Of all the films of 2012, I was most looking forward to John Carter, until now. Mind you, I'm still feverishly looking forward to the adaptation by director Andrew Stanton, but less so. I guess if you feed expectations, they're bound to fail. Mostly the problem is how the trailer is put together. There's barely a pause to breathe, or an explanation of what's happening. I forgot that we were on Mars for a second. I forgot these were aliens until one showed up on screen. Lynn Collins doesn't look too good, nor does Daryl Sabara, and it all feels a bit too much like Conan the Barbarian, but I'll give it time. Maybe they're keeping the good stuff from us until later this year. I hope they are.
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