
John Carter, a Civil War veteran, who in 1868 was trying to live a normal life, is "asked" by the Army to join, but he refuses so he is locked up. He escapes, and is pursued. Eventually they run into some Indians, and there's a gunfight. Carter seeks refuge in a cave. While there, he encounters someone who is holding some kind of medallion. When Carter touches it, he finds himself in a place where he can leap incredible heights, among other things. He later encounters beings ... (Full plot summary below)
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John Carter, a Civil War veteran, who in 1868 was trying to live a normal life, is "asked" by the Army to join, but he refuses so he is locked up. He escapes, and is pursued. Eventually they run into some Indians, and there's a gunfight. Carter seeks refuge in a cave. While there, he encounters someone who is holding some kind of medallion. When Carter touches it, he finds himself in a place where he can leap incredible heights, among other things. He later encounters beings he has never seen before. He meets a woman who helps him to discover that he is on Mars, and he learns there's some kind of unrest going on.
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| NECNErick WeberA mightily entertaining, oft-cheesy, oft-soaring spectacle packed with more pulp than Florida's finest fruit. |
| Reel Times: Reflections on CinemaMark PfeifferOnce John Carter gets past laying out the specifics of the various Martian cultures and tensions, it settles into a pleasant groove that recalls the old Saturday afternoon serials. |
| MovieCrypt.comKevin A. RansonJohn Carter is an instant classic... Disney should be ashamed of themselves for treating Mars like a red-headed step planet. |
| MovieFreak.comSara Michelle FettersA century in the making, Disney's John Carter is a superlative cinematic fantasy that's without question the single most entertaining thing I've had the pleasure to see in 2012 so far. |
| Cleveland Plain DealerClint O'ConnorTherns, Tharks and Thoats, oh my! If Taylor Kitsch had brought even an ounce of charm, charisma or humor . . . |
| Honolulu Star-AdvertiserBurl BurlingameGreat fun as we endure scrape after scrape in this wild, near-hallucinatory landscape, and director Stanton finds the right balance of cheerful solemnity and cheeky humor. |
| MovieScopeAnton Bitela narrative that skips as deftly through time and space as its protagonist leaps over the Martian desert. |
| Eclipse MagazineMichelle AlexandriaIt was nice watching an adaptation that stands on its own two feet. This movie hugged me with all four arms. It is not as great, or epic as it wants to be, but it is thoroughly enjoyable. |
| The AtlanticChristopher OrrThe most indelible performance in the film is not, strictly speaking, a performance at all. Rather it is Woola, a six-legged Martian hound who rather resembles a cross between a bulldog and a fetal gila monster. |
| Salt Lake TribuneSean P. MeansJohn Carter, a rousing science-fiction adventure adapted from Edgar Rice Burroughs' early 20th-century pulp novels, is a rare bird that's at the same time strikingly modern and engagingly old-fashioned. |