'John Carter - 3D'- High-Def Digest Review

[Attebery]

E offers his take on 'John Carter,' with his review of 'John Carter - 3D.'

Full review here:
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/6849...carter_3d.html

[Radagaster]

His is only one review. I'm in the camp that declares this as good as Raiders of the Lost Ark!

[taygan315]

I may hold off on this one for awhile. May make it a b-day gift idea for my wife for me,lol.

[paaron46]

His is only one review. I'm in the camp that declares this as good as Raiders of the Lost Ark!

There's a camp?

[eNoize]

Not just any camp, but apparently one that thinks this movie comes anywhere close to 'Raiders.'

[spchdd]

I am really starting to wonder if you actually turning on your amplifier in order to check the audio of the discs…

This one has one of the worst audio tracks I ever heard (no surround channels, no sub….incredibly dull).

Same thing like in Tin Tin.

[Thulsadoom]

I agree with the rating on this... Just a poor film all round, except for the effects. As I commented in the 2D review thread:

I was sorely disappointed by John Carter, but then again, I'm a huge fan of the books and I know how good this really could have been. That's not to say I expected some slavish duplicate of the text, but when they leave out whole chunks of great story and character, and replace them with contrived clichés, it's kind've a forehead-slap moment.

Put it this way, imagine 'Star Wars' was a book first. Then take Battlefield Earth, replace the names and settings with those from Star Wars, and voilà! Your movie version! That's about as much similarity in terms of plot, character and quality that John Carter has to the original book. It even makes Starship Troopers feel like a slavish page-for-page rendition of its original book lol!

Heck, Stanton even managed to make it less scientifically accurate!! Burroughs wrote this a hundred years ago, and manages to make his Mars more scientifically accurate and interesting than a film version made after we've sent multiple probes to the planet... hmmm... Something wrong there...

I'd rate it a solid 2 and 1/2 stars out of five. And all of those are for the effects and production design which got quite a few bits right. The script is awkward, the plot points (what exist) are either skimmed for speed or laboured beyond need, and all combine to provide a film that goes from fast forward to slug's-pace again and again without coherence. Just goes to show that Stanton's experience with animation hasn't remotely translated into being able to tell a live-action story with interesting characters or structure (Even when they're provided to him in the source!!). It pretty much stumbled at every hurdle except the effects.

[thejnc]

Ugh, I thought this was shot in 3D. Was going to blind buy...not so much anymore.

[Opinionhaver]

How did I know that the "good" John Carter review would come from Luke Hickman? This movie was the most mediocre thing I've seen in a long time. It's not bad enough to make fun of, and it isn't good enough to truly enjoy, at least in the sense that you're getting something you can't see anywhere else.

Oh, and you can certainly put some of the blame on young Taylor. He couldn't open a letter, let alone a picture.

[eNoize]

I am really starting to wonder if you actually turning on your amplifier in order to check the audio of the discs…

This one has one of the worst audio tracks I ever heard (no surround channels, no sub….incredibly dull).

Same thing like in Tin Tin.

No, I don't bother using my receiver when reviewing these discs. I'm a firm believer that a good pair of TV speakers provide just as excellent an audio experience as having dedicated surrounds. I spend thousands of dollars on my equipment just to create the illusion of owning an expensive HT room.

[cheez avenger]

no, i don't bother using my receiver when reviewing these discs. I'm a firm believer that a good pair of tv speakers provide just as excellent an audio experience as having dedicated surrounds. I spend thousands of dollars on my equipment just to create the illusion of owning an expensive ht room.

lmao........

[taygan315]

How did I know that the "good" John Carter review would come from Luke Hickman? This movie was the most mediocre thing I've seen in a long time. It's not bad enough to make fun of, and it isn't good enough to truly enjoy, at least in the sense that you're getting something you can't see anywhere else.

Oh, and you can certainly put some of the blame on young Taylor. He couldn't open a letter, let alone a picture.

Have to agree with you about Taylor. This just was not his year that he was hoping it would be I'm sure.

[Onslaught X]

Maybe Savages will bail him out.

There's also a rumor flying around about him being in the next Hunger Games. If that isn't a success (it will be of course), then the man ain't never getting another job

[paaron46]

Not just any camp, but apparently one that thinks this movie comes anywhere close to 'Raiders.'

'Pearl Harbor' was just as good as 'Saving Private Ryan'. Didn't ya know?

[djwcaw]

Saw the film in 2D and really enjoyed it (might have been more disappointed if I was familiar with the books.) Shame to hear the 3D conversion isn't quite up to snuff but will still be getting the set day one.