John Carter

PG-13
Starring: Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins
2 Hours and 12 Minutes

John Carter has finally arrived! I'm sure many in Utah know that this was a movie shot here in Utah, Southern Utah to be exact.
I had no idea what to expect from this movie after seeing all of the trailers and the TV commercials. This movie is based on the books written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the John Carter: Adventures on Mars series.
John Carter (Taylor Kitsch) is a confederate Army veteran who has lost his family and does not want to comply with the Army officers. He only wants to go to Arizona and find gold in a special cave.
When he finds the cave along with his superior, he has a strange encounter with a different kind of being!
He finds himself transported to the planet Mars!!!
There he has no gravity and he can jump up in the air very high. He encounters many strange and unique beings and because he can jump he is hailed as somewhat of a hero to them. He is especially looked up to by a cute little character named Woola that is extremely loyal to him, such as a dog is to it's owner.
He then encounters the beautiful princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins) who is being forced to marry the enemy by her father and she turns to John Carter for help.
I found this to be an interesting movie but I also found it to be really jumpy and somewhat hard to follow. I got lost on several occasions but the special effects and and the characters were fun to watch and it reminds me a little bit of Star Wars.
I would recommend this movie for kids around 12 and older just because it is somewhat hard to follow.
I am giving " John Carter" two and a half bags of popcorn!