Review: Disney's "John Carter" is an epic sci-fi misfire
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Film Rating: D+
I wanted to like John Carter. I really did. I never read the Edgar Rice Burroughs novels growing up, but I’m well aware of the passion they’ve stirred in others, and I’m a huge fan of the many sci-fi and fantasy works they helped inspire, such as “Star Wars.” With Andrew Stanton – one of co-founders of Pixar and director of “Finding Ne…
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