The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 2003
Directed by Stephen Norrington · 110 mins · 1,861 views
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Steven Norrington has the distinction of being the man responsible for ending the acting career of Scotland’s finest, Sir Sean Connery. To say this film is a mess would be an understatement, but the chaos behind the scenes have become part of cinematic-folklore. The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen was another big screen adaptation of an Alan Moore comic with a big budget and a headline grabbing star. Sean Connery’s Allan Quatermain is the adventurer of old, and along with a host of other talented individuals is recruited to stop an evil genius with a hunger for a world war.Both the plot and the script is from the bottom of a toilet as we get a vampire, an invisible man, Captain…
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A raging hot mess of literary archetypes that never fails to engross me. Creative in its exploits and was our version of a superhero movie before Phase One. Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde has always been a favorite.
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Really not as bad as it’s reputation would lead you to believe. Love the steampunk vibe and it’s a nicely designed film, even if the CG really falters in some places. Connery is on fine form and most of the cast around him do a decent job. Lovely looking nonsense but brisk and full of enough action to keep this viewer engaged.
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My dad and his friends called themselves the League of Extremely Ordinary Gentlemen when this came out. They made hats that said L.E.O.G.
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Hated this when it came out, completely taken in this time. Anyways, as an adaptation of a renowned Alan Moore creation I’m sure this falls short, but as an antidote to the then-burgeoning (and now fully entrenched) self-seriousness of, say the X-MENs, this is a brisk, self-consciously silly, and above all gorgeously designed piece of escapism. Norrington should have had a much longer career, shame they beat it out of him on this one.
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CChase 8 月 26, 2026
Incomprehensible, uncool, ugly, and ridiculous, but never ever is it dull. At one point, 75 year old Connery jumps out of a 30 foot long convertible going about 60 mph while Venice is crumbling around him, and lands totally flat footed. That, plus about 40 other equally beautifully baffling choices, keep it just entertaining enough to not turn off. “Care for a spin?”
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Not aggressively bad…but the comic is far better. I do really like the idea of warfare evolving with the turn of the 20th century but the themes get dragged down by a few too many characters. Dorian Gray and Tom Sawyer aren’t necessarily out of place but they make the roster a bit too crowded, and Mina Harker is sidelined waaaaay too hard. Definitely a product of it’s time, and I hope the IP can be resurrected as an animated series like Harley Quinn because the material is definitely there.
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Not a bad movie, definitely could be better. A pro movie watcher would probably rate this lower than me. But I fairly enjoy this, especially learning about more characters. Characters like Dorian Gray, Captain Nemo, Mira Harker, Moriarty James, Jekyll/Hyde, definitely have heard them, just never get into them deeply. I learnt new characters too, like the Invisible Man, however I know Skinner is not the original Invisible Man. I learnt about Allen Quartermain and Tom Sawyer too, never heard…
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this shit is fucking awesome and nostalgic top 5
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Not a good comic book adaptation, it’s terrible. I don’t understand why Hollywood always find a way to screw up a source material and get a way with it, especially comic books. They took this unique idea by Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill that the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is initially envisioned as a Justice League of the Victorian era, and turned it into a dumb action flick. This film did not performe well that both Sean Connery and the…
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Don’t get the hate for this. I had a great time
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Solid movie, never understood why it got so much hate.
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JJoel 8 月 23, 2026
Pure, unabashed, exuberant pulp. It certainly rockets from absurdity to melodrama and back again, but I cannot help but enjoy it.
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Great premise but execution falls flat
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I would do anything for Mina
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It’s trash but it’s the entertaining kind of trash. Over 20 years later still a guilty pleasure movie.
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A firm fave as a kid still whips now. Infamously tense and troubled production. The film does feel a bit quick at points as if it has had some heavy interference particularly in the second act the mole subplot is very condensed. Still it’s a great bit of swashbuckling fun all the action is really great high energy impactful fits the PG-13 family blockbuster without feeling neutered. Is very funny to take such a dark and grim comic and make…
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La pelea de los dos monstruos sacada directo de resident evil apocalypse de PS2 Faltaba q te aparezca los botones de la secuencia para ganarle al final boss Facherazo el auto blanco
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Hharry 8 月 23, 2026
We meet again, Trebek!
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even without the doodoo-grey “gothic” color palette, goofy cgi, and more Orientalism than I even expected from such a premise, this would still be total dogshit. loved it.
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I loved this when it came out, but I haven’t seen it in years, so I fancied a rewatch. Just as good as I remember, pure silly, escapist fun.
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jurei que seria uma comédia mas as coisas começaram a ficar sérias…?
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Lemme see the Vampire naked
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The Gentlemen leagued so the Avengers could assemble.
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I watched it as a kid and I had such a fond memories of this film but the movie did not live up to them. One thing I distinctly remembered is that Captain Nemo dies so you can see how much trust I can put in these memories.
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This is a disastrously offensive adaptation of Alan Moore’s graphic novel. It takes the 20th century setting and literary character team up premise and simply turns it into a generic action movie. It’s a major bummer, as the novel is incredibly dense with British history and mature themes. To give you a sense of how far off this movie is, we get appearances by Sherlock Holmes, the War of the Worlds aliens, and Dr. Moreau in the novel; yet none…
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Pretty good movie, I’d watch again! I thought it was a very interesting concept, and I liked that’s it’s based of a graphic novel that uses book characters!
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I think if this goofy thing were released today it would not end nearly as many careers. The people would rally around it. Take.. your.. time! we’d all shout. And then we’d all head to Nemo’s ship for lunch. Because cool ship.
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I don’t care for the over the top digital effects of machines, cities crumbling or submarines. But it’s fun to see tge characters interacting, albeit not always with the smoothest script or dialogue. Would have liked to see more character building, their history etc.
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Non-zero chance Joss Whedon referenced this for Avengers
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Tratto da un fumettone è un film steampank che mischia tecnologia avanzata a un periodo che si data attorno alla fine dell’800. Non so perché ma lo colloco in un universo vicino a quello del giro del mondo in ottanta giorni e parlo di quello dei primi anni duemila.
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Hay solo una cosa peor que una peli mala, y eso es una peli que no aspira a nada. Te das cuenta de eso. La intrascendencia es desgarradora. Además de desaprovechar una buena temática como lo son clásicos de literatura que todo el mundo conoce. Es mierda nomas.
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55.0 % ( 2.75 / 5 )
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There was a gentleman
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Never reaches it full potential and feels like a moviie with more set up than story. Sorta wish this was like 3 hours long
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Hooray for 8th grade English Literature class!
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Rifiutare LOTR e Matrix per questo film è da ergastolo, tant’è vero che dopo questa pellicola Sean Connery di è ritirato. Anche lui appuntamento fisso di Mediaset.
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Sebelum ada Avengers nih league udah ada wkwkwk
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C’est vraiment éclaté ce film (en plus ils ont mis du budget).
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jekyll and hyde, dorian gray and a vampire scientist all in one place who woulda thought
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I didn’t even read the original comic but am already sure that this film is unfaithful af
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Have and will always have a special place for this film. It may not be perfect but it slaps.
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An entertaining romp with great visual design that doesn’t deserve the hate it gets.
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I wish I knew who these people were. These word I say also applies to this film
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I know “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” doesn’t get a lot of love, but it is one of those films that has a special place in my heart, as I find myself rewatching it two or three times a year. I appreciate its entertaining blend of adventure and fantasy, with its unique premise: it imagines that literary figures from different eras are real and brought together to prevent a new war. Sean Connery delivers a memorable performance as the gruff…
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Idées très cool et original
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What are we, some kind of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen?
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Yeah, fair enough. I loved the movie as a child when it first came out. So, one might think I’m romanticizing it and ignoring its flaws. That may be true, but I also get the feeling that the general public has simply decided this movie sucks. You all just want to hate, because you love to hate it. Some might tentatively admit they think it’s actually okay, or even a guilty pleasure. I have to say, sometimes I just can’t…
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so that’s it huh? we some kinda extraordinary gentlemen league? captain nemo kicks ass so hard it’s kind of unbelievable. I don’t use the word aura lightly and boy golly he’s got it. he’s without a doubt the most bitchin’ one. SO glad he gets as much screentime as he does folks, this movie is not good, but it’s really not THAT bad. it’s fun. it’s a fun time.
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Can‘t get a clear Shot. Then take the wheel. Sit down, you buffoon! I don’t know how to drive this bloody thing!
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The first Avengers. The movie that made apparently made Alan Moore refuse to watch any more film adaptations of his comics. I think this movie is pretty good. As far as I know, this is the first instance of the Sherlock Holmes villain Prof. James Moriarty’s trying to start World War I for profit, which is an amazing concept that doesn’t even appear in the original Sherlock Holmes stories or Moore’s comic series. Who came up with it?
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Jjordichambon 8 月 19, 2026
Se référer à cette critique, rédigée quand j’avais 18 ans mdr : http://www.senscritique.com/film/la_ligue_des_gentlemen_extraordinaires/critique/74009872 Je ne suis plus aussi énervé mais c’est rigolo quand même
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It’s a nostalgic banger for me, this was my Avengers (2012) as a wee lad Everything my left eye needed and wanted
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Um clássico Sessão da Tarde
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Honestly, just so much fun. It might not technically be a 7/10 but damnit if it wasn’t a blast to watch! It’s i 9/10 in spirit if nothing else.
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Muita aura envolvida nesse filme.
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Fun movie with every cliche you can think of. Who doesn’t like 70 year old Connery kicking ass?
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i really wanted to love it but i couldn’t understand half of what was happening
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The original avengers from something called books. Maybe try reading some… Like the Book of the Deep or Necronomicon. 📖👁️🐙 PS I recommend the comics…for the Avengers not whatever this movie was.
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BOMB VOYAGE
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Mum, can we have “The Avengers”? No son we have the “The Avengers at home. The Avengers at home…
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Alan Quartermain, Captain Nemo, Dr Jekyll, The Invisible Man, Mina Harker and Dorian Grey and a US Secret Service agent join forces to defeat a man calling himself the Phantom who is pushing the world into war. A fun early 2000s flick
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A refreshing tale using storybook characters instead of superheroes. But just not a good enough story, limited by the CGI of the time and the PG-13 rating. I could see this being an R rated venture from Zack Snyder in the early ‘10s. Almost in a similar style to Watchmen. This is a nostalgic trip for me to watch this movie. But does it stand the test of time? Mmm… mildly, some aspects are cool, others not so much. It’s too short, plays its hand too quickly and tells you entirely too much. 3.7 / 10
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Even Connery’s charm couldn’t save this
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Capt. Nemo: -“So its clear, with Davinci’s blueprint and enough explosives he could set a bomb that would blow Venice’s foundations to rubble.”
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Not very good
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Resumen: Los Vengadores, pero con los personajes clasicos de la literatura gótica. Es una idea buena y es gracioso ver a todos juntos. Pero la ejecución es jodidamente mala. Una pena, se podría haber aprovechado mucho mejor.
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A guilty pleasure. I explained to my son that people don’t like it and his flabbers we’re gasted. He thought it was awesome and his excitement was contagious. Even though most of the CGI hasn’t aged well, the practical work is refreshing. Miniatures, rubber monsters, and camera tricks are TIMELESS. I still don’t understand how Mina can be in the sunlight though.
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Most of the rating is nostalgia, it was way cooler when I was a teenager 👀
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The Ocean’s Eleven of Victorian superhero films. If only we deserved to have it so good back then.
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Tapi memang CGI-nya kursssss parahh
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Capitán Nemo eres todo mi tipo 🙈
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I CLASSICI DIVENTANO BLOCKBUSTER Sulla carta, La leggenda degli uomini straordinari possiede tutti gli ingredienti per un crossover letterario memorabile. Portare sullo schermo una squadra composta da icone della letteratura vittoriana — da un stanco Allan Quatermain alla raffinata vampira Mina Harker, fino alla furia brutale di Mr. Hyde e all’ambiguo Dorian Gray — è un’intuizione narrativa affascinante. L’ambientazione nel 1899 e la ricca estetica steampunk regalano visivamente scenografie suggestive, dominate dalla maestosità tecnologica del Nautilus del Capitano Nemo e…
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One of them should’ve had a pet Cheshire Cat
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The Avengers for English Literature nerds
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They made Dorian straight 💔
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Should cast John Cena as Skinner in the remake
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Honestly such a classic despite its flaws in both script and production. I love it all the same:)
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I love this movie, as in the concept. The idea of just a bunch of different public domain characters in one connected universe is just really interesting to me. I have watched this movie before when I was a kid but I only remember the scene where Jekyll looked into the mirror and was looking at Hyde. The visuals in this are incredibly impressive for 2003 and practical effects are also really good amd having a combo of sfx and…
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I can’t believe I’m watching this again. I feel like they added extra scenes in the last patch.
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The ill will toward this movie has always mystified me. What did you get out of The Avengers that this didn’t already do with better characters in a cooler setting? It seems like every single commentator latched on to Sean Connery’s reported unhappiness and decided that it must be bad. I mean, he’s allowed his opinion, but this is the man who thought Zardoz was a wise career move. He’s as human as the next man.
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Vu mais complètement oublié. Mais je me souviens que c’était pas bien
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J’aime bien ce film, sincèrement, et ce malgré ses nombreux problèmes. Et si j’aime ce film c’est parce que même s’il a été un enfer de production, on ressent la passion qui animait Stephen Norrigton dans ce projet. Ma plus grande amertume à chaque revisionnage, reste de savoir que le tournage de ce film a été un tel bordel qu’il a donné l’envie à un réal vraiment prometteur de mettre un terme à sa carrière après seulement 4 films. Et…
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supposedly it really starts to grow on ya
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Sean Connery retiring after this movie is a terrible way to end a career.
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Can’t really comment on how this handled the source material. But as a CGI-laden action movie from the early aughts, you could do a lot worse. Sure, it’s sloppy. Probably a little too long. And never really clicks. But I still like watching Connery in something even if he’s going half speed. I don’t think the CGI is that bad. And prior-MCU comic book/graphic novel movies are kinda fun to observe simply because there wasn’t really expectations/formulas. Mid. But better than I remember.
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Not nearly gay enough or campy enough. This movie made Sean Connery quit making movies.
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Un film avec Dorian Gray hétéro ne peut que être nul, lisez vos classiques bordel
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Man I don’t really know what to say about this movie. Like it was hilarious and super fun to watch in a group but I feel my enjoyment would end if I didn’t watch it in one. It was super cool tho and based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore so that’s neat.
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Sean Connery is a Scottish legend and dammit it, Alan Quartermane is too
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european literary avengers fighting against darth vader and his evil clone army actually a nice concept of reviving literary characters of the 19th century but ends in immortal dorian gray battling a vampire and mr. jekyll’s monstrous alter ego mr. hulk (suddenly turned nice) fighting a mega-hulk and an invisible naked man groping said vampire, while tom sawyer works as a secret agent; too much bombs and stupid mega submarines, nothing happens apart from too many stupid fights, neither charming nor funny, just very boring
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the idea was so good, tapi eksekusinyaa cok, padahal sengaja nonton ini buat referensi novel gw. but worth to watch.
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I support witchcraft, but they made this shit boring as hell.
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Why no sequel??? Like he come back alive or what. Also this was such a trashy action movie but I just loved the concept. I wish there were cooler powers tho.
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katanya jelek dan gak populer njir pas nonton bagus kok! marah ah sama si gray trs nangis banget endingnya 1💀
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“Bomb-voyage.”
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watching the movie for the plot the plot: tom sawyer
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I should love this… but it simply wasn’t gay enough. now Nina is cunt and that’s that on that.
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August movie night. Great time and an underrated movie. Shame they didn’t make the Mars Attacks sequel.
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na minha infância isso era uma versão alternativa de watchmen…
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I have seen it when iwas kid But when see it now in start of ww3 hit different
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Type shit que vi en canal 7 de morro
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I don’t care what anybody says. This movie is a wild trip. The entire time and i had my complete attention.The entire movie. Cheesy isnt bad, its just cheesy if that makes sense
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It’s fun! This is fun!
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bagus untuk tahun segitu ini film lumayan bagus
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Puedo entender que a la peña no le guste, y sí es verdad que se hace un pelín larga hacia el final, pero llevo viendo esta película desde que tengo uso de razón y a mí personalmente me gusta También es exactamente mi mierda, o sea, personajes de la literatura clásica juntándose para darse de hostias con otro personaje, efectivamente, la hicieron para mí. Además, me acababa de leer esa misma mañana Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde, así que estaba en la zona Debería leerme el cómic en algún momento, la verdad
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I love it when hot people hook up (Dorian and Mina)
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What kind of Great Value Moriarty did they make for this movie? That was not the same dude who stole the Crown Jewels through an app
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Great movie Good concept of like enhanced team up Good cliffhanger
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eu já tinha assistido um pedaços desse filme na tela quente e minha memória era de ser “maneiro”, e acho que realmente é “maneiro” do mesmo jeito que tazos de fandangos e músicas do latino eram as coisas mais AURA™ se vc foi uma criança nos anos 2000, mas é um pouquinho chato demais pra se tornar um filme divertido de assistir. todas as peças que fariam isso ser um sucesso de locadora estão aqui mas é tudo tão sem…
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I wish this was good and not just fun The concept in this movie is so good. Taking some of the most recognizable characters from Victorian literature and creating a superhero like team is so cool. That’s impossible to dislike and it can work very well as a foundation alone. There is honestly enough material here for a whole franchise. I’m not the most well-versed when it comes to these characters but even with base level knowledge the possibility for…
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Not quite for me but invisible Marcus from Underworld would be a terrifyimg adversary.
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Letterboxd was down when I wanted tk review it so I am taking off half a star from the film.
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Der Film hat so seine Macken. Die Story ist ausbaufähig, viele der Charaktere sind dürftig oder uninteressant geschrieben. Und doch habe ich meinen Gefallen an den Film gefunden. Das könnte hauptsächlich an der Aura vom guten alten Sean Connery liegen, der dem viel auf jeden Fall Charme verleit. Der Doppelcharakter um Dr. Jekyll und Mr. Hyde war auch interessant gestaltet. Die Verwandlungen waren erfrischend old school mit Maske und Zeitsprüngen gestaltet. Allgemein kommt es dem Film zu Gute, wenn Stellen nicht in CGI umgesetzt wurden.
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this was so dumb I kinda enjoyed it
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JJudeIsTiredd 4 月 3, 2026
It’s not really good, but it’s giving bi panic attack so I like it
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Watched with taid.
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A light-hearted attempt of a victorian Justice League of sorts. Shame that this is the film Connery went out on, as he’s not bad but clearly is in ngaf mode throughout the whole thing. Still, ngaf Connery leaves you with something unlike some.
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Just read the comics. Well, mainly the first two volumes; it just became The Boys for classic literature after The Black Dossier. That said, I still prefer Rodney Skinner (the film Invisible Man because of copyright issues) over Hawley Griffin (a massive traitorous scumbug).
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this Sean Connery movie still good tho’, same like how be unity like Avengers. but why underrated
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Should have been better
- Synopsis
- To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together to do battle against a cunning villain.
- Director
- Stephen Norrington
- Writer
- James Robinson
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox, Don Murphy Productions, Mediastream Dritte Film
- Country
- Germany, USA
- Language
- English, German, Italian
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 110 mins
- Czechia12 Aug 2003
- Greece21 Sep 2003
- USA11 Jul 2003
- Philippines13 Aug 2003
- Singapore14 Aug 2003
- New Zealand21 Aug 2003
- Russia28 Aug 2003
- Bahrain03 Sep 2003
- Hong Kong04 Sep 2003
- Spain05 Sep 2003
- Belgium10 Sep 2003
- Netherlands11 Sep 2003
- Brazil12 Sep 2003
- Egypt17 Sep 2003
- Peru18 Sep 2003
- Bulgaria19 Sep 2003
- Czechia25 Sep 2003
- Denmark26 Sep 2003
- France01 Oct 2003
- Australia02 Oct 2003
- Norway03 Oct 2003
- Israel09 Oct 2003
- Italy10 Oct 2003
- Japan11 Oct 2003
- UK17 Oct 2003
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