http://www.criticaltwenties.in/mediapopularculture/john-carter-2012 Powered by Webshore Wed, 02 Sep 2015 13:53:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.criticaltwenties.in/mediapopularculture/john-carter-2012#comment-10758 Danish Sheikh Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:13:35 +0000 http://www.criticaltwenties.in/?p=4610#comment-10758 I wouldn't call it derivative for the very same reasons you mentioned, but it just felt so ...flat and forgettable. There were massive pacing problems, it either dragged too much (that whole section from where he lands on Barsoom till the middle of the movie) or it felt too rushed (in particular, the final "battle". I felt cheated when it ended so suddenly, without any earned emotional or visual moments). Maybe I was expecting too much based on the fact that it was made by the director of Wall E and Finding Nemo, but even adjusted for that, it just didn't soar. I wouldn’t call it derivative for the very same reasons you mentioned, but it just felt so …flat and forgettable. There were massive pacing problems, it either dragged too much (that whole section from where he lands on Barsoom till the middle of the movie) or it felt too rushed (in particular, the final “battle”. I felt cheated when it ended so suddenly, without any earned emotional or visual moments). Maybe I was expecting too much based on the fact that it was made by the director of Wall E and Finding Nemo, but even adjusted for that, it just didn’t soar.

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