I think Mach5 was referring to Tron: Legacy there, not to John Carter.
"John Carter of Mars" Moving Ahead!
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Oh, dur. Sorry. 
It's no more a 2-hour music video than any other film that has a soundtrack scored by anyone not John Williams.
I think a sequel is all but officially confirmed--a new screenwriter was hired when the original writers for Legacy dropped out to do Once Upon A Time. I don't think we'll hear the official word until there's a script that meets Disney's approval and the director is free from his current projects.
For the 2d version, our cinema was absolutely packed out. I wasn't expecting that given the reviews.
I thought it was fun though.
I thought it was fun though.
I thought it was decent. I went in telling myself this is a Disney adventure film based on A Princess of Mars and to accept it for what it actually is and not just for what I want it to be.
I think they really went all out when it came to FX and spectacle and in the end I think the positives outweigh the bad (I'd like more Tars/Sola and thought the monk baddies were a bit cliche/overdone).
I think my 10-year-old self would've died seeing this, it is really amazing what they can do in movies these days.
I think they really went all out when it came to FX and spectacle and in the end I think the positives outweigh the bad (I'd like more Tars/Sola and thought the monk baddies were a bit cliche/overdone).
I think my 10-year-old self would've died seeing this, it is really amazing what they can do in movies these days.
I'm not sure what you're saying here, but I might as well clarify what I meant. Tron: Legacy is a movie with a very simple, linear plot which requires 0 mental effort, striking visuals, great, beautifully choreographed action sequences and amazing score by Daft Punk which I've listened through more times than I can count.
I've never read the novel or any in the John Carter series. I have read some comic adaptations, especially the recent Dynamite issues over the last year. So, my take is not that of a die hard. The movie I saw had many themes I recall from the comic versions I've read. Therefore I was entertained and enjoyed it quite a bit.
I'd give it a solid B for story and an A- for effects.
Thought it drug out a bit in the middle but well worth the money to see it in the theater. I think if you wait to see this at home, even if you have a 60" flat panel your not going to get the same effect. I can see the $250m in this movie at least. It's one of the more expensive film budgets that I've heard in some time.
My theater on Sat night was about 80% full and there were good reactions in all the right spots.
I'm going to read the novel now at some point.
See this in the theater.
I'd give it a solid B for story and an A- for effects.
Thought it drug out a bit in the middle but well worth the money to see it in the theater. I think if you wait to see this at home, even if you have a 60" flat panel your not going to get the same effect. I can see the $250m in this movie at least. It's one of the more expensive film budgets that I've heard in some time.
My theater on Sat night was about 80% full and there were good reactions in all the right spots.
I'm going to read the novel now at some point.
See this in the theater.
Sometimes simple and linear plots are a good thing. ANH has one of the most linear plots around and works because of it. Many Sci-Fi movies these days fall apart since they try to be too complex and end up becoming a bloated mess.
Agreed completely.
It still has more layers than Legacy, though. Not that Legacy doesn't work, BTW. It really does.
Which ones do you mean?
article about performance and marketing
I came across a great article about the performance of this film and the marketing:
Oops John Carter Bombs. What happened?
lot's of things in this article. very interesting. like
I came across a great article about the performance of this film and the marketing:
Oops John Carter Bombs. What happened?
lot's of things in this article. very interesting. like
I just got back and I really liked it. Our theater was really packed. Which surprised me. It's never packed.
I read the book immediately before seeing the film. I really liked the movie, but it was a bit... overdrawn in places, with the invented character melodrama and so on. Still, it was visually spectacular and looked like it cost $250 million to make... which it did, apparently! The CGI looks absolutely realistic and physically solid, particularly the Green Martians. Extremely impressive.
I think if they had cut the running time down a bit, and maybe get to Mars a little sooner, it might have found more mainstream success.
Having only read the first novel... are the holy men / angel stuff from a later book, I presume?
I see people upthread talking about Tron Legacy... I definitely liked Tron Legacy more. That had very few negatives for me.
I think if they had cut the running time down a bit, and maybe get to Mars a little sooner, it might have found more mainstream success.
Having only read the first novel... are the holy men / angel stuff from a later book, I presume?
I see people upthread talking about Tron Legacy... I definitely liked Tron Legacy more. That had very few negatives for me.
The white martians (Tharns) are from the Gods of Mars.
This movie is a combination of Princess of Mars, Warlord of Mars and Gods of Mars.
It's also nonsense. It's not at all confusing unless someone assumes audiences are generally idiots.
I caught it at a matinee today - and I had a really good time. I've been a fan of the books since I was 14 (37 years ago), and I was very happy with the results. My wife had no previous knowledge of the books and she loved it - especially Sola and Woola.
I saw it in a pretty full theater today - at 3pm. (2D version)
I really liked it. My grade would be between A- and B+, probably leaning towards an A-.
The biggest problem was that the opening and ending had some pacing issues. But I'll go again, and this time take my kids.
I really liked it. My grade would be between A- and B+, probably leaning towards an A-.
The biggest problem was that the opening and ending had some pacing issues. But I'll go again, and this time take my kids.
Different folks have different perspectives. I thought the pacing was fine throughout. It wasn't (thankfully) relentlessly fast throughout neither did it get bogged bogged down. It was well measured overall.
Also no shaky-cam, no lens flares, no constant wise-cracking and pervasive sarcasm and no overriding cynicism.
...Hell, no wonder many think it'll bomb.
Also no shaky-cam, no lens flares, no constant wise-cracking and pervasive sarcasm and no overriding cynicism.
...Hell, no wonder many think it'll bomb.
