ShockYa: Now that 2012 is quickly coming to a close, let’s take a look back at which movies disappointed or surprised me throughout the year. I’ve never in my life watched more movies than in 2012. So you can believe me when I say that I’ve watched a lot of mediocre films. Some of them were movies I had high expectations for, namely because of the filmmakers involved or the subject matter. And there were some movies that completely surprised me with their quality or just memorable scenes and moments. So here are my top five disappointing and surprising movies of 2012. First the surprises...
On this episode of the Sordid Cinema Podcast, Julian Carrington, Simon Howell, and Ricky D review Compliance.
The one thing that John Carter does better than anything else, is understanding who John Carter (Taylor Kitsch) is, what his journey needs to be, and how to properly illustrate that journey.
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With Disney moving on to bigger, and much, much more profitable things (hello, "Star Wars"), their pre-Lucasfilm acquisition failure of "John Carter" is something the company is eager to move on from. The notorious 2012 sci-fi flop saw the studio take a $200 million loss in the midst of audience disinterest (it earned $284 million worldwide, on a budget of $250 million, oops) and critical lambasting, and yet, there were a core of fans who tried mightily to rally for more. In fact, one particularly driven group hit the floor of Comic-Con in 2012 to try and collect signatures to urge Disney to keep the flame burning for the Edgar Rice Burroughs property. It didn't work out, but fans of the source material can keep hope alive.
I know that John Carter got a lot of bad press and the critic were not pleased with it. A lot of people didn't like it at all. I myself loved it. I have watched it several times. I went to see it twice at the theater and then bought it when it came out. When we had family movie night I asked if anyone had seen it yet and they all said no so I pulled it out for them to watch it and they all liked it. I was hoping that they would make another but I knew that it was going to be too expensive and probably wouldn't happen.....
You are not alone! My girlfriend and I love it too. We bought it when it came out, and watch it every time we see it on TV.
It was basically one of those movies that was dead before it ever came out. Critics were already despising it, which made audience numbers low.
i agree john carter suffered from really bad reviews and that it was so expensive that disney was expecting to much for it. i find the film entertaining and does not deserve to much hate.
