The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen (DVD 2004)

Great film for my 9 year old whose grown out of disneyesque and needs something more grown up - good characters to latch onto and action based storyline - interesting enough for the adults with a good latch onto victorian technology a la Jules Verne

I bought this as its quite simply a brilliant film but always on telly a bit late.
I could watch this countless times and probably will!!
The sale went through effortlessly. A pleasure to deal with this ebayer.
The dvd arrived very quickly, couldn't have wished for better service.

I BOUGHT THIS AS I HAD NEVER GOT ROUND TO SEEIGN IT AT THE CINEMA, BUT HAVIGN A VERY BIG PROJECTOR SCREEN DECIDED THAT IT WOULD STILL BE WORTH SEEING. IT CAM UP ON EBAY AND WAS CHEAP ENOUGH SO I BOUGHT IT.

SO ONE RAINNY DAY I PUT IT IN THE DV PLAYER AND AFTER VERY ANNOYING CREDITS AND TRAILERS FOR FOR SOME VERY DULL LOOKIGN FILMS(WHICH YOU COUDL NOT SKIP) THE FILM STARTED.

THE QULITY WAS EXCELLNT AND THE SCRIPT WHILE NOT AMAZING HAD SOEM GOOD LINES. THE PLOT WAS CLEVER AND THE DISPITE BEIGN A FANTASY THE CARICHTERS MANAGED TO APPEAR BELIVBLE. THE CONCLUSION WAS ENVITABLE BUT GOOD NETHER THE LESS.

I THINK THE CINEMATIC QAULITIES OF THE FILM WOULD BE LOST ON ANYTHIN BELOW 50"'S BUT IF YOU HAVE A BIG ENOUGH SCREEN THEN THIS WILL EASLIY WHIEL AWAY A WINTERS AFTERNOON.

I like the characters, the dark atmosphere and the story. Loved the ship! I didn't like the last big fight of Hyde because it looked very computerised. The reason I decided to buy it is because I would like to be able to watch it again at some point.

'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' lives up to its billing as both action-packed and supernatural. Connery is back saving the world from an ultimate (and very well equipped) master-villain. There are even a couple of Bond references: the head of an early version of the secret service introduces himself as 'M'. Ultimately preposterous in its concept and maybe a little overladen with special effects, TLOEG is a rollicking good hour and a half of mayhem and mischief!

Hey, let me run this idea up the flagpole and see who salutes it,"Comic book super heroes are mega-buck box office smashes,right?, so why don't we make a film of old time super heroes from those old comics called books?"."Wow that's a brilliant idea,what are we going to call it?". And so was born the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.Headed by Sean Connery as Allan Quartermain fron King Solomons Mines by H.Rider Haggard and featuring The Invisible Man by H.G.Wells who has suddenly become a cockney wide boy tealeaf,with Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde who is not just in moral decline but also indestructible,Supported by Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson who seems to have over-done it with the steroids and Grow-more plant food to become Mr Play-doh with arms like trees,and also Captain Nemo from 20 thousand leagues under the sea by Jules Verne who is not only a salty old sea dog but also a martial arts expert,a master swordsman and possessing Knowledge of the internal combustion engine and advanced marine engineering way ahead of it's time,and not forgetting the ladies,ably but mysteriously represented by a close friend of Van Helsing and Dracula,who Bram Stoker probably forgot he had put in the book,and covering the rear it's the American sharp shooting dude by....America. The villains of the piece are The Phantom who seems to be a generic construct of all Phantoms that have gone before and Dr Morriarty,who lets face,could'nt be left out.The plotline goes so far,turns round on itself and kicks itself up the backside,and the idea of squeezing a submarine the size of the Empire State Building down the canals of Venice is the brainchild of a Lunatic.Having said all this,you are probably wondering why I've given it 4 out of 5, it's because if you can put all that in a lead box,tie a concrete block around it and dump it in the canals of Venice(providing there is room)then you can enjoy the film for what it is, A visually effective, fast paced piece of hocum with good special effects,like being on a rollercoaster with your brain switched to standby.If you require thought provoking,in depth cinema with a taught storyline then avoid this like a guy with trees for arms,but if you simply want to sit and be entertained then this is your cup of Earl Grey tea from a teabag.enjoy.

I threw the DVD across the room and stamped repeatedly on it after witnessing this appalling travesty of a movie. Connery is abysmal. The relationship between him and his annoying american twink Tom Sawyer is repugnant. The only redeeming feature is the character of Jeckyl/Hyde which comes some way towards the sensitive/tortured monster figure of Frankenstein etc.. Fans of Alan Moore's astounding and beautiful comic series will weep openly at the half-arsed attempt to bring the characters to the screen. This is really terrible and I no longer want to have it in the house. Buy any of the comics instead. Alan Moore knows the score.

i am very well pleased with the dvd that was sent to me sorry i have had not time to send feed back but i would like to say thank you for it joe

First class film,delivery, packaging, quality of DVD. Excellant service. Will but from this source again. Thankyou. Terry

I saw it before on TV and loved it so much and had to buy it because i just couldn't wait for it to come back on. Love the story line its. but that is just my opinion.

very good good characters good story brought it cause seen film before enjoyed it so decided to purchase the dvd

Excellent and rivetting fantasy film with all sorts of mythical tyrants and heroes brought together. Sean Connery is his usal excellence. Well worth a watch despite the age.

In an alternative Victorian Age world, a group of famous fictional characters team up on a secret mission to locate and destroy the mysterious 'Phantom' before Europe slides into war...

week story!!! mabey not worth owning on DVD? id say personal choice - hope that helps!

I love films about "heros"... although these guys are only fictional, but still very entertaining...

I have watched this flim numerous times and enjoyed it everytime!! I love everything about it, i decided to buy it because the last copy we had was damaged so i wanted to replace it!!!

good movie ... so good i could get a bomb and press the button.. yes.. sensors attached to bombs, bon voyarge

very good quality and arrived very promptly. what else is there to say, condition of product very good

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great cast,suitable for all ages my kids love it ,scary in bits not overly so.characters are well played ,a+++++++++

The film was absolutely fantsatic i thought the story line was good the cast excellent in the roles, i decided to buy it because i had seen the film at the cinema. The only dislike was that it could have been longer. I would recommend this film to anyone.

I was disappointed with this film. I am a fan of Sean Connery, but although the film contained some good special effects, the plot was simplistic and I was not captivated by it. Fairly weak storyline and rushed in places to make way for some pretty mediocre action scenes. Overall - pretty average.