# I just saw the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen trailer. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 20, 2003, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-trailer/176308 "2003-05-20T06:17:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-trailer/176308/21 "2003-05-21T13:21:56Z")
moores basically washed his hands of the movie, as in somebody else is doing the writing etc.based on the alan moore and kevin o’neills comic book can take them a long way away from the excellent book. there was an interview with him in empire where hes quite happy (like what happened with From Hell) to let them movieise it. he sees them as entirely seperate entities ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-trailer/176308/22 "2003-05-21T14:58:46Z")
I got Crappy CGI Overload [sup]TM[/sup] watching that trailer. Lots of overblown, Hollywood-style effects were a big turn-off for me. Barring some really good reviews (which I don’t expect) I’ll pass on this one. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-trailer/176308/23 "2003-05-21T15:49:20Z")
I’ve only looked at a few issues, but I remember when it came out thinking it was one of the coolest ideas I’ve ever read. the fact it was about $5 an issue turned me off though. Still, I like the concept. The movie looks like crap. I don’t like what they’ve done with Hyde. A lot of the early screen shots and things I’ve seen showed him as a guy with REALLY BIG ARMS, but the rest of his body seemed normal sized. Now, he seems completely CGI. Niether of which appeals to me. It looks like **The Avengers**. I liked that movie, because it had an interesting feel and it kinda fit the movie. **The League of Extrodinary Gentlemen** is NOT **The Avengers**. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-trailer/176308/24 "2003-05-21T19:20:58Z")
Who would _want_ the rights for Fu Manchu? The guy’s an embarassing stereotypical relic, at this point… ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-trailer/176308/25 "2003-05-21T19:36:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cletus \* > **Does anyone know more about this ‘the Fantom’ character? I was wondering if he was from some other 19th century literature or if they just created him for the movie.** I’m hoping that Exoskeleton meant to type “Fantomas.” Read about him [here](http://www.fantomas-lives.com/). I enjoyed the comic album, but was disappointed that Moriarty and Fu Manchu turned out to be the Big Villains. Like, duh. Fantomas would have been much cooler. ---
**Author:** ![Kilt-wearin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@Kilt-wearin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilt-wearin_man)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-trailer/176308/26 "2003-05-21T20:02:46Z")
As for the roadster, as Captain Nemo is a member of the League (in the movie, at least - haven’t had the opportunity to read the comic), he needs ground transportation that’s just as impressive as the _Nautilus_, doesn’t he? The movie’s website lists the members of the (movie) League, their abilities and why they’re in it, and some of their equipment. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Bongo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@Winston\_Bongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Bongo)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-trailer/176308/27 "2003-05-21T21:23:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by El Elvis Rojo \* > \*\*It looks like **The Avengers**. I liked that movie, because it had an interesting feel and it kinda fit the movie. **The League of Extrodinary Gentlemen** is NOT **The Avengers**. \*\* I had always heard that somewhere in the world was a person who liked the film version of **The Avengers** , but I thought that was just an urban legend. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-trailer/176308/28 "2003-05-21T21:35:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kilt-wearin’ man \* > **he needs ground transportation that’s just as impressive as the _Nautilus_, doesn’t he?** He should’ve gotten in touch with **Robur**. Maybe he’d’a leased him the _Terror_. ---
**Author:** ![Exoskeleton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@Exoskeleton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exoskeleton)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-trailer/176308/29 "2003-05-21T22:07:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ukulele Ike \* > \*\*I’m hoping that Exoskeleton meant to type “Fantomas.” Read about him [here](http://www.fantomas-lives.com/). > > I enjoyed the comic album, but was disappointed that Moriarty and Fu Manchu turned out to be the Big Villains. Like, duh. Fantomas would have been much cooler. \*\* No, no typing mistake. The villain is not Fantomas. As I understand it, the ‘Fantom’ will be a made-for-this-movie character. I think he’s masked, perhaps inspired by the Phantom of the Opera. Whatever. My expectations are low, hopefully it will not be ‘Howard the Duck’. ---
**Author:** ![burundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-trailer/176308/30 "2003-05-22T00:38:06Z")
Tom Sawyer? Tom friggin’ Sawyer? You have got to be kidding me. I loved the comic, but based on that alone, I’ll be giving the movie a miss. ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-trailer/176308/31 "2003-05-22T02:06:30Z")
I’ll be damned. Now that I’ve done some searching, I find as many references to **Allan Quatermain** as to **Allan Quartermain**. Why would Haggard alternate the spelling of his own character? Or was it a mistake on the part of a publisher or editor? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-trailer/176308.md?page=1)