Connerys' Swan Song: The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen

chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
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I have to say I really enjoy this movie for what it is, Sir Sean saying goodbye.
The white tiger... :x

Thoughts on this?
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  • LegoBatman008LegoBatman008 USAPosts: 189MI6 Agent
    chrisisall wrote:
    I have to say I really enjoy this movie for what it is, Sir Sean saying goodbye.
    The white tiger... :x

    Thoughts on this?

    I still think that Sean Connery's Swan Song, should have been Indiana Jones 4.
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Junior !
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  • YouknowthenameYouknowthename Carver Media GroupPosts: 501MI6 Agent
    Really enjoyed it too! Fast pace, lots of enjoyable characters and plenty of action.
  • Sir Hillary BraySir Hillary Bray College of ArmsPosts: 2,174MI6 Agent
    Absolutely dreadful film.
    Hilly...you old devil!
  • LegoBatman008LegoBatman008 USAPosts: 189MI6 Agent
    Sir Hillary Bray wrote:
    Absolutely dreadful film.

    You sound like Ian Fleming when he critiqued Dr. No.

    Fleming said that Terence Young's Dr. No film was "absolutely dreadful."
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I'd have liked to see Connery end his screen career with a better film.
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Connery being a Scottish Terminator ? :))
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  • LegoBatman008LegoBatman008 USAPosts: 189MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    I'd have liked to see Connery end his screen career with a better film.

    Like Indiana Jones 4 for example?
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Your implying that Indy 4 was even good? :#
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  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    I'd have liked to see Connery end his screen career with a better film.

    Me, too. I didn't hate The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, but it wasn't worthy of Connery.
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  • Smithers500Smithers500 Spectre IslandPosts: 1,347MI6 Agent
    Yes it's quite enjoyable, as is the graphic novel. As I understand it though Connery had such a bad time making it he turned his back on films for the next 10 years. Damn shame.

    He has recently though voiced a kids film called Sir Bili (I think) which a lot of people consider to be an even worse swan song!
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Ah I've heard about that :#
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  • LegoBatman008LegoBatman008 USAPosts: 189MI6 Agent
    AlphaOmegaSin wrote:
    Your implying that Indy 4 was even good? :#

    No. I'm implying that Indiana Jones 4 would have been better if it was more like Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: another adventure with Henry Jones Senior and Henry Jones Junior.

    But...come to think of it, if voice acting counts as a Swan Song, then From Russia With Love; the 2005 video game is Sir Sean Connery's TRUE Swan Song. -{
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    And it's a good Swan Song -{
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    Blackleiter wrote:
    I didn't hate The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, but it wasn't worthy of Connery.
    I can get a big kick out of it. I'd still like it if he hadn't been in it, but Connery's presence just makes it worth owning IMO.
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
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  • HardyboyHardyboy Posts: 5,906Chief of Staff
    Put me on the list of those who found League terrible and that it's unworthy of being Connery's last film. I keep hoping he'll come out of retirement and give us one last great performance. . .
    Vox clamantis in deserto
  • Sir Hillary BraySir Hillary Bray College of ArmsPosts: 2,174MI6 Agent
    LegoBatman008 wrote:
    Sir Hillary Bray wrote:
    Absolutely dreadful film.

    You sound like Ian Fleming when he critiqued Dr. No.

    Fleming said that Terence Young's Dr. No film was "absolutely dreadful."

    The difference being of course...Fleming was wrong, and I am right. :D
    Hilly...you old devil!
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    :) :)) :)) Funny I'm always right too. ;)
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    edited April 2014
    Hardyboy wrote:
    Put me on the list of those who found League terrible
    Hardly Hardy; it was fun nonsense film, about equal to the the likes of NSNA at any rate IMO.
    But yeah, nowhere near as good as my two favourite non-Bond Connerys, Outland & Last Crusade.
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
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  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    :) :)) :)) Funny I'm always right too. ;)

    Well.......up until now! :))
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Ah, but even when I'm wrong. I'm still right ! :))
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Connery made some good Films in the 80's.
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  • Smithers500Smithers500 Spectre IslandPosts: 1,347MI6 Agent
    And some great films in the 70's -The Man Who Would Be King is one of the best in his career in my opinion...
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  • always shakenalways shaken LondonPosts: 6,287MI6 Agent
    I liked TLOEG, Connery at his usual best ,did any one notice all the freemasonary symbols used by the bad guys , :)
    By the way, did I tell you, I was "Mad"?
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Outland is a very underrated Connery Picture.
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  • always shakenalways shaken LondonPosts: 6,287MI6 Agent
    AlphaOmegaSin wrote:
    Outland is a very underrated Connery Picture.

    that was on our tv a while ago and I stayed up especialy to watch it ,great film,
    mind you for my two penneth, I love Connerys THE HILL its an old black and white WW2 war film :)
    By the way, did I tell you, I was "Mad"?
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    always shaken wrote:
    I liked TLOEG, Connery at his usual best ,did any one notice all the freemasonary symbols used by the bad guys , :)
    No, I didn't... ?:)
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  • Mr BeechMr Beech Florida, USAPosts: 1,749MI6 Agent
    Supposedly the creators and critics actually attribute Connery's presence to the film's failure. He didn't get along with the quirky director's lack of large studio production skills and Connery supposedly commanded such a large salary that the rest of the film received budget cuts, most especially in the form of the rest of the cast being unknowns.

    Guess he wasn't willing to go cheap to get other names on board like some actors do when they have names in mind that they want to see cast alongside them for the film's sake. And the filmmaker's weren't willing to drop such a chance at a rare Connery option.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    Mr Beech wrote:
    Connery supposedly commanded such a large salary that the rest of the film received budget cuts, most especially in the form of the rest of the cast being unknowns.
    What? The cast was full of 'knowns'. ?:)
    What I heard was that Connery demanded story changes to make it his last vehicle, and the director made the best of it.
    Don't know if it's entirely true, but in any case I enjoy the flick.
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
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  • Mr BeechMr Beech Florida, USAPosts: 1,749MI6 Agent
    chrisisall wrote:
    Mr Beech wrote:
    Connery supposedly commanded such a large salary that the rest of the film received budget cuts, most especially in the form of the rest of the cast being unknowns.
    What? The cast was full of 'knowns'. ?:)
    What I heard was that Connery demanded story changes to make it his last vehicle, and the director made the best of it.
    Don't know if it's entirely true, but in any case I enjoy the flick.

    Who knows? I've read that the studio made most of the story changes, which Connery rolled with, but the director was not used to and they clashed on how to handle the directing with very different opinions.

    But honestly, I just had a look at the cast again and I really don't see any major names besides Connery. Maybe Shane West has done some TV of note in the US, but I really don't think any of those cast members are 'name' actors that the public would know on posters.
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