John Carter

Edgar Rice Burroughs, who wrote Tarzan, obviously had a vivid imagination. I mean, hello, a guy growing up in a jungle with an ape family? Burroughs lesser known works featuring John Carter now gets the Disney treatment and is sure to get better known. Is the movie as fantastical as the writing? I am glad to say yes.

Civil war veteran John Carter has an encounter and wakes up on Mars. There are green aliens on the planet too. Tsk tsk! Carter gets involved in a conflict. The epic fights, the Mars scenery, a princess and aliens will evoke that childlike wonder and sense of awe. And I am such a chump for classic fantasy like this.

Rating: 3 outta 5.