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Horrible marketing and title


I enjoyed it to a degree.

But I hope the estate of Edgar Rice Burroughs never trusts these assholes again.

Why the fuck they left out “of Mars” is beyond me.

Would have garnered more interest.


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I was confused when I saw that they decided to change from John Carter of Mars, to just John Carter. I assume it was because they thought it would scare off some viewers who would think it was about aliens and spaceships. To connect with today's youth, they should have called it: #The Totally Tilted John Carter Blows Up Some Laaaaame Baddies.

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Some marketing retard said it “might be associated with other Mars films”.

Uhhhh...duhhhh.

And what the fuck are people to associate the name “John Cárter” with, you asshat?

I can see the title of a parody film now:

Joe Blow from Uranus

😒

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