As I pointed out in my last Bar-LOG, just because you have
the “House of Mouse” behind you, you are not guaranteed success. Apparently, the film “John Carter” had a
fairly disappointing weekend at the box office.
Look, I did my part. Admittedly
though, we went to see a matinee show, which took a couple dollars from their
final take. I will give the studio
credit for this, they at least admitted to dropping the ball on the advertising
of the film. What I find sad is that
this film was extremely entertaining and “original”. Though it has been used as source material
for years, because the story is one of the first of its kind, the screen writers
still found a way to keep it fresh. They
certainly took artistic license in some regions, but I think it added to the
charm of the narrative. I found the film
to have a lot of heart. I would think
that that has a great deal to with the director Andrew Stanton as well. His body of work includes the Disney/Pixar
animated films “Finding Nemo” and “Wall-E”. Transitioning from animation to live action
didn’t seem tough for the guy at all.
Also, there was plenty CG in the movie.
He may have not realized that he was working in live action that
often. The actors did a nice job as
well, considering that a lot of the supporting cast was of the animated
variety. It came together far better
than some of the other Sci-Fi actioners that are heavily CG based- ala Episode
I, II, & III. Sorry George!
Look, if you want a good, entertaining story that has
inspired generations of Sci-Fi writers and film makers, than this is the movie
for you. Don’t expect to see something completely
“new to you”, cause it aint gonna happen.
I hope that the ticket sales pick up in the coming weeks, as people get
the “word of mouth” pitch from guys like me.
I would really like to see the follow up to this one. This is just a guess at the title; “John
Carter of Mars”. You’ll see what I mean
when you go to the show. Enjoy!
BARLOW-OUT!
