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Saturday 17th March, 2012 was one of those evenings again when the hubby snapped his fingers and announced that we should go for a movie. We drove to Subang Parade in Subang Jaya and quickly checked the show times (a number of studios are showing the same movie .....must be good!)and there Din went to get the tickets (@ 50% of course for seniors). In the mean time I managed to find a small notice on the counter giving a sinopsis of the movie.
I am really no sci-fi lover. I never enjoyed Star Wars and never even see all of it. Anything with robots or mechanical monsters are not my cup of tea. The banners have been misleading and I was sure Din thought it was about Jimmy Carter!!
After a quick dinner at Uncle Lim's and browsing at MPH (where else!), we made our way into the cinema. You know how dim they keep the lights. So, why bother trying to check the seat numbers? A10 and A11 must be on the first row. The seats were very comfortable and I thought they felt like the Business Class airline seats. It was when other patrons arrived that we realised we were seating in the "AA" couple row seats! Well since there were many seats available we continued to enjoy the "couple" seats :)
Surprise number one, John Carter is a Disney production. The story line wasn't so bad after all though I was mainly trying to distinguish the Tharks and the others and what have they. The Tharks have 4 hands, 12 feet tall and they do not fly. There was a race who could change shapes and looks and who seemed to "manage" what was happening on Mars. They have the ability to teleport themselves anywhere, even to Jarsoom (Earth) by the use of a medallion and a mantra.
The setting was in New York and Virginia on Jarsoom (Earth) and Barsoom (Mars). A war vet, John Carter had himself teleported to Mars where he got involved in another war between the City States of Zadonga and Helium. Being less inhibited by gravity on Mars, John could leap/jump to the envy of any high jumper on Earth! That proved to be of a turning point in the war effort. I thought with that ability, he really would not need any flying machine!
The ending was a sweet surprise. I will not spoil it for those who might be interested to see the movie.The shape shifters make me wonder of the possibility of such beings managing what happens on Earth.
However, I was sure Din could have slept through most of the movie.
