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From Academy award ®-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton (Best Animated Film, WALL-E, 2008) comes John Carter — a sweeping action-adventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars). Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic novel, John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who’s inexplicably transported to Mars and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It’s a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands. Stunning special effects, great characters and villains — and complete with extraordinary bonus features — John Carter is a heroic and inspirational adventure that will thrill you beyond imagination.
Special Features:
- 360 Degrees of John Carter
- 100 Years In The Making
- Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by Director Andrew Stanton
- Barsoom Bloopers
- Audio Commentary - By Director Andrew Stanton and Producers Jim Morris and Lindsey Collins
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.78:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 5.31 x 0.59 x 6.77 inches; 0.01 ounces
- Audio Description: : English
- Item model number : BUY0171301
- Media Format : Blu-ray, NTSC, PAL
- Run time : 2 hours and 7 minutes
- Release date : October 3, 2015
- Actors : Willem Dafoe, Mark Strong
- Dubbed: : Spanish
- Subtitles: : English, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Portuguese
- Language : Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
- Studio : Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
- ASIN : B006VE0LFS
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #54,847 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #4,843 in Action & Adventure Blu-ray Discs
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Customers enjoy this sci-fi action movie for its riveting adventure plot and well-crafted visuals, with amazing vehicle designs and gorgeous costumes. The acting receives praise for its character-driven action and likeable cast, while the special effects are highly regarded, with one customer noting the unparalleled musical score. Customers find the movie well worth the money and appreciate its humor, with several mentioning they laughed out loud multiple times. The pacing receives mixed reactions, with some finding it fast-paced while others describe it as slow.
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Customers find the movie enjoyable and entertaining, describing it as a riveting novel of adventure with a well-executed plot.
"...I found the plot fairly well done and actually made sense (if only the last Star Trek film had that going for it) and was interesting to boot...." Read more
"...In any case, they're both likeable and athletic enough and Ms. Collins does an admirable job of turning what could easily be merely a 2-D pinup and..." Read more
"...I truly believe it to have been an excellent film, and I'm saddened to hear production on the sequel has been halted due to its poor reception...." Read more
"...The story is told in a flashback as John Carter's nephew, Edgar Rice Burroughs (Daryl Sabara in a very small role) reads a diary that his uncle had..." Read more
Customers enjoy the sci-fi elements of the movie, praising its action-packed thrills and compelling world-building, with one customer describing it as a well-crafted science-fantasy epic.
"...if not overly complex, and that the alien races on Barsoom to be very interesting with fascinating customs which only made me want to learn more..." Read more
"If you are in the mood for a fun sci-fi fantasy adventure, then look no farther. JOHN CARTER is your movie...." Read more
"...This is an excellent story. The acting is great, the world is compelling, the story is sweeping, the score is great, and I guarantee you will love..." Read more
"...But it's also action adventure. And the epic part? Well, the movie clocks in at over two hours, but it felt like they had so much more to it...." Read more
Customers praise the movie's visual quality, highlighting its amazing vehicle designs, gorgeous costumes, and well-executed cinematography.
"...Personally I found Barsoom to be beautiful, alien, exotic and familiar all at the same time...." Read more
"...: If swashbuckling adventure with a strong, brave hero and a devastatingly beautiful, kick-ass princess both fighting for a worthy cause is your..." Read more
"...story is sweeping, the score is great, and I guarantee you will love the visuals. There's even humor and pretty girls, so it pretty much has it all...." Read more
"...The movie is filled with special effects...." Read more
Customers praise the acting in the movie, particularly noting the character-driven action and likeable cast, with one customer highlighting the genuine charisma of the alien character.
"...I also thought the characters were nicely drawn, if not overly complex, and that the alien races on Barsoom to be very interesting with fascinating..." Read more
"...with a strong, brave hero and a devastatingly beautiful, kick-ass princess both fighting for a worthy cause is your thing, JOHN CARTER is..." Read more
"...This is an excellent story. The acting is great, the world is compelling, the story is sweeping, the score is great, and I guarantee you will love..." Read more
"...I bought every minute of it. The acting was good as well...." Read more
Customers praise the movie's special effects, describing them as incredible and epic, with one customer noting they are not cartoonish.
"...And I loved the special effects. Helium I imagined more a city in the sky, but they had it down pretty well...." Read more
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"...The story was very well done and the special effects met the visions I had when I read the original books...." Read more
"...But it's a beautiful movie with exelent effects and decent acting. You have to understand, Carter was written before people could fly...." Read more
Customers find the movie worth the money, appreciating its production values and low pricing.
"...This movie is at least worth a rental but I HIGHLY recommend you purchase it. Because if you're like me, you're going to want to own it...." Read more
"...Still a decent movie tho. Nice adventure for not much money. Made before the wheels went off over at Disney." Read more
"...is not really worth the $10+ to see in a theater, but it is worth the $3-4 to rent on a evening when you just want some decent entertainment." Read more
"...live on as a science fiction cult classic in my opinion, a nice shelf-worthy DVD for any true Sci-Fi collector...." Read more
Customers enjoy the movie's humor, laughing out loud multiple times and appreciating its action-comedy style, with one customer noting the double meaning lines of dialogue.
"...There's even humor and pretty girls, so it pretty much has it all. If I could give it six out of five stars, I would." Read more
"...Tarkas, sola, Wolla, Kantos Kan and the princess bring a lot of wit, humor, and banter to the show...." Read more
"...This film is a pitch perfect balance of drama, action, storytelling and humor. It is a film that can and will be loved by every member of the family...." Read more
"...The way they each have individual character, with little mannerisms, speech patterns and facial tics makes them as real as they can be...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the movie's pacing, with some finding the story fast-paced and action decent, while others describe it as slow.
"..."John Carter" has a great fast paced plot with lots of interesting twists and turns...." Read more
"...Purefoy, Ciaran Hinds and the rest of the cast all turn in enjoyable performances...." Read more
"...scenes, where Taylor Kitsch (playing the titular hero) comes across a slight bit stiff...." Read more
"...a perffect mixture of mystery, fueds, drama, and just the right amount of screen time to make the actual plot believable and interactive...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2012I went in to "John Carter" filled with trepidation. I often avoid these big, splashy CGI spectacles that never live up to their promises and I was sure that this film was going to be nothing more than lots of cinematic eye candy and short on substance. Added to that there was a lot of lackluster critical reviews. Well, all I can say is that this was a grand entertainment and I am so glad I caught it on the big screen!
I've heard some critics say the plot was a mess and overly convoluted. Really? My suggestion to them is "don't text while watching a movie, you might miss something". I found the plot fairly well done and actually made sense (if only the last Star Trek film had that going for it) and was interesting to boot.
I also read that the look of Barsoom (Mars to you and me) was dull and uninteresting. Hmmm, never been an admirerer of the stark and raw beauty of the American southwest I guess. Personally I found Barsoom to be beautiful, alien, exotic and familiar all at the same time. After all, the Mars rovers have confirmed that the Red Planet does indeed look like our American southwest and I for one happen to think both places very scenic.
Some critics have said the story is dull and lifeless. OK, put down the crack pipe and step away from the video game console. "John Carter" has a great fast paced plot with lots of interesting twists and turns. I also thought the characters were nicely drawn, if not overly complex, and that the alien races on Barsoom to be very interesting with fascinating customs which only made me want to learn more about them.
Other critics have complained that they have seen this stuff before in movies like Star Wars and Avatar. Wellllll, it seems as though those two directors (among other film makers and writers) have been looting the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs for quite some time so I guess there is bound to be a feeling of deja vu.
Have we really become such a culture that is so easily jaded? Can we no longer feel that sense of wonder and feeling of adventure in a film like "John Carter"? Maybe we are too use to storylines being spoon fed to us in easily digested bites and cannot follow along with a film that isn't zipping past our eyeballs at 186,000 miles per second with flashy explosions at every eye blink. If true then how sad that such a wondrous film will get pushed to the wayside in favor of something like Transformers 8.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2012If you are in the mood for a fun sci-fi fantasy adventure, then look no farther. JOHN CARTER is your movie. This movie sucked me right in and put me in a world that I didn't just want to be in but fight for. While it was in theatrical release, I saw it nine times. That's NINE times. I hadn't seen a film that many times in a cinema since the original STAR WARS debuted. As other reviews point out, you may have seen some of the elements of John Carter in Star Wars, Avatar, Superman or Flash Gordon, but that's because all these properties "borrowed" extensively from the John Carter novels published 100 years ago. Some critics berated the film for showing these elements anyway, a line in the sand arbitrarily drawn by them just for this movie. Like the original Star Wars movie and the Indiana Jones films, John Carter has a Saturday matinee appeal to it and the 19th-century setting adds a certain time-lost charm to it. And the plot is refreshingly deeper than you might expect from a movie of this sort. If you have kids, they will absolutely love Woola and you probably will to. The two lead actors, Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins, are virtual unknowns but I believe that works in the story's favor as you're figuring out their characters. In any case, they're both likeable and athletic enough and Ms. Collins does an admirable job of turning what could easily be merely a 2-D pinup and turning her into a flesh-and-blood person. Willem Dafoe, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, James Purefoy, Ciaran Hinds and the rest of the cast all turn in enjoyable performances. Bryan Cranston from "Breaking Bad" even has a small role in the movie. The only relevant complaint I heard about this movie was after one of the showings was from two kids complaining it ran a little long (it's 2 hours, 12 minutes), an observation that applies to the Pirates of the Caribbean films as well. That said, the first few viewings that I saw had people in the audience clapping at the end, myself included.
Now the other reality. While John Carter did well overseas (it set records in Russia), it did not do great business here at home. This is not the fault of the film. Disney did a very poor job of marketing it. You have to soften the ground a bit when you bring back a 100-year-old franchise that the mainstream public no longer remembers. You have to re-introduce it, give them the history, remind them why the property is important and ground-breaking. But no, Disney Studios treated John Carter like it was just another action film. Disney did not show respect to the property and the American public followed their lead. At the same time, a decision seems to have been made by the Hollywood media to take Disney to task for funding expensive tentpole movies like Pirates of the Caribbean, John Carter, etc. (which prevents small productions from getting made) so the fix was in to bury John Carter before it even debuted.
But you probably don't need to know all that. All you need to know is this: If swashbuckling adventure with a strong, brave hero and a devastatingly beautiful, kick-ass princess both fighting for a worthy cause is your thing, JOHN CARTER is definitely your movie. This movie is at least worth a rental but I HIGHLY recommend you purchase it. Because if you're like me, you're going to want to own it.
A possible sequel is still in doubt and could use your help. If you're like me, you're going to want to go back to Barsoom. There's a petition available online. Just do a search for john carter sequel petition after you see the movie. Kaor!
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BurnReviewed in Germany on August 17, 2012
5.0 out of 5 stars Liebe auf den ersten Blick!
Dass John Carter im Kino lief, zog irgendwie völlig an mir vorbei. Ich hab höchstens 1-2 Mal den Namen gehört, aber dann war der Name wieder weg und ich hatte nichts was bei mir irgendein Interesse hätte aufbauen können. Leider!
Denn vor kurzem wurde ich von einem Kollegen auf den Film angesprochen. Er erzählte mir ein wenig über die Hintergründe der Geschichte, und um was für eine Art von Film es sich handelt. Ich war hellhörig.
Es begab sich dass ich wenig später bei ihm Zuhause war, da ich etwas abholen musste, und zu diesem Zeitpunkt John Carter auf seinem TV lief. WOW!
Von den ersten Bildern die ich sah war Neugier da. Ich war Fasziniert und wollte mehr! Ich konnte meinen Kollegen der den Film grade erst selbst erworben und eingeschaltet hat schlecht Fragen ob er ihn mir sofort leiht. Also habe ich ihn mir gleich danach, da ich sowieso in die Innenstadt musste, gekauft!
Ich habe ihn mir angeschaut und ich war verliebt!
Verliebt in die Atmosphäre die der Film geschaffen hat. Verliebt in das Gefühl was ich hatte, als ich diesen Film sah, der mich in meine Jugend zurückversetzt hat. Es war wie der Abenteuerfilm den ich schonmein ganzes Leben kannte.
John Carter muss nicht absolut tiefgründig oder logisch sein um mich trotzdem vollends zu begeistern! Denn irgendwie gerade dieses Einfache an diesem Film ist es was mich so mitgerissen hat. Der Film springt (im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes ;) vor sich hin und man kann sich treiben lassen. Er bereitet zu jeder Zeit Freude und Begeisterung.
Es fällt mir schwer mich zu konkretisieren, aber ich glaube es ist einfach das Gesamtbild dieser Geschichte kombiniert mit der tollen Darstellung die diesen Film für mich so besonders macht. Er hat sehr viele Elemente die ich schon als Kind an Filmen liebte.
Da ist der gebrochene Held, der nur seinen Frieden finden will, aber dann doch zu einer neuen Bestimmung und einem neuen Sinn in seinem Leben findet. Die Prinzessin bei welcher man durchaus nachvollziehen kann dass sich John Carter in sie verliebt ;). Dann gibt es die Sympathischen Außerirdischen Helden, welche eine im Laufe des Films ans Herz wachsen. Besonders Woola, ein Wesen, was im ersten Moment an ein Hund erinnert mit seiner treuen und naiven Art. Und Last but not Least der Hauptantagonist Matai Shang, den es gilt zu besiegen, oder zumindest zu überlisten, um die Prinzessin zu retten.
Im Laufe des Films entstehen immer wieder durchaus interessante aber auch witzige Situationen. Emotional sehr stark ist die Szene in welcher John Carter an seine Familie erinnert wird und sich dann entscheidet zu Kämpfen statt weg zu laufen. Dazu muss man sagen ist der Soundtrack wirklich optimal gelungen, denn dieser macht gerade solche Szenen so nachhaltig. Man erinnert sich auch nach dem Film an eben solche Szenen.
Inzwischen habe ich den Film 3 Mal gesehen. Ich liebe ihn einfach.
Meine Frau ist auch begeistert davon. Und wenn meine Tochter etwas älter ist (erst 16 Monate alt), dann wird sie den Film auch lieben. :)
Der Film ist schon was besonderes, eben auf seine Art. Es erfüllt mich mit großer Trauer zu erfahren dass eben genau dieser Film im Kino so schlecht lief. Am Film selbst kann es nicht liegen. Oder sind im Kino bloß noch Superhelden und Vampire gefragt? Wo bleibt denn dann noch Platz für klassische SciFi/Fantasy Filme?
Jedenfalls weiß ich ganz sicher, dass unter den Leuten die ich kenne, und die den Film gesehen haben, niemand dabei ist, der den Film nicht mag. So hoffe ich doch dass man erkennt wie viel Potential der Film hat nachdem er in den Kinos war. Denn ich habe leider schon gehört, dass Disney jegliche Planung für eine Fortsetzung eingestampft hat. Bei den Kinozahlen sicherlich kein Wunder, aber dennoch sehr traurig zu sehen dass es bloß von einem rein kommerziellen Blickwinkel betrachtet wird.
Gerade das Ende des Films macht sofort Lust auf mehr. Man will einfach mehr sehen, man bekommt nicht genug.
Ich denke der Film hat eine Fortsetzung mehr als verdient! Wir Fans müssen eine Botschaft senden!
Ich jedenfalls mache nun nach und nach immer mehrmeiner Freunde darauf aufmerksam und ich werde zu Weihnachten dieses Jahr, statt gewöhnlicher 08/15 Geschenke zum selben Preis nun ein Paar DVDs und Blu-Rays von John Carter unter meinen Familienmitgliedern und Freunden verschenken. :D Ich mache dadurch keine Verluste, da ich ja stattdessen irgendwas anderes verschenken würde, was genau dasselbe gekostet hätte, aber John Carter kann nur davon gewinnen!
Zur Blu-Ray allgemein noch ein paar Worte:
An Bild und Ton gibt es nichts auszusetzen, diese sind einfach nur fantastisch! Auch toll, aber eigentlich eine Kleinigkeit, finde ich die Kapiteleinteilung. Wenn man ein Kapitel weiterschaltet, erscheint im oberen linken Bildrand immer ein kleines Vorschaubild und der Name des Kapitels.
Zu den Sonderausstattungen gehört unter anderem ein Making Of, welches in etwa 35 Minuten lang ist und in welchem der Ablauf eines Drehtages erklärt wird. Erinnert von der Aufmachung her schon ein wenig an 24 mit der eingeblendeten Uhr zwischendurch, aber ist ziemlich amüsant geworden.
Dann gibt es noch einen Einblick in die Entstehung von John Carter "Vom Buch zum Film." Welches viele interessante Informationen über die Welt von John Carter beinhaltet.
Des Weiteren gibt es noch einen kurzen Clip mit Pannen vom Dreh, dieser geht rund 2 Minuten. Schade davon hätte ich gerne mehr gesehen, aber die Tanzeinlage am Ende holt es wieder raus ;)
Last but not Least gibt es eine Reihe von entfallenen Szenen, welche zwar nur teilweise Fertig produziert wurden, aber interessante alternativen bieten. Zum Beispiel ein alternativer Anfang.
Optional kann man bei den entfallenen Szenen und beim Film selbst noch Audiokommentare der Produzenten dazu schalten, was gerade bei den entfallenen Szenen Aufschluss darauf gibt, warum diese Szenen der fertigen Version weichen mussten.
Also die Ausstattung ist wirklich Top!
Ach ja! Nicht zu vergessen sind die Trailer, unter anderem ein Trailer von The Avengers, welcher in top Blu-Ray Qualität einfach nur grandios ausschaut.
Also alles in allem bin ich wirklich sehr zufrieden mit diesem Film. Es ist schade dass ich nicht die Chance hatte diesen Film im Kino zu sehen, aber der Kauf der Blu-Ray war die beste Entscheidung die ich im Nachhinein treffen konnte. Ich empfehle den Film inzwischen überall weiter, da er einfach viel mehr Aufmerksamkeit verdient hat.
Und ich hoffe diese Rezension führt genau dazu. :)
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Julio ZamudioReviewed in Mexico on October 23, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars Una gran película de fantasía
Gran producción de esta película, me encantó
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marinaReviewed in Spain on March 19, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars un ratito bueno
muy buena pelicula.me encanto
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Claude GIROLETReviewed in France on January 16, 2016
5.0 out of 5 stars une grande oeuvre malheureusement passée à coté de son public, (re)découvrez la, elle en vaut le coup
A la base, les fées ont du se pencher sur le berceau de ce film, il avait tout pour devenir le premier film d'une série dont l'impact aurait été le même que celui du seigneur des anneaux ou d'avatar par exemple. Tout était là pour qu'il réussisse, un matériel de base de qualité (écrit par le créateur de Tarzan Edgar Rice BURROUGHS) et dont john carter ne constitue qu'un des volumes, un univers riche et extrêmement détaillé, des personnages immédiatement attachants...
Coté technique on était pas en reste non plus, Andrew Stanton aux commandes (ses qualités de réalisateur ne sont plus à démontrer, Wall-E transpire l'émotion à chaque image), une maitrise parfaite du rythme, des effets spéciaux qui servent le métrage plutôt que de l'alourdir, des acteurs qui y croient dur comme fer, et un montage de folie, enfin un budget à la hauteur de l'univers à recréer.
Alors pourquoi ce film à t'il échoué à devenir une œuvre qui à l'instar de star wars aurait pu traverser les décennies, parce que Disney, l'a promu d'une façon calamiteuse, en réalisant des bandes annonces qui ne savait pas retranscrire toute la richesse et la beauté du film.
Mais aujourd'hui que vous le commandiez en DVD ou en blu-ray vous pouvez réparer cette erreur (et pleurer, comme moi, toutes les larmes de votre corps que ce monument filmique n'est jamais de suite), un pur moment de cinéma, adapté à tous les publics.
- HangonamoReviewed in the United Kingdom on January 25, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Good.
A better film than you'd think. Very enjoyable.