John Carter
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John Carter
Ever heard of John Carter series by Edgar Rice Burroughs ( who wrote Tarzan)? I hadn't until last year, and I have been reading them for free on my iPad (since they are now in public domain, the first one written in 1911). Apparently a lot of people including George Lucas have been inspired by those books. Anyway there is a new movie coming out in March 2012. Here is the trailer:
http://youtu.be/6Rf55GTEZ_E
Here is the link to the book at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/ ... es=1441331
They are really cool books if you like action and science fiction adventure.
http://youtu.be/6Rf55GTEZ_E
Here is the link to the book at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/ ... es=1441331
They are really cool books if you like action and science fiction adventure.
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I've never read the books, but I'm excited about the movie because it's being directed by Andrew Stanton.
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I have heard of John Carter! I read the books at the library first, and then I heard them again from librivox.org (a site where people volunteer to read public domain books check it out!). I think the movie looks really cool. I thought that Tars Tarkas looked even better than I imagined.
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Woah, this looks cool.
I've been looking for super old sci-fi. It's much better than the new stuff, imo.
I've been looking for super old sci-fi. It's much better than the new stuff, imo.
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Here is the new trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8I9eZGz ... re=related
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The movie looks like Attack of the Clones meets Avatar, and little else.
In other words, EPIC, but not very original. I'm sure I'll see it on DVD.
In other words, EPIC, but not very original. I'm sure I'll see it on DVD.
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Yeah, I'm curious how much it follows the books, and how much its "modernized" or whatever. Maybe Tarzan will have a cameo, though!
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I'm really hoping the movie doesn't seem derivative, though it might be hard considering that the book has inspired a lot of material. Even so, I hope that it stays close to the book. So far, the dialogue does seem kind of cliche, but it looks good overall so hopefully it will live up to my expectations! If not, oh well.
-- 24 Feb 2012 01:38 pm --
Here is the extended scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xBaGv5b ... ure=colike
What do you think?
-- 24 Feb 2012 01:38 pm --
Here is the extended scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xBaGv5b ... ure=colike
What do you think?
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That was a good book. Scene looks great.
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