John Carter

“Lost in our world, found in another.”

6.4

2012

2h 12m

ActionAdventureScience Fiction

Director: Andrew Stanton

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.

Trailer

New Trailer introduced by Andrew Stanton Official

Cast

John Carter

Taylor Kitsch

John Carter

Dejah Thoris

Lynn Collins

Dejah Thoris

Sola

Samantha Morton

Sola

Matai Shang

Mark Strong

Matai Shang

Tardos Mors

Ciarán Hinds

Tardos Mors

Sab Than

Dominic West

Sab Than

Kantos Kan

James Purefoy

Kantos Kan

Tars Tarkas

Willem Dafoe

Tars Tarkas

Tal Hajus

Thomas Haden Church

Tal Hajus

Powell

Bryan Cranston

Powell

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Daryl Sabara

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Sarkoja

Polly Walker

Sarkoja

Reviews

Andres Gomez

Totally forgettable and full of stereotypes

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YetAnotherMovieWatcher

Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote his series of John Carter novels before space flight was more than a fancy. This movie is more adventure and romance and very little (if any) actual science. This movie is the best production of A Princess of Mars, the first story in the series, that I've seen. If you're a fan of the John Carter novels then you will probably get some enjoyment from John Carter. While there are some differences you'll meet some familiar characters and recognize quite a few relevant plot points. Not a great film, but not a bad one, either.

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Per Gunnar Jonsson

We sat down and watched this movie on Blu-ray yesterday evening to nicely end our little excursion day. This is a good film but it could have been (much) better. The film itself and its special effects are quite good. I would say that the special effects are very good. The airships are very cool looking. The design nicely captures the retro atmosphere of the book without looking silly. I think they made the green men too slim though. I have always pictured them as way more bulky and monstrous. I like Woola’s appearance although him moving around at “supersonic” speeds is a bit over the top. However, why is it that every film-company/producer/director/whatever now thinks that he can take an old classic, slam on the name in the title, and then do what the hell he likes with the material? This film has borrowed the basic idea and the names from Edgar Rice Burroughs John Carter book but almost nothing else. At most 10% of the story of the books is in the movie. The rest is pure invention and it does not improve the story. As a matter of fact it turns what was a good story into a standard unintelligent Hollywood faire. Been there, seen that, done that. The examples are plentiful, the white apes the size of dinosaurs, the city of Zodanga moves around (what the f…), most of the plot as I said before is invented, the Therns have a completely different role etc. etc. I especially dislike how they have made John Carter, the honorable gentleman from Virginia, into a fairly plain American guy who at first refuses to do the “right” thing. And what about these bloody wife and child flashbacks? That’s just disturbing. None of this improves the movie. It got 6 stars, it could have gotten 9 or 10 if it had followed the books properly. It is Disney’s own fault that this movie was a disappointment at the box office, they screwed with classical material…again.

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