tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906175084642883213.post282770196793781938..comments2024-01-25T21:39:34.678-08:00Comments on Jcomreader-News and reviews from Barsoom, Mongo and other planets!: John Carter: A Look BackMCRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043292153708944609noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906175084642883213.post-39799069498253907662013-03-15T05:20:45.497-07:002013-03-15T05:20:45.497-07:00My vote would be for "future cult classic&quo...My vote would be for "future cult classic" but I really have no clue where it will go. Perhaps it will have a legacy, perhaps it will fall further into oblivion, I really don't know.<br /><br />All I know is that it put Barsoom on the map for all to see in a big way, for good or bad. I just learned that the sales of the first Barsoom omnibus in France were enough to warrant the release of the second omnibus (novels 6 to 11). It's thanks to the exposure to the movie, no douby about that.pascalahadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906175084642883213.post-11811308159227543782013-03-12T22:29:52.729-07:002013-03-12T22:29:52.729-07:00Hi! Just discovered your blog while looking for so...Hi! Just discovered your blog while looking for some good, Barsoomian computer desktop wallpaper.<br /><br />I respect that you're a long-time ERB fan, and have to confess that I am not. I only came to John Carter by the way of last year's film, which I loved, and still do. But I really don't think that Stanton et al. had "no respect for the source material," as you state. I think respect for the books is bursting off the screen, even to the inclusion of ERB himself as a character! Yes, some changes were made for the screen story; but to say they were made with disrespect or contempt just clearly isn't the case.<br /><br />(If you want a movie that has no respect for the source material, you might try Traci Lords' "Princess of Mars" - I couldn't watch more than a half-hour and can't imagine any ERB fans being satisfied with it!)<br /><br />I did my own one-year retrospective on the film at the blog for which I write, The Sci-Fi Christian - here's a direct link if you're interested: http://thescifichristian.com/2013/03/a-john-carter-calendar-twelve-months-twelve-reasons-to-visit-barsoom/. I'm looking forward to following your blog and reading more.<br /><br />--Mike PoteetMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363158930596606463noreply@blogger.com