John Carter

I haven't seen a good sci-fi in ages and was sort of looking forward to this one. I'd heard mixed reports and financially it has bombed (spectacularly in America!)
Turns out it wasn't that bad... really. You got the usual 'Tharks' and 'Heliums' vs the 'Nards' or something, which is the norm regarding Sci-fi and that didn't bother me. I mean most people seemed to accept 7ft Blue Aliens in 'Avatar' didn't they.
Visually it was enjoyable and you could see most of the budget was up there on the screen. Unfortunately the characters and story line let it down. But overall it wasn't that bad.
Rating :***
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