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Edgar, saddened by his uncle’s death, asks to pay his respects Apparently, John Carter’s death was a shock to everyone including his doctor. John Carter’s attorney explains the situation to Edgar. But if you don’t, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you!”īut when Edgar, played by Daryl Sabara, arrives in New York City, he’s met with very sad news: John Carter is dead! Wow, barely 5 minutes of screen time and the title character is killed off! Even Daryl is confused as to why this film has a runtime of over two hours! I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. We see him walking hurriedly to the telegram office wherein he sends out a telegram beckoning his nephew, Edgar Rice Burroughs (nod to the author, perhaps?), “Stanton, if you grant me accreditation, that’ll be the end of it. Many a girl’s celebrity crush…for some reason!

What is there to see in New York City? Our main character, of course, John Carter, played by Taylor Kitsch. Umm…ok, so I’m guessing all that city-state fighting that we just saw on Mars…umm…Barsoom is happening simultaneously with these Earth events? Ok, I can follow that.

We then cut to New York City in the year 1881.

This doesn’t puzzle Sab Than, rather it pleases him, because as everyone knows, all villains are keen on taking over their world! And if I were the Nostalgia Critic, I would proceed with this joke, “OF COURSE!”īut I am not the Nostalgia Critic, so I’m just going to move on. “If only the LEGO company can see me now!” They tell Sab Than that if he uses this weapon of destruction, he can gain control of all of Mars…umm…Barsoom. The three men then give him a blue K’Nex arm that apparently is the source of those destructive blue rays. Literally out of the blue!Īs if that wasn’t strange enough, three robed bald white men then descend from the sky onto Sab Than’s airship. Sab Than is about to lose t he battle when suddenly a blue ray comes out of nowhere and obliterates the fighting Heliumites, an act which puzzles Sab Than.

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Hmm…a city holding out against a conquering invader that has conquered every other city but it? Where have I seen this before? Ah yes, that’s it!Īnyway, Sab Than is having an airship war with other fliers of Helium, as the movie begins. The scowl is a dead giveaway to the fact that he’s the villain.Īnd every city falls! That is, every city, except for the city of Helium, which still holds out against its invader. Their leader, Sab Than, played by Dominic West, goes around to all the cities of Mars…umm…Barsoom and attacks them. There exists a city on Mars…umm….Barsoom named Zodanga that’s a bit of a usurper. Basically, life DOES exist on Mars…umm…Barsoom, but it’s not a very peaceful life. So the film opens up on the landscape of Mars, known as Barsoom, where a narrator explains to us what’s going on. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you “John Carter”. Could the lengthy period in development hell be to blame? Or is the film really bad? Well, let’s find out for ourselves in this review. The film, entitled “John Carter”, sadly flopped at the box office. And finally, 70+ years later, the Disney Studios became the lucky company to achieve this feat. “And I would’ve gotten away with it too if it wasn’t for the meddling negative reception!”īut, that failure wouldn’t stop other filmmakers from trying to adapt these novels to the big screen. Had he succeeded, he would have probably beat Walt Disney in creating America’s first full-length animated feature. Actually, animator Bob Clampett, wanted to make an animated film based on these books, but failed to do so. The novels were quite popular and attempts to make them into full-length films have been around since as early as the 1930’s. The novels were about a man named John Carter and his adventures on the planet Mars aka Barsoom. Because, you know, EVERYBODY was reading them in 2012!

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But his most recent directorial attempt had him tackle a live action film, a live action film based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “Barsoom” series of novels. Thanks!)Īndrew Stanton is best known for directing “A Bug’s Life”, “Finding Nemo”, and “WALL-E” for Pixar Animation Studios. (If this is your first time on this blog, I ask you to read my “About” page first! You can find a link to it at the top left-hand corner of this blog.

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