Member galvatron1976 Posted March 13, 2012 Member Share Posted March 13, 2012 John Carter (異星爭霸戰：尊卡特傳奇) Cast Taylor Kitsch Lynn Collins Samantha Morton Mark Strong Ciarán Hinds Thomas Haden Church Hello ,have anyone watch this movie here already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member KyFi Posted March 13, 2012 Member Share Posted March 13, 2012 I loved it. I thought it was a lot better than any of the Star Wars prequels (although that may not be saying much). I'm not sure why this is apparently turning into a financial disaster for Disney---it really worked for me. I have to say, the trailers kind of turned me off, as it made the movie look more like a generic, run-of-the mill sci-fi movie---but upon actually seeing it, I thought it had a nice story, characters you cared about, nice alien landscapes and great action and FX. Given how it's performing though, I don't think there will be any sequels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member daisho2004 Posted March 13, 2012 Member Share Posted March 13, 2012 I plan on seeing it this weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Looks like a $250m computer-generated bore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member CatNap Posted March 14, 2012 Member Share Posted March 14, 2012 When I heard the title, I thought it was Dr. John Carter from the ER series. I can't believe anyone thought it was a good title - sounded like a joke to me and apparently it bombed with critics and movie audiences. Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member MonkeyFu Posted March 14, 2012 Member Share Posted March 14, 2012 I loved it. I thought it was a lot better than any of the Star Wars prequels (although that may not be saying much). I'm not sure why this is apparently turning into a financial disaster for Disney---it really worked for me. I have to say, the trailers kind of turned me off, as it made the movie look more like a generic, run-of-the mill sci-fi movie---but upon actually seeing it, I thought it had a nice story, characters you cared about, nice alien landscapes and great action and FX. Given how it's performing though, I don't think there will be any sequels. I agree. I enjoyed it quite a bit. I think It's one of those cases where people are using the negative media hype to form an opinion without really knowing anything about the movie itself. Funny thing is, the negative hype was built around the large budget and not the quality of the movie itself. If you look at any reports of overall audience reactions it's actually doing quite well. When I heard the title, I thought it was Dr. John Carter from the ER series. I can't believe anyone thought it was a good title I can't tell, but I really hope you are just kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Original title was 'John Carter of Mars', but Disney dropped the 'of Mars' late in the day because they felt it sounded too much like science fiction and would put a mass audience off. By most accounts its not the title that's the problem. I saw the trailer last year and thought it looked naff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member massa_yoda Posted March 14, 2012 Member Share Posted March 14, 2012 When I heard the title, I thought it was Dr. John Carter from the ER series. I can't believe anyone thought it was a good title - sounded like a joke to me and apparently it bombed with critics and movie audiences. Yeah, Noah Wyle should have made a cameo in this movie. That would've been hilarious. Looks like a $250m computer-generated bore I saw the trailer last year and thought it looked naff. Oh, you say that about everything. In case anyone cares, syfy channel made a cheapie version of the story in 2009 called Princess of Mars which they are playing a lot now if you want to see a low budget version of the same story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShaOW!linDude Posted March 15, 2012 Member Share Posted March 15, 2012 In case anyone cares, syfy channel made a cheapie version of the story in 2009 called Princess of Mars which they are playing a lot now if you want to see a low budget version of the same story. Yes, by all means watch that. Then you'll gladly pay money to go see this at the theater. That SyFy movie sux!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Karlos Posted March 15, 2012 Moderator Share Posted March 15, 2012 Saw this last night (in unnecessary 3-D), and it's very good indeed. Shame that it's been branded a "flop", as it really doesn't deserve all the negativity that's been swirling around it for months. Taken on it's own merits, it's a big, deep, pulpy fun romp that looks amazing - every penny of it's huge budget is right before your eyes. See it on the big screen while you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member wongfeihung62 Posted March 16, 2012 Member Share Posted March 16, 2012 Saw this last night and really enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member slinky Posted March 16, 2012 Member Share Posted March 16, 2012 Me too, I thought it was good also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member massa_yoda Posted March 16, 2012 Member Share Posted March 16, 2012 Just came back from seeing it. It was good, but the theater had 5 people in it total. Bad for the movie, but good for my viewing experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member razorclam Posted March 17, 2012 Member Share Posted March 17, 2012 I saw it and loved, but the marketing sucks. They marketed it like everyone knows who John Carter is. I had to explain that it's based on a book that's a 100 years old. Created by the same guy that created Tarzan. They should've kept the books title which is A Princess of Mars. The action in the previews will bring in the guys, and the Princess thing might entice some women. It's a Disney movie. I thought princess's was their thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member massa_yoda Posted March 17, 2012 Member Share Posted March 17, 2012 I saw it and loved, but the marketing sucks. They marketed it like everyone knows who John Carter is. Excerpt from the LA Times about the marketing problems: "Even through Stanton was in the middle of production on "Wall-E," he lobbied Walt Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook to snap up the rights. Cook called Stanton two months later to say "John Carter" was his to direct. Stanton outlined the first three books, wrote a first draft of the script in 2007 and spent years working on the project in pre-production. By the time "John Carter" started filming in January 2010, however, Cook had been replaced by Rich Ross, a television executive who had never overseen a film of this scope. Ross named as president of production Sean Bailey, a movie producer who lacked experience as a studio executive, then installed MT Carney, an outsider from the New York advertising world who'd never worked at a studio, as marketing chief. Then Carney left in early January and was replaced by veteran Ricky Strauss — just as the film's promotional efforts were to kick into high gear." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member daisho2004 Posted March 18, 2012 Member Share Posted March 18, 2012 I seen this today in 2D and I really enjoyed, I don't know why it got so much negative reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member vengeanceofhumanlanterns Posted April 19, 2012 Member Share Posted April 19, 2012 All they had to do is take the first story, A Princess Of Mars, and started the franchise off with making that story the first movie. And, if they were to keep it true to the first story, they probably would've had a blockbuster. The movie was alright, but the martian aliens weren't exactly like the various cultures and creatures Edgar Rice Burroughs described in the stories. Absolute stupidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member daisho2004 Posted April 22, 2012 Member Share Posted April 22, 2012 @vengeanceofhumanlanterns: I'm digging your quote at the bottom! That is fierce! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Tosh Posted April 25, 2012 Member Share Posted April 25, 2012 I wanted to get out and see this in the theaters as I'm a big fan of the books, shame it was such a flop and I'm guessing we won't get anymore. Once again they blew it on the marketing of this film, sometimes I wonder what the suits are thinking, the title change for one(as mentioned), and I can't figure out why they didn't try to say - from the creator of Tarzan - such a simple tagline that could of helped. Also the lead actor was seriously mis-cast, nothing against the actor but it just wasn't who I saw in my head as some grizzled civil war veteran. I heard the princess was the best part of this movie, which makes the title change even more puzzling, oh well guess I'll catch it on video when it comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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