Cosmic Cinema

[...] 3. The Naked Truth of Mars If the past is prologue Disney, currently helming the John Carter of Mars project, is not likely to rush to take up the baton of aboriginal rights. This studio [...]

[...] "This piece is something of a follow-up to last weeks John Carter of Mars is GO! examining certain concerns about the announced movie adaptation. It really began [...]

[...] ; business first filmmaking last. As for the cast so far it includes Taylor Kitsch (as John Carter), Lynn Collins (as Dejah Thoris) and, according to Screen Rant, Thomas Haden Church in an as [...]

[...] fictionalized representations, with the respect they deserve. But what does this mean for the John Carter of Mars movie adaptation? # to be concluded in Part 3 Copyright © C. Demetrius Morgan [...]

[...] without repercussion. The Gor movies were low budget productions that wandered far from the source material, thus alienating the fan base. Nor did they provide much for mainstream audiences or genre [...]

[...] 't do it. Amen! Seriously you know it's bad when a remake that is a total departure from the source material generates headlines that aren't griping about the change in story line or characters but [...]

[...] is Disney and Hollywood, where the odds that any adaptation will be faithful to the source material are slim to none. That may be a cynical view but then Hollywood is a cynical town. [...]

[...] it be portrayed as such. Studios buy the rights to something and (too often) just ignore the source material and make up an entirely different story, slap on the title of the "property" and [...]

[...] novel series. For while nude John Carter is never truly naked, for he retains his wit. Edgar Rice Burroughs novels remind us it is intellect, not clothing, or trappings of civilization, that [...]

[...] read. - KP 1. The Harsh Reality of Mars If memory serves there's been talk of adapting Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom novels for the big screen for quite some time, the first almost-was production [...]

[...] in which it was created. While most readers familiar with the Barsoom novels may envision Edgar Rice Burroughs' hero, John Carter, and his adventures on Mars as portrayed in the artwork of Frank [...]

[...] , Rachel Hayward, Michael P. Northey, Will Sanderson, Ron Selmour, Jim Thorburn, &tc. Format Viewed: Satellite Broadcast MPAA Rating: R Score Card: Premise: An pathetically cheap looking swamp [...]

[...] Director: Mat King Cast: Connor Trinneer, James Kyson Lee, Toni Trucks, Aja Evans, &tc. Format Viewed: Satellite Broadcast Rating: TV-14 (LSV) Premise: In a far distant future two "Runners& [...]

[...] , David Richmond-Peck, Colin Lawrence, Jim Thorburn, Craig Brunanski, Julie Hill, &tc. Format Viewed: Satellite Broadcast AKA: Sea Ghost/ Ghost Rig 2 MPAA Rating: R Score Card: Premise: An [...]

[...] : Fritz Kiersch Cast: Oliver Reed, Jack Palance, Urbano Barberini, Rebecca Ferratti, et al. Format Viewed: VHS Run Time: 95 minutes Recommended: Yes, but only if you haven't read the novels and are a [...]

[...] are a fan of campy B-movies. MPAA Rating: PG-13 (For fantasy violence and gratuitous hats.) Gorean Fantasy: Despite assumptions based on the name this form of fantasy has very little- in fact it has [...]

[...] nazisploitation Ilsa trilogy was squandered. Like them or loathe them the Gor novels, and Gorean Fantasy, like the works of the Marquis de Sade, have an audience. Even literary purists who would [...]

[...] campy B-movies. MPAA Rating: PG (For fantasy violence and graphic depictions of crazy hats.) Gorean Fantasy: Despite assumptions based on the name this form of fantasy has very little- in fact it has [...]

[...] complete with swords, sandals, and low budget sorcery. Yet, for an 80s era sword-and-sorcery, movie Gor is very tame. Almost disappointingly so. Verdict: For an adaptation of a sword-and-sorcery novel [...]

[...] while two men fight over (her) their prize. 4. Now compare to an actual screen cap from the movie GOR, in which a woman is not only lacking bonds she's wielding a sword in defense of her village. [...]

[...] . Pull one out, white wash the facts, or substitute other threads and it is no longer Edgar Rice Burroughs Barsoom. The current Barsoom project, tentatively titled John Carter of Mars, was first [...]

[...] at that, John Carter of Mars isn't likely to qualify as a faithful representation of Edgar Rice Burroughs Barsoom. It may be a pallid Goldkey version but not likely the Barsoom of A Princess of Mars. [...]

[...] Amazon dot com for about 18 bucks, marked down from 20, and I have to say that there isn't a syfylys movie made that's worth that kind of scratch. There's just so many ways to spend 20 bucks. Alas [...]