Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13785 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-02-16
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: Anamorphic, Box set, PAL, Widescreen
• Original language: English, German, Italian
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 105 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
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, the Invisible Man, Mina Harker (from Dracula), and the hunter Allan Quatermain (Sean Connery), all assembled to combat an evil megalomaniac out to conquer the world.

It's hardly an original plot, but perhaps that's fitting for a movie sewn together like Frankenstein's monster. It 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. It's flashy, dumb, and completely incoherent. Fans of the original comic book will be disappointed. --Bret Fetzer

DVD Description
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 commands a legion of superheroes, the likes of which mankind has never seen. Now, despite fighting their own personal demons - and each other - they must join forces to save the world. Sean Connery leads a stellar cast in this breathtaking, "spectacular fantasy" (Starburst) extravaganza loaded with "stunning special effects" (Daily Express).

Special Features
Disc One:

• Audio Commentary by Costume Designer Jacqueline West, Make-Up Effects Supervisor Steve Johnson, Visual Effects John Sullivan and Miniatures Creator Matthew Gratzner
  
• Audio Commentary by Producer Don Murphy and Trevor Albert, Actors Jason Flemyng, Tony Curran and Shane West
  
• Scene Access
  
• Interactive Menus

Disc Two:

• Matters Of Pre-visualization featurette
  
• Still Gallery
  
• Assembling The League featurette
  
• 17 deleted and extended scenes
  
• Behind The Fantasy featurette
  
• 4 European trailers
  
• Television spots
  
• Posters
  
• Interactive menus

Customer Reviews

Good fun and a pleasent way to while away a couple of hours.
This film isnt offensive nor is it the best thing to come out since sliced bread. The story is well written and the cast list is impressive, the graphics arent out of this world but for this picture they are well suited.

ITs a pleasent way to spend a few extra hours, you dont need to concentrate hard, spot the hidden meaning its just a good plain honest fantasy action movie with some of the worlds most infamous characters all in one place.

Disposable Fun
I saw this film before I read the graphic novels. Taken in isolation, this film is a lot of fun, and I thought it was pretty good visually. The liberties taken with historical reality are all part of the theme. Even before I'd read the novels, however, I felt that one of the drawbacks of the film was the Tom Sawyer character. The character seemed totally out of place, and an obvious device to attract mainstream American audiences. I can appreciate the reality of needing to make the film commercial, but I thought it was done in a ham-fisted way -- in a way, in fact, that does a disservice to American audiences. The result is an uncomfortable mix of quaint and quirky, and X-Men style superhero flick. So, yes, it's a lot of fun, but it isn't quite coherent enough to become a future staple of Christmas viewing.

Underappreciated Genius
I haven't read the graphic novel, and although I've heard that it has a very different story line, I certainly want to get my hands on it after seeing this movie. I only wish I could have given it more than five stars. I was very upset to see how badly this film's reviews were, so bad in fact that even fox refused to do a sequel. Much the pity.
A lot of this film will be missed if you just flick it on as an easy film, but if you've got a good eye, and even better - a love of literature from the 1900s, then this film will be one of those ones you'll watch twice in the same day.
Such as the scene when they're catching Hyde in France and they make references to him as a monkey, this is in fact a homage to Poe's brilliant short story 'Murder in the Rough Morgue' and there are a hundred other little things to pick up on in the dialogue and in the scenery.
Two actors in particular need to be applauded - Stuart Townsend (Dorian Grey) and Richard Roxburgh (M.) Townsend baffled me, his accent was wonderful especially considering he's actually Irish, because he was just superb and played all his lines straight so actually believed the character and Roxburgh is, in my opinion, a bit of a genius and once you get passed the fact that he's the Duke from Moulin Rouge, you can really appreciate how hard he worked to nail three different characters with accents.
So, if you're looking for a simple story-line with the best SFX around, don't buy this film, but if you're looking for a good plot, with a good cast and a bag-full of classic literature references, then this film can be bought for about £1 in the new and used section, honestly - you really have nothing to lose!
So open your mind to a film that isn't all about the green-screen and be prepared to have to pay attention, and you may be pleasantly surprised!