March 23, 2012
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John Carter Is Good Despite Bad Press By Art Byrd
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“Word of mouth” can make or break a movie. Usually that happens after the movie is playing in theaters. The movie John Carter was not due in theaters for months when it started to get a bad rep -- people saying it was too expensive and would be a flop. The movie was reported to cost $250 million. Yes, that’s right, $250 million. It didn’t seem to matter if John Carter was good or not. The bad press was growing and growing, the snowball effect had the movie going downhill. John Carter opened with $30 million at the box office for the U.S., but made over a $100 million in the international market. Still, it is considered a flop. I feel that people who see John Carter on DVD or Blu-Ray will be kicking themselves because they listened to the bad “word” and didn’t see it on the big screen. John Carter is a really good movie. The Sci-fi genre is hard to do. The movie’s special effects were pretty good. The movie has a good storyline with the adventures of John Carter, played by Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights), as the late 19th century Civil War veteran searching for gold who is transported to Mars. On the planet, he has superpowers such as strength and amazing leaping abilities. Carter meets a race of tall, four-armed green creatures. He is caught in the middle of a takeover of the regions of Mars by Sab Them, played by Dominic West (The Wire), with the help of shape shifter Matai Shang, played by Mark Strong (Sherlock Holmes). In an agreement for peace, Princess Dejah Thoirs, played by ultra hot Lynn Collins (X-Men Origins: Wolverine), is being forced to marry Them by her father. J o i n A r t o n T w i t t e r a t t w i t t e r. c o m / a r t b y r d v i e w
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