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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)

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Reviews Counted:167

Fresh:27

Rotten:140

Average Rating:4/10

Consensus: Just ordinary. LXG is a great premise ruined by poor execution.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for intense sequences of fantasy violence, language and innuendo

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Theatrical Release:Jul 11, 2003 Wide

Box Office: $66,327,144

Synopsis: Sean Connery stars as Allan Quatermain, the world's greatest adventurer, who leads a legion of superheroes the likes of which the world has never seen, in THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY... Sean Connery stars as Allan Quatermain, the world's greatest adventurer, who leads a legion of superheroes the likes of which the world has never seen, in THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN. Quatermain's extraordinary League is comprised of Captain Nemo (Naseeruddin Shah), Dracula vampiress Mina Harker (Peta Wilson), an invisible man Rodney Skinner (Tony Curran), American secret service agent Sawyer (Shane West), Dorian Gray (Stuart Townsend), and Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde (Jason Flemyng). Richard Roxburgh ("Moulin Rouge") plays the League's enigmatic recruiter, M. The League members are staunch individualists, outcasts in fact, with checkered pasts and singular gifts that have been both blessing and curse. Now they must learn to trust each other and work as a team for the very hope of civilization. With little preparation and no time to lose, they will be transported via Captain Nemo's extraordinary submarine, the Nautilus, to the frontline of defense: Venice, Italy. There, a masked madman known as the Fantom plans to sabotage a conference of world leaders by setting off a domino chain of explosions, sinking the entire city. The threat is catastrophic, the risks are staggering. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen has 9 hours to save the world. Based on the acclaimed comic books by Alan Moore ("From Hell") and Kevin O'Neill, the film is directed by Stephen Norrington ("Blade") from a screenplay by James Dale Robinson. Don Murphy ("From Hell", "Natural Born Killers") and Trevor Albert ("Groundhog Day", "Bedazzled") are the producers, and Sean Connery and Mark Gordon ("Saving Private Ryan") are executive producers. The co-producer is Michael Nelson. Principal photography on the 20-week shoot occurred almost entirely in Prague, with additional shooting in Malta and Los Angeles. [More]

Starring: Sean Connery, Naseeruddin Shah, Peta Wilson, Shane West

Starring: Sean Connery, Naseeruddin Shah, Peta Wilson, Shane West, Stuart Townsend, Jason Flemyng, Tony Curran

Director: Stephen Norrington

Director: Stephen Norrington
Screenwriter: James Dale Robinson
Producer: Don Murphy
Composer: Trevor Jones
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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  • A hunter, a scientist, a vampire, an invisible man, an immortal, a spy, a beast... when a masked madman known as "The Fantom" threatens to launch global Armageddon, legendary adventurer Allan Quatermain (Sean Connery) commands a legion of superheroes, the likes of which mankind has never seen.
  • Now, despite fighting their own personal demons - and each other - they mush join forces to save the world. Sean Connery leads a stellar cast in this breathtaking, "thrill-a-minute" (Jeffrey Lyons, NBC-TV) extravaganza loaded with "eye-popping effects and amazing action!" (Bill Bregoli, Westwood One)
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    Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
    04/29/09
    Felix Vasquez Jr.
    Felix Vasquez Jr.
    Cinema Crazed
    N/R

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    Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
    10/18/08
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    Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
    08/07/08
    Mark Halverson
    Mark Halverson
    Sacramento News & Review

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    Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
    07/14/07
    Joe Lozito
    Joe Lozito
    Big Picture Big Sound

    A stiff.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
    04/26/07
    Jonathan Rosenbaum
    Jonathan Rosenbaum
    Chicago Reader
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    So little of real consequence is at stake that you'll have plenty of time to notice how the names on not one but two tombstones are misspelled.

    Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
    03/01/07
    Daniel Eagan
    Daniel Eagan
    Film Journal International

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    Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
    12/30/06
    Danny Graydon
    Danny Graydon
    Empire Magazine

    ... the effects and sets are marvellously fantastical and there are one or two neat comical allusions to the heroes' literary roots. But where's the excitement, the thrills, the tension, the style?

    Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
    02/09/06
    Derek Adams
    Derek Adams
    Time Out

    The problem with The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is the filmmakers tried to give everyone a main storyline and ended up diluting everything.

    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    12/06/05
    Kevin Carr
    Kevin Carr
    Film Threat

    The League is a project that was doomed from the moment the studio threw out Alan Moore comic and decided that they knew better.

    Full Review Source: NYC Film Critic | comment Comment
    03/05/05
    Ethan Alter
    Ethan Alter
    NYC Film Critic

    Quelques moments sont légèrement mieux et même intéressants, mais dans l’ensemble, vous allez complètement gaspiller votre argent et votre temps avec ce film.

    Full Review Source: Panorama | comment Comment
    12/17/04
    Louis-Jérôme Cloutier
    Louis-Jérôme Cloutier
    Panorama

    Just don't think too much between the super battles. This is, after all, very comic book.

    Full Review Source: Kansas City Kansan | comment Comment
    10/15/04
    Steve Crum
    Steve Crum
    Kansas City Kansan

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    Full Review Source: tonymedley.com | comment Comment
    10/07/04
    Tony Medley
    Tony Medley
    tonymedley.com

    [Director] Norrington has spent too much effort trying to include too much of the comic book.

    Full Review Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) | comment Comment
    09/20/04
    Mark Collette
    Mark Collette
    Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

    If you stripped this film of its effects, not even the platform would remain. Unplug the computer and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen disappears.

    Full Review Source: F5 (Wichita, KS) | comment Comment
    07/06/04
    Jake Euker
    Jake Euker
    F5 (Wichita, KS)

    No, no, no, and, a thousand times, no.

    Full Review Source: Low IQ Canadian | comment Comment
    05/16/04
    Martin Scribbs
    Martin Scribbs
    Low IQ Canadian

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    Full Review Source: Sci-Fi Movie Page | comment Comment
    02/12/04
    James O'Ehley
    James O'Ehley
    Sci-Fi Movie Page

    League ... isn’t a great movie, but it provides more fun that a lot of the other mediocre superhero movies ...

    Full Review Source: Atlantic City Weekly | comment Comment
    02/08/04
    Lori Hoffman
    Lori Hoffman
    Atlantic City Weekly

    If there are more movies like LXG on the horizon, the genre will wear out its welcome before you can say sequel.

    Full Review Source: Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) | comment Comment
    01/05/04
    Greg Maki
    Greg Maki
    Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

    Robinson and Norrington approach literature like lazy high schoolers in an English class, using the material when it suits them and ignoring it when it doesn't.

    Full Review Source: Las Vegas Weekly | comment Comment
    01/05/04
    Josh Bell
    Josh Bell
    Las Vegas Weekly
     
     
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