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    John Carter Review

    A fun, interesting, imaginative adventure….that’s what John Carter is. John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), was a former military captain in the Civil War, who had not yet recovered from the horrific events from the war. Extremely tired and weary, Carter was mysteriously transported to an exotic planet called Barsoom (Mars). In this new world, Carter found himself reluctantly getting involved in a conflict amongst the inhabitants of the planet. With the world on the brink of collapse, Carter had to decide if he was ready to fight again; however this time he was in a new world, with a new cause. Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs classic novels, this is a Disney film for boys who like to see a lot of good fighting and adventure.

    Rating: 4 out of 5 buckets
    Release Date: June 5, 2102
    MPAA Rating: PG13
    Best Age Group: 12+
    Sexual Content: Mild
    Violent Content: Excessive
    Crude or Profane Language: Mild
    Drugs and Alcohol Content: Mild

     

    See the trailer here!

    See a clip of my review here, along with A Thousand Words!

    Talking Points:

    With director Andrew Stanton, known for Finding Nemo and Wall-E, the 3-D affects were very well done and very believable.

    There were some nice messages in the film about believing in a cause, and fighting for what’s right. There were other messages of good vs. evil, friendship, love and loyalty, which were all portrayed throughout the film. John Carter, was a noble, heroic character.This could spark some great parent/child conversation.

    Taylor Kitsch, the actor who played John Carter, is also known for the part of Tim Riggins in the Friday Night Light’s TV drama. He did a wonderful job, as did the Lynn Collins, the lead actress who played Princess Dejah, (Carter’s love interest in the film). Having said that, I felt that the character development was poorly established, especially with the villain. He wasn’t very memorable, as with most villains in action movies.

    While there was a lot of great action and adventure, the film took some time to get into it, though you needed the background information, before all the adventure.

    I interviewed parents, and kids (boys ages 10 to 12) in the theater, who all loved the movie. They thought it was exciting and adventurous. The mother of a 10 year old said the violence was not disturbing for her child. My 12 and 14 year-old son’s liked it as well.

    Sexual Content: Mild

    • Character’s kiss.
    • Women wear low-cut and revealing outfits.

    Violent Content: Excessive

    • Character’s were in battles with sword fights, gun fights, fist fights; you name they used it!
    • The villain in the film had a ray gun, which disintegrated people. He constantly used this weapon.
    • Carter beheaded another character.
    • In an arena setting, there was a battle with John Carter against two large white apes. It was disgusting when Carter emerged from the apes carcass; covered with blue blood.

    Crude or Profane Language: Mild

    • H–l, and “d–n” are said a few times.

    Drugs and Alcohol Content: Mild

    • Characters are shown drinking alcohol in one scene.

    Overall, this was a well done film with amazing special affects, and a great storyline. However, parents need to be aware of the excessive violence throughout the film. Depending on your child, I recommend this for kids ages 12 and up.

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