Directed by: Andrew Stanton
Screenplay by: Andrew Stanton, Mark Andrews and Michael Chabon
Based on A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
So you’ve probably all read the rather mixed reviews that John Carter has got lately and it constantly being compared to Avatar, but the real question on everyone lips is “Who do you listen to about John Carter?”
As with all my reviews this is how I found the film and the use of the 3D etc, I’m not a professional film critic and I’m just a fan of going to my local @ApolloCinemas and giving out my point of view about a film, who better to review a film like John Carter than just another movie going fan of cinema 😉
John Carter 3D – Blazing Minds Film Review
So the film is an adaptation of the science fiction book by Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs and the story goes that John Carter is transported away from 19th century Virginia USA to the planet Barsoom or as we know it Mars!
John Carter (Taylor Kitsch) finds himself a prisoner of the 12 foot high creatures (Tharks), but he soon gets embroiled in the battle that rages across the planet, saving the Martian Princess, brings him even more involved and so battle commences and a love interest ensues.
The special effects in John Carter are very well done, but I just couldn’t stop thinking of other films that it was reminding me of such as Avatar, Star Wars and Dune, may be this is all down to the John Carter stories have been pilfered, so many times for ideas for other films that something was bound to feel like something else.
I wouldn’t really say that the 3D isn’t the best I’ve seen, yes it works, but perhaps not as well as it should do, the depth is there but the coming out of the screen isn’t so much, some sequences such as the procession through the streets and the battle sequences worked well, but they still could have had more, may be too much was going on at once!
John Carter features some well-known faces including Ciarán Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy and the voice talents of Willem Dafoe and Thomas Haden Church, to name but a few.
The Tharks are nicely animated as well as some of the creatures on Barsoom, which must have been a nightmare for the animators, as a lot of the animals have more than four legs, even the Tharks have four arms.
Overall Thoughts For John Carter
An enjoyable film that most Sci-Fi fans will enjoy, but it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, if you have seen a lot of Sci-Fi films over the years then some parts of the film may give you a sense of deja vu. But for me I enjoyed the film, it was fun, slow at times, but these slow bits are made up with some great action pieces.
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
