Burnt Thru

Great movie. Heaps of fun and infinitely better than any of the transformers turds which have floated their way to the box office in recent years. Crying shame that it did so poorly and will therefore have no follow-up. Would have been fun to find out what comes next.

Jam Master Jay

Thought it was pretty clever move to pair it up at drive in theatres as it made it's way back into the Top 15 at the box office again that first weekend Avengers was out. Nice way for Disney to boost up the grosses. (not that mattered a whole lot a flop is a flop )

I watched this last weekend at a $3 theatre here in town and thought it was a lot better than I was expecting it to be given the bad buzz surrounding it on release. Still felt it was fairly average and rather slow in parts, especially the first part of the movie. Someone mentioned the names in the movie and I was right there as well, trying to remember them and keep track of who they were talking about.

spankasmurf

Also interesting is that Polly Walker who played Atia on "Rome" was the voice of Sarkoja in "John Carter".

Gunde

And Nicholas Woodeson was Posca on "Rome".

I just caught this on Vudu and pretty much loved it. I though it flew by and was very entertaining.
And as far as big budget sci-fi movies with CGI creatures go, it was way better and more imaginative than Avatar.

DJariya

Rented this movie a few days ago. I actually really liked it. I thought Taylor Kitsch was much more enjoyable as an action hero in this movie than he was in Battleship.

Excellent visual and creature effects. It's too bad that Disney spent a fortune on this movie and it bombed in the United States in the box office. I wouldn't have minded a sequel.

I may pick it this up on BD around the Holidays if it's between 10-15 bucks.

islandclaws

I ordered this in HD on demand over the weekend since my gf and I had been curious to see it.

Consider me surprised, but we both thought it was good. There was some obvious missteps in the narrative, and the movie got lost in itself more than once, but I was really invested in the whole story.

They could have done a little more to make Barsoom look more Mars-ish; it just looked like a landscape we've seen before. Not sure what else could've been done with it, though.

Mark Strong kicks ass. I'm finding his presence can elevate most films.

It would have been nice if the piss-poor marketing hadn't ruined the white ape battle from the film's third act.

Speaking of which, they christen it John Carter of Mars during the fucking credits? THAT'S the title to use to get people in theaters. If Stanton had kept his ass out of where it didn't belong, this might've done well enough to warrant a sequel. I highly doubt that'll ever happen now that this film is so closely associated with being a bomb, but the way things ended left me wanting to see more.

Jon2

He took stuff from all over. Even comics. The medal presentation ceremony last shot in A New Hope is right out of an Al Williamson comic... even down to the way characters' costumes look.

Personally, and despite similarities to many of ERB's Barsoomian words, story-wise he "borrowed" more from Andre Norton than from anyone else.

Dr Mabuse

I went in expecting terrible, and was surprised that I liked this too.

The lead actress was wooden and flat, some other shortcomings, but I enjoyed the film.

Michael Corvin

People wanted to make it a bomb so they made it a bomb. It was a solid flick with a few missteps but not worth near the vitriol and bomb status it received.

Artman

I tried watching this last night and turned it off about halfway through.... nothing was working for me (except the score, which was great). The narrative structure, actors, dialogue, design...everything was just a turnoff to me.

Does the second half significantly improve... is there a battle at the end worth watching?

islandclaws

I thought it kept getting better as the film went on. It took me a little bit to get sucked into that universe, but I was sold by the halfway mark.

rexinnih

Saw it a few weeks back and enjoyed it. Not Earth (Mars) Shattering but not deserving of the hate IMHO.

RocShemp

I enjoyed this movie a great deal. My only issue was the awkward prologue. The movie would have had a better start if that were cut and we went straight to New York (followed by the deleted scene in the school, to improve the pacing).

Artman

Exactly what I thought as I watched it... it needed to introduce us to the world on Mars through Carter's experiences. I found the opening scene laughable, and I think that carried on through the film for me. I kept thinking "didn't need that, didn't need that...."

I'll try to finish the second half later today.

Supermallet

The initial prologue is definitely a misstep. I think it's a symptom of the rule in Hollywood action films that says you can spend a decent amount of time without action in the first act if you open the film with a big action sequence to satiate the audience.

Solid Snake

I loved every bit of this film. Hell I even wished it was longer.

Ky-Fi

Same here---thought it was awesome.

Artman

Well I finished it (assisted by a few beers). I liked the twists and turns at the end, but...like the majority of the film it just felt very half-baked...not really communicating effectively what was happening. There has to be a fall guy in all of this and I'd have to put it on the director. I think Nemo 2 was his ultimatum if he wanted the reigns of a big film again. I think he'll do just fine, but it is a bit disappointing for those who are big fans of the John Carter series. I might seek out the books because of the film though.

Why So Blu?

My favorite scene in the film is when Carter is killing the aliens that are mobbing him and is juxtaposed with the scene of him burying his wife and child. That scene alone is worth price of admission. Very powerful and epic.

Solid Snake

THIS. Great moment. Loved the alien dog in that scene too. Was great. Music, visuals, everything. Just great.

Jules Winfield

This movie was better than the majority of this summer's blockbusters. Damn shame it did so poorly so we'll never get a proper sequel.

Abob Teff

She's FAR from flat!

redrum

definitely won't be getting a sequel?

just watched this tonight and was pleasantly surprised