Updated and pointless version of Edgar Rice Burroughs' first novel is moved to now and Mars in a far off galaxy. Antonio Sabato Jr is John Carter a fighter in the Middle East war who's injured to the point of being near death. Rescued by the military he's sent to the far off planet where he meets the a pouty Traci Lords and a weakly made Tars Tarkis (who's size varies and who only has 2 arms).
Not quite the worst film of all time that some have called it, it is rather a weakly made film that spent a chunk of its budget on computer generated monsters and space ships. Lords is okay as the title character, but in all honesty she's a bit too old for the part. Actually I think the cast would have been fine had the script and the direction been better. It was clearly made to cash in on the up coming John Carter of Mars, though its DVD cover says something about Avatar and Lord of the Rings. As something to watch it is at best background noise. This isn't something you really want to watch with your full attention focused on it since its really not very good. My attitude I've seen it and now I never have to see it again.
The one question is why isn't Edgar Rice Burroughs credited anywhere in the film? This is not a remake or a rethink but a "version" of a classic tale and the man who created the place really should be credited.
Not quite the worst film of all time that some have called it, it is rather a weakly made film that spent a chunk of its budget on computer generated monsters and space ships. Lords is okay as the title character, but in all honesty she's a bit too old for the part. Actually I think the cast would have been fine had the script and the direction been better. It was clearly made to cash in on the up coming John Carter of Mars, though its DVD cover says something about Avatar and Lord of the Rings. As something to watch it is at best background noise. This isn't something you really want to watch with your full attention focused on it since its really not very good. My attitude I've seen it and now I never have to see it again.
The one question is why isn't Edgar Rice Burroughs credited anywhere in the film? This is not a remake or a rethink but a "version" of a classic tale and the man who created the place really should be credited.