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If so, what did you think?
It is worth seeing?
I am not looking for the next Raiders of the Lost Ark.
(Although, one might think that given my moniker!)
Just something fun and entertaining, without being too stupid.
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The previews make John Carter to be a terrible remake of Avatar. No mention at all that it's about Confederate Civil War soldier, no mention of third "overlords" at play. So the movie is actually better. Heck, my brother liked it better than Avatar. And you don't have to see it in 3D, I saw it in 2D during matinee show and felt that I was not missing anything (unlike Avatar).
To me though, this movie was made 10 years too late. Even though every movie from Star Wars, Matrix to Avatar borrowed concepts from the John Carter universe, having been released after all those moves, make John Carter feel if not remake, then definitely something you've already seen before. Here we have interplanetary travel, here's Dune-like world and natives, here is Star Wars scooter chase etc.
It's not a terrible movie, just something that doesn't touch the soul or remains memorable. I think as matinee show on a lazy weekend - it's worth seeing on big screen. Once the Hunger Games come out, expect for this thing to hit Rental in no time.
John Carter Adventures on Mars is a series of eleven books written by Edgar Rice Burroughs in serial form from 1912 to a posthumous publication in 1964. The writing stye is both plain spoken and formalized (particularly when nobles speak with each other) and the level of imagination is flabbergasting, particularly when you consider the state of scientific knowledge then. I particularly enjoyed Book 5 "The Chessmen of Mars", where an interesting human dichotomy, Mind vs Body is taken to an extreme.
The movie, which I saw last Mon., was a beautiful mess. Lots of elements from the first book, "A Princess of Mars" and the second book "The Gods of Mars" are conflated and presented as a new story line that somehow preserved the end result of the books. Guess they were planning a sequel, but, like the attempt at "The Golden Compass", muck with the story enough that the best elements are lost and it's a disappointment for folks who read and loved the books and a confusing mashup for those unfamiliar with the story.
Of all the really complicated Science Fiction/Fantasy stories, I think Peter Jackson did a pretty good job with "Lord of the Rings" I don't think they ever got "Dune" right, and they've never, to my knowledge, made an attempt at the "Foundation" Trilogy by Isaac Asimov.
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...in contrast to Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time" saga ?There are persistent rumors Universal Pictures is planning to make a movie based on the first (of 15 (!)) book, "The Eye of the World". Given the scope of each book and the intricate plots, i find it impossible to believe they could adequately address the book's content in a 2 hour movie; you'd need a TV series (a la "Game of Thrones" ) to decently cover the subject. OTOH, the required special effects would require a budget more suitable for blockbuster movies. And each subsequent book would require it's own series with continuity established to earlier books. Not to mention the major characters start out as ignorant teenagers and eventually develop into famous leaders with large followings.
It'll be interesting to see how they pull this off.
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Well, I don't really know the relative readership. I loved the Foundation Trilogy, especially when The Mule enters the story.
Haven't read the Wheel of Time series, but I just downloaded the first book to my Kindle. I will probably go broke buying all 15 books, but so be it.
The first book is excellent. However, they sort of linearly drop off in action with the null arriving in book ten, "Crossroads of Twilight," though something amazing happens in book nine, "Winter's Heart."
Robert Jordan got a lot of flack for Crossroads and really outdid himself in the next one, "Knife of Dreams." It has some amazing battle scenes involving "spinning" the power. Amazing stuff.
Then, of course, Robert Jordan ups and dies. He left copious notes and even narrated the ending to family and friends "it was recorded." So Brandon Sanderson took up the mantel and is writing the final three books. He has finished the first two, and the second draft of the final book is complete. It is due next January.
I have read the series several times and am in my final re-read. I haven't read Brandon Sanderson's books yet, but I understand he did a bang-up job and is using Robert Jordan's extensive notes and recordings. Jordan's wife is the editor so things are going right.
We'll have to agree to disagree about global warming until the next global cooling scare comes along
This rumor has been around in one form or another for at least a DECADE. If I was a billionaire, I'd probably finance it myself.
We'll have to agree to disagree about global warming until the next global cooling scare comes along
Wife and Sis also liked it.
It's a popcorn movie. It doesn't take advantage of 3D the way Avatar did.
And it's not a great story, this is VERY old scifi.
But it's fun. A former Southern cavalry officer gets teleported to Mars by accident, and back then it had life. He eventually gets dragged into the conflict.
Lot of flaws, but good mindless fun if you're up for that.
with Antonio Sabato Jr. and a "too old for her character" Traci Lords. I put that on this weekend (Syfy channel) to piss off my sister in law. Trust me when I tell you it worked magnificently.
"I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
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overall a snoozer even for a lunkhead like myself :)
a few neat ideas that help but WTF was it about?
I missed the last 10 minutes because of a tornado warning (SW Michigan) and do not care if I finish it...
and I refuse to rent goggles that don't fit over my glasses.
because that is the just about the only reason that I wear my contact lens anymore, is for 3D movies. (And if I go to sporting events or concerts.)
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