THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN - My initial reaction: I liked the idea of the story and several moments, but the CGI was over the top and it got chaotic towards the end. Watching it again after at least 10 years, I have the same reaction. The performances are good--and unlike superhero-type films that came after it, the story is taken seriously but still has humor--but humor only comes through character behavior, there's nothing self-aware and it doesn't get too grim. It would have benefited from an extra half hour and a slower pace. I think the Phantom and Moriarty should have been two separate individuals. I have trouble seeing why Tom Sawyer should be in the story, though I did not find him annoying except for that awful car scene in Venice.
This is the type of story that needed more practical FX.
I wish the Invisible Man was the Griffin character or at least left unnamed, but I didn't mind the actor's performance. Makes sense he would be a red herring. I especially liked Nemo and Jekyll Hyde--the latter was a more intense Banner-Hulk than what the Marvel movies had.
I read the comic years after the movie, I was not fond of it. I wish Fu Manchu was added, but I prefer the movie's scheme to weaponize their powers since it adds some cool bits like a second invisible man and the Hyde clone--though the CGI was cartoony.
This is the type of story that needed more practical FX.
I wish the Invisible Man was the Griffin character or at least left unnamed, but I didn't mind the actor's performance. Makes sense he would be a red herring. I especially liked Nemo and Jekyll Hyde--the latter was a more intense Banner-Hulk than what the Marvel movies had.
I read the comic years after the movie, I was not fond of it. I wish Fu Manchu was added, but I prefer the movie's scheme to weaponize their powers since it adds some cool bits like a second invisible man and the Hyde clone--though the CGI was cartoony.