tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post2246449598500728506..comments2023-07-18T03:44:33.021-07:00Comments on The Bit Maelstrom: John Carter and A Princess of Marsblakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-68682493703634023632012-06-20T00:23:25.371-07:002012-06-20T00:23:25.371-07:00Sometimes the sound mix is WAY off. It wasn't ...Sometimes the sound mix is WAY off. It wasn't bad in the theater though, which I think means they screwed up the mixdown to stereo OR your sound setup sucks. But it happens a lot, I agree.<br /><br />I've read all the Tarzan books but the only Barsoom novel I read was #9, "The Synthetic Men of Mars"--in which ERB predicts freeways. <br /><br />And, very true about race. I'm not sure if his position "evolved" but by the end of the series, Tarzan's only (near) equal are in the black tribe that protects his African estate. He apparently had respect for all (real) races, too, except the dirty Arabs...blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-90977603621849320812012-06-18T14:37:58.385-07:002012-06-18T14:37:58.385-07:00We watched it on-demand this weekend (We= Me, Wife...We watched it on-demand this weekend (We= Me, Wife and three daughters from 15-10 years old) and we liked it.<br /><br />I have read a fair amount of ERB novels--even some of the Mars ones, though not the ones that this movie was based upon. The combination of swords, spears and high technology worked very well. I did wonder a bit about the sexual compatibility of Dejah Thoris and John Carter, given the blue blood of Martians. Also, I liked how, true to pretty much all of ERB's work, there is no "evil" race. Each has its good and bad individuals and the society as a whole (even if they are green and have 4 arms) has a code of conduct.<br /><br />One thing that bothered me about this movie as well as most action films for the past few years is the sound editing: Music and other sounds drown-out dialogue and I can't tell what anybody is saying.dbphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457585811847604584noreply@blogger.com