Parentsneed to know that A Princess of Mars-- which has been adapted for the new Disney film, John Carter, to be released March 9, 2012 -- is an old-fashioned adventure tale, a product of a different age with no swearing, little bloodshed in the many battles, and no premarital sex.First published as a novel in 1917 (serialized before that), its characters are flat, the dialogue stilted, and
PlotSummary. John Carter, a captain in the Confederate army, goes prospecting in Arizona after the end of the Civil War. Carter and his business partner run into trouble with Apache warriors, and the partner is killed. Carter is pursued by the Apaches and ducks into a cave to hide. In the cave, Carter is overcome by a mysterious mist and is
APRINCESS OF MARS is the beginning of an odyssey in which John Carter, gentleman from Virginia, embarks on the daring adventure which leads him to the fantastic dying planet of Mars with its multilimbed carnivores, fierce giant green men, weird vege
Thefilm was released around the 100th anniversary of the character's creation (and Burroughs was prominently featured as a fictional character in the film). John Carter of Mars was a major influence on other science fiction/fantasy tales and characters through the 20th century, including Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, Superman, Adam Strange
Thecast and crew of John Carter open up about what went wrong with the live-action movie adaptation in new interviews for its 10th anniversary. Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars, the first in his Barsoom series of novels, the sci-fi adventure centers on the titular former Confederate army captain who finds himself transported to Mars and is thrust into the midst of a civil war
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