Friday 15 July 2011

John Carter on Mars - the Movie

When I was in my early teens New English Library republished all the Edgar Rice Burroughs John Carter novels (plus a load of Tarzans and the Venus books). I read them avidly.

Now John Carter is hitting the big screen and, from this early trailer, things are looking quite good. Hope so, anyway. Fingers crossed as usual, though.

3 comments:

  1. OH MAN! I want to see that! I read about four of the John Carter books and loved them to bits. Never much envisioned him looking like a barbarian though-- but I'll take it!

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  2. To paraphrase Bradbury I was John Carter in the heady childhood days. Won't be missing this.

    Craig Herbertson

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  3. Hi Benjamin - no, I never took him to look like a barbarian, but I can live with that too. Every action hero these days has to have bulging muscles. Gone are the days of Kirk Douglas and Charlton Heston.

    I loved the covers that NEL used to have for the John Carter series, though I don't suppose they would ever find an actor with that kind of physique - nor, I suppose, would it look good on screen.

    I won't be missing this either, Craig. Just hope it lives up to expectations!

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