tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post8166969978307489170..comments2024-03-26T22:42:06.412-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: The John Carter ChronologySteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-61668450963777433102012-03-31T07:19:18.867-07:002012-03-31T07:19:18.867-07:00I've been a Burroughs fan for the last four de...I've been a Burroughs fan for the last four decades and was very happy to find the John Carter books available for my e-reader. They followed the style of the books more than the letter of them in making this movie which worked out just fine. I went with my 26 year old son who has not read any of the books and we both thoroughly enjoyed the movie. What others have maligned as bad acting is in fact a credible rendition of the somewhat stilted speech modes employed by the author in the books. I think the only unfortunate things about this movie is the dropping "of Mars" from the title as mentioned by others, and the high budget. Because they had followed the flavor of the books so well I honestly think they could have used simpler, cheaper special effects and not bothered with the 3D at all. The movie would have had a classic feel to it that would have definitely appealed to people such as myself who appreciate substance over eye candy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-79158244037805855372012-03-09T07:58:35.568-08:002012-03-09T07:58:35.568-08:00Well I read the book smany years ago and have alwa...Well I read the book smany years ago and have always loved them. The first three are classics. The look of the trailer kind of turned me off though as a big, souless spectacle, however I am still going to see it. Having said that I DON'T want the film to fail, but if it turns out they blew it (and yes I admit that I wondered how well this story would adapt to the screen)then I would be happy to see it fail and go away. It smeels a bit like they might have. This story needed $250 million dollars to make it work? That raises a red flag to me.robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-34102099687413508572012-02-27T11:00:43.054-08:002012-02-27T11:00:43.054-08:00This is based on that L. Ron Hubbard book, right?This is based on that L. Ron Hubbard book, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-80394590683040751292012-02-27T08:58:08.720-08:002012-02-27T08:58:08.720-08:00Sorry, dude. The only studio that hopes their film...Sorry, dude. The only studio that hopes their film is a hit is the studio that made it. Everyone else is hoping it goes down in flames. Very few people in Hollywood root for the other guy. Especially if the other guy has had too much success (ie: Pixar)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-65450526666879387582012-02-27T07:44:43.600-08:002012-02-27T07:44:43.600-08:00No, Hollywood likes to make tons of money on movie...No, Hollywood likes to make tons of money on movies, not trainwrecks. You're confusing "Hollywood" with "Internet blogs."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-46771921624786018482012-02-27T00:36:53.070-08:002012-02-27T00:36:53.070-08:00The animation and efx work does not look very good...The animation and efx work does not look very good? Looks spot on to me and yes I am an animator. Why do you people hate Stanton? People want him to fail because he isn't doing an animated feature, don't get it. Brad Bird is doing live action as well and he is loved. Of course Brad can do no wrong in my eyes, after working with him on Iron Giant I measure all other animated features to him and the way that film was ran. How about we wait and see how this movie does. Also an earlier post said it was 2 hrs and 15 mins, good! I love getting my money's worth and it looks like it can keep me intrigued the whole time. Last remark, the lead female is so hot, loved her in wolverine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-15557746983389420782012-02-26T21:58:05.816-08:002012-02-26T21:58:05.816-08:00Uh, yeah, many people want it to fail for many rea...Uh, yeah, many people want it to fail for many reasons. Least of all the fact that it's Disney and Stanton. Not very good reasons, but Hollywood loves a good train crash.<br /><br />Here's fan made version of the trailer that Stanton likes better than the Disney version.<br />The film is starting to get very good reviews<br /><br />http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/Wolvie09/news/?a=55337Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-44823931008461747802012-02-26T20:55:28.474-08:002012-02-26T20:55:28.474-08:00Uh, NO ONE wants it to fail. We're simply reac...Uh, NO ONE wants it to fail. We're simply reacting to the trailers, which aren't interesting, and the animation/effects work that doesn't look very good. I really wanted this film to be awesome and it just doesn't look like it will be. <br /><br />It's not BAD, but compared to Avatar and other sci-fi or fantasy epics, it looks just kinda blah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-47704033657836816742012-02-26T20:38:50.539-08:002012-02-26T20:38:50.539-08:00Still don't get why there is so much hatred fo...Still don't get why there is so much hatred for this film, I don't understand why people want it to fail. I have never read the books but from what I have heard of the story and from the visuals it looks awesome. Again the hatred all seems to come from people who work in the business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-46871285451567271942012-02-26T13:08:07.827-08:002012-02-26T13:08:07.827-08:00The Bear and the Bow changing to Brave is boring t...The Bear and the Bow changing to Brave is boring too. Brave sounds like a Native American filmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-5706870917945866252012-02-25T20:38:35.325-08:002012-02-25T20:38:35.325-08:00How about John Carter of Geonosis?How about John Carter of Geonosis?Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-45448811104403999622012-02-25T19:38:15.257-08:002012-02-25T19:38:15.257-08:00Well, you can be damn sure Disney wasn't going...Well, you can be damn sure Disney wasn't going to call it "A <b>Princess</b> of Mars"" , but just plain "John Carter" ... meh. What a boring title. Hope the movie is better than it sounds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-80132039442476458912012-02-25T15:19:14.324-08:002012-02-25T15:19:14.324-08:00No one cares about this film. It looks terrible.No one cares about this film. It looks terrible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-73656166566130697982012-02-25T14:07:23.240-08:002012-02-25T14:07:23.240-08:00Instead of taking advantage of the name, Edgar Ric...Instead of taking advantage of the name, Edgar Rice Burroughs and John Carter of Mars, Disney gets rid of everything that would make their movie recognizable. All the great sci-fi stuff we know today actually began here.<br /><br />As with the title change on "Rapunzel" these Disney executives again prove they are morons.Floyd Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635960964922892254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-41545215206333961662012-02-25T10:45:06.790-08:002012-02-25T10:45:06.790-08:00I'll bet you anything they cheaped out on the ...I'll bet you anything they cheaped out on the VFX and used a lot of sub-par vendors to save money then ended up with bad work that is still getting fixed on the final delivery day, never mind getting it into the trailer. When will these people learn?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-82380273879518182192012-02-25T10:00:05.112-08:002012-02-25T10:00:05.112-08:00Disney's big mistake is NOT telling the audien...Disney's big mistake is NOT telling the audience what it's about. <br />Nobody knows anything about this film.<br />They don't know it's in Civil War era, it goes Mars. It's like they were afraid the audience would be turned off by a period sci-fy film. But now everyone is confused and there is no awareness of this picture.<br /><br />Why did Rich Ross fire everyone when he took over Walt Disney Pictures, or should I say just "Disney?" At least they knew how to market films.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-59734397411653696992012-02-25T09:14:14.256-08:002012-02-25T09:14:14.256-08:00Dropping "of Mars" from the title is suc...Dropping "of Mars" from the title is such a bone-head move.<br /><br />Whats with executives always having to fuck with the names of films? I swear every film I hear about now goes through some sort of title change. <br /><br />I think changing the title of a film is more damaging to it (because of the implication of insecurity on the studios part) than just letting it ride.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-74833624022511172732012-02-25T08:31:01.878-08:002012-02-25T08:31:01.878-08:00This film does look good from the extended scene a...This film does look good from the extended scene and should perform better than Disney's marketing allowed it. Stanton's not unfamiliar with bad predictions for his films - I seem to recall a lot of negativity about a certain film dubbed Fishtar before it went and broke many records. <br />Part of the problem, that I'm perceiving is that Stanton is suffering from the Pixar curse. Everyone is hoping their good luck has hit the wall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-46056852178083493002012-02-25T08:12:08.035-08:002012-02-25T08:12:08.035-08:00Yes, the problem with "Mars Needs Moms" ...Yes, the problem with "Mars Needs Moms" was that it had "Mars" in the title.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com