tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post1723609545235156883..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-59463346522645887872012-03-12T23:30:36.655-04:002012-03-12T23:30:36.655-04:00I want to see this, mainly because I read the prod...I want to see this, mainly because I read the production history behind it in David Hughes' <i>The Greatest Sci-Fi Movies Never Made, </i>which was a great read. Potential directors included Robert Rodriguez, Jon Favreau, and Kerry Conran (<i>John Carter and the World of Tomorrow?</i>). One version of the story was scripted by Mark Fergus, who adapted <i>Children of Men</i>. The 1932 version almost became the first full-length animated film. I'm so curious how it finally turned out.lisasednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-60317389999119543622012-03-12T21:27:28.940-04:002012-03-12T21:27:28.940-04:00So between Katniss Everdeen and Merida, is archery...So between Katniss Everdeen and Merida, is archery going to be the Next Big Thing?Randynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-39466904716201843602012-03-12T21:19:02.965-04:002012-03-12T21:19:02.965-04:00There's also the slightly spoilerish Japanese ...There's also the slightly spoilerish Japanese trailer for Brave. Or as it's called, <span><a href="http://io9.com/5890469/new-japanese-brave-trailer-brings-the-crazy-scottish-magic" rel="nofollow">Merida and the Frightening Forest</a>.</span>bill.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-62345677555053860202012-03-12T21:18:23.228-04:002012-03-12T21:18:23.228-04:00There's also the slightly spoilerish Japanese ...There's also the slightly spoilerish Japanese trailer for Brave. Or as it's called, <span><a href="http://io9.com/5890469/new-japanese-brave-trailer-brings-the-crazy-scottish-magic" rel="nofollow">Merida and the Frightening Forest</a>.</span>bill.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-41759116249716508022012-03-12T19:51:14.188-04:002012-03-12T19:51:14.188-04:00http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/disney/brave/http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/disney/brave/Jordannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-74155821917550878472012-03-12T17:41:45.246-04:002012-03-12T17:41:45.246-04:00I have no doubt that Stanton made countless signif...I have no doubt that Stanton made countless significant mistakes in both making this movie and cooperating with the marketing people. That said, I would not believe everything I read in that Vulture article. Hollywood bombs have a tendency to bring out the finger-pointing, and the more that people feel like their own positions are insecure (for suits in Hollywood, this must be a particularly paranoid time), the more aggressively they will blame others. If it was your job to market John Carter, you damn well better have a story to tell about how somebody else made it impossible to do your job, and it's definitely in your interest to be out there telling your story to anybody willing to write it down. <br /><br />Also, you really shouldn't believe anything that anybody in Hollywood says, ever. isaac_spacemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-90190287695474385212012-03-12T17:36:38.101-04:002012-03-12T17:36:38.101-04:00Chiming in with the enjoyed it a lot. Kitsch did ...Chiming in with the enjoyed it a lot. Kitsch did a credible job, the chemistry between him and Lynn Collins was nice, there's some good supporting work, some good action stuff (though I appreciated a very 80's piece of bad green screen work in the aerial chase) and was pretty much what I wanted in a Barsoom movie. (Also, an appropriate amount of awe in the 9 Rays room in the gates of Issis, especially with Collins' delivery of a whistlful line about oceans and sailing ships that I thought was really nicely done.)Joseph J. Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-9438951819667533732012-03-12T16:56:41.965-04:002012-03-12T16:56:41.965-04:00I enjoyed the movie a LOT more than I thought i wo...I enjoyed the movie a LOT more than I thought i would, though I may have gone in with much lowered expectations. The plot was pretty muddy, which I owe to a script that relied a bit too heavily on its source material, and didn't allow for a shift from one medium to another. Sometimes, you do have tell a little bit, instead of just showing cool stuff. <br /><br />But the marketing for this movie is really completely failing it. Not putting the hot guy and the hot girl in every drop of marketing is crazy. The press kit that went out for the film is TERRIBLE. The clips give no impression of the movie whatsoever, meaning that the press can't show you anything interesting. It's nice to trust the audience to know stuff about stuff, but you have to throw them a frickin' bone sometimes. "Oh, this movie is about more than the four-armed green dudes on the billboard? Cool. Is that dude NOT named John Carter? Ok."Beccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-86261083189979012182012-03-12T16:41:28.380-04:002012-03-12T16:41:28.380-04:00And even people who didn't know a lot about Sh...And even people who didn't know a lot about Sherlock Holmes were pulled in by Downey. As much as I love me some Super Hot Tim Riggins, there was no way I was seeing that movie.Jennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-56268626484929261302012-03-12T16:28:50.899-04:002012-03-12T16:28:50.899-04:00I neglected to mention this above, but there was a...I neglected to mention this above, but there was a new "Brave" trailer/clip (focusing on an archery competition) that looked nothing short of spectacular attached to the (2D) version I saw.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-8430658206767511552012-03-12T16:24:08.219-04:002012-03-12T16:24:08.219-04:00There are a few properties that you can get away w...There are a few properties that you can get away with "everybody knows"--if this were a Tarzan movie, it'd work, and it certainly worked for the Downey/Law Sherlock films.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-36249159965263018682012-03-12T16:23:38.337-04:002012-03-12T16:23:38.337-04:00Randy and Watts beat me to it - I was wondering wh...Randy and Watts beat me to it - I was wondering why the movie was focusing on him, rather than following one of the other ER doctors! If you're not a certain age and a real SF fan, chances are that Burroughs' John Carter means nothing to you. Lazygalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-53654469853174795092012-03-12T16:21:08.808-04:002012-03-12T16:21:08.808-04:00I loved the Barsoom series when I was a kid, and I...I <i>loved </i>the Barsoom series when I was a kid, and I was pretty pleased to learn that they were making a blockbuster film based on the books. But even knowing the source material as well as I do, I found the trailers to be muddled and confusing, and they sure didn't move me to go pay retail. Plus, I was disappointed at the casting of a pretty, pretty boy for a role that I always imagined belonging to a grizzled veteran. Being as how John Carter was, you know, a grizzled veteran.<br /><br />I couldn't find much in the Vulture article to disagree with. I think their point about how many of the Barsoom elements have been 'borrowed' by contemporary filmmakers is really important. When people have seen a dozen derivative works based on your material, there's just no way your material won't seem derivative. And assuming that 'everybody knows' how seminal your source material is just seems silly. Maybe if Mars had vampires or wizards, you could assume today's moviegoing audiences were familiar with it. As it is, not so much.Squidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-8178759562906954042012-03-12T16:04:01.190-04:002012-03-12T16:04:01.190-04:00Filmed on location on Mars? Expensive indeed.Filmed on location on Mars? Expensive indeed.Genevievenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-29216668622626404012012-03-12T15:32:54.489-04:002012-03-12T15:32:54.489-04:00Opening boxes of the last three Eddie Murphy-cente...Opening boxes of the last three Eddie Murphy-centered movies: $6.3M, $5.5M and $5.2M. At what point do you say he's no longer a movie star?Jordannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-85446597897025876512012-03-12T15:31:10.820-04:002012-03-12T15:31:10.820-04:00Wait, so we're not talking about that cute doc...Wait, so we're not talking about that cute doctor from ER? (Seriously, even that reference dates me - have no idea why anyone in Hollywood would assume a Burroughs character has modern currency, except for Tarzan.)<br /><br />I didn't even realize the movie was based on something until one review I read mentioned it. I thought it was cashing in on the 300/Clash of the Titans wave.<br /><br />I can't believe I'm in the position of agreeing with the studio/marketing department over a director.Wattsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-61487049290783093322012-03-12T15:29:48.977-04:002012-03-12T15:29:48.977-04:00Didn't see it, don't really care to. None...Didn't see it, don't really care to. None of the marketing made it look that appealing, and I can't be the only one who thinks "Noah Wyle" when I hear the name "John Carter". Not sure what they could've done to make the movie more appealing to me, apart from maybe "make a better movie."Randynoreply@blogger.com