Review of John Carter (2012) by Matt Pais for RedEye — 08 Mar 2012

Often feels silly but only occasionally fun.

You can read the full review where it was originally posted online.

This review of John Carter (2012) was written by Matt Pais and published by RedEye on 08 Mar 2012.

John Carter has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of John Carter

Review of John Carter (2012)

By Zaki Hasan (247) for Zaki's Corner (159) on 03 Nov 2018

While there isn't much new terrain here, what distinguishes Carter is the quality and richness of what they extract from the soil…

Read Review

Review of John Carter (2012)

By Car N (18) on 25 Dec 2017

Not sure why this flopped. Its a fun light hearted romp for the entire family…

Read Review

Review of John Carter (2012)

By Hotelcentral (111) on 24 Feb 2019

OK, the green-skinned aliens are kind of goofy looking, but not nearly as goofy as most of the stuff in Star Wars, and the story here is pretty…

Read Review

Review of John Carter (2012)

By M S (173) on 17 Dec 2017

First thing to keep in mind, is that this should be titled Princess of Mars…

Read Review

Review of John Carter (2012)

By Razz K (10) on 18 Oct 2017

Well its no avatar but it's a fine film besides it's better then waterworld but has the star wars prequel guilty pleasure enjoyment to it…

Read Review

Review of John Carter (2012)

By Cam23232 (1) on 13 Oct 2021

I really don’t comprehend why this movie did so bad. I think it was probably just the time that the movie was brought out…

Read Review

Review of John Carter (2012)

By Dave D (315) on 18 Oct 2017

Well its no avatar but it's a fine film besides it's better then waterworld but has the star wars prequel guilty pleasure enjoyment to it…

Read Review

Review of John Carter (2012)

By Scott Wold (34) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 02 Apr 2018

It’s tempting to believe a great sci-fi yarn exists in Carter, somewhere in the no doubt thick sheaf of studio notes demanding more spoon-feeding…

Read Review

Review of John Carter (2012)

By Damian P (19) on 12 May 2018

Im a big fan of this film and hate the ending as I know I will never get to see what happens next…

Read Review

Review of John Carter (2012)

By David H (2,838) on 29 Nov 2017

Loved the concept and execution. The movie is very entertaining and the story fulfilling. Want to see more if this. I hope they make a sequel…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

By Richard Porton (36) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 01 Jan 2000

The real stars of this film, however, are its dazzling cinematography and production design…

Read Review

Review of Nowhere (1997)

By Shane M (526) on 01 Jan 2004

This movie is like a bad acid trip....scene after scene of vile, disgusting images with no redeeming qualities whatsoever…

Read Review

Review of Transformers (2007)

By Alfavita (1) on 29 Sep 2009

Transformers was about a prototype of American dream perfect family icon, in classic style of Greek mythology, wise parents, smart children,…

Read Review

Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

By Chrisjames (2) on 25 May 2011

Just a bad, bad movie. I sat through this hoping for it to get better and unfortunately it never did…

Read Review

Review of The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)

By Sean O'connell (919) for Charlotte Weekly (185) on 01 May 2008

(Minkoff) botches the film's fantasy elements, saturating these segments with cheesy effects…

Read Review

Review of The Island (2005)

By Ryancarroll88 (145) on 26 Aug 2010

The movie takes a controversial biological/ethical issue and handles it with all the tact and seriousness of a Goosebumps serial…

Read Review

Review of Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

By Akashvijay (49) on 19 Jan 2015

A superior sequel…

Read Review

Review of The Dirty Dozen (1967)

By Pj P (157) on 24 Nov 2007

Hero'izing scum of the earth, no thankyou…

Read Review

Review of Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

By Alexander N (134) on 03 Jun 2014

It had its moments, but far too few of them. Overall, very dated, very slow, and very boring. Most of all, boring. Having trouble sleeping…

Read Review

Review of The Hunt for Red October (1990)

By Jja23 (1) on 11 Sep 2018

This movie was so boring until the the last 20 minutes.For most of the movie their was so much backtracking about the Russian submarines being…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Joker

2019

81%299 Reviews

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017

78%1,656 Reviews

Oppenheimer

2023

85%310 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015

43%1,173 Reviews

Parasite

2019

87%251 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

John Carter

2012

62%1,133 Reviews

1408

2007

68%793 Reviews

Black Sheep

2006

57%561 Reviews

Street Trash

1987

64%166 Reviews

Beowulf

2007

58%819 Reviews

Taxi

2015

69%351 Reviews

Computer Chess

2013

64%129 Reviews

Special

2006

67%233 Reviews

Rupture

2017

44%60 Reviews

The Ridiculous 6

2015

37%585 Reviews