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Originally Posted by DrNefario
I thought the John Carter movie was a reasonably good adaptation of Princess of Mars, myself.
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I didn't think it was terrible, but ...
The problems I had were with Disney's vision of "eye appeal." The main characters were horribly miscast, IMHO. Taylor Kitsch was just way too young to convincingly portray someone who has lived as long, and experienced as much, as John Carter. He also had a problem speaking loudly enough to be heard. About halfway through the movie, though, I think I figured it out -- I caught myself thinking "This isn't John Carter of Mars, this is Jack Sparrow of Mars."
Lynn Collins did a better job as Dejah Thoris, but looking at her I couldn't shake the feeling that Disney really wanted a "Megan Fox-type (but less expensive)" for the role, and this was who they found.
The CGI department did a pretty good job with the Tharks, but even these guys screamed "Disney!" They looked way too much like giant Jiminy Crickets (who, in fact, really should have had six legs!), and their faces looked like the faces that Disney used in the movie Dinosaur from 2000. They were too skinny and flimsy looking to fit with the Tharks that I'd imagined from reading the books.
Anyway, it was fun, but I'm glad I didn't pay to see it -- the library had it on DVD.