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Message started by Frank on Jan 17th, 2013 at 1:33pm

Title: John Carter announced on FB
Post by Frank on Jan 17th, 2013 at 1:33pm
John Carter has been added to the thon.  I really enjoyed this when t came out and  am looking forward to seeing it with the marathoids.  The move was short-changed by the makers, in my opinion.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcV7aXL8txU

Title: Re: John Carter announced on FB
Post by R_F_Fineman on Jan 17th, 2013 at 4:15pm
Can they run it in the new version of 3-D at the Somerville? :)

We intentionally missed it first run in the hopeful anticipation of seeing it at the 'thon. I'm a big fan of Edgar Rice Burroughs' books. During his lifetime, many critics and readers considered the "John Carter" series superior to "Tarzan of the Apes".

Title: Re: John Carter announced on FB
Post by Jay Seaver on Jan 18th, 2013 at 11:40pm
Not on that screen (I think only screen #5 is set up for 3D).  Not missing much, though; it's a post-conversion job which is capable enough but not essential.

It's not bad; I think I'd enjoy it a lot more without the bookends (once you hit the end of the movie, end it!).

Title: Re: John Carter announced on FB
Post by David the Projectionist on Jan 19th, 2013 at 1:47pm

Jay Seaver wrote on Jan 18th, 2013 at 11:40pm:
Not on that screen (I think only screen #5 is set up for 3D).


     Correct!  And I have it looking very good in there.
     For digital.

Title: Re: John Carter announced on FB
Post by da_Bunnyman on Jan 23rd, 2013 at 11:06pm
It'll be a good chance for the film to shed its loser reputation. For some reason critics and a lot of sites jumped on this as being a disaster. It may have failed at the boxoffice but it's a not a bad film at all.

Title: Re: John Carter announced on FB
Post by R_F_Fineman on Mar 31st, 2013 at 1:00pm
Remember SF-22 when the 1957 Roger Corman/Beverly Garland/Dick Miller version of "Not of this Earth" was promised and the Traci Lords version was delivered?

Be thankful that didn't happen to "John Carter of Mars"!

Princess of Mars (2009)

John Carter --- Antonio Sobato Jr.
Deja Thoris ---Traci Lords
Tars Tarkis* --- Matt Lasky
Sola --- Noelle Perris
Tal Hajus --- Mitchell Gordon
Sab Than --- Chacko Vadaketh

The good news is that it got three stars. The bad news is it was out of TEN. ;)


Quote:
Actual plot summary from the IMDB:
"John Carter (Antonio Sabato Jr.) is some kind of lone soldier in the middle east who looks at everyone through the scope on his rifle, until one day he gets shot a bunch of times and the government decides to reconstruct him on another planet for some reason. Naked and surrounded by hostile aliens, John Carter must fight for survival as aliens try to kill him and/or make him eat bugs. John Carter does NOT WANT TO EAT BUGS."


Go ahead and run this version Garen and LA. I DARE YOU! :D


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1531911/

*From Tars Tarkis' own website:
http://tarstarkas.net/2010/01/princess-of-mars/
(includes pictures)

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