Hey, well, I saw it...and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'd give it an 8 out of ten on the enjoyment scale. Why? I love the period scenery, the Victorian machinery, and the exotic locales, and Sean Connery made a darned good Alan Quatermain too. I was not impressed with the youngster who played Agent (Tom) Sawyer...typical smartass American youth of the kind who should not intrude on a classic Victorian tale. (by the way, he looks a lot like Raptor did about 10 or 15 years ago) I liked most of the other characters just fine. Nemo was unusual...but an interesting interpretation of the character. His submarine is the most gorgeous and impressive submersible of all time...Wow!!! What I love about that era is that they made things not just to be effective, but also to be beautiful. Things have gone way downhill since.

The Mr Hyde character was ridiculously overdone...a Victorian version of the Hulk...but that is typical of today's movies where everything is overdone so a whole lot of expensive stuff can get smashed up and blown up "real good"...for what purpose? To titillate audiences that are already so jaded that only a nuclear explosion can get them to open their eyes for a second or two?

They tried to crowd too much stuff into one movie...but...it was still good light entertainment. I much prefer a look into the past like this than one of those downer futuristic films where everything is dark, urban, filthy, ugly, and high-tech disgusting. Give me the glorious past...where men and women had style, grace, and honour.

Despite its many flaws...a good movie, IMO. And nice African music at the end too...and NO friggin RAP tunes at all!!! Yay!!!

- LH