John Carter (2012)
John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.
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A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.
The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.
The film may be flawed, but its message is not.
I was expecting at least something not boring as heel from a movie with a budget so big,what a waste of time,and what a poor way to waste so much money,the story is idiotic and clicheic to the moon and back.
I love good sci-fi but this was some weird medley with shallow characters and overload of action and special effects as if that could have saved this movie. Really don't get how anyone could give it a 10.
Saw it without any expectations while doing something else on the computer and was pleasantly surprised. Has that Disney magic leaking through the seams. Great acting from the cast. Entertaining Sci- fi/fantasy concepts. All those other blockbuster hits just don't cut it with their cheap one liners, meaningless explosions, and pointless screenshots. One of the few movies that I can watch over and over again without getting a sick feeling in the pit of the stomach due to mediocre direction/production attempt. This is really a 7/10 (solid, pop in and play film) but bumped to and 8 due to the lack of recognition it deserves.
It is a real damn shame that this movie was not as well received as it should have been. I have heard that marketing was to blame, but this movie was really awesome. The bad marketing did not affect me at all since I see a movie like this and immediately put it on my watch list.Original and mostly true to the novel (they really wanted it all ages) it will take you on the epic adventure of Barsoom, an advanced mars full of wacky aliens and hot babes.I am still holding out hope that some day maybe we will get the 2 sequels that were to follow by Stanton.