John Carter (2012)

[StrayCatBlues]

I think this film looks amazing and I can't wait for it's release, but I can see it only being succesful within the geek circles... but can't really explain why?

[locustsofdeath!]

I'm a big John Carter of Mars fan, from the novel series to the Gold Key Comics and even the Marvel John Carter Warlord of Mars comics (not given the newer series a look, however). I plan to take my daughter to see this, and I really have high hopes that it will be lead to a series of films based on the original series. However...

With a budget reported to be between 250,000,000 and 300,000,000 (and then factor in advertising) - how successful can it be? I mean, that's simply a ridiculous amount of money to make a film!

[StrayCatBlues]

Ooh... that's kinda already kicking it in the teeth.

[NSFTM]

i wasn't that impressed by an earlier trailer, it looked like a man being chased by a bad special effect around the hollywood hills..

and if the budget is that toe curling then i can't really see where the money has gone

[Goaty]

I like it more! TV Spot;

http://dai.ly/AyFfXU

[radiator]

Hmmm. This just doesn't look very good, does it? It all looks rather bland.

I'm still curious to see it, it may well turn out to be great, and if it's anywhere near the level of the Pixar films it will be - but these trailers are really not doing a good job of selling it.

[Judge von Boom]

At this point I've stopped looking at trailers and such. I'm trying to go in with no expectations in hopes of it being great. If I set myself up to be disappointed I probably will be.

JvB

[Goaty]

Wow... now that is the poster! (Mondo)

[TordelBack]

That's a pretty cool image, but maybe when the brief said 'Mars has two moons' it should have mentioned that they don't look exactly like Earth's moon?

[Mudcrab]

That's a pretty cool image, but maybe when the brief said 'Mars has two moons' it should have mentioned that they don't look exactly like Earth's moon?

  I was just thinking that Phobos and Deimos look NOTHING like that! Not that I've ever seen them from Mars of course, but still.

[The Cosh]

Hmm. Looks like the new Stargate to me.

On the other hand, I've only ever read the first book and thought it was pretty dreadful. Even making allowances for the nature of serialised pulp fiction.

[Alski]

The film makers agree that the book is not very good.

The trailer I saw last week was very, very good, and the 3D will be worth the extra  as well!

[Goaty]

Here the extended scene - "White Apes" (Very Attack of the Clones arena are it?)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6xBaGv5bx0Q

[COMMANDO FORCES]

Looks like style over substance and did you notice how long that chain became all of a sudden 

[M.I.K.]

I really like some of those beasty designs.