This review was originally posted in June 2012, and is the second of three crossovers produced during To Boldly Flee (the first being Metal Man with Allison Pregler, and the third is Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 with Todd in the Shadows). This version has been re-edited for KZfaq, running 38 seconds shorter than the original, with small trims to tighten up the pacing and shorten film clips. The "Brows Held High" theme had to replaced due to Content ID issues. Enjoy!

It's a fun review, but I'm disappointed that nobody pointed out that the Nautilus sailed to the coast of Mongolia, a country that doesn't even have a coastline!

“May this new century be yours, son... as the old one was mine.” Sir Sean Connery 1930-2020

Alan Moore happens to be a friend of my dad's from when they were kids. I've met him a couple of times, which was cool given a I'd become a fan before my dad told me that he knows him. If you're lucky enough to ever speak to Alan by all means converse on any topic, he'll have something interesting to say on almost anything, but just don't bring up any of the films of his works. Seriously. Also, side note, if Tom Sawyer was around at the time this film is set he'd be Quartermain's age. So yeah.

This movie kind of glosses over some of the important negative traits of its characters. Like the fact that Hyde is a psychopath, Nemo is a fanatic and the isolation of being invisible can drive people insane.

Nothing disappoints me about a film more than missed potential. I would love to see an adaptation of the graphic novel done competently.

Tom Sawyer looks good for a character who should be in his 50's.

0:51 "As a great man once said, 'Why the hell not?'" lol gets me every time

This is one of those "So bad it's good" movies for me. I really enjoy watching it.

The chemist is not really that far a leap for Mina who was described in the novel as having a sharp mind that would be suitable for science.

This movie deserves a reboot that’s true to the comics.

Apparently Larry Cohen accused Fox of having stolen one of his ideas for this film - he'd written a script called "Cast of Characters" and the accusation was that Fox made this movie while calling it "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" to make sure it would sell, so the only thing it actually took from the graphic novel was the title. That makes SO much sense.

"How did Quartermain know M was Professor Moriarty?" During the fight in Grey's library, a henchman yells to the Phantom, 'Run, James!" Listening to M's 'My Evil Plot' record, a henchwoman tells M, 'You may start recording, Professor.' So, Professor James M. Eh, I guess that makes sense.

Wait, so the bad guy created an ensemble team just so they could stop the threat he created himself? What is this, Suicide Squad?

and with dorian's painting, i would rather have it in my possession instead of far away cause if someone wanted me dead they could find it and use it, if i had it i could hide it so only i knew where it was

I read that Dorian Gray in the movie was modelled after Varney the Vampire instead of Dorian Gray himself. Someone looked at the comic cover of the league with portraits of past league members behind them. And instead of using the one clearly named Dorian Gray, they chose the one that stood out more.

Fun Fact: at one time, the Bank of England was in fact protected by a detail from the Household Division. So yeah... that's actually not inaccurate.

'L.X.G', Because poor literacy is KEWL.

This movie is a guilty pleasure, and it's what introduced me to the comics. I still find the Hyde costume effects to be pretty rad, and hold up better than dopple-Hyde's CGI.

Never been interested in the comic, so I don't have any skin in the game on that end. For me, I kind of like the movie despite its faults. It's a guilty pleasure, i guess. I love the look of the Nautilus; I loved Jekyll and Hyde; I loved Quartermain; I loved Mina Harker; I loved Nemo; but I think I absolutely adored have Tom Sawyer in it the most. That just made me really happy. I liked reading Tom Sawyer as a kid and having him as an adult in this being awesome made me really happy. And I like Mina mostly because of Peta Wilson; I just really loved the show "La femme Nikita" growing up, and seeing her in the movie made me go "OMG YAY!" because I had stopped watching the show. Also, I really, absolutely adore the RDJ Sherlock Holmes movies. Not even guilty pleasure. I think they're amazing and RDJ is now firmly cemented in my head as Sherlock Holmes as well as Tony Stark. Never really cared about Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock. Oh, but I do love the old Basil Rathbone radio plays I have copies of, and the Tom Baker version.

Ah, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. The movie that divided many audiences. Myself included. I honestly wanted to enjoy it as a mindless action movie, but it fails even at that.

The thing that always bothered me the most was Tom Sawyer being so young in 1899. Tom Sawyer the novel was set in roughly 1845 when Tom was 12. Quartemain WAS older but there would be no father/son dynamic since Alan would only be 82 (born 1817) to Tom's 68. Shane West just doesn't fit that age. With so much crap in this film, so I don't know why this bugs me so much, but it does.

After reading the graphic novel a thought came to me if fox does reboot the movie how amusing would be if they somehow got Connery out of retirement to play campion bond.

how the gunpowder barrel bombs work: by having air and the ignition source in the barrel will make the gun powder barrels go off, thats y there r so many cause of the barrels being probably half full

Wait, isn't the Jekyll and Hyde serum is supposed to separate the good and the evil in someone, if so how would taking more serum make your Hyde stronger?

Having never read any of the source materials this movie draws upon, I never had any problems with it outside of one or two issues. Then I read _The Picture of Dorian Gray_--well most of it; I skipped over the parts where Oscar Wilde rambled on and on about nonsensical bullshit fluff. Anyway, after reading it, I realized how stupid Dorian's portrayal was in this film and now I must dedicate myself to reading up on _all_ the characters just to see how badly this movie got them.

Kind of wish someone would remake this. Like Lara Croft it would be worth a second go.

This is why Penny Dreadful is the best adaptation of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen ever.

Oh you were finally able to put this back up how wonderful! This is one of your most memorable crossovers; my favorite! Thank you!

So interesting to go back in time and see you two kids playing together. This was as fun now as it was then, yet, both of you have moved ahead by leaps and bounds. Thanks for uploading this for us, and thanks to both of you for all your good work.

Way better than the Nostalgia critic's.

I mean, the idea of "Mina Harker actually stays a vampire" could have been used to do something interesting. (And imply different rules to vampirism than the original novel.) That doesn't happen here (and has no business being here, because of what its adapting), because this thing is just completely brain dead, but it's not without merit for something in the future that is neither this thing or that flop TV show Demons. That having been said: Unless the novel is supposed to take place earlier in this continuity, Dracula takes place sometime between 1890 and 1899. This movie takes place in 1899 and Jonathan Harker is dead. Even for the 1890s, that's probably unusually young.

Quartermaine knew he was Professor Moriarty because at the beginning of the black and white video and when he walks into the room the man calls him professor. professor James M . Professor Moriarty would have been in the newspapers in this universe. I know this is a bad movie but if they fix the special effects and did a couple of More tweets to the strip I think they would be a good movie and a good trilogy

It was his final film... R.I.P. SEAN CONNERY

It's actually quite sad that this would be the last ever theatrical movie to feature the late Sean Connery and Stephen Norrington (best known for directing Blade (1998)).

Unbelievable that BvS copied the ending of this film almost exactly. Didn't think anything could make BvS worse but copying a notoriously terrible movie did the trick!

There were plenty of automobiles in 1899.

Is anyone here after watching Kyle's two hour breakdown of the comics?

Also you guys propably didn't know, but when M reveals lawyer's been captured, it's meant to imply that Sawyer is quartermains lost son.

That majestic music coupled with violent or silly images was a delightful contrast, thank you.

I miss crossovers.

A FIlm Brain and A Gentleman

00:28 -- Me explaining to my mom why manga isn't a lower form of reading than a "normal" book.

I like This Nautilus. Just because its a giant Typ XXI German Submarine, they put some stupid things on

20:42 There were actually a few more hints of the name; there was also a woman on the vinyl record who called him "Professor" and he called himself "M"; so, "Professor James M"

Another thing that's sad about this is that James Robinson is usually a solid writer, not the greatest but generally solid, I was shocked when I found out he wrote this

I find it somewhat interesting that there is rarely any speculation as to rather or not Alan Moore took inspiration from Philip José Farmer's original Wold Newton Universe that was first touched on by Farmer in 1972 with Tarzan Alive: A Definitive Biography of Lord Greystoke and in 1973 with Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life. Which had a similar premise in that characters like John Carter of Mars, Sherlock Holmes, Allan Quatermain, The Time Traveler and pretty much any character from popular literature existed together in a shared universe 27 years before The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

I'd argue that including Sawyer is a brilliant addition to the movie. Dorian's addition does feel weird, since his story is different than the others, but adding an American character gives both a sense of international cooperation in the team, and to expand the roster to other Victorian novels besides exclusively British materials. I understand why Moore does this in the graphic novels, since Moore is British, but there are other countries with famous novels in the time period, and something from Mark Twain is the best option for the US.

I thought league of extraordinary gentlemen was entertaining enough, but I never read the source material .The same goes for Constantine (2005) and V for Vendetta (2005).

I HAD NO IDEA YOU DID THIS EPISODE! I like watching this move in a so-bad-it's HILARIOUS way but it feels so....rare to see people taking this on. I don't know why; it's perfect riffing material.

I’m pretty sure the CGI in this movie gave some poor kid nightmares EDIT: I don’t mean it as a hate thing, or anything against the special effects department. I’m saying it because I’m around 25, saw it for the first time the other day and I had nightmares from it

so... LEG is a shittier version of The Avengers? neat.

I think this film is a good example of how movies are made for people who watch movies and not for readers. I don't mind at all when I film is completely different than a book I just read. lol, I'm commenting on an old video. you guys have come a long way congrats

"Here!! Educate yourself." should be the closing words of more things.

‘There never was a league!’ That part made me REALLY mad…

They had a few things to say about Moriarty's rooftop snipers in Venice, but they missed one thing: _How did Moriarty convince the snipers to _*_stay_*_ in Venice?_ *Moriarty:* "...So that's the plan. You guys stand on all these rooftops and shoot at these interlopers to stop them from stopping my efforts to destroy Venice. Once I've successfully destroyed Venice, all of you will receive your pay...except that you won't actually be able to _collect_ your pay, because you'll all be _dead_ as soon as Venice collapses into the sea. Are there any questions?" *One of the Snipers:* "Yes. Can I be paid in Deutschmarks instead of local currency? I have a bodyguard job in Stuttgart, and I'll have to head there immediately after I finish _this_ job." *Moriarty:* "Did you somehow overlook the part about the successful completion of this Venice job resulting in _your death?"_ *Sniper:* "It's okay. I'm a _very_ determined individual." *Moriarty:* "...all right, then. Yes, I can and will convert your pay from Liras to Deutschmarks, at the standard international exchange rates." *Sniper:* "Thank you, sir." *Moriarty, aside:* "And my colleagues said that hiring brain-damaged opium addicts would be a _terrible_ idea...."

I admire the symbolism of the British hero (Quartermain) passing the torch to the American hero (Sawyer). Sort of like in history how the British Empire waned as America battled with the Soviet Union and eventually took center stage.

Great vid! Thank you very much! Keep rocking and making awesome reviews of movies. Or posting your older movie reviews, they are all great.

Rewatching this after Kyle's 2 hour long video about the graphic novels.

24:13 Africa isn't a country...

I knew I wasn't going to watch or like the movie when I saw Mina turn into bats. SHE'S NOT A VAMPIRE IN THE GRAPHIC NOVEL!

BAH! Do not dare mock the steel bum of Nemo!!!

Actually, if gunpowder becomes wet it clumps together and actually becomes more unstable, hence you get a bigger bang.

Are they making another one soon I hope there will be

The placement of the snipers makes The Phantom sound like Zap Brannigan

As a _War of the Worlds_ fan, I kinda wish they had been able to adapt Volume II, even if they would have almost certainly bollixed it up.

I know this movie is as stupid as it is insulting, but ... it's kind of a guilty pleasure of mine. I love Dorian and I think Mina was one of the coolest vampires we've ever been given on film. Plus, the effects whenever Jekyll/Hyde transform are AMAZING, despite the rest of the movie's effects being the very definition of dated. I even like the movie's version of the Nautalus. It looks friggin' cool to me! I don't know, I guess I caught the movie at the right age. I was a twelve-year-old boy when it came out. This flick was MADE FOR twelve-year-old boys.

I love how they say "automobile" like Long Duc Dong from 16 Candles, my tied-for-first favorite John Hughes movie

it's like a Victorian GI Joe episode

In the alone in the dark commentary [of all things] Uwe Boll used this movie as an example of bad effects as he said someone like ILM would do most of the effects, but several effect houses are used to rush it over, hence why the effect quality varies a lot in movies.

You know, Tom Sawyer looks pretty good for someone in his mid-sixties.

How does one “resort” to Time Lord technology? One usrs that to build a mansion inside the garden shed.

17:25 - 17:31 I agree with Kyle and Mathew there; why didn't they just shoot the pod? They'd stop the bad guys, save the world faster without any more loss on their team, and the movie would be a lot shorter.

Guess what comic im buying next?

I love this review. You guys are too cool. Big fan. A million Thunder-Clappin High 5's to you

Following your recommendation, I did educate myself. Bought the comic ( a Volume 1 +2 collection). It is so great!

My sister and I wondered the same thing about the Venetian canals.

I still like this silly, stupid movie. I quote "no not the whole thing" to this day. Also Dorian was fun and Nemo is beyond badass.

If this movie had been called "Public Domain Action Force" and had pushed into their own original story elements more I think it would have been much better received. It is ultimately just another story with these characters rather than the story from the comics.

I'd love to see the two of you review the 2004 phantom movie. Also, this isn't the first literary character Stuart Townsend botched. He played Lestat De Lioncourt in the movie Queen Of The Damned. You guys should review that.

19:27 I've never been to the arctic circle, but I'm pretty sure you can't stand outside with no protection whatsoever. At least not if you want to live.

Hilariously, in the bonus features, producer Don Murphy said that to write the script, they first needed to find someone who had read ALL the involved stories.

20:12 and they got Sten SMG , despite movie takes place 1899 ( and Sten SMG being created in 1941).

I can't help but like the movie for what is though I do acknowledge that the book is leagues better (no pun intended).

Yah excessive nerve sowing is sign of deep pressure, Matthew your a genius.

Hey, congrats on another one of your videos reaching over 100,000 views!

Also: Even for the time, $78 million is actually pretty cheap by the standards of this kind of movie. Curse of the Black Pearl? $140 million. Master and Commander? $150 million. Hulk? $137 million. Matrix Reloaded: At least $127 million. X2? $110 million. There are three action movies that year with similar (as in, within $10 million) budgets: 2 Fast 2 Furious, Daredevil and The Core. Two of those are, primarily, practical. The other is The Core, which looks similarly bad. What I'm saying is? For a CGI heavy movie like this in 2003, a $78 million budget is almost like having no VFX budget.

I actually like the design of the Nautulus.

Aaahh... An old favorite.

I never get what does it means that Conney "didin't understood" the script of LOTR. What's there to understand? is a pretty straightforward Hero's Journey.

Apparently Sean Connery also turned down both the X-men and the Harry Potter films as well. At least that is what I've heard.

a golden oldie

you just won a subscriber :)

Please understand that the following comment has been written in Connery, of which I am fluent, may he rest in peace. "In all fairnesh, I like dish-fil-em for all of da rayshuns dat... you... dish-crybe!" 😉

I have to admit i love this movie

I'm not gonna say it's a good film, but I will say it's an enjoyable film.

still a better suicide squad movie than suicide squad

7:47 That's light compared to what happens in the comics

For all its faults I still enjoy watching this film

This was originally posted in 2012? How did I miss this?! I got excited since I thought this was a sign that BMB was coming back.