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Just came back from the cinema, and I really must say that the movie was much better than I was expecting.
I have read a lot how crap the John Carter is, so I choose it tonight as there was nothing better to see with my son.
But hey, if you are not expecting complicated plot and deep characters, then the movie is really good. Personally I think it is a mix of Conan and Star Wars.

Pros:
good effects
nice sights
interesting worlds

Cons:
shallow plot
some gaps in the plot

Overall:
7/10
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The books weren't real long on plot, either, but they were written in a simpler time. "Man falls in love with woman and then rescues her. Becomes a prince." Boom. There's your story.
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How come everybody knew this would bomb apart from Disney.
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I liked it.
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How come everybody knew this would bomb apart from Disney.
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Probably because Andrew Stanton was involved - and given his brilliant track record, maybe they could be forgiven for thinking they would have yet another monster hit on their hands. Oh well - no one is perfect....
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if you are not expecting complicated plot and deep characters, then the movie is really good. Personally I think it is a mix of Conan and Star Wars.
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Given all the reactions I've read/heard so far, this must be one of those "love it or hate it" films. I've yet to see a review of this movie come down somewhere in the middle.

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I liked it. I thought they over did his jumping abilities, but the rest I could live with.
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I've yet to see a review of this movie come down somewhere in the middle.

Okay, because I always like to be a little different, I state that the major failure of the film was -- set design. It just did not convey the feeling of a genuine Martian civilization that you get from reading the Edgar Rice Burroughs books. And without a background to anchor the story in, the action becomes that much less believable.

On the other hand, the representation on-screen of the four-armed Tharks was expertly done. After a few minutes, you stopped thinking about it, and accepted it as entirely natural.
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There are many questions that the movie is not answering but I suppose that the producer/director wanted to tell more about them in the next parts. I assume there won't be any.
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Found it to be booring. Characters were'nt convincing. For a sci-fi the fantasy world created did not work for me.
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What they need to do is make a movie out of "Norman of Torn". It would be a good costume movie set in medieval times. It was a good book.
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Pretty cool movie, imo.
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Just saw it today. I liked it!
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Just saw it today. I liked it!


Just realized, that post made me sound just like a spambot! [X(]
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Just saw it today. I liked it!


Just realized, that post made me sound just like a spambot! [X(]
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Yes it does! - just needed the link to dvds and stuff and it would have been perfect....[;)]
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Just saw it today. I liked it!


Just realized, that post made me sound just like a spambot! [X(]
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Yes it does! - just needed the link to dvds and stuff and it would have been perfect....[;)]

That, or wedding dresses. [:D]




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Just realized, that post made me sound just like a spambot! [X(]
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Yes it does! - just needed the link to dvds and stuff and it would have been perfect....[;)]

That, or wedding dresses. [:D]






Oh man. I'd hate to be the spambot champion or something! [X(][:D]
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