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Synopsis:
The story based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic novel, set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars). John Carter (Taylor Kitsch) is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to Mars and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink or collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realises the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
Lindsey Collins, Jim Morris, Colin Wilson
Voiced By:
Jill Baker
Writers:
Andrew Stanton, Mark Andrews, Michael Chabon, Edgar Rice Burroughs
Studio:
Buena Vista
Genres:
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
BBFC:
Release Date:
02/07/2012
Run Time:
127 minutes
Languages:
English Audio Description Dolby Digital 2.0, English Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
Danish, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.40:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • 100 Years In The Making
  • Audio Commentary: By Director Andrew Stanton and Producers Jim Morris and Lindsey Collins
BBFC:
Release Date:
02/07/2012
Run Time:
132 minutes
Languages:
English Audio Description Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD High Resolution 7.1, Spanish DTS-HD High Resolution 7.1
Subtitles:
Danish, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.40:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • 360 Degrees of John Carter
  • 100 Years In The Making
  • Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by Director Andrew Stanton
  • Barsoom Bloopers
  • Audio Commentary: By Director Andrew Stanton and Producers Jim Morris and Lindsey Collins
BBFC:
Release Date:
02/07/2012
Run Time:
132 minutes
Languages:
English Audio Description Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD High Resolution 7.1, Spanish DTS-HD High Resolution 7.1
Subtitles:
Danish, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.40:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
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Reviews (1) of John Carter

Fun flop - John Carter review by AER

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18/02/2024

One of Disney's biggest ever flops isn't actually that bad. Seen in isolation without any context or outside the release schedule, this unfashionable sci-fi film is very weird and creative. The plot is rather standard but that's perhaps because it's based on a very old book by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The tale of a 18th century explorer who gets teleported to Mars is a very interesting concept - but on the whole the story doesn't offer much new. It's the standard Avatar, Dances With Wolves, The Last Samurai style plot of the outsider that leads a lesser tribe against an opressor. Much of the cast are saddled with thankless support roles / voice work pity the mighty Art Malik as a bumped-up extra in one short scene. Lots of the scenes are action packed and there's lots to look at - it's fun but it's not very memorable.

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Critic review

John Carter review by Melissa Orcine - Cinema Paradiso

Based on the ‘Barsoom’ series by Edgar Rice Burroughs published in 1912, ‘John Carter’ is a science-fiction wonder that mashup doesn’t even begin to describe it.

‘John Carter’ (Taylor Kitsch) is a Confederate soldier who lives in Arizona during the Civil War, with a penchant for mortal combat and nothing to lose. When he finds himself suddenly and mysteriously transported to Barsoom – which is another name for Mars – this disillusioned war hero experiences another tailspin. This is culture shock at its finest: first you’re on Earth and now you’re out of this world? What’s going on?

This is the first live-action feature film of director Andrew Stanton, the Pixar staple who directed ‘WALL-E’. Fantasy is not an unusual choice for Stanton, but choosing ‘John Carter’ to be his first foray into live-action film making is. ‘John Carter’ is high on ambition but low on spectacle. The story of John Carter as a conduit ‘savior’ among opposing warrior savages has been done many times before: Charlton Heston in ‘Planet of the Apes’ or even Sam Worthington in director James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’. The CGI-designed aliens, spacecrafts, costumes, and sets may even remind you of ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Star Trek’, but then again, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ stories came first – these could have been inspired by HIS works.

With sci-fi becoming more mainstream and not just for the nerds anymore, ‘John Carter’ comes off as a simple tale of a man who serves a Messianic purpose. It’s great that the hero Mars ever needs happens to be alien to them, a human, who can leap tall mountains in a single bound. Yes, ‘John Carter’ is a wish-fulfillment movie; you’re a loser on Earth, come to Barsoom, you’ll be treated like a God!

As it is, the reported $250 million budget does translate on-screen and yet, value should have been given to a well-written plot. There is so much potential material between humans and aliens.

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