John Carter

When John Carter came out, i was definetely suprised. The trailer made me wonder if it would live up to what seemed to be a massive cgi craft. Based on the character from A Princess Of Mars, this is sort of a updated version of the stories written in the year 1912. A sci fi adventure on Mars have been done before, but is it possible John Carter a fresh new start for Disney productions, or should they have sticked with animation?

American Civil War Confederate Army captain John Carter ( Taylor Kitsch ), is arrested by Colonel Powell ( Bryan Cranston ). Powell wants Carter to help them fight the Apache, but Carter escapes, as he finds his way into the desert. For a long time, Carter have been looking for a cave, wich is supposed to have gold. As he hides in the desert, he finds a cave with strange markings. Suddenly a Thern attacks Carter, he survives as the Thern dies. In the Thern´s hand, he finds a medallion. As he takes it, he suddenly transports himself into the world of Bardoom ( Mars ).  He is captured by green martians Therak and the king Tars Tarkas. John Carter have special powers, that he did not know of, until he travelled to Bardoom. With these powers, the green martians realise he could help them win the battle, againts the enemy army of Sab Than. But time is running out, Sab Than have big plans, and he will do anything to marry The Princess Of Helium, Dejah Toris ( Lynn Collins ).

If you don´t like Star Wars or Conan The Barbarian, this movie will make you have nightmares for a very long time. This is everything sci fi geeks could wish for, fantastic effects, amazing scenery with lots of cool battle scenes. John Carter is actually a pleasent suprise, where the script does not matter, it´s more about the characters than the story itself. Everything is not great, but as a sci fi movie, it works well. It´s a shame it didnt do as well at the box office, because a sequel would have been fun ( really?, yes i admit ). Just take John Carter for what this is, in fact i think most family members might enjoy this. There is something for everyone here, unless you are a fan of Kate Hudson´s latest movies...if you are, my suggestion is you might need therapy.

Rating: DDD