Hello, and action, and welcome back, and action. Hello, dear listeners, and welcome back to another episode of What Went Wrong,

your favorite podcast, Full Stop, that just so happens to be about movies,

and how it is nearly impossible to make them, let alone a good one,

let alone a somewhat misbegotten, misfire of a mashup of Victorian villains and heroes in an attempt to cash in on

the superhero train that was just leaving the station, a film I have deep affection for.

As always, I am Chris Winterbauer, joined by my co-host Lizzie Bassett, Lizzie.

What film do you have for us today?

A League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, or confusingly, LXG, as it was also marketed.

And as I'm going to refer to it across this episode, because the title's too long.

Does Sean Connery's Alan Quatermain ever say, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen?

No, I don't think anyone does.

Moriarty does when he welcomes him.

But I don't believe that Alan, Alan Quatermain, I don't believe he does.

I'm so excited.

This has been a long requested film, and Lizzie finally said,

I will pluck the poison apple from the tree, and we shall eat it together.

Let's get into it.

Well, Chris, had you seen The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen before now, what were your thoughts upon rewatching it, on your birthday for the podcast?

That's right.

Yes.

So I had seen The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen before. I'd only seen it once before, and I saw it in theaters when it first came out. I will take you back ever so briefly, Lizzie, because it is a somewhat funny story. I was known a little bit amongst my friend group as the person who was most into movies of my friends, and I would get into debates with my

friends over movies. Notably, I remember getting into a yelling match with one friend about The Rock

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