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"a princess of mars" edgar rice burroughs novel about a former civil war officer who travels to the red planted, was an influence on george lucas' star wars franchise. it is therefore surprising that hollywood took so long to produce a big budget film adaptation. fortunately the delay resulted in an excellent film. director andrew stanton's take on the novel is a space opera of the first order, and bears more than a few resemblances to lucas' films. the special effects laden effort features bizarre aliens, a beautiful princess and loads of swashbuckling action, all presented with panache. shortly after viewers meet john carter (taylor kitsch) he is mysteriously transported to mars, a planet he comes something of a superhero thanks to reduced gravity. "john carter" had a disappointing theatrical run in the united states but one has to wonder if that's because it lacks an a list cast. the film itself is first rate and can stand proudly alongside 2012 blockbusters like the hunger games and the avengers. kitsch isn't a household name, but his portrayal of the title character is winning, and he gets solid support from lynn collins, willem dafoe, thomas hayden church and mark strong. as fanciful science fiction tales go, john carter is a classic. this is a great underrated movie and its worth picking up and watching. i am surprised not more people watched this movie.Read full review
I first read the complete set of Burroughs' Barsoom novels as a teen ager in the 60's and have since re-read them a half dozen times. I was curious to see how the producers might have treated the books in their movie. In most ways I enjoyed it; in some others I was disappointed - but only slightly. There was a bit of blurring between A Princess Of Mars and The Gods Of Mars. For instance, the Therns were in the second book in a different capacity and the shape shifter with his magic blue glove wasn't in the books at all. Burroughs didn't have Zodanga as a moving city. Also in the movie, in a nod to modern feminism, Dejah Thoris was a technical genius and inventor of a device using the Ninth Barsoomian Ray, but the novels didn't have her as this type of character. I mention these only to show where the producers made changes to attract a modern audience. They didn't actually detract from the story for me. The greatest disappointment I have is the with the competence of management at Disney, who were clueless about what they had. This movie could have been much more successful if they had done a little homework about the characters in Burroughs' novels and marketed it slightly differently. They even changed the title from "John Carter of Mars" right before release. The reason it bombed was due to corporate mismanagement, not the production values of the movie itself. Sadly, because of the above failures of Disney management, there likely won't be a sequel. It would be great to see the assembled Jeddaks declare John Carter Warlord of Barsoom.Read full review
If you're a fan of Edgar Rice Burroughs, then you should enjoy this movie. I really have no idea why this movie was panned so by "critics." Obviously they, the "critics," have never read any of the Mars books by Burroughs. Interesting idea from a master of science fiction, lots of action, and a love story, how can you go wrong?
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After seeing this movie in Theaters! John Carter was a fun movie. The special effects were amazing, the story was unique in its own and the cast was believable. John Carter takes you to the world of Mars in a battle to save Mars and Earth. It disappointed the box office reports but alot of people were mis led beleiving that John Carter was a Avatar and Star Wars rip-off. John Carter is a movie of its own kind and damn good one.
Fantastic science-fiction movie. One of my favorite, had to wait a while for a Blu-ray version. Released in 2012, still can't figure out why movie critics gave it such a bad review. I love it and most (98%) of my friends agree with me. I wish Disney would continue the John Carter's adventures.
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