John Carter (2012)

[Mardroid]

I really like some of those beasty designs.

I liked the creature designs too. It all looks rather fun to me.

One of the youtubers* says the following:

The Sky is the wrong color. This really bothers me.

I suspect he was expecting an orangey reddish sky. That's the way people tend to imagine it.

In fact, from the actual pictures I've seen from the surface or Mars taken by one of the robot thingies sent there, the daytime sky is a deep blue. So he's right... but probably not for the reason he thinks. And the film's Earth like sky isn't really too far off to bother me.


*That's the people who comment on Youtube, I'm referring to. I'm not likening any of you to potatoes.

[TordelBack]

In fact, from the actual pictures I've seen from the surface or Mars taken by one of the robot thingies sent there, the daytime sky is a deep blue. So he's right... but probably not for the reason he thinks. And the film's Earth like sky isn't really too far off to bother me.

Also, warm breathable atmosphere = Earthlike sky.

I loved that clip, really loved it.  The day heroes battling monsters in alien arenas no longer appeals to me will be a sad one indeed.

On the basis of trailers so far the Boy and I have 4 confirmed cinema appointments already this year:  Pirates in an Adventure, John Carter, Brave and, The Avengers, coming on top of TPM.  Someone's doing something right.

[Goaty]

On the basis of trailers so far the Boy and I have 4 confirmed cinema appointments already this year:  Pirates in an Adventure, John Carter, Brave and, The Avengers, coming on top of TPM.  Someone's doing something right.

Hopefully one more appointment for DREDD? I know you waitig for the trailer first.

[TordelBack]

I was just listing the Father-Son outings there!  I require a 'the kids want to see it' excuse for most cinema outings these days, otherwise I'm either abandoning the wife, or arranging for babysitters, neither of which appeals, to the extent that we have just 3-4 evenings out together per year - meaning I have to choose very carefully.

Dredd is a certainty, the missus would drag me along for the high Urban quotient even if I didn't want to go myself... 

What I am waiting for a bit more info before committing to is The Hobbit. 

[SmallBlueThing]

We saw an extended sequence of this before ghost rider 2 last week, and i confess it did it for me. The design is a leetle 'stargate meets the mummy filtered through the clone wars', but it looks wonderful. I just hope it lives up to the promise of high adventure that the recent conan so dismally failed to deliver.

But yes, three tickets sold for the 3D version.

SBT

[JOE SOAP]

I wanna see JC but I have to say the depiction of JC & Mars in LOEGII has forever etched itself upon my wish it could be done like this list.

[Goaty]

Mars gravity does make humans jumping soooo highest!

Here two Featurettes;

Behind the Scene (Good stand-in!) ; http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jPevcb2IiGY

John and Dejah; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye-AgS9Lg6M&feature=relmfu

[radiator]

Just saw this fan-made trailer on Youtube - it's far better than any of the official ones:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-BxeHQY1NuM

I really don't understand what Disney are doing with the marketing with this film - it's almost as if they want it to fail.

[Tiplodocus]

I think they are just aiming it at people who liked AVATAR.

That fan trailer is not bad

[TordelBack]

Yes, that's by far the best trailer yet, which is a bit disgraceful. 

The marketing smacks of aimless desperation, and as Tips says Avatar-envy, which is a shame, because despite not being a big fan of the books, I think this is a movie I could love and I'm definitely going to see it.

[Goaty]

Here the Final trailer;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zUjPy20WW7U

I will see this film at cinema, but wait for subtitled version!

[Goaty]

Well, Disney let out first 10 mins footage of the film, to show what it is like before gone to Mars...

It's good, and you maybe notice Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HaE5Zs8dAY

[TordelBack]

That's lovely - if very, very spoilery.  Hate to say it, bit there's a welcome touch of Firefly , or maybe even My Name is Earl, in the way the '[spoiler]repeated escape' sequence [/spoiler]was edited. I thought that was a very fresh, efficient piece of cinema, and a good character introduction.

Annoyingly I just noticed the PG-13 on there too - and my nearly-6-year-old is well hyped up to see this.  Anyone have a rough idea of what actually that means these days, in terms of content?  I've no problem with faithful-to-the-source-material boobies (fingers crossed!  ) or swearing, but graphic violence much beyond the Revenge of the Sith/Temple of Doom level might put the kibosh on the operation.  I know, I'm a wuss.

[radiator]

Well, Disney let out first 10 mins footage of the film

Looks like they're panicking to me. Apparently their head of marketing quit a few months ago which hasn't helped the situation.

This is picking up some pretty strong reviews though - will be going to see it.

[Goaty]

That's lovely - if very, very spoilery.  Hate to say it, bit there's a welcome touch of Firefly , or maybe even My Name is Earl, in the way the '[spoiler]repeated escape' sequence [/spoiler]was edited. I thought that was a very fresh, efficient piece of cinema, and a good character introduction.

Annoyingly I just noticed the PG-13 on there too - and my nearly-6-year-old is well hyped up to see this.  Anyone have a rough idea of what actually that means these days, in terms of content?  I've no problem with faithful-to-the-source-material boobies (fingers crossed!  ) or swearing, but graphic violence much beyond the Revenge of the Sith/Temple of Doom level might put the kibosh on the operation.  I know, I'm a wuss.

I found this on Film Rating site;
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action.

As you see in 10 mins footage, there is blood.

I agree with you about there nice touch of Firefly editing

Maybe Radiator, but remember there was opening bank robbery scene of The Dark Knight a week before the film out?