John Carter (of Mars) trailer

[The Ween]

I'm hoping time will be kind to this movie and let it get the audience it deserves...it's a great movie.

Unfortunately, there are too many movies coming out that will cause this to sink even further down the list.

 

[CelticPredator]

Every place I've went online that has public reviews on this movie have given it 4+ stars and have said how great it was. It's too bad that Hunger Games will suck this right out of the theaters now.

John Carter is a very obscure property in this day and age.

Seriously. If you expected this movie to do good, at all, you'd be fooling yourself. It could've been the greatest movie ever made, but if it's not popular with kids, it doesn't stand a chance in hell. Period.

 

[The Josh]

I don't think that's correct at all. Kids do not spend the money to go to the theater their parents do or adults in general. When the hobbit rakes it in starting in december it won't be due to the kids, but adults with money to burn like myself. Movies like the hunger games, twilight, Disney cartoons, etc depend on the kids pushing their parents but as a whole movies need adults more than kids. Just plain old bad marketing as Dave said is what hurt this movie.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

Sad that it might be but great too because it was a freaking kick ass movie and watching it on blu will be fantastic.

It's probably a good movie, but maybe it came out at the wrong time of year considering it's competition

 

[The Josh]

It's probably a good movie, but maybe it came out at the wrong time of year considering it's competition

Nah it was just plain old bad marketing by Disney. They really didn't, no kids toys, changes to the title that confused folks, etc. All things that didnt help sell it to the casual movie fan.

 

[Viper245]

Just because a movie doesn't make big money doesn't make it a flop. I think the critics wanted it to fail and set it on it's course to. Too bad.

Most of the critics had been panning this movie before it even hit theaters. It's like they had a grudge against it for some reason and wanted to make sure it failed.

 

[Darth Snoopy]

So called "professional" critics can do the word a favor and take a flying leap off the nearest cliff.

 

[Adolfo]

Feels like all you need is a film made from a teeny bopper book and its a hit...shame...

 

[CelticPredator]

^ That's exactly it.

Kids have to be interested. Kids make most of the money anyway.

 

[The Josh]

Kids being interested in kid flicks is key otherwise it's us actual adults that are key. You know since we work and have income to spend.

 

[Darth Snoopy]

^ That's exactly it.

Kids have to be interested. Kids make most of the money anyway.

Not any kids I know.

 

[The Josh]

Not any kids I know.

At least not in the in the US.

 

[Darth Snoopy]

At least not in the in the US.

 

[CelticPredator]

Kids being interested in kid flicks is key otherwise it's us actual adults that are key. You know since we work and have income to spend.

Yeah. No. Not really.

See, i'm talking 13-20 year olds. They go see far more movies then any adults would. They'd see pretty much anything that intrests them.

I know this, because I was recently that age.

We saw a movie every Friday. Didn't matter what. Just whatever was PG-13, and mildly interesting.

It's the sad truth. While the adults give the money to the kids, the kids are still the ones using that money to see a specific movie.

 

[The Josh]

Well, I would expect someone so young to see it differently.

You said it anything pg-13 and under belongs to kids. However, most movies need adults to be successful. Why? Because we have the money to be able to see movies more than once. Kids tend to be see it once and done.

I know this because I'm an adult right now and see plenty of movies.

 

[CelticPredator]

Right. But every week, those kids had money to see those movies.

Either 3 things happen here.

One: The parents suck, and they don't care what they're kids are doing, as long as their out of the house. (Extreme case. )

Two: Allowance.

Three: Parents enjoy their kids going out and have fun. Like mine did.

Point is, they're given money, and seeing the films. Most adults don't go out to the movies every week, but a lot of teenagers do.

I've seen it. Every week. For years, from 2006 (my middle school years) to 2010 (end of high school years). Course, it kinda ended around 2008 when people started not spending 20 bucks every Friday on a movie they had no interest in seeing...but that's a different matter.

Most kids go alone any way.

 

[The Josh]

We'll just have to agree to disagree then.

 

[CelticPredator]

I guess.

I've seen it. I've seen it for years. Kids are the primary target for films today. They take their parents money, and they go see them.

 

[The Josh]

Ok

 

[Darth Snoopy]

Pure comedy!