The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Starring: Sean Connery, Shane West, Stuart Townsend Director: Stephen Norrington Original UK Premiere: 2003 Dvd Release: 16th February, 2004 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen, Region 2 Encoding

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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a comic book series written by Alan Moore & illustrated by Kevin ONeill, published under the Americas Best Comics imprint of DC Comics. As of 2004 it comprises twelve issues, as well as a film adaptation of the first six-issue miniseries. The title could well be a play upon that of The League of Gentlemen, the Justice League of America comic books, or the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel. The story takes place in 1898 in a fictional world where all of the characters & events from Victorian era adventure literature actually existed. The world the characters inhabit is one far more technologically advanced than our own was in the same year. This setting allows Moore & ONeill to insert in-jokes & cameos from many of the great works of Victorian fiction, while also making contemporary references & jibes.. The League is assembled by the British government to protect the empire from various menaces, including the criminal genius Fu Manchu & the Martians from H G Wells novel The War of the Worlds. Mina Murray of Bram Stoker s novel Dracula. Posters Of The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen

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 , Dorian Gray, Tom Sawyer, the Invisible Man, Mina Harker , & the hunter Allan Quatermain , all assembled to combat an evil megalomaniac out to conquer the world.

Its hardly an original plot, but perhaps thats fitting for a movie sewn together like Frankensteins monster. It rushes from one frenetic battle to another, replacing sense with spectacle, Nemos submarine rising from the water, a warehouse full of zeppelins bursting into flame, Venice collapsing into its own canals. Its flashy, dumb, & completely incoherent. Fans of the original comic book will be disappointed.

Sir Thomas Sean Connery better known simply as Sean Connery, is a Scottish film actor who has starred in many Hollywood films. Connery is well known to audiences around the world for his role as James Bond. Connery first appeared as Bond in Dr Over 40 years since he first played the role, Connery is still widely regarded as the definitive cinematic incarnation of James Bond, despite credible interpretations of the character by the likes of Roger Moore & Pierce Brosnan. The Name of the Rose ; his performance earned him an BAFTA Award for Best Actor. The Untouchables ; this performance earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Connery is known for his trademark Scottish accent & his good looks, repeatedly being mentioned as one of the most attractive men alive by magazines even after he was considerably older than more conventional sex symbols. Connery was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He joined the Royal Navy after leaving school & after being discharged on medical grounds went on to a succession of jobs, including labourer & lifeguard. He competed for Scotland in the Mr. Posters Of Sean Connery

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