Anyways, as an adaptation of a renowned alan moore creation im sure this falls short, but as an antidote to the thenburgeoning and now fully entrenched selfseriousness of, say the xmens, this is a brisk, selfconsciously silly, and above all gorgeously designed piece of escapism. It was an ok book, fitting if you want to relax and not think about something too much without running the risk to be infuriated by bad writing. The league of extraordinary gentlemen 2003 directed by. Heart of ice, a fullcolor 56page adventure in the classic pulp tradition by the. July 11, 2003 the league of extraordinary gentlemen is a cool fucking premise. In this amazingly imaginative tale, allan quatermain, mina murray, captain nemo, dr. It is a novelization of the script of the movie of the same.
Century starts in 1910, passes by the 1970s, and ends in 2009 the black dossier is more of a standalone story though. Being a comic book fan, watchmen is my bible, but my favorite comic book series by moore possibly my favorite comic book period is the league of extraordinary gentlemen. My biggest problem with the film was the characters, who were stale and boring. The league of extraordinary gentlemen assembles a splendid team of heroes to battle a plan for world domination, and then, just when it seems about to become a real corker of an adventure movie, plunges into incomprehensible action, idiotic dialogue, inexplicable motivations, causes without effects, effects without causes, and general lunacy. The league of extraordinary gentlemen was another big screen adaptation of an alan moore comic with a big budget and a headline grabbing star. The league of extraordinary gentlemen 2003 on imdb.
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