Review of John Carter (2012) by Bikerjames — 21 Mar 2012
John Carter tries so hard. Part Star Wars, Dark City, Avatar, Prince of Persia and Incredible Hulk (the jumping around) and others, it never feels original. Every attempt at humor in the film fell flat and you could hear crickets in the theater when there was supposed to be laughter.
The acting was sub par, and the dialog was at times laughable. They spent a fortune creating all the aliens, who all look alike. They had to make the bad guy have a broken tusk or we would never know who was who.
I saw it in 3D IMAX. The 3D was good, not great. There were some good special effects interspersed throughout, but in the end I simply didn't care enough about the characters and didn't feel the chemistry between the two leads.
I was bored at times and looked at my watch, never a good sign. This is not a terrible movie, but not quite good enough to recommend.
This review of John Carter (2012) was written by Bikerjames on 21 Mar 2012.
John Carter has generally received positive reviews.
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