The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (DVD) Reviews

--- Story --- Having seen a good chunk of reviews on here slate this movie I thought it only fair to give it my $0.02. Take Alan Quartermain, Tom Sawyer, Dorian Gray, Captain Nemo, The Invisible Man, Jekly & Hyde and Mina Harker and throw them into a movie which sees them team up against the elusive 'Phantom' who is ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

(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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review