaks talking of local shops for local people. But in fact this movie is based on the unique comic strip that tells the tale of several Victorian heroes, each with their own unique attribute. Ah so a 19th century X-men then. Throw Connery ...

Adaptations of comic books have been enjoying great success in recent years, both artistically (Road to Perdition, Ghostworld) and financially (X-Men, Spider-Man). This film adapts a comic by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill in which a series of superheroes from Victorian fiction team up to fight a greater evil. It's a fantastic concept, and ...

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen assembles a splendid team of heroes to battle a plan for world domination, and then, just when it seems about to become a real corker of an adventure movie, plunges into incomprehensible action, idiotic dialogue, inexplicable motivations, causes without effects, effects without causes, and general lunacy. What ...