The Book Was Better: John Carter Review REDUX

[@RetroRobotRadio]

The book explained that people from Mars projected telepathically when they spoke, which is one reason Carter learned so quickly to speak their language. He also had a super power of sorts that he did not project thoughts when he spoke, allowing him to lie. Few people of mars could ever be dishonest because of their telepathy.

[@Victor-um9ce]

It might just be his humanity.

[@pills-]

Burroughs had all his main characters (Tarzan, John, Carson, et al) pick up languages superhumanly fast in the book equivalent of a montage or time skip. It's one of the weaker points in his books, but he plays it off gracefully.

[@florinivan6907]

@@pills- You gotta take into account these are adventure books which are over a century old designed for a very different audience.

[@ThW5]

@@Victor-um9ce But is he human? He has been a guy of about 30 for close to a century (at least) and he is fertile with Dejah Thoris...

[@marcellusrobinson1465]

I actually liked this movie a lot.

[@misseli1]

marcellus robinson Nice that you enjoyed it

[@elizagaskell7957]

same here, really liked it

[@rf1283]

Same here. I got it on DVD

[@TheDoubleNickel]

Saw it in IMAX and loved it. Didn't see the hate it got albeit maybe the length.

[@nathanjoseph5449]

Same here

[@jamesgeorge7579]

I feel like John Carter will just be another of those classics that critics panned when they came out and bombed in the theaters. Such as It's a Wonderful Life, Shashank Redemption, The Thing, and even Alien.

[@BugsyFoga]

James George That seems highly possible.

[@ThatRandomEncounterGuy]

James George I feel like this is one of those movies like Water World that you can definitely respect for how much they clearly tried to make a good movie and you clearly see every dollar on screen. Somewhere, there’s a universe where Pirates of the Caribbean wasn’t a success (maybe not a bomb, but just didn’t make enough to cover marketing or something) but this was. Granted, that’d also mean, by that same logic, *this* became a sluggish, overhyped mega-franchise with only one objectively good sequel and four shitty ones but take it for what it’s worth I guess.

[@katherinealvarez9216]

I really do hope that like those other movies, it found a good second life. I’m pretty sure it sold A LOT of DVDs and blue ray.

[@PantherJaguar]

All those movies are great examples except Alien. If Alien was a critical and commercial failure then it wouldn't spawn so many sequels. Including Aliens which is also a masterpiece that was a huge success.

[@TheOmegau]

Fun fact: It's a Wonderful Life is only a classic now due to it having been cheap to run on TV, and it running all day on Christmas. Familiarity breeds fondness.

[@HurricaneDDragon]

I was proud to be one of the few people who saw John Carter in the theater. I knew that I liked the movie, and I bought it on DVD when it came out, but this review made me realize just how much I still REALLY like this movie. I actually shed a tear or two during the scene where John was fighting through his grief. This is a really good movie with one of the worst promotional campaigns. As many people have said, the movie should've been called "John Carter of Mars". That alone would've helped the movie's marketing at least a little if not tremendously. This review actually helped me realize that this movie has something in common with another underrated Disney movie: Hunchback of Norte Dame. Hunchback has become one of my favorite Disney movies in my adulthood, but I have no real memory of watching it nearly as much as Aladdin, Lion King, Hercules, etc. growing up. That may be because Hunchback, like John Carter, is a Disney movie without really being a kid's movie. It's got violence, death, even a little gore, plus some not-so-kid-friendly language. Those kinds of strange risks like John Carter and Hunchback rarely work in Disney's favor unfortunately, but I am very glad that they made them and gave it their all.

[@jaidenbrink]

Hunchback isn’t underrated. It’s generally viewed as being in the same group as the lion king, ie a movie every kid has watched. Now Atlantis: the lost empire on the other hand, that movie was great, but nobody watched it.

[@anonymoose2386]

One thing I noticed that I loved- the men got equal "Silly armor that leaves your midriff exposed for some reason" treatment as the women got.

[@chrisflanagan7564]

In the book no one gets any armour... and not much in the way of clothing. Basically people just have things like belts and bandoliers but are otherwise naked. I don't recall a single character on Mars in A Princess of Mars who is described to be wearing clothing.

[@henriquebitencourt4280]

@@chrisflanagan7564 and most of the tharks walk around naked, the red martians wear nothing but jewelry and loincloths( think of the spartans/athenians and other Greeks in the 300 comics and movies)

[@chrisflanagan7564]

@@henriquebitencourt4280 Do they even have loin cloths? I only remember mentions of belts, harnesses, and bandoleers. The Yellow Men of Mars wear furs and similar. """All were clothed in magnificent furs--the six in the black and yellow striped hide of the orluk, while he who approached alone was resplendent in the pure white skin of an apt.""" """It required but the matter of a few seconds to don the necessary orluk-skin clothing, with the heavy, fur-lined boots that are so essential a part of the garmenture of one who would successfully contend with the frozen trails and the icy winds of the bleak northland.""" Oh, here's the bit in the Gods of Mars, """Among the ornaments of Tars Tarkas' leather harness, which is the only manner of clothing worn by Martians other than silk capes and robes of silk and fur for protection from the cold after dark, was a small mirror, about the bigness of a lady's hand glass, which hung midway between his shoulders and his waist against his broad back.""" Art showing the harnesses tend to show them with a modest cloth posing pouch... which seems fair. I think it would be impractical to be running around with no covering at all... but... *shrug* Certainly when John Carter shows up from on Mars for the first time he is actually naked, and no-one comments on it, so they've clearly no concerns or taboos in that regard. Dejah's first appearance. """She was as destitute of clothes as the green Martians who accompanied her; indeed, save for her highly wrought ornaments she was entirely naked, nor could any apparel have enhanced the beauty of her perfect and symmetrical figure. """ And when Dejah and Carter are talking about Earth she calls clothing "strange and unsightly" """"If, then, you are so familiar with earthly things," I asked, "why is it that you do not recognize me as identical with the inhabitants of that planet?" She smiled again as one might in bored indulgence of a questioning child. "Because, John Carter," she replied, "nearly every planet and star having atmospheric conditions at all approaching those of Barsoom, shows forms of animal life almost identical with you and me; and, further, Earth men, almost without exception, cover their bodies with strange, unsightly pieces of cloth, and their heads with hideous contraptions the purpose of which we have been unable to conceive; while you, when found by the Tharkian warriors, were entirely undisfigured and unadorned. "The fact that you wore no ornaments is a strong proof of your un-Barsoomian origin, while the absence of grotesque coverings might cause a doubt as to your earthliness."""" Project Guttenberg has the first few Barsoom books www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62 www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/48 I should track down the rest.

[@Smallestpenis]

Someone likes penis

[@quitwastinmytime]

You must have hated all 200 Tarzan movies where the man was exploited by wearing less clothing than the women. I'll file this under "how ignorami figure out if a movie is any good." It's really sad that there are people like you who are incapable of judging anything by the content of it's character and have to rely on judging everything based on physical appearance.

[@redplanetstudio7192]

"Hard to see a movie not get the recognition it deserves." Literally the same thing can be said about John Carter the character

[@pills-]

Carson Napier: cries

[@TheBeird]

I don't know how the marketing didn't a) slap Andrew Stanton's name all over it along with the movies he did and b) big up the fact that the character inspired . . . almost everything!!! I doubt it would have been THAT much successful but it would have had a chance to break even.

[@misseli1]

H.D Beird Yup

[@coltonowens2742]

I remember how fucking lame the marketing made this look. I then saw the movie itself, and was blown away at the time. Its an underrated gem, despite all the issues surrounding its creation.

[@EdWiley671]

Yeah, I don’t know why this guy attributes all of these problems to Stanton.

[@marieindia8116]

Pretty sure the newly acquired Marvel and Star Wars team had something to do with it.

[@Alejandroigarabide]

So... Edgar Rice Burroughs ripped his books from real-life events that happened to his uncle in Mars... And then the Tarzan animated series reveals he also ripped-off the real-life events of a man called Tarzan and the subterranean world of Dinosaurs called Pellucidar. So... Everything he passed off as fiction were actually real-life tales, and the world was much more interesting between 1850 and 1950 than now.

[@masteroftheassassins]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who remembers that episode of the Tarzan show.

[@Alejandroigarabide]

@@masteroftheassassins Indeed, fellow fan. Such an underrated show.

[@masteroftheassassins]

@@Alejandroigarabide Yeah. And I really wish they would put it on Disney+ already

[@Alejandroigarabide]

@@masteroftheassassins Yeah. What's up with that? They have the original movie, Tarzan 2, Tarzan and Jane (wich is the whole season 2 of the show) but not the show? To my knowledge it doesn't have any problematic stuff nor is tied to any other streaming service or channel. The same with the Aladdin series. My wife and I had to acquire them elsewhere in order to marathon both shows.

[@thephantomoftheparadise5666]

If that's the case then, I want a time machine.

[@TheFLAMEXD]

I think the Barsoom series could have a future in video games.

[@Melvinshermen]

Thunder Goku maybe

[@Melvinshermen]

Thunder Goku mabey

[@sullyb23511]

Or a TV series. There's a table top RPG out that seems really fun. :-)

[@TheFLAMEXD]

William Sullivan An anime series would be great. This is an Isekai after all.

[@xenoamen]

@@TheFLAMEXD My brother really wants it as an isekai, but he's bummed it isn't a harem.

[@nigellemaitre8363]

I absolutely love this movie. I often wondered why Stanton didn't make this in animation at Pixar .

[@misseli1]

nigel le maitre SAME!!

[@EdWiley671]

I think Disney wanted to use the property as their next big Sci Fi franchise, so it made sense to do it live action.

[@crazymaner2003]

Considering 90% of the movie is already animated why didn't he just make the whole thing an animated Pixar-esque movie and stick with what he was good and successful at?

[@ilopominecrafter]

crazymaner2003 disney keeps pushing ruined remake after live action ruined remake, but what if they did the reverse and made an animated remake of this? Then the technical limitations would no longer be an issue

[@loled123]

Its a prestige thing. And its a issue with what animated action is perceived as. The idea was to take John Carter of Mars, and make it into something as big as Star Wars, since it already has a huge footprint. The Crux is that a gory 19th century New World novel can't freely just be a Pixar project, for no reason other than perception. It worked wonders for Gantz.

[@marieindia8116]

He didn't do anything wrong. It's great.

[@moonlitrn1]

He didnt find a medallion...he realized the thurns were watching him and he could trick one into bringing a medallion to him when they would try and destroy his body

Well Duh especially since he got he's first from one anyway. Maybe this would've been better video game, than a movie!

[@TheLastSane1]

I loved this movie and I swear I hated how it got treated.

[@RandomPlaceHolderName]

Hey, I love a lot of bad movies too. I just don't feel the need to defend and instead just accept that sometimes, I find awful movies entertaining. 13th warrior for example.

[@COrraThereal0ne]

@@RandomPlaceHolderName but it's really not a bad movie tho

[@baddragonite]

Everybody talking about Elsa from frozen being related to Tarzan and John Carter sittin over here like "Am I a joke to you" Disney looking at the box office: yea

[@RedwoodTheElf]

The Ninth Ray refers to an additional visible color beyond the normal rainbow. In the book, this "color" of light somehow had antigravity properties, and it was how the flying ships worked.

[@VoidstriderLucatiel]

Theory: The Mars John Carter is transported to isn't OUR mars, it's an alternate reality Mars.

[@GreysonMacAllister]

Fun fact: Superman stole the power of flight from Captain Marvel who was by far the more popular hero

[@BEZERKSTUDIOS718]

Ezelion the Ironclad captain marvel or shazam?

[@mjkara1059]

Actually, flight was added for the 1942 Fleischer Studios Superman shorts. It was easier to animate flight, and much cooler to see than him jumping over buildings.

[@ilopominecrafter]

Frank Bowman captain marvel was his original name. Shazam was the wizard and calling the hero that makes him look stupid. Though i do know national (dc at the time) and fawcett had several lawsuits over it, fawcett won multiple times, but went bankrupt from the lawsuits and was absorbed by dc.

[@orastellathefirst]

My husband and I went to see this movie back when we were dating. Loved it!

[@foxdie49]

I love this movie, good to know I'm not alone.

[@baddragonite]

Weirdly I think just calling it "John Carter" was a big reason it didn't sell well because not so many people knew the character anymore. The marketing wasn't so great in general though. Was such a Great movie.

[@AryaNightshade]

whelp guess i need to go watch and read John Carter now

[@pills-]

And then go read Burrough's Carson Napier books. If you can find them. They're probably some of ERB's best but most overlooked books.

[@wcapewell3089]

"Farks fly now!" "They fly now!" Im not apologizing.

[@leafleap]

I would have loved to see a depiction of the second book that introduces the First Born (or The Black Pirates of Barsoom as they also go by, the First Born are basically a powerful dark skinned humanoid race living on Mars). John Carter has a run in with them and after several tussles he develops a great friendship with one of their leaders called Xodar. It would be interesting to see how they would have gone about casting that film, I'm thinking much akin to the Black Panther movie.

[@josephstout1461]

I very much agree about this movie! I've never read the book. But I own a digital copy of this movie and have watched it several times. My all time favorite movie, "It's a wonderful Life," was a box office bomb too. So I learned a long time ago not to always listen to the critics and/or measure a film by it's returns. You'll miss a lot of great cinema if you do!

[@ilopominecrafter]

I rarely do anymore. Except on the dceu (minus shazam and wonder woman), those are mostly right though maybe should be lower

[@marieindia8116]

Wizard of Oz and Princess Bride were sleeper hits

[@dustmybroom288]

Finally someone who feel the same way I do! John Carter is also my favourite movie. The other critical and box office disaster by Disney The Lone Ranger is my second favourite film.

[@thaddeuspine]

"I see he wanted to reprise his Green Goblin role." That aged great.

[@misseli1]

Since the Martians have blue blood, wouldn't it be "The Blue Wedding?"

[@SK98765]

Do Series of Unfortunate Events!

[@briannebowerseliza9305]

yhaahuusssss

[@RawbeardX]

REWATCHING FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON!

[@Jezzikah287]

There were some scenes in this movie I was getting Attack of Clones vibes and Jupiter Ascending vibes, especially the wedding scene. I wonder if Jupiter Ascending ripped off the wedding scene.

[@sakurapablo671]

I love this movie very greatly. Since it’s something very different, but still makes a very enjoyable movie to watch all the same. And yeah, that fight scene that John Carter and Woola fights against the other creatures, is epic in a way, that it’s had that sense of emotion nonetheless.

[@umacalopsitaeumviolao]

It's sad to see that a good movie from an amazing and so important series of books is so badly received by general audience.

[@nathangonzalez9710]

General audiences were not given the proper chance with the shitty marketing.

[@marieindia8116]

Yeah, audiences loved it. Corporate, media and critics didn't.

[@truefoley]

Y'all remember that part in the book where John Carter is literally described as immortal?? That's why he can live among the Redmen who live for centuries with little problem. It's wild that a failed cowboy in 1912 just thought of that one day.

[@ShiftingFixations]

I wanna watch this now! This sounds awesome. :D Like how it gave power to the Princess, too, and made her less of a damsel.

[@BanditIncorporated]

Ooooooooo I been wondering if you would review this one :D

[@samuelrodick6326]

BanditIncorporated BANDIT!!!

[@AmericanAurochs]

I realized I never came back and thanked you for introducing me to this film and book series. I love both now.

[@rf1283]

I loved this movie so much I got it on DVD. But it did help that Disney actually slashed the price of the DVD by 80%

[@willlyon7129]

5:55 Take that you Frozen/Tangle/Little Mermaid/Tarzan tumblr users

[@misseli1]

Will Lyon The bizarre fan theory expands!

[@JamesMC04]

That’s another book for my ever-lengthening list of Books To Read :) Thanks :)

[@jamieserrano827]

You are absolutely correct in your assessment of John Carter as an adaptation it was pretty strong. Now I only have A copy of the graphic novel version of a princess of mars but it was awesome plays out very cinematically as I’m sure the written work does.

[@CatherineMcClain]

I didn't know there was a John Carter movie, but that's probably because I was buried in school work at the time.

[@samiam9457]

I loved this movie when I was younger. I was always wondering why I never saw more love for it in the general mainstream. What a great film with a dazzling conclusion. Your video certainly did it justice. :D

[@smuglytherat]

Fun fact. Nobody on Mars in the books wears any clothes, meaning yes, everyone, male or female is completely naked all the time

[@MrTryAnotherOne]

I absolutely agree with the review. The trailer actually made me read the first three books and I loved them. There is so much more to be told.

[@valerius610]

I honestly did not see why so many people hated the movie? I liked it and I still love to hear the beautiful soundtrack of the movie. This was one movie done right in my opinion.

[@In2legos]

another change (for obvious reasons) is that in the books, nobody really wears very much of anything. There's a part in the first book where Dejah Thoris explains that they basically have super magnifying telescopes that can see up to a resolution of a blade of grass on other planets. She doesn't seem to know what clothes are and is confused as to why the people of Jasoom wear strange cloths on their bodies and strange things on their heads. You can also tell the books are written in the early 18th century because it reflects the racism of its time.

What, it supposed to be some kind of introspective joke about African people wearing nothing but loin cloth and simultaneously works as a justification for making characters naked in he's story?

[@GallantSector]

So here’s my story and take on this... I first saw the trailer in a theater and was interested in finding out what this movie is about because the trailer didn’t do anything to address that. At the end of the trailer I remember saying “Who is John Carter? What’s he so cool for?” I remember going home later and looking up the movie on a site and Wikipedia. I want to know what it was suppose to be about because the effects looked cool at least. Reading that it’s based off a book that I never hear about but influenced so many things such as Superman and Star Wars, I was “SUPER” intrigued. Love Superman since like birth, and love almost all the films and stories that drew inspiration from Burroughs series. Plus, I was already obsessed with Mars and this story takes place there, the first Book is called A “Princess” of Mars. A Princess, oooh I smell a love story (I’m a sucker for such) I made it a goal to see the film. I liked it, and I wanted more. It’s wasn’t mind blowing to me but I dug it. I was so interested in the Books because Burroughs was also the guy behind Tarzan and his work influenced so many other great creators. I buy the first book “A Princess of Mars” a physical copy and start my journey. BLOWN AWAY. I loved everything. I was I love with John Carter and his journey on Barsoom. I kept in mind the story was from the early 1900’s, so all the cliché and outdated type of structure of plot was character traits, flaws, whatever, are a product of the time. This was new in 1912. We seen, heard and watch this type of story hundreds of times since then. It was still good and unique. I was upset at how much better it was than the film. People who skipped over the film have no idea about the source material. Also, the film marketing wasn’t what it needed to be to get the masses really interested I believe. I breezed through Gods Of Mars and Warlords Of Mars and it is my favorite book series ever. I want more material based on this. Tv series, video games movies whatever, as long as it done right. Soon I will return to Barsoom and read the rest of the series. It’s been too long 😊

[@christopherpardell4418]

In the books Dejah Thoris and John Carter were always nude. She only wore jewelry and a belt for her weapons. It would have been a much better movie if they had gone that way.

[@seamusmalloy603]

Did I see a copy of Ender's Game on your shelf?!?! :D (I have been asking him to do a review of Ender's Game)

[@countsarumandooku7063]

I would love for Rogue to do an Ender's Game review!

[@supremeleadersmeagol6345]

Yeah I saw that, I can't wait for him to do that. I feel the book was grossly inaccurate, I mean it left out the f***ing Locke and Demosthenes plot line!

[@seamusmalloy603]

Supreme Leader Smeagol ikr! I loved the Locke and Demosthenes story, and I was disappointed when I saw the movie that it wasn't included :(! ( Great username btw lol!)

[@supremeleadersmeagol6345]

Seamus Malloy hahaha thanks!

[@catfoy8888]

If your looking for an adaptation reviewer who did that I suggest the Dom

[@caidalee1994]

I’m glad to see I’m not the only one who actually liked this movie. I never understood why it was steamrolled.

[@bladersmosh]

Hi Krimson, Thank you so much for re-uploading this review. As I said it's probably the best one you've done in my opinion. I showed my dad the book and film and he loved them both. I'm going to get him started on Gods of Mars soon once I buy it. Just thought I'd let you know you've given quite the inspiration and interest to us for introducing us to the series. Thank you again Krimson. Your awesome! 👍🏻 PS: Any updates for the next review? PS 2: Have you had the time to read Gods of Mars yet? If so, what are your thoughts?

[@myautobiographyafanfic1413]

"resisting the plot" is actually called "Refusal of the call".

[@pills-]

Hmmm, i need to look that up on TvTropes...

[@myautobiographyafanfic1413]

@@pills- Hero With A Thousand Faces. It's kind of the holy grail of stories. So long as you don't misread it and think it's about structure.

[@BeriaLima]

I loved this movie :D (and i only discovered the book existed because of it) I would loooove to have the full series turned into movies!

[@sharonoddlyenough]

I had some anticipation for this movie because I was an avid reader of vintage sci-fi, and that is full of references to John Carter and friends.

[@1wayin2waysout300]

I bought the Blu-Ray for this movie because of this review. Keep up the good work!

[@georgeoldsterd8994]

I saw ads for this movie but was unimpressed, so i never watched it. Then i accidentally came across it on tv and loved it! Made me track down and read the books. Too bad i stopped at around the fifth or sixth book, but it just felt like the story was done with book 3, so the rest felt redundant. Speaking of The Asylum's "Princess of Mars", it was actually fairly decent. Just like "John Carter" it adapted some things from the book faithfully, but took serious liberties with others. Overall, if i could, I'd splice the two together to make a proper adaptation, but alas, i cannot.

[@stealywheelyautomobiley7565]

Okay, time to comment on a 3 year old video. I think the "Ninth Ray" is talking about a ninth planet around the sun, which had been speculated about before. There are 8 planets, and when the book was written, Pluto had yet to be discovered. Comparing each planet to a "ray" of the sun almost makes sense, too. Just a thought.

[@stealywheelyautomobiley7565]

@ come to order! C.G.:the Cartoon Judge! Honestly, i can what you mean, but a reminder of when the book was written. Pluto was a planet then. And why does specifying that he's john carter of Mars mean that there isn't any other planet with life? Also, I never even said anything about life on other planets in the John Carter universe. Just that the Ninth Ray could have meant the Ninth Planet, since when the book was written a ninth planet in our solar system was heavily theorized about.

[@tscmoto3991]

thx for the re upload wanted to show my friend for a while now

[@libertyrose7739]

“You are ugly but you are beautiful” that mean me laugh 😂

[@tracynickels164]

I loved the Movie need to get that one hope there is a John Carter 2!

[@elwynmckenzie6027]

I watched this movie at the cinema and enjoyed it. But watching this reminded me that I read the book a gazillion years ago. Obviously I'm going to have to read it again along with the rest of the series.

[@G12G4]

I thought it was a good movie as well, though I was not keen on the guy playing Carter, but he did still handle the part ably. I hope the movie continues to gain a following so it might have a chance at cult classic status.

[@BennysBenz]

why didn't they just make a animated John Carter. however thier is the movie princess of mars with Antonio Sabado Jr. and Traci Lords

[@misseli1]

BennysBenz Yeah since Andrew Stanton was a Pixar guy, why not make it a Pixar film? Many people would've watched it in theaters just cause it was pixar!

[@JuriAmari]

They actually tried multiple times. One actually predates Snow White but was cut off mid production because the animator wasn’t a fan of the result. ERB even tried funding animation a second time but it didn’t get picked up. The Barsoom series has struggled to get a Hollywood adaptation live action or animated for such a long time. There’s a great book by a former Hollywood exec called John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood. It’s really sad because it’s so clear that even with the film’s failure, the actors and the production team really enjoyed working on it and that’s also why I fell in love with this film. It’s also how (at least up until the Martian) Mars is associated with movie flops with the failure of Mars Needs Moms just a year earlier.

[@Typi]

The main character is literally a god damn murder-hobo going against a Railroading DM.

[@JulioRodriguez-gn2ws]

I totally love this movie, I have seen it at least 10 times, I read all the John carter books. We need to make one of those petitions for the sequels to take place!!!

[@Oulde]

Should've included Kantos' another great line about jumping towards the farthest building like it's no a big deal XD.

[@milymonstand6199]

When I was younger, I liked the "Virginia" joke. As someone who shares that name.

[@schwarzerritter5724]

19:40 Here is a better solution to the language problem superior to both the super quick learning and babelmilk: Just ignore it. I mean, a lot of science fiction ignores it and people do not care (except in a "I am clever for noticing this" way). Some franchises try to explain it away with protocol droids or universal translators, but just ignoring it saves a lot of valuable time.

[@northoftherockies]

I agree. This movie could've gotten away with ignoring it because the books themselves were action/adventure stories, not hard science stories. Logical explanations were of little concern.

[@ryanelliott1907]

The opening to the arena scene reminds me of the scene in Return of the Jedi when Luke faced the Rancor

[@Isaac-gh5ku]

This movie is epic. Makes me wonder if there will be a sequel or not. I hope there will be. But let's hope there won't be a third installment. I heard that trilogies are rarely good.

[@tacticool_weeb8450]

If y’all wanna see a kickass version of this story check out the warlord series by wargate. Basically a group of green berets go to mars, written by a former green beret medic. There’s three books.. I need to Finnish books 2 and 3 already

[@Gledster]

After binging a lot of your reviews Krimson, I'm SO glad you liked this one. I really think the world did the John Carter film wrong as it is REALLY good. Thanks for the good reviews.

[@kathleenhensley5951]

watching this November 2020... entirely agree. John Carter is a favorite of mine. I was saddened when I realized it flopped in the theaters.. can't understand that, really can't! My husband enjoyed it too. I loved Edgar Rice Burroughs when young. Still do, though, I've not returned to his books in my adulthood. Read all of the Tarzan series (I think there are about 24 books) And the Mars series, John Carter of Mars. Edgar Rice Burroughs is fun entertainment. no great messages political or social, just entertainment for its own sake. Pellucidar is his hollow earth series and I remember enjoy it, also. I don't know if anyone has really done any of hollow earth stories though they may have inspired other hollow earth movies.

[@shikiaura]

I remember watching this in theaters and being completely lost. I was a kid (or young teen) with no idea where this came from. I enjoyed it, but basically forgot about it until now.

[@baddragonite]

I love this movie so much Tbh. I remember when I saw it in theaters and they got to the scene with the desert and the dragonfly ship getaway and the white ape scene I thought "man this is what the star wars prequels should've been"

[@legolasisthebest]

Yes! Glad to have it back up. Mad it was ever taken down.

[@No1ofConsequence]

Can't remember, have you done a video where there have been multiple adaptations? I mean of the exact same material. Like how there is the Lemony Snicket movie and now the Netflix series.

[@misseli1]

Jack D That would be interesting

[@ilopominecrafter]

I think he has. Dante’s inferno had the game adaptation and the book and movie.

[@MegaSpideyman]

I would've loved a Star Wars reference when John tells Dejah it's a trap.

[@MWhaleK]

I literally had no idea that this movie was a thing until after it came out on DVD, if I had known about it at the time. I would have at least tried to see it in theaters.

[@ph1gm3nt]

This was the most honest critique of John Carter I’ve seen to date. Though I’d have given it a 4.5/5.

[@canuckpatriot1735]

You asked a question of what the ninth ray was and I think That it was explained that it was a new form of energy that the Thern's can harness and what allows them to use their technology and to use that ray gun thing that the bad guy uses and try to keep the people of Barsoom from learning to harness it. I'm pretty sure they explained that in the film.

[@sosurreptitious]

Yes!!!!... I was interested to see what you’d say about john carter. I LOVED seeing it in the theater, it totally caught me by surprise. T kitsch was so much fun to watch both physically 😘 and in his characterization. I can’t put my finger on why, but I found this movie so satisfying... probs because WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME AN UN ESTABLISHED SCIFI/SUPER HERO FRANCHISE WITHOUT BIG MOVIE STARS WAS ANY GOOD OR REMARKABLE AT ALL?! This one didn’t deserve to flop, it’s a lil sad really, because I wish studios would take more chances like this ... maybe it’ll get a better rap as time goes on... k nice review thanks krimson I’ve been binge watching :)

[@perfecthindsight]

Having read the series several times, I really looked forward to this movie when it came out. Edgar Rice Burroughs had a great imagination and was a good story teller. One of the things I really like is when a good story comes to the screen without too many major plot/character changes. John Carter was visually appealing but in many respects just borrowed the characters and went on its own way. The disappointing thing for me is there are another 10 books in the series that could have been brought to life.

[@faze_buendia9514]

I used to have that old Superman cartoon movie when I was a little kid in the mid 80s; we had it on VHS

[@UpYours101]

I avoided watching this movie due to all the negative publicity but was pleasantly surprised when I did watch it.

[@datanotfoundpleasetryagain3559]

Kyle: (claims the movie is a blockbuster bastardization) Also Kyle: (says that the movie is actually not that bad and deserves more recognition) Tyler the Creator: So that was a fucking lie

[@konitasasraku4674]

Could you do one on Valerian?

[@henriquebitencourt4280]

The movie would be better if the red martians were truly red , not with red tattoos

[@thevoidlookspretty7079]

My favorite part of the entire story is that with all that technology, the Thurns are still weak to Colt products.

[@misseli1]

My dad was the one who told me to watch this. I thought "whatever" but I was surprised I didn't hate it like others. After watching this review, I realize I might like it more than I originally thought

[@Xcm-yg1vv]

But dat red wedding reference do...

[@pietroopendragon]

This is one of my favorite movies, and John Carter is one of my favorite heroes from old comics/stories. And I knew there was someone more who liked it. Thank you.

[@thegentlemancorps9875]

Gotrek and Felix on the coffee table, a fellow man of culture

[@rogertrooman7918]

The movie was actually pretty good, but the book was A LOT better. The only thing I don't like is how different the overall story is between the book and movie. But at the same time I'm not suprised, this happens often when books are made into movies.

[@valerius610]

Did Krimson just use the Bro code song from HIMYM? I wish I could subscribe twice 29:40

[@williamlydon2554]

I was supprised after watching this, to find its a very entertaining adventure film. The fact that it was ill received just shows how low box office earnings doesn't make a bad film.

[@stefanfilipovits9221]

I've probably suggested this before but u should check out Falling Angel by William Hjortsberg and its film adaptation Angel Heart starring Robert DeNiro and Mickey rourke. It's a supernatural noir. Think...Chinatown meets Rosemary's baby. It'd make a great episode I think.

[@whyjay9959]

38:16 That was a really tiny gun. Great for carrying around and hiding, not a good choice for killing someone with vast, unknown powers.

[@QuikVidGuy]

how do you keep your books in such excellent shape, even when shoving them in bags?

[@DCGrimm]

I must say. While all my friends hated this movie, I really liked the movie, as you said, its not perfect, but it was good. Also while it came out it was the only original movie while all other releases of that time was either a remake, a reboot or just a copy of a copy.

[@martithdurel3974]

I never got over the fact that the movie version of Woola is missing two pairs of legs. -_-