That's why I say to use social media. If you see it and like it, say so where lots of people can hear it. And don't forget old-fashioned word-of-mouth, either.
John Carter (Of Mars): The Movie
Started by Kane, Jul 31 2004 11:27 PM
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Posted 05 March 2012 - 02:54 AM
"It is more than a mortal sea. Your hands are red with blood and you follow a red sea-path, yet the fault is not wholly with you. Almighty God, when will the reign of blood cease?"
Turlogh shook his head. "Not so long as the race lasts."
--- The Dark Man, by Robert E. Howard
Turlogh shook his head. "Not so long as the race lasts."
--- The Dark Man, by Robert E. Howard
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Posted 05 March 2012 - 09:15 AM
I liked that footage.
That's all I have to say right now.
That's all I have to say right now.
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Posted 05 March 2012 - 07:07 PM
Many have noted that Barsoom feels like a distorted version of the West, with red men and tribes and vast, open plains.
"It is more than a mortal sea. Your hands are red with blood and you follow a red sea-path, yet the fault is not wholly with you. Almighty God, when will the reign of blood cease?"
Turlogh shook his head. "Not so long as the race lasts."
--- The Dark Man, by Robert E. Howard
Turlogh shook his head. "Not so long as the race lasts."
--- The Dark Man, by Robert E. Howard
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Posted 05 March 2012 - 07:14 PM
It's a cowboy movie.
I just said to a co-worker who just watched it "The opening of the movie is based more on John Ford than ERB". You have the northen edge of Monument Valley there, then the "He just stole your horse, Colonel" line is almost right out of Rio Grande. The humor is also the kind you'd see Victor McLaglen engaged in. Since I'm as big a fan of Ford as I am of ERB, I'm loving all of it.
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Posted 05 March 2012 - 08:12 PM
The buzz on Twitter is much, much better than it was last week, but the IMDB? Ugh. Who knew there were so many people who want this film to fail?
"It is more than a mortal sea. Your hands are red with blood and you follow a red sea-path, yet the fault is not wholly with you. Almighty God, when will the reign of blood cease?"
Turlogh shook his head. "Not so long as the race lasts."
--- The Dark Man, by Robert E. Howard
Turlogh shook his head. "Not so long as the race lasts."
--- The Dark Man, by Robert E. Howard
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Posted 05 March 2012 - 08:16 PM
Fan created trailers are hot news on this. Andrew Stanton even reTweeted one he liked.
I think this one is great;
"Heritage"
I think this one is great;
"Heritage"
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Posted 05 March 2012 - 11:14 PM
To the ERB faithful: please relax. Yes, there are changes from the novel; no, they are not the arbitrary changes made in inferior movie adaptations where the filmmaker just wants to do his/her own ideas. Every change is made to tell Burroughs' story or reveal some aspect of Burroughs' characters in a way more befitting a movie instead of a novel.
very nice review and an important point.
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ROBERT E. HOWARD, ENTIRELY ALONE, WITHOUT ASSISTANCE FROM ANY OTHER PERSON, CREATED THE CHARACTER CONAN OF CIMMERIA. NO OTHER PERSON OR PERSONS SHOULD BE INTRUDING THEIR WORK INTO THE VOLUMES OF HOWARD'S CONAN STORIES.
In essence, we believe that the work of any creative artist -- writer, painter, illustrator, musician, what-have-you -- is a unique expression of an artistic point of view. It should not be appropriated or altered by others without the artist's consent. No other writer has Robert E. Howard's unique point of view, and no other writer knows what Howard would have done with his character had he lived. Upon his death, his canon, the expression of his artistic vision, became fixed. Tampering with it now is desecration."
"Here's to brother Painbrush, we drink to his Shade..."
"All Art Is Martial"- RZA
"Our basic purist premise:
ROBERT E. HOWARD, ENTIRELY ALONE, WITHOUT ASSISTANCE FROM ANY OTHER PERSON, CREATED THE CHARACTER CONAN OF CIMMERIA. NO OTHER PERSON OR PERSONS SHOULD BE INTRUDING THEIR WORK INTO THE VOLUMES OF HOWARD'S CONAN STORIES.
In essence, we believe that the work of any creative artist -- writer, painter, illustrator, musician, what-have-you -- is a unique expression of an artistic point of view. It should not be appropriated or altered by others without the artist's consent. No other writer has Robert E. Howard's unique point of view, and no other writer knows what Howard would have done with his character had he lived. Upon his death, his canon, the expression of his artistic vision, became fixed. Tampering with it now is desecration."
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Posted 06 March 2012 - 12:00 AM
The buzz on Twitter is much, much better than it was last week, but the IMDB? Ugh. Who knew there were so many people who want this film to fail?
IMDB is probably the biggest gathering of idiots on the web. I stopped going there months ago.
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Posted 06 March 2012 - 12:02 AM
IMDB is probably the biggest gathering of idiots on the web. I stopped going there months ago.
Very true. Someone once said the IMDB is where intelligent film conversation goes to die.
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Posted 06 March 2012 - 03:14 AM
That's one way to guarantee a box office smash!
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Posted 06 March 2012 - 05:49 AM
Did you catch the two-story blockhouse With the upper story turned 45 deg. from the lower? You see it for about a tenth of a second. I've never seen a picture of one from the West but some from the East and I've never seen one in a movie. Someone has put some passion for military detail in this film.
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Posted 06 March 2012 - 11:33 AM
I've already made reservations for the Thursday night German premier! I can't remeber the last time that I've been fired up about a movie!
damn!
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damn!
take care.
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Posted 06 March 2012 - 09:40 PM
Got tickets for me and the family for the Imax showing Friday night! 
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Posted 07 March 2012 - 12:06 AM
3 more days! 3 more days!
Money and muscle, that's what I want; to be able to do any damned thing I want and get away with it. Money won't do that altogether, because if a man is a weakling, all the money in the world won't enable him to soak an enemy himself; on the other hand, unless he has money he may not be able to get away with it.
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Posted 07 March 2012 - 03:01 AM
Can anybody, please, explain the meaning of the ring close-up?
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Posted 07 March 2012 - 03:41 AM
I think one of them is his dead wife's ring. This version of JC apparently lost his family.
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Posted 07 March 2012 - 04:45 AM
I think one of them is his dead wife's ring. This version of JC apparently lost his family.
There's a shot in some of the other trailers with Carter standing in front of crosses, that's apparently the price he paid.
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Posted 07 March 2012 - 07:49 AM
I'm going on THURSDAY NIGHT!!!! Already have the tickets!!
Films premier in Germany on Thursdays instead of Friday.
The film is being badly promoted though!!
I'm sooooo excited though!!
Take care.
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Films premier in Germany on Thursdays instead of Friday.
The film is being badly promoted though!!
I'm sooooo excited though!!
Take care.
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