The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen [UMD for PSP]

It was good but kinda dry & I was hoping for more of a story line.

The DVD came in excellent shape

THIS was the film that got Sir Sean Connery to give up on-screen acting for the rest of his life. From 2003 onward, he did only voiceover roles.

Love this

4 stars because the kids (18, 20, and 24) could watch this movie over, and over, and over! And they do. I find it ok but HAD to get it when it was discovered in Amazon video because this is a classic for the kids. I could take it or leave it individually but it does work as a family movie when we are grilling or just hanging out.

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, lessor known Sean Conner movie.

Have watched it multiple times. Love the concept and seeing otherwise unrelated literary characters together in one movie. It does seem somewhat labored in places, but I don’t remember perceiving it that way the first time I watched it.

Right off the bat this movie had my attention and while there were some parts that made me want to skip forward I didnt. Amazing movie with the WRONG title. I saw that critics hated it and Sean Connery god rest his soul also hated it then its exactly the kind of movie I want to watch. After scanning thru all the free movies for the zillionth time and not seeing a singe one I want to watch or not seen before thru the corner of my eye I was that this movie had Sean Connery in it and so I gave it a go. Because of the title I always skipped right over it. The Gentleman in the title suggested the movie was saturated if feminism. When in fact it has some because the one main female character had extraordinary power that made he practically invincible but then again a lot of the males were the same or darn close.

This film is an antidote to our clockwork orange world. It brings to life the collective works of writers who genuinely understood the extremes of human mind and humankind. This work, focuses its energy on character rather than non-stop gratuitious excitement. If your enjoyment is derived from having your senses continuously assualted, this may not be the right film for you. However, if you know something of the characters and their internal turmoil, you will completely enjoy this work. This is a nice film, suitable for family veiwing. While it has its terrifying moments, they last only so long as is required to impart the needed effect. A knowledge of the original stories from which these characters are derived is not essential. However knowing something of the stories will deepen the meaning of this film for you. At a time when so many pretend extreme living, we have here a work that imparts the truth of extreme life. Enjoy!