REVIEW OF JOHN CARTER

Domestic Total as of Mar. 15, 2012:$39,657,453
Distributor: Buena Vista	Release Date: March 9, 2012
Genre: Sci-Fi Adventure	Runtime: 2 hrs. 12 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13	Production Budget: $250 million

About The Movie:

John Carter is a $250 million adventure
film from Walt Disney Studios. It is based off of the "Barsoom"
series created by author Edgar Rice Burroughs in the early 20th Century. The
film, directed by Andrew Stanton, one of the wizards of Pixar (he directed WALL•E and Finding
Nemo) and it follows actor Taylor Kitsch in the titular role as John
Carter, an American Civil War Captain who, after being chased through a desert
by native Americans, is transported to the planet Mars (or in this case
"Barsoom"). On the planet, John Carter is drawn into a waging war
between three different alien races. 

What Is Good About The Movie:

All
in all, John Carter was a fun film with a few major problems. The problems do
bring the film down in certain aspects but they do not take away from the
entertainment value or excitement at all. This movie will not be for everyone
but if you are in the mood to go on a fantastic and beautiful trip to Mars then
John Carter is the film for you. Thanks for reading.

What Is Bad About The Movie:

Although
there were good things to be said there were also some bad aspects as well. For
starters, the chemistry between Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins as John Carter
and Princess Dejah Thoris. While they did fine in their roles, their chemistry
was almost nonexistent. You never felt a spark between them and this made their
romantic sub plot just unbelievable. Also, the pacing was very uneven. There
were too many scenes that seemed to just drag on which made the film seem way
longer than It actually was. The writing was also a major flaw for the film.
The main problem with the writing is that the writers tried their hardest to
cram in as much information as they possibly could into a two hour film. This
ended up making the film feel convoluted and almost impossible to follow at
times. It would have been better if Disney allowed this film to run longer than
its two hour run time. This definitely would have given the film more space to
expand on the different aspects of the universe and more room to breathe, which
would make the film easier to follow.