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The Avengers (1998)
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Reviews Counted:40
Fresh:6
Rotten:34
Average Rating:3.1/10
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Television
Synopsis: In the AVENGERS feature film, the characters of the cult 1960s television show are back at it again. The suave John Steed (Ralph Fiennes) and the sultry Emma Peel (Uma Thurman) team up to thwart... In the AVENGERS feature film, the characters of the cult 1960s television show are back at it again. The suave John Steed (Ralph Fiennes) and the sultry Emma Peel (Uma Thurman) team up to thwart the nefarious plans of Sir August de Wynter (Sean Connery), who is out to control the world's weather. Watch for Patrick Macnee, who played the original Steed in the TV series, as Invisible Jones. [More]
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery, Jim Broadbent
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery, Jim Broadbent, Tom Poon
Director: Jeremiah Chechik
Director: Jeremiah Chechik
Screenwriter: Don MacPherson
Producer: Jerry Weintraub
Composer: Joel McNeely
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Reviews for The Avengers
Having finally been forced to watch the big screen version of the classic '60s British TV series, I have to confess that I thought it was a lot of well-intended fun.
The trouble is, the film's decadence isn't a put-on, it is, simply, depressingly, degeneratively, decadent.
Instead of the ultra-sophisticated John Steed and Emma Peel, we get Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman, who come across more like contestants in a "cutest couple" contest.
Even with extensive use of the rewind function on my VCR, I couldn't piece the story together
Running a scant 90 minutes, it often feels as if a couple reels ended up on the cutting-room floor. Connery is absolutely delightful, though.
The movie is so disorganized that I'm not even sure what it was supposed to be about.
Scenes evaporate before your very eyes. Bad puns roll off the heroes and anti-hero’s tongues and lay dead before your feet.
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March 21, 2007:
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Award-winning mega-actor Sean Connery recently shared a few thoughts regarding the new James Bond movies, and it seems like he sure wouldn't mind playing the super-spy's father!... More...
November 11, 2005:
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