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Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

This really was a terrible movie, and Sean Connery knew it.

In an alternate steam-punk universe in the Victorian era, a group of famous fictional characters unite on a mission to prevent a worldwide war. These characters include Captain Nemo, the vampiress Mina, the Invisible Man, American secret agent Tom Sawyer, Dorian Gray, and Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde, led by adventurer and explorer Allan Quatermain.The special effects range from decent to bad, the storyline is too linear and predictable despite having a twist halfway through, dreadful dialogues and too many stupid situations that defy logic even in a fantasy world logic. Lots of noise and explosions, hardly serves to entertain, and then easily forget.For those who know the particular canon stories of these mythical characters, it is sad to see the treatment given to them in this film, just plain sad (if you are a fan of some of this characters you may even get angry), and even more sad that this is Sean Connery last movie before retirement, because he deserved much better than this.

It took me a while to get around to watching this movie purely because of all the negative press surrounding it. In the end, I saw it was on TV and I decided to finally give it a go; I'm glad now that I never spent money to watch it. For all the lack of credibility, the silliness and the poor plotting, the thing that really sinks this film is the CGI work. There are tons of effects shots and what not and none of them are very credible, whether it be the image of Venice sinking or Captain Nemo's massive submarine rising from the ocean depths. All of these bits look just like what they are: cartoon creations, two dimensional and void.Still, I ended up enjoying the film on a minor level, mainly thanks to the impressive acting of Sean Connery. The ex-Bond, who publicly quit acting after his troubles during making this film (a whole other story) puts in a strong, steel-willed turn as Allan Quartermain, H. Rider Haggard's literary hero. He's tough, believable and, most importantly, charismatic. He runs rings around the other characters in the movie, although to be fare none of them are fleshed out as much as he is. Shah is a one dimensional Captain Nemo, an Indian martial arts master with no unique features; Peta Wilson is Mina Harker from Dracula, yet she's in no way convincing as a vampire – far too cold and unlovely. Shane West is the imported American actor, a grab for US audiences, but he seems out of his 'league', while the worst actor by far is Stuart Townsend. I just felt this guy was vain and unlikable, and I'm not sure how much of that was acting. Jason Flemyng is always good value but he has little to do here as Dr Jekyll, while Richard Roxburgh plays a one-dimensional character as best he can.This is a film that works best in the dialogue scenes – unusually. That's because the action scenes are a poorly-edited mess, using that annoying tactic of repeatedly cutting from one battle to another and back again. It's all fancy manoeuvres and footwork, restrained by a kid-friendly rating, and it's the same tired stuff that Hollywood's been serving up for years. Out of all the effects in the film, the only one I liked was Mr Hyde, coming across as a Victorian version of The Incredible Hulk. There are a handful of moments I enjoyed – Dorian Gray's demise being one of them – but they're definitely outweighed by all the flaws elsewhere. Not a film worth spending money to see.

This review is by somebody whom has NOT read the comic/novel!!When I read the title and the summary on IMDb while just browsing, I just had to watch this. I came in with the expectation of seeing something along the lines with "Watchmen", but one thing I never could have seen coming, was that this was the worst superhero movie I would ever see. The film starts out like any other "We must assemble a team of the best" but soon becomes a cliché mess, as Connery becomes the "I'm retired" guy. The rest of the cast is mediocre at best, with most having little to none back story. The bad guy in this movie is just horrible, while having NO back story, is also just a vague parody of bad guys from other movies. The movie also has a plot twist that revolves around The Phantom, but it was so bad, that I began to think that this movie was directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Now, the only reason this movie does not get a 1 out of 10, is the sometimes awesome fight-scenes, and special and visual effects. The special effects are very inconsistent. They can at times be way ahead of their time and other times look like something out of a poorly made 1980'ies B-movie. The script I think is the worst part of the movie. It seems like every line of dialog has to start with a one-liner in this movie and that gets very annoying after a while. I would NOT recommend this movie to anyone but action-lovers, as some of the fight-scenes was very well done. (I am sorry for any grammar issues, I am not from an English speaking country)