People are voting emotionally.

Overrated

Gripping story with well-crafted characters

Crappy film

At first i thought that the mix reviews were due to the combination of genres, being this a cowboy, scifi and fantasy movie all at once. It wasn't untill the end i realized it was due to great and terrible moments this movie has. The first half of the movie was strong, from character introductions and storytelling to even editing. Halfway through things get abrupt, Carter had a full hour and a half of potential character development, yet they push his motivation in half a minute of screen time during an action sequence edited horribly with a montage sequence of the past. I understand that writers might have wanted this to be the breaking point, but directing missed heavily. From here on things go on a decline, not so much as story wise, but more of those as pacing, editing and overall acting. Movie that was firm with its idea but loose on its execution.

I was expecting at least something not boring as heel from a movie with a budget so big,what a waste of time,and what a poor way to waste so much money,the story is idiotic and clicheic to the moon and back.

Great Movie, One of my favorite movie Amazing, this is the best movie os his time... best regards

I can't imagine why the reviews for Disney's John Carter were mixed at the time of it's release. It really is a great science fiction movie with great characters. Taylor Kitsch does a wonderful job playing the role of the civil war commander who accidentally gets transported to Mars and becomes enthralled in a war on the planet. The princess of Mars, played very well by Lynn Collins, is the princess of helium who is being forced to marry Dominic West (a man who has been given immense power by mark strong, a holy man, to overtake the entire planet of Mars). John Carter really is a great, very layered/detailed character and so are all the rest of the characters involved in the film. I love the chemistry between all the characters, especially the romantic chemistry between John Carter and Dejah Thoris. The action sequences are also very well done and I loved the special effects, I didn't think they had an overload on CGI either. I didn't get to see it in IMAX, but I wish I would have because the action and effects would've been great to see in that format. I thought the movie might would be a cookie cutter action movie, I especially thought that with the mixed reviews. But once I got into it I realized that this was not going to be that, but that Disney had outdone themselves once again. The ending is especially touching and you can feel that "Disney feeling", anyone who's seen Disney films knows what I'm talking about. 9/10. Great film!