Go see John Carter!

The Big Lebowski, The Iron Giant, Scott Pligrim…John Carter?

          “John Carter” was beaten in the box office this weekend by “The Lorax” by almost ten million dollars domestically.  As the Dude would say, “this oppression will not stand, man.”

I get it.  I do.  Kid movies always do better than live action films.  With the ticket prices, a kid can’t get in a car, drive to the theater, get money out of the wallet that they earned at a job, and pay to see a PG-13 movie.  They have to go with a parent who in turn has to buy a ticket to watch the movie with them.  Hence, kid movies make more money.

There are so many films that deserved more attention in theaters before they found their audiences on video.  Like the films in the title of this blog.  They all underperformed upon their initial release, but found their second life and tons of fans that quote them and would love to see more if done well.  In short “John Carter” deserves your attention, it deserves a chance to ‘wow’ you or at the very least entertain you more than an overly stretched out Dr. Seuss story.

So this weekend most adults will be seeing “21 Jump St.”  Which from what I hear, is really good.  (Come back for my review on Friday.)  But if you got kids over the age of ten, take them to see “John Carter” of all the crap that gets green-lit for sequels, most do not justify it like “John Carter” would.  I loved the universe it created, and I want to see another adventure on Mars.  After one viewing, you’ll want one too.

--Robert L. Castillo