The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

7/10

literary character cross-over fanfic in film form (yes i know it was a graphic novel first, but still). so silly & campy & fun. i would not say it was a good film but it had its good moments. perfect for fans of classic literature & comics.

ugh i watch this every time for dorian i swear

ugh i watch this every time for dorian i swear

It is everywhere and so corny and so 2000 i still need to read the comic but yeah, one of my Favorit movies

Rating: 4.5/10 ⭐️

I hoped for a fun Victorian Avengers team-up, but messy execution totally seeped in. It pushed Sean Connery into retirement!

The Director’s Eye:
The gloomy Victorian streets gave me fantastic visual inspiration. As a conservative valuing classic literature, I loved seeing Quatermain impart old-school honor onto a brasher generation. The booming dieselpunk soundscape is also pretty epic.

The Cuts:
The script juggles too many characters, so the middle part really dragged for me. The early 2000s CGI is atrocious; Mr. Hyde looked completely unfinished. You can literally feel how miserable this set was. The studio totally butchered the comic to force a generic blockbuster.

Verdict:
A massive missed opportunity wasting a phenomenal premise on bad CGI and studio meddling. Skip it.

Favorite Line: “May this new century be yours, as the old one was mine.”