The Avengers the hip secret-agent series from 60's TV is reinvented for the movies with a stylish blend of wit fabulous retro fashions and effects-packed action. Ralph Fiennes is the very dapper John Steed and Uma Thurman is the smartly catsuited Emma Peel two secret agents who fight crime with style. Sean Connery portrays Sir John De Wynter an evil genius out to control the world with his high-tech weather machine. The madman poses quite a threat to mankind with his raging ice
Big screen re-makes of old TV series always run the risk of being despised by fans of the original, but even making the usual allowances I have to say "The Avengers" is about the worst I've seen. I think they attempted to capture the quirky, surreal world of the series, but missed it by a mile. Fiennes and Thurman are all at sea, and even Connery, an actor who generally acquits himself well whatever the film, gives an embarrassing performance. The interplay and dialogue between Steed and Mrs Peel lacks any kind of subtlety, wit or charm and here is cruder - some of the exchanges feel like they belong in a Carry On film. As for continuity, it's virtually non-existent. Patrick Macnee's brief "appearance" as an invisible agent hidden in the bowels of the ministry building seems strangely appropriate - almost as if he couldn't bring himself to actually show his face. In short, it's a mess. While they're all still alive, why doesn't someone get Brian Clemens to write a "reunion" screenplay for Macnee, Honor Blackman, Diana Rigg and Linda Thorson? I can see it now - they all meet up in Steed's nursing home, where someone's bumping off the residents....
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Big screen spin-off of the cult 1960s television series. When weather control device the Prospero Shield fails, secret agent John Steed (Ralph Fiennes) is sent to investigate by his superior, Mother (Jim Broadbent). Steed at first suspects scientist Emma Peel (Uma Thurman), who has been filmed sabotaging the device, until he realizes that Mrs Peel has in fact been cloned by the man really responsible: evil industrialist Sir August De Winter (Sean Connery)!
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Avengers the hip secret-agent series from 60&39;s TV is reinvented for the movies with a stylish blend of wit fabulous retro fashions and effects-packed action Ralph Fiennes is the very dapper John Steed and Uma Thurman is the smartly catsuited Emma Peel two secret agents who fight crime with style Sean Connery portrays Sir John De Wynter an evil genius out to control the world with his high-tech weather machine The madman poses quite a threat to mankind with his raging icestorms scorching temperatures and mechanical buzz-bombing bees But come cold heat or dreaded plight our two heroes never lose their cool Tea anyone? Actors Uma Thurman Ralph Fiennes Sean Connery Eddie Izzard Patrick MacNee Jim Broadbent Fiona Shaw Keeley Hawes Shaun Ryder & Eileen AtkinsDirector Jeremiah ChechikCertificate 12 years and overYear 1998Screen Widescreen 1851Languages English - Dolby Digital (51)Subtitles English ; Arabic ; English for the hearing impairedDuration 1 hour and 26 minutes (approx)Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players
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