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John Carter (2012)

Directed by Andrew Stanton

Science Fiction | Action | Fantasy

Most recently watched by sleestakk, TheRealGigi, archstanton43, schofizzy, noahphex, scottfinn, Javitron, sensoria, SIxBORG

Overview

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.

Rated PG-13 | Length 132 minutes

Actors

Taylor Kitsch | Lynn Collins | Samantha Morton | Mark Strong | Ciarán Hinds | Dominic West | James Purefoy | Willem Dafoe | Thomas Haden Church | Bryan Cranston | Daryl Sabara | Polly Walker | David Schwimmer | Jon Favreau | Don Stark | Nicholas Woodeson | Art Malik | Arkie Reece | Davood Ghadami | Pippa Nixon | James Embree | Philip Philmar | Figs Jackman | Emily Tierney | Edmund Kente | Rupert Frazer | Kyle Agnew | Josh Daugherty | Jared Cyr | Sean Carrigan | Dusty Sorg | Christopher Goodman | Amanda Clayton | Akima Castaneda | Joseph Billingiere | Aldred Montoya | Phil Cheadle | Arnie Alpert | Ian Ray | Peggy Clements | Evelyn Dubuc | Jhil McEntyre | Daniel O'Meara | Emma Clifford | Oliver Boot | Rebecca Sarker | Philip Arditti | Holly Weston | Gary Milner | Cate Fowler | Darwin Shaw | Eileen Page | Simon Evans | Myriam Acharki | Steven Cree | Garry Tubbs | Jeremy Booth | Jill Baker | Umit Ulgen | Debra Leigh-Taylor

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

The marketing campaign for John Carter was sorely botched by Disney. What I saw on the screen was a fantastic otherworldly fun & action-packed film.

It’s a shame that the movie won’t come away this weekend a big hit, however I’m sure that word-of-mouth is going to help John Carter stick around.

Eye-popping special effects, a well-written script, and a sense of fun and adventure help elevate John Carter above some of the more generic aspects of the story. When it’s all said and done the spectacle is well worth the wait and I really hope that Andrew Stanton is able to complete this trilogy.

John Carter is what the Star Wars prequels should’ve been. In fact I don’t think I’ll ever watch the Star Wars prequels ever again after this.

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