Disney's John Carter somehow manages to feel like the most expensive professionally produced B Movie of all time. The visual effects at times are just awesome - yet sometimes it seems so over the top that it has that Sharknado-like feel to it, if you know what I mean.First, it is really long which gives it a sort of epic feel. It also has every sci-fi element in it that one can imagine. It takes place on Mars. It involves traveling through space by making "copies" of oneself. It has these Green Martians called Tharks that reminded me of the aliens in Avatar. It also has these beings called Therns who are immortal and reminded me of the Observers from Fringe. So it is basically Star Wars, Star Trek, Fringe, & Avatar all combined into one epic extraordinary tale.So if you are into Sci-fi you might want to have some fun with this one.
This movie was a total box-office bomb - maybe one of the biggest bombs of all time. It cost a ridiculous $350 million dollars to produce and ended up losing about $200 million when all was said and done. I'd hate to be the guy working at Disney responsible for that mess-up. Truth is that if you spent $350 million on a movie that at times feels like a B-movie you really gotta wonder. I'm not even sure what they spent so much money on. If you want to compare, I believe that The Avengers was produced for around $220 million and that one brought in way more of course, and the overall visual effect was far more impressive. There is a certain point in time when the budget grows to a point where someone has to wave that red-flag and start questioning some of the decision making.
Despite the box-office bomb, I do think it's worth the time - so long as you don't spend too much money on watching the movie. Think of it this way - a $350 million dollar movie is sure to have something in there of interest. Personally, I did enjoy many elements of the film.
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