League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The

On paper, this movie looked fantastic. British legendary super-hunter Allan Quatermain is asked by an uber-rich mogul to assemble a great collection of superheroes and stop a mad villain known as The Fantom from taking over the world. Quatermain (played by Sean Connery as a casually indifferent crankpot) commands Captain Nemo, Dracula’s Mina Harker, The Invisible Man, Dorian Gray, Tom Sawyer, and Dr. Jekyll, making a certain a recipe for adventure. While being set in 1899 makes it hard to compete with the futuristic X-Men movies, the story and non-stop peril, betrayal, and romantic tension make for a fairly interesting flick. Documentaries, running commentaries, and deleted scenes add more fun. [Fox Video / Doug Van Pelt]

Ratings:
Obscenities: 05
Gore: 00
Nudity / Sexuality: 00
% Spiritual Relevancy: 10

DVD rating key:
Obscenities (fka: BL (Blue Language)) # of “blue” / cuss words.
Ideal rating = 0
Gore (fka: BG (Blood ‘n’ Guts)) # of scenes with graphic, bloody violence.
Acceptable rating = <50
Nudity / Sexuality (fka: NP (Naked People)) # of nude scenes.
Ideal rating = 0 (A rating of less than 1 signifies questionable scenes
% Spiritual Relevancy (fka: SC (Spiritual Conversations) An arbitrary rating based on the ease of starting a conversation on spiritual things.
Ideal rating = 50+

This DVD review was printed in the March/April issue (#106) of HM Magazine. You can order a copy of this issue online in our store, or pick it up at a local newsstand.

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