Comments (20) (Please sign in to comment)

1. 

   Rista said, about 1 year ago

   It was the alien, the one with the arms and the floppy ears, it looked like Jar Jar Binks. Nuff to turn me off the movie with out even seeing it.
2. 

   pcolli said, about 1 year ago

   I remember the John Carter books from when I was a kid. Not seen the film yet but I should imagine it’s over the top with CGI effects for the sake of it.
3. 

   pschearer said, about 1 year ago

   Jeez, the movie just came out! Is it that bad?
   

   
   Meantime, I noticed that “Princess of Mars” was on TV this weekend, another John Carter movie, starring Traci Lords (and if you don’t know her history, this is not the place where I’ll tell you).
4. 

   celecca said, about 1 year ago

   cost about $250 million to make. Brought in about $30 mill. Was beat out by the Lorax (in its 2nd week) by about $4 million.
5. 

   ghostkeeper said, about 1 year ago

   @celecca

   Ow. Ow ow ow. And the sad thing is, Avatar was just a re-imagining of John Carter of Mars, but I hear it made the money.
6. 

   kea said, about 1 year ago

   @celecca

   The Lorax had so many commercial tie-ins they could have shown it for free.
7. 

   masterskrain said, about 1 year ago

   Well I have given up on “Movie Critics” and their reviews ever since gene Shalit of The Today Show roasted this little Science Fiction Movie back in 1977.
   He called it a total flop, and said that no one should waste their money going to see this film called “Star Wars”!
   OOPS!
8. 

   SUSAN NEWMAN said, about 1 year ago

   The real irony is that the Best Picture Oscar was won by a silent, B&W movie that had no CG’s at all.
9. 

   bibliotechnique said, about 1 year ago

   John Carter gets a 49% on the Tomatometer. See rottentomatoes.com for more info.
10. 

    scbaguru said, about 1 year ago

    “The Artist” sucked more than “John Carter” which shows critics don’t know what they’re watching or they’re taking payola..
11. 

    DAZZ said, about 1 year ago

    I love good animated cartoons, but refused my daughter’s offer to go to Avatar (characters are ugly!) I still plan to see Tangled even tho I missed it at Imax; I’ll get the 3D DVD.
12. 

    jerseyinsd said, about 1 year ago

    weak box office for the opening of john carter, and most critics are comparing it to ishtar, which makes today’s strip impressive, since pab must have submitted it weeks ago!
13. 

    Stephen Gilberg said, about 1 year ago

    @scbaguru

    I take it you’re not into old movies.
14. 

    nearsighted said, about 1 year ago

    “John Carter” made $70 mil overseas. I think the jury is still on on whether nor not it’s a flop.
15. 

    scbaguru said, about 1 year ago

    @ Stephen Gilberg: yes I am, ever since I took film arts in college… Big fan of Harold Lloyd, Lon ChaneySr.and Buster Keaton’s work to name a few. And of course, Chaplin.
16. Load the rest of the comments (5).