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Leon's WTF Theater presents: "THE OTHER JOHN CARTER MOVIE".

By now the the 2012 movie JOHN CARTER has phased in like a deceased Jedi right next to Waterworld  and Ishtar as one of the biggest most expensive flops in the history of cinema. In truth, the movie isn't terrible. It fits somewhere between "Not bad" and "Meh". But let's be honest, $350 million is too much money to spend on anything that's even the least bit "meh".

Thing is, so many of the problems with the movie could've been easily forgiven if there was just something in it that was cool or weird or...even exciting. Some "Wow-factor" it needed or maybe the right director who had a vision. Maybe someone like Kerry Conran, the director of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.

Yeah, it's an odd thing for me to say seeing as I don't even like Sky Captain but back when Conran was a hopeful for being at the helm of John Carter he put together a video pitch for the job. Check out the John Carter movie you could've had:

Ah well *sigh*. I guess there's no point in dwelling in the hypothetical.

Besides, if you want to feel better about the current John Carter you can always go back to the 2009 version titled "A Princess of Mars" starring ex-soap opera star Antonio Sabato Jr. and ex-pornstar Traci Lords.

Thinking I'm lying? See for yourself:

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Tags: carter, ishtar, john, leon, lords, theater, traci, waterworld, wtf

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Comment by Santos on March 12, 2012 at 9:41pm

Okay, it was actually the '30s, but either way, it was a long time ago.

Comment by Santos on March 12, 2012 at 9:40pm

Here's some test footage of what animator Bob Clampett wanted to do with John Carter way back in the '40s.

Comment by Nikhil Sunil on March 12, 2012 at 9:13pm

I don't think John Carter is as big a flop as you guys are saying.

Its only been out for a few days and its already grossed over a 100 million dollars internationally. While I don't think it will make back its budget domestically, it certainly will internationally.

Having said that, I know that the general rule is that a film has to make double the budget to make a profit. Which would mean that the movie has to make at least 500 million internationally to make a profit.

We'll just have to wait and see if that happens.

Comment by Conejita on March 12, 2012 at 8:44pm

Even the title card is way sexier than the Disney poster >_>

Comment by Donwun on March 12, 2012 at 8:32pm

lol its like kimba all over again...Leon your upsetting the new generations with these revelations lol

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