In the past month I have seen two massive budget science fiction epics from name Hollywood directors.
One was a pretentious barrel of boredom that looked pretty but misfired in every other possible way. The other was exceptionally well made, enormous fun in a glorious old fashioned way and a refreshing joy from start to finish.
The duffer was Prometheus, the joy was John Carter.
Yep, I thought John Carter was a wonderful film. It gave me the same emotional ride as Mike Hodges's 1980 Flash Gordon ie: IT WAS FUN!
Cast were great (I am now in love with Lynn Collins), it looked gorgeous, action scenes were plentiful but never overdone, the greatest integration of CGI and SPFX I have ever seen in a Live Action film, and it did not offend my sensibilities as a big fan of the original series of books.
I loved it. Silly, frivolous enjoyment, the like of which Hollywood seemed to have forgotten how to make in recent years.
I cannot for the life of me work out why it was panned by everyone.
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