Review of John Carter (2012) by Jon Mikel B — 02 Jun 2014

A good proposal by Disney. I really enjoyed this movie, a shame that it won't have a sequel.

This review of John Carter (2012) was written by Jon Mikel B on 02 Jun 2014.

John Carter has generally received positive reviews.

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