Review of John Carter (2012) by Darren H — 29 Jun 2013

Disney messed this one up with poor casting. Decent movie though...

This review of John Carter (2012) was written by Darren H on 29 Jun 2013.

John Carter has generally received positive reviews.

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By Navid R (8) on 16 Oct 2017

I would like to say to the 'top critics'... Go home! you are drunk! John Carter is a great movie…

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By Anthony M (1,059) on 13 Sep 2017

I loved this movie so much they definitely have to come out with a second one movies like this is very creative these kind of movies are very…

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By Calista S (8) on 05 Feb 2018

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By Jon W (769) on 24 Nov 2017

Defies the laws of physics a bit more than it needed to, and seems to copy some of the style of Star Wars Phantom Menace, but otherwise this…

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By Leon C (66) on 14 Feb 2018

No Idea why this has such bad reviews. I thought it was a really good film and I'm actually gutted there's not going to be a sequel…

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