Before there was Avatar or even Superman, there was John Carter. This story is, literally, from 100 years ago by the writer of Tarzan and it took that long to get his vision to the big screen. Sadly, Disney really botched the marketing of this film...the original trailers make no sense and feel totally random and devoid of the center of the story. Just look at the main profile picture on this page for the poster of this film. It looks like a bad joke.Although other movies have taken from some of its thunder, overall, this is an entertaining and imaginative film with surprising heart, telling the story of a broken civil war vet who finds his way...in another world.

The effects and cinematography were great. The story could have been simpler to appeal to a broader audience. This is no doubt a high budget movie but fails to utilize it's resources to it's full potential. The story is confusing and not so interesting. The acting is so so only. I would recommend that one should watch this movie if haa extra time in hand.4/10

This was a well made film, the graphics was superb and the story line kept things a mystery, the characters were well played, it was a an awesome movie! Disappointed there apparently will be no Sequel! Hopefully a producing company will take this story and make it into more movies.

Once again, we need to ignore critics to make sure we don't miss out on a good, fun time...John Carter is one of the most underrated movies of the last 10 years or so.Critics panned what should have been a box-office success.This is a movie for people, not for wanky critics - I really enjoyed the ride and the originality, and would like to see a follow-up.Worth seeing.