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Title: John Carter
Post by: gnombient on December 08, 2011, 06:38:19 PM
I really dug Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom tales when I read them years back (A Princess of Mars, etc.), and was initially skeptical when I heard there was a movie in the works.  Now that I've seen two trailers, I'm cautiously optimistic...   Anyone else looking forward to this one in March?


Title: Re: John Carter
Post by: The Shocker on December 09, 2011, 09:58:43 AM
My dad had a collection of those books and I read them when I was a kid.  I remember them being pretty cool,  it would be nice if the movie turned out to be good.
Title: Re: John Carter
Post by: MikeyT on January 19, 2012, 02:08:01 PM


     Yeah, the books were a lot of fun, and the same goes for the Tarzan series.

   I'll definitely try to see the film.

Title: Re: John Carter
Post by: kojak on March 10, 2012, 05:25:46 PM
going to see this on Imax tomorrow.  looking forward to it
Title: Re: John Carter
Post by: kojak on March 11, 2012, 08:19:32 PM
my review:


READ THE BOOKS!
Title: Re: John Carter
Post by: gritty_fingers on March 11, 2012, 08:45:03 PM
Quote from: kojak on March 11, 2012, 08:19:32 PM
my review:


READ THE BOOKS!

Wow....I guess the books did not translate well.
Title: Re: John Carter
Post by: diasdegalvan on March 11, 2012, 08:49:42 PM
I liked the movie but I've never read the books.
Title: Re: John Carter
Post by: kojak on March 11, 2012, 10:15:16 PM
i find it hard to understand how john carter purists are digging this movie.  they changed just about EVERYTHING.  they took all of the characters, turned them inside out and upside down and cooked up an entirely different storyline.  i recognized almost nothing that i was looking at.  i couldn't get into the movie cuz i was just completely lost.
Title: Re: John Carter
Post by: neighbor664 on March 12, 2012, 12:24:56 AM