Let's be realistic.

Excellent, a Must See

Absolutely Fantastic

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

At first i thought that the mix reviews were due to the combination of genres, being this a cowboy, scifi and fantasy movie all at once. It wasn't untill the end i realized it was due to great and terrible moments this movie has. The first half of the movie was strong, from character introductions and storytelling to even editing. Halfway through things get abrupt, Carter had a full hour and a half of potential character development, yet they push his motivation in half a minute of screen time during an action sequence edited horribly with a montage sequence of the past. I understand that writers might have wanted this to be the breaking point, but directing missed heavily. From here on things go on a decline, not so much as story wise, but more of those as pacing, editing and overall acting. Movie that was firm with its idea but loose on its execution.

One of the reviews here said it all and took the words right out of my mouth. I raise my hat to the reviewer who goes by the name "Metacognizant". Rather than repeat that review - which you can find yourself - let me add this: In my youth, I managed to acquire and read the entire set of books by Edgar Rice Burroughs known as "The Martian Series". The first novel is entitled "A Princess of Mars".Anyway, I was always disappointed that nobody in Hollywood ever brought this swashbuckling epic to the cinema screen. Imagine my astonishment and delight when "John Carter" (the movie) surfaced in 2012. The denigrating and scathing reviews that I waded through - at the time - made my heart sink. Nevertheless, I rented the movie and steeled myself to judge "John Carter" from what was projected onscreen, before my own eyes. By the time the end credits started scrolling, my teeth were gnashing at all the critics who besmirched this magnificent movie... What I thought of them - and still do - is truly unprintable here....take my word for it!!Apparently, Hollywood critics and Hollywood film producers can't "smell" a good movie from a bad one, anymore. Well guys, I have not, and if anybody in Hollywood wants a fellow who CAN smell a good movie from a bad one...I'm available!! Remember Kurt Russell in "The Barefoot Executive" (1971).....and how a Chimp could "smell" good stuff that studio execs could not.... Sound familiar?If you have not yet immersed yourself in this marvelous masterpiece, what are you waiting for? Why not rent "John Carter" and see for yourself who's right: the critics or the positive reviewers:- such as Metacognizant ? You will have the time of your life.....why else would I rate this movie as 10/10 ??

I love good sci-fi but this was some weird medley with shallow characters and overload of action and special effects as if that could have saved this movie. Really don't get how anyone could give it a 10.

I can't imagine why the reviews for Disney's John Carter were mixed at the time of it's release. It really is a great science fiction movie with great characters. Taylor Kitsch does a wonderful job playing the role of the civil war commander who accidentally gets transported to Mars and becomes enthralled in a war on the planet. The princess of Mars, played very well by Lynn Collins, is the princess of helium who is being forced to marry Dominic West (a man who has been given immense power by mark strong, a holy man, to overtake the entire planet of Mars). John Carter really is a great, very layered/detailed character and so are all the rest of the characters involved in the film. I love the chemistry between all the characters, especially the romantic chemistry between John Carter and Dejah Thoris. The action sequences are also very well done and I loved the special effects, I didn't think they had an overload on CGI either. I didn't get to see it in IMAX, but I wish I would have because the action and effects would've been great to see in that format. I thought the movie might would be a cookie cutter action movie, I especially thought that with the mixed reviews. But once I got into it I realized that this was not going to be that, but that Disney had outdone themselves once again. The ending is especially touching and you can feel that "Disney feeling", anyone who's seen Disney films knows what I'm talking about. 9/10. Great film!