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      John Carter

      PG-13 Released Mar 9, 2012 2h 12m Sci-Fi Action Adventure List
      52% Tomatometer 239 Reviews 60% Audience Score 100,000+ Ratings When Civil War veteran John Carter (Taylor Kitsch) mysteriously awakes on the surface of Mars -- also called Barsoom -- he little expects the adventure that awaits him. Carter reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict among the red planet's inhabitants, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and Princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). As Barsoom is poised on the brink of collapse, war-weary Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes that everyone's fate is in his hands. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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      While John Carter looks terrific and delivers its share of pulpy thrills, it also suffers from uneven pacing and occasionally incomprehensible plotting and characterization.

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      J. Hoberman ARTINFO.com For the most part, the first "live action" feature by Andrew Stanton, is graphically splendiferous and enjoyably nonsensical. Feb 25, 2019 Full Review Matt Singer ScreenCrush Isn't the disaster some industry observers predicted, but it's not the high-gloss masterpiece some of us hoped for either. Rated: 5/10 Apr 5, 2012 Full Review David Denby New Yorker A mess. Mar 26, 2012 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review It’s watchable and, at times, an enjoyable film, just not wowing or immediately satisfying in the way so many of Burroughs’ readers had hoped it would be. Rated: 2.5/4 Feb 22, 2023 Full Review David Bax Battleship Pretension John Carter is a good summer movie in March but, with the exception of that one fleeting segment, it's not a great movie at any time of year. Mar 16, 2021 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Feels heavily recycled in both its storytelling techniques and its visual effects. Rated: 4/10 Dec 2, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Myss M Fans of the books will recognize the effort writers and filmmakers put into the production to keep it true in spirit even when they could have made it glossy, uncomplicated Hollywood summer fodder. It had some issues but hit the mark more than missed. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/05/24 Full Review Isabella S This is on my top 5 favorite movies of all time. Truly a masterpiece of a film. The storyline was crazy but also made sense. The action was visual but not too scary. Music was beautiful. Honestly I liked the move more than the book. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/05/24 Full Review Andy C It's everything you need if you like any fantasy movie. Marketing team did a bad job to sale that movie. I got lucky to get to watch that movie. The story is good, it's mysterious and action scent are good. I need a sequel. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/02/24 Full Review David W Best movie ever! Because of the critics the second and third movie were never ever made. Best movie ever. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/24/24 Full Review M M TLDR: Excellent action & good fun. Can't wait for the sequel. Comparable to Brendan Fraser's "The Mummy". FULL TEXT: I love the film John Carter of Mars, I find that it was very close to the book. Look I know it's not Shakespeare but I'm not going to an action movie to see Shakespeare. I'm going to see action and fun, and it delivers. Obviously some of the things were changed but they stayed within the realm of reality of the story. I've been looking forward to a continuation of this series since it came out. Hopefully now that the MCU has opened up the wormhole of possibilities, some of these older though still excellent stories, can be told. Edgar Rice Burroughs' book series of John Carter of Mars has immense imagination, visual wonders and a good all inclusive cast of characters. And now that technology has actually caught up and can replicate his vision…these movies could be incredible. I would compare it to the movie series "The Mummy" with Brendan Fraser. I could rewatch "John Carter of Mars" and "The Mummy" over and over and over again. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/21/24 Full Review Elvis D Basada en el primer libro de la saga literaria de John Carter creada por Edgar Rice Burroughs y dirigida por una de las mentes maestras de Pixar, esta película es una asombrosa aventura marciana a nivel visual con una historia sencilla que mezcla elementos de ciencia ficción espacial, mitología antigua y epopeyas épicas. Todo girando al rededor de un capitán confederado que perdió a su familia y tras vagar en soledad, acaba en el planeta Marte obteniendo una segunda oportunidad de hallar la redención por medio de un acto heroico. Es una película fantástica con buenas secuencias de acción, maravillosa producción y buenos efectos especiales. Se aprecia muchísimo el empeño que le pusieron a esta película esperando llevar la saga literaria a la gran pantalla. El esfuerzo es admirable y es una lástima que esta película no haya sido un gran éxito para poder presenciar más sobre las épicas aventuras de John Carter. A pesar de ser una historia sencilla con algunos cabos sueltos y par de diálogos cuestionables, la película realmente tenía bastante potencial para iniciar una nueva saga cinematográfica. John Carter es una de esas grandes aventuras de ciencia ficción con toda una asombrosa mitología para explorar y esta película realmente merecía haberse convertido en una saga. Mi calificación final para esta película es un 9/10. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/09/24 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis When Civil War veteran John Carter (Taylor Kitsch) mysteriously awakes on the surface of Mars -- also called Barsoom -- he little expects the adventure that awaits him. Carter reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict among the red planet's inhabitants, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and Princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). As Barsoom is poised on the brink of collapse, war-weary Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes that everyone's fate is in his hands.
      Director
      Andrew Stanton
      Producer
      Jim Morris, Colin Wilson, Lindsey Collins
      Screenwriter
      Andrew Stanton, Mark Andrews, Michael Chabon
      Distributor
      Walt Disney
      Production Co
      Walt Disney Studios
      Rating
      PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Violence|Intense Sequences of Action)
      Genre
      Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Mar 9, 2012, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 1, 2014
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $73.1M
      Runtime
      2h 12m
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