John Carter

Starring: Kitsch, Taylor and Collins, Lynn

Product Description

JOHN CARTER (BLU-RAY/DVD/2 DISC COMBO/WS-2.40/ENG-FR-SP SUB)

• Format: Blu-ray
• Language: English
• UPC: 786936819052
• Release Date: September 2013
• Rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Publisher: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
• Director: Stanton, Andrew
• Starring: Kitsch, Taylor, Collins, Lynn
• Runtime: 2 hours, 12 minutes
• Number of Disks: 2
• Other Video Info: Blu-ray
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 6.7"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Hopefully not the last of the series

The movie starts with a great swashbuckling battle scene; however, the sailing ships are in the sky, and everything looks science fiction techie. Those resettled in for what looks to be a great sci-fi movie, we are soon transported to New York City in 1881; there, we find a man in a crowd trying to elude a different man. A telegram was sent. And a mysterious message is received by none other than Edgar Rice Burroughs. I will not give you a blow-by-blow description of the movie, as that's why you're going to watch it and see how it unfolds. For people like me who have read the 11 books in the Barsoom series, it is almost impossible to convert to a movie. And they've tried this story before with such luscious actresses as Tracy Lords in “Princess of Mars” (2009). At least they got one thing right in that movie, a “blond-haired princess”. Luckily, they put more money and time and CGI mixed with actors’ expressions in this movie. Keeping in mind that this is a movie, many of the timelines and activities needed to be rearranged for one coherent viewing. Again, I'm not going to go into details of the making of the movie, the location, or the unique sets. If you get one of the many DVD versions, they will assuredly have the standard DVD extras. If you don't watch all the extras, be sure to use the voiceover commentary. I bet dollars to donuts that the 3D version will do you no good, as they do not make 3D TVs anymore. Even if it hits you strangely in the opening of this movie, hang in there because as it goes on, you will become more intrigued and realize that the movie itself, separate from the books and separate from previous attempts, is a great standalone introduction to what hopefully will be a series of movies.