John Carter

At last, a decent adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs "A Princess of Mars"! It stayed true to the books while being somewhat updated and changed for the modern mindset. The Princess Dejah Thoris isn't always being kidnapped whiley-niley and fights quite well and definitely has a mind of her own. The story is a bit slow at the beginning, but I like that they do take the time to set everything up. The sets and creatures were outstanding. The costumes could have been better, but in the book everyone on Mars is basically running around in just jewelry and weapons, so the costumers didn't have much to go on from the books. I give it 4 stars out of 5 and recommend that everyone go see it.