Almost a full century after its publication in 1917 and following decades of über-successful cinematic byproducts (I’m looking at you, George Lucas), Edgar Rice Burroughs’ pulpy science fiction adventure novel “A Princess of Mars” has finally blasted its way onto the silver screen with a passionate, tremendously talented director in tow and the significantly less enticing title of “John Carter,” apparently altered by Walt Disney Studios for marketing purposes.
The director is Pixar extraordinaire Andrew Stanton, director of “A Bug’s Life,” “Finding Nemo” and “WALL-E.” This is Stanton’s first venture into live-action territory, and, with such an enormity of fan-fueled anticipation surrounding the long-awaited project, what an ambitious venture it is; more often than not in “John Carter,” Stanton pulls it off with ease and flair, although not quite as much as Pixar partner Brad Bird did last year with his splendidly exhilarating live-action debut, “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.” (Continue Reading…)
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