The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) USA
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Director:Stephen Norrington
Studio:20th Century Fox
Writer:Alan Moore, Kevin O'Neill
Rating:3.0 (533 votes)
Rated:PG-13
ASIN:B00005JM5B
UPC:0024543101802
Price:$14.98
Awards:6 nominations
Genre:Adventure
Release:2003-12-16
IMDb:0311429
Duration:110
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
Sound:Dolby Digital 5.1
Languages:English, French, Spanish
Subtitles:Spanish
Features:"Assembling the League": a six-part behind-the-scenes documentary
Stephen Norrington  ...  (Director)
Alan Moore, Kevin O'Neill  ...  (Writer)
 
Sean Connery  ...  Allan Quatermain
Naseeruddin Shah  ...  Captain Nemo
Peta Wilson  ...  Mina Harker
Tony Curran  ...  Rodney Skinner (The Invisible Man)
Stuart Townsend  ...  Dorian Gray
Shane West  ...  Tom Sawyer
Jason Flemyng  ...  Dr. Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde
Richard Roxburgh  ...  M
Max Ryan  ...  Dante
Tom Goodman-Hill  ...  Sanderson Reed
David Hemmings  ...  Nigel
Terry O'Neill  ...  Ishmael
Rudolf Pellar  ...  Draper
Robert Willox  ...  Constable Dunning
Robert Orr  ...  Running Officer
Comments: Prepare for the Extraordinary

Summary: The heroes of 1899 are brought to life with the help of some expensive special effects in "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen". From the pages of Victorian literature come Captain Nemo, Dr. Jekyll (and his alter ego Mr. Hyde), Dorian Gray, Tom Sawyer, an Invisible Man, Mina Harker (from "Dracula"), and the hunter Allan Quatermain (Sean Connery), all brought together to combat an evil megalomaniac out to conquer the world. Hardly an original plot, but perhaps that's fitting for a movie sewn together like Frankenstein's monster. The movie rushes from one frenetic battle to another, replacing sense with spectacle--Nemo's submarine rising from the water, a warehouse full of zeppelins bursting into flame, Venice collapsing into its own canals; flashy, dumb, and completely incoherent. Fans of the original comic book will be disappointed. Also featuring Peta Wilson, Shane West, Stuart Townsend, Richard Roxburgh, and Jason Flemyng. "--Bret Fetzer"