Rating: 
Summary: not the worst movie ever, but not the best
Review: The positive reviews on here are right, but so are the negative reviews. This movie is all over the map. Some of it is great, but a lot of it is sooo hokey. Take a good look at all the reviews on here and you'll get a pretty good idea of what a crazy movie LXG is. It's like a b*stard child of X Men and Plan 9 From Outer Space. This movie thrilled me when it worked, but when it was off-the-wall I smiled and laughed so hard it hurt. I enjoyed the ride, but you may not.
Rating:
Summary: good fun
Review: i liked this flick. it's cornball but that doesnt mean its not enjoyable. reminded me a lot of movies i enjoyed as a kid.
Rating: 
Summary: entertaining
Review: I'm giving LXG four stars not because it's Citizen Kane, but because it deserve four stars compared to other films with these characters in it. If you like Nemo you will love him in this. The plot is just like one that you'd find in an old boys adventure mag, comic strip, or dime novel. It's filled with stereotypes and cliches for that same reason, but many people didn't get that. It's fun if you get it.
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Summary: Certainly not the League of Politically Correct
Review: Overlooking stereotypes galore (sinister Middle Easterner, unsophicated yokel of an american, and so on....), the fact that there was a female in this League of Gentlemen (ummm, why, by the way, was she included? oh yeah, for the totally unnecessary love interest) and loopholes all around, one could enjoy this comic book turned movie if you view it in the realm of superhero fantasy. It works if no logic is needed. There were moments of pure entertainment (Sean Connery's intro scene & the invisible man lines) but whoops, the people responsible for this movie had their eyes so much on a sequel (the ending was really, really overdone and, as it thankfully turns out, not needed) that they forgot to make this film good enough to encourage another. This movie had plenty of potential in it's actors and premise but it quickly turned to mediocrity for this particular viewer.
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Summary: cheesy!!!
Review: I gotta admit I liked LXG a lot! Yeah it ain't true to Alan Moore's grapic "novel" (sure looked like a comic book to me), but Moore wasn't true to the characters either so WHO CARES? This is fun. Get some friends and watch it with em and stop acting so "cultured".
Rating:
Summary: not art, but fun
Review: LXG is dumb fun. It's really corny, but it reminded me of a Victorian era Super Friends and that made for fun viewing. I'll probably end up getting this to watch from time when I need some corny escapism. It's not impossible to watch at all. It's just VERY corny. Some people just need to get the log out that's made them forget how to enjoy a really corny super hero flick. This is "bad", but that's good.
Rating:
Summary: Just plain bad
Review: My brother bought this for me as a gag gift. I watched it once and I have to admit that the silly plot and poor dialogue did produce some laughs but for all the wrong reasons. I still can't decide if my brother paid too much for this gag.
Rating:
Summary: Disappointing flick that Connery can't save
Review: This is an interesting movie, it is appallingly bad in every way... except for Sean Connery. He is almost, but not quite, able to save the film simply by showing up and being That Damn Cool. Now, I've enjoyed other films with Connery before, but here we have the wierd spectacle of seeing him at his most fun to watch this side of "Goldfinger," only to have everything around him be a complete train wreck and waste of time. Still, fat old bald men simply should NOT be able to kick that much ass.But sadly, I have to remind you that this movie really *is* a big stinker: bad story, obvious plot "twists," really bad CGI, dismal acting, pretty much you name it. And for those few who read the comic book version of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, prepare yourself to see about 100 IQ points chopped off the top of the story, and all the good characters butchered or replaced.
Rating:
Summary: At best, a rental
Review: Do yourself a favor and save your hard earned cash for a dvd more deserving of prominent display on your shelf. It's not that LXG is a bad movie - at best, it's a decent 1 hour and 47 minute diversion, but most likely something you won't watch repeatedly. The most painful thing about watching this film is the realization of the great unfufilled potential that this movie/franchise could've been if executed properly. After all, one only has to read a single issue of the original comic to realize the high quality of the series not to mention the terrific characterizations to realize how much better it should've been. The video transfer and dolby 5.1 is decent but not spectacular. The extras are comprised of two very dull commentaries, 7 or so very long 'making of' featurettes and a handful of deleted/extended scenes. surprisingly there is no trailer included - instead we are given a somewhat strange drunk driving PSA.
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Summary: fun viewing with friends
Review: My buddies and I checked this flick out and had a great time! We didn't take it serious for a second, but we had a blast. It wont win any Oscars, but it's a good mix of cool stuff and stuff to make you laugh your butt off!
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