Rent John Carter (2012)
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2h 7min
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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:
- Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Samantha Morton, Thomas Haden Church, Mark Strong, Ciarán Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Bryan Cranston, Polly Walker, Daryl Sabara, Arkie Reece, Davood Ghadami, Pippa Nixon, James Embree, Philip Philmar, Figs Jackman, Emily Tierney, Edmund Kente
- Directors:
- Andrew Stanton
- 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:
- 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
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.