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John Carter Movie Review

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I just saw the new Walt Disney production John Carter. John Carter is a 2012 American science fiction action film that tells the adventures of John Carter, the heroic character of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 11-volume Barsoom series of novels (1912-43). The film marks the 100th anniversary of the character’s first appearance. The movie is largely based on A Princess of Mars, the first novel to feature the hero John Carter. The film tells the story of war-weary, former military captain John Carter of the Civil War who is suddenly transported…

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John Carter 2012 Movie

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John Carter is a fictional character, created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, who appears in the Barsoom series of novels. Though actually a Virginian from Earth and a visitor to Mars, he is often referred to as “John Carter of Mars” in reference to the general setting in which his deeds are recorded. The first issue was written between July and September 28, 1911, it was serialized as Under the Moons of Mars in the February to July 1912 issues of the magazine All-Story and first published in book form in…

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