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semillama

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6. I've heard that the movie is great eye candy but not very hefty in terms of plot or story

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Thu Mar 8, 2012, 03:13 PM

Mar 2012

Also, very long.

Might have to sneak out to see it by myself, since really I just want to see Barsoom up on the screen and frankly don't need it to be a great film.

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John Carter of Mars - is it worth taking a look at, [View all] hedgehog Feb 2012 OP

The books are still a lot of fun DavidDvorkin Feb 2012 #1

Super fluffy quakerboy Feb 2012 #2

Yes - I read them back in grade school in the early 60s PufPuf23 Feb 2012 #3

Fluff for teenage boys. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #4

Adolescent Boys like me.. Ichingcarpenter Mar 2012 #5

I've heard that the movie is great eye candy but not very hefty in terms of plot or story semillama Mar 2012 #6

Michael Chabon screenplay? getting old in mke Mar 2012 #7

Look at Project Gutenberg re: ERB and Mars - March 13, 2012 PufPuf23 Mar 2012 #8

Reading it on my Kindle right now. Codeine Mar 2012 #9

I don't know about the books, but the movie is fantastic! hedgehog Mar 2012 #10

I thought the acting was a bit wooden. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #11

I enjoyed it too sonias Apr 2012 #12