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	• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Movie Novelization) Kevin J. Anderson Pocket Star, 2003 - 288 pages average customer review:based on 13 reviews view larger image
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An O.K. film novelization

I saw the film a few years ago and thought it was O.K., with the exception of Sean Connery, who does a spectacular job in all his roles. The novel, which of course includes parts cut from the film and surprisingly cut the ending from the film out. Overall, Anderson does a good job converting the screenplay into a novel. He follows the path until he cut that ending.

This is a good novel for some one looking for a quick read.

PARTY ON, DUDES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

a very enjoyable read!

Most of the negative reviews about this novel complain that it's not the comic book. It's not the comic, but I don't think that's a bad thing. The novel is well written and characters, like Quatermain, are closer to their literary selves than Moore's reworked versions. Fans of the original characters and the LXG movie will enjoy this the most. I did.

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Author Knows More Than Screenwriter

This movie novelization works a bit better than the movie it is based on. This is in part because the author is more familiar with the subject than the makers of the movie. For instance, instead of allowing Nemo to say, "I call it an automobile." The author points out that at that time Benz was already cranking out cars and Ford had devised the Model T. Thus it is added how Nemo improved on existing designs. There are other moments like this where minor problems are corrected.

Unfortunately the novelization has to hold true to the film so most of the real problems with the film adaptation are still present. Alan Moore's League is greatly changed from their original comic appearance and their literary appearances. Here the league is up against a madman bent of plunging the entire world into war in hopes of ruling it all. The league chases the villain around the world while suffering many setbacks until all is played out.

Well written with nice additions. It is too bad it had to follow the movie script as the author could have done more with the story. Still, if you can handle the story, the novelization is very well written.

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A book that authors could be proud of

I have to admit that the first time that I met the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was on the big screen. It wasn't until I did further research that I found out about the series of comic books. However, after reading this movie novelisation I thought it wouldn't have done justice as a comic book. As a novel Kevin J Anderson brought out the actors who played the characters on the big screen as well as the characters from their corresponding classics. It was that that made the book worth reading.

A great book turned out from a great movie. Absolutely brilliant.

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Just like the movie

I wanted to read the novelization to get more insight into the
characters' thoughts. Most novelizations reveal much more that the
movie. The book follows the movie closely and you get some extra descriptions and dialogue in key moments. I did enjoy the book because I loved the movie. If you want to relive it in the written page than this is for you. Also, read the book if you want a better ending to the story. It's worth it.

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London, 1899. As the British Empire lies in mortal jeopardy, a top-secret initiative unites several of the most illustrious (and sometimes infamous) personages of the age: Allan Quartermain, famed explorer and adventurer; Captain Nemo, master of the undersea submersible Nautilus; Dr. Henry Jekyll, and his brutish alter ego, Mr. Hyde; Rodney Skinner, the Invisible Man; Dorian Gray, the ageless subject of a diabolical portrait; Mina Harker, surviving victim of the late Count Dracula; and a scrappy American secret agent named Tom Sawyer. Together, they form...

LXG

When a criminal mastermind known only as "The Fantom" plots to hurl the world into war, the League must race across the globe to foil the masked madman's insidious scheme. But they may not have reckoned with the traitor in their midst...!

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