- Format: NTSC
- Language: English, German, Italian
- Number of tapes: 1
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- Studio: Fox Video
- VHS Release Date: May 25 2004
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (291 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00020HAA6
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#10,678 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
- #12 in DVD > Action & Adventure > Superheroes > The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
- #36 in Video > Action & Adventure > Action Stars > Sean Connery
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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
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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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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
OK for hard core Connery Fans only!
July 17 2004
Format:DVD
No matter how many average, weird, or downright awful movies Sean Connery makes, he'll always command an audience. In this film, Connery plays a retired British explorer roped into preventing WW I by leading a team of misfits in a vaguely Bondian adventurer. As a nice twist, most of the misfits consist of 19th Century British villains such as Mr. Hyde, the Invisible Man, and Captain Nemo. Of course, no one bothers to explain why such villains would agree to unite for any cause other than, well, villainy. The film is comic book-y in a bad way, with ridiculous dialogue and a poor sense of continuity, and the effects are frequently unintentionally funny, especially Mr. Hyde's appearance. Connery makes the film work as a throwaway action film, but it's clear from the extras that the cast and some of the crew were deluded into thinking this was something more. Not surprisingly, this movie plays much better on DVD than it did in the theaters. If you're a die-hard Connery fan, you'll like this one. If not, and you want to see Connery at his best, you'd be better off with Goldfinger.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A great film
Dec 13 2009
Format:DVD
This is one of those films that a first viewing disapoints, it's not at all what I expected, much like "Van Helsing", but on further viewings becomes a true joy. The only weakness IMHO is that it is clearly the first of a series of films... that will never be filmed. Sad.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
very good action adventure movie,with some humour and intrigue
Oct 5 2007
Format:DVD
The title League of Extraordinary gentlemen is pretty self
explanatory.basically,adventure Allan Quatermain(Sean Connery)recruits
a group of heroes with various abilities,to take on a villain named the
Fantom,and prevent him from starting a World War.the movie takes place
in an alternate Victorian era.the movie is directed by Stephen
Norrington(Blade).I enjoyed this film much more than i expected.i really
had low expectations,but one day,i saw it cheap and thought what the
heck.this one has a lot going for it.lots of action,good special
effects,a bit of intrigue and even some humour.i liked the premise and
i thought they did a good job with it.i think the movie had the
potential to be much worse,but it all worked well.i give this movie a
strong 4/5
explanatory.basically,adventure Allan Quatermain(Sean Connery)recruits
a group of heroes with various abilities,to take on a villain named the
Fantom,and prevent him from starting a World War.the movie takes place
in an alternate Victorian era.the movie is directed by Stephen
Norrington(Blade).I enjoyed this film much more than i expected.i really
had low expectations,but one day,i saw it cheap and thought what the
heck.this one has a lot going for it.lots of action,good special
effects,a bit of intrigue and even some humour.i liked the premise and
i thought they did a good job with it.i think the movie had the
potential to be much worse,but it all worked well.i give this movie a
strong 4/5
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gorgeous sets and effects on blu-ray
I always liked the look of this movie, and now I love it, thanks to the clarity of blu-ray quality. The cool production design, great looking cinematography and special effects... Read more
Published on Nov 6 2009 by Cheryl
Mina (Peta Wilson) can bite me any time
The year 1899, the world under threat of war. World war. England calls to her hero Allan Quatermain (Sean Connery). Will he head the call? Read more
Published on Mar 5 2008 by bernie
Worst movie of 2003
This is definetly a terrible movie. Sure, the SFX are pretty good and the idea of all those people coming together was OK, but no matter how good the SFX are, it can't redeem... Read more
Published on Jan 24 2006 by RICK
worst movie i have ever seen in my life.
this movie sucks. it is horrible in every way possible. i cant believe fox, of all great companies, would even consider making a movie like this. horrible(...)
Published on Sep 20 2005
not terrible - it's fun
You probably know that LXG has the Invisible Man, Alan Quatermain, Captain Nemo and company in it. You can read the good and bad reviews. Read more
Published on July 15 2004 by Don Bogia
LXG is GREAT!
I love LXG! It's cartoony and action packed and has so many of my favorite fictional characters in it. Most importantly it's got Peta Wilson in a perfect role for her. Read more
Published on July 15 2004
One very poorly polished turd...
Everyone I know who's seen this film, myself included, hated it!! It's an interesting concept, but none of the actors really shine here and the look of certain things, such as the... Read more
Published on July 14 2004 by Michael Arentz
live action old school justice league
LXG is an entertaining combo of literary good guys vs literary bad guys, comic book heroics, and CGI. It's a fun Saturday matinee type of adventure/fantasy movie. Read more
Published on July 9 2004
GOOD FUN
I ENJOYED LXG VERY MUCH. PETA IS A DELIGHT. RICHARD ROXBURGH IS AWESOME. CONNERY MAKES A PERFECT QUATERMAIN. STUART TOWNSEND WAS MADE TO BE DORIAN GREY. NEMO WAS SPOT ON TOO. Read more
Published on July 5 2004
extraordinarily entertaining
well the fx are great and the characters are great and there's plenty of great action. i love steam punk too and this is a steam punk movie. Read more
Published on July 2 2004
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