Review of John Carter (2012) by Chip F — 29 Jul 2013

Way better than people gave it credit for.

This review of John Carter (2012) was written by Chip F on 29 Jul 2013.

John Carter has generally received positive reviews.

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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 Neely Swanson (130) for Easy Reader (California) (130) on 17 Sep 2017

As negative-leaning as most of this article is, John Carter is still fun and offers occasional moments of glory…

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By Car N (18) on 25 Dec 2017

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By Lee F (134) on 27 Apr 2018

I liked it. I have long wanted to see Burroughs Martian series made into movies. The film was pretty faithful to the book…

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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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