John Carter 3D

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  • Opened March 9, 2012 
  • 2 hr 12 min
  • PG-13 | Intense Sequences of Action and Intense Sequences of Violence
  • When Civil War veteran John Carter (Taylor Kitsch) mysteriously awakes on the surface of Mars -- also called Barsoom -- he little expects the adventure that awaits him. Carter reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict among the red planet's inhabitants, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and Princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). As Barsoom is poised on the brink of collapse, war-weary Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes that everyone's fate is in his hands. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe
  • Director: Andrew Stanton
  • Genres: Action/Adventure

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Geezer goes to the movies

by redthomas

I read the books in 1975 and have been watching movie technology evolve to the point where this movie could happen. For the first time in my life I'm going to a midnight first showing, I let you...

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Surprised and satisfied

by Jenzamayia

If you have read the books, you will be very satisfied the way they have played the characters straight up.....no parody. This is a grand adventure that wins you over bit by bit. The 3D makes this...

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John Carter enjoyable for all

by Collie1

So for its the first movies I found entertaining and fun. Few changes from the book but Edgar never saw the future of 3D movies what a director could do, poor Tarzan might be next, but I do hope they...

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Boston Globe
| Ty Burr

Against the odds, John Carter is itself pretty amazing - an epic pulp saga that slowly rises to the level of its best imitations and wins you over by degrees. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Todd McCarthy

Director Andrew Stanton's Disney extravaganza is a rather charming pastiche. Read full review

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Rolling Stone
| Peter Travers

John Carter bites off more than even Woola can chew, but it's built on something rare: wonder instead of Hollywood cynicism. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

That's kind of the aesthetic that Stanton is going for: over-the-top pulp. But there's something generic about the digitally rendered Martians, and there's a corniness to the dialogue that keeps the audience from any kind of emotional attachment to the Tharks and Zodangans and their ilk. Read full review

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Eamonn Butler on the set of "John Carter."