The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen [UMD for PSP]

Yes, just okay. Despite the good cast, led by S. Connery, it just attains an okay. There was a lot of potential but not realized. Just goes to show that gimmickry does not make a movie. Actually, by the end the gimmickry had gotten extremely tiresome. Watch it for Connery if youre a fan, but dont expect greatness.

I think this was Sean Connerys last movie and it was done very well. The characters are laid out well, but you need to understand some classic literature to understand where they are coming from, so read up. However, the storyline flows well and I would recommend sitting down for an evening and watching this.

Famous literary characters serve as superheroes of a sort in this steampunk thriller. A sneaky terrorist calling himself THE Fantom, seeks to disrupt the balance of power in the world, so he might profit from the ensuing chaos. Instead of striking fear, the phony Fantom simply annoys The League, and now they have a mission―to stop the freak at all costs. But. (Almost a surprise.) It turns out that he is not a freak and not everyone is as they claim to be. An interesting premise posing as a futuristic period piece. I bought it because it features the indomitable Sean Connery. Otherwise, it’s just a lot of rushing around, a great deal of novelty, and very little substance. None of the actors are given much to do. Most of them didn’t appear to be enjoying themselves, regardless. Still. I like it for all its numerous flaws and foibles. It’s crap. But it’s fancy crap.

Great Adventure movie. Well made and superbly acted. Like a perfect version of all the cheesy old adventure movies from the 70s-80s; more like a big budget version of the older Adventures from the late 50s early 60s. Serious story, but plenty of fun and gags.

With the majority so far here...this picture, panned almost to a man by the critics, was actually as enjoyable as I thought it would be before I started hearing the avalanche of negative reviews. Why did they hate this film so much?! It has NON-stop action, great art direction, good casting, (I am in love with Peta WIlson!) a nice, world-threatening plot, (probably yet another nod to Connery,) and passable special effects. Perhaps it was the obvious hand that Marvel may have had in it...the whole movie reminds me an AWFUL lot of Van Helsing, what with Mr. Hyde having a prominent part in it, on top of the presence of Richard Roxburgh, who played Dracula in that movie. Van Helsing also, in turn, bore a strong resemblance to X-2, X-Men United. CGI effects are also a lot more obvious in Marvels movies than they are in anybody elses, and they are here...THAT could have been a put-off...but for me, the not-so-great CGI was hidden well enough by shadows so that it wasnt as bad as it was in The Hulk or Spiderman. The group consists of: Allen Quartermain, (Connery...glad they didnt pick Richard Chamberlain,) Tom Sawyer, The Invisible Man, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Captain Nemo, (wait til you see the Nautilus...WOW!) and a persona de femme from Dracula, Mina Harker, played by Ms. Wilson. Dorian Grey is along for the ride, too, but how much can you trust a character made up by Oscar Wilde? Its great seeing Connery slug a villain and making it stick, at his age...(hes 77 now, can you believe it?) and Peta Wilson...YES!! Love that accent, love that stature, love that improvement-on-Julie-Christie thing shes got going for her....Love that car, too...Ill bet you anything either Panther Westwinds or Sbarro had something to do with that beast! That looked like a Lancia grille, too! Anyway, there is, indeed, non-stop action! You really do root for the good guys, especially after its revealed that the groups being conned by a surprising source, and just marvelling at the great sets and cinematography used in the film is a kick. I highly recommend this underrated little film, one that the critics made look much worse than it is!

This movie can and does let your imagination soar into the unreal and fantasies. It is a must watch and kept me captivated the entire movie.

Great movie.

A fun movie thats even better when its free on Prime, with literary characters posing as an 1800s version of The Avengers. The plot is predictable, but enjoyable since all or most of the characters are directly from from literature of that time with the Invisible Man, Allan Quartermain, Dr. Jekyl transforming into a pre-Hulk Mr. Hyde, Mina Harker being the female vampire character, the immortal Dorian Gray, Captain Nemo with his Nautilus, and you get the drift. A light souffle at best.

Great movie, has the same campyness a lot of pg-13 action movies had at the time ( like the mummy), love seeing this movie

Its cheesy I admit but its at least entertaining. The action is a bit fantastic and unbelievable at times but these kind of movies you should expect that some what. I like the various characters and wish to know more of each of their back stories more. Its worth the watch if you got the time and like war/ history/ fantasy/ hero films.