Comments on: Andrew Stanton Reflects On Box Office Failure Of ‘John Carter,’ Discusses ‘Finding Nemo 2’

By: terry

terry — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:35:21 +0000

finding nemo 2 ha ha ha ha ha i not go see that only babys go see ,i want john carter ,what a fool ,glad u not market star wars like u did john carter ,what fools

By: HistoryGirl

HistoryGirl — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:35:21 +0000

Well, add me to the list of those who came late to 'John Carter' and found myself pleasantly surprised. I rented it with a free rental code from Redbox, and figured it would be one of those movies I'd hate but would only have wasted a couple of hours. After all, the trailers had been puzzling and I kept thinking 'Boy this piece of crap stole from everything didn't it…even Avatar and Star Wars.' Of course my main question was 'Who the heck is John Carter?' I loved it. By the time it was over and I had watched the behind the scenes, I was angry, not at the people who gave us the movie but the morons at Disney who mismanaged the entire ad campaign. A year prior to its' release, Disney should have been giving us the background, even if it was simply 'From the mind of the man who brought you Tarzan the Ape Man comes the works which inspired Star Wars and Avatar.' But instead of tempting us and teasing us with something incredible and making us eager for the release, they just threw these commercials out there and left it at that. The studio should have its' butt kicked! At any rate, I loved the movie, especially as I had never known of ERB's Barsoom series — and now I've read Princess of Mars and I'm tackling book 2. When the movie was over, I said something I rarely say "I want a sequel." I am hoping that a sequel will one day come — I want to see John Carter return to Mars and his beloved. I just hope that if there is a next time, it will be handled by a studio that knows what it is doing.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:35:21 +0000

I recently watched this film with my son on DVD and really enjoyed it. I asked my son if it had been in the cinema and he told me that he had a slight idea that it had been…… The reason this film flopped is not because it was badly made (it was not) but it was completely down to the lack of Advertisment. I saw all the advertisment for total recall and because of this went to the cinema to see it, but of course they only showed the best bits in the 40 second trailer because the film was soooo dreadfull that half way through the film I was begging mentally for the film to be over (it was that boring and droll). I loved John Carter and anybody else that I have spoken to about this film have only good things to say. Maybe they should try and realease it again but this time advertise like crazy.

By: JD

JD — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:35:21 +0000

I honestly think that while the movie bombed it did not bomb for the lack of a great movie. I watched this last week with the intention of snoozing through it however i loved it, it had a great feel to it and kept me tied to it for the 2 hours by the time i finuished it i sat there scratching my head wondering why this movie not only flopped but why it didnt do great! After spending some time chatting up the social boards i realized that this movie already has a following a huge one, everyone i know loved this movie. In my humble opinion i think that the only mistake made was the marketing. im not saying that this was the greatest movie of my generation, i am merely stating that it had every right to be one of the greats in the line with other scifi greats. i think that while it was unsuccessful box office wise that this movie will be a cult classic now! my nod to the man who brought this movie to fruition, you may have f*(&ed up the ads and promotions but this movie you should be glad to call your own. From a fellow fan of the "Princess of Mars", "God of Mars" and all of the other great books written by Edgar Rice Burroughs.