A tired warrior on late 19th century Earth, John Carter finds himself transported to Mars where he is looked to as the savior of the planet. Despite its sci-fi theme Mars looks a lot like Arizona! This is a fairly standard Disney formula movie.. no real complex character issues, the story line is straight forward with minimal curves, headstrong female lead and naive boy scout male lead. Now don't confuse this with the movie being boring, its anything but! Lots of action, tension, the right amounts of apprehension and suspense that actually get better as it moves along. All around a very well done and enjoyable family friendly movie. Unfortunately I think movie goers who didn't read the novels as a kid will find this extraterrestrial jaunt rather plain and old fashioned by comparison to recent fare. A shame too because this really is one of science fictions milestones. Recommended.
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