John Carter

I've just got back from my first trip to the cinema in nearly 3 years and I watched John Carter. I haven't read the original story and I never read any of the "John Carter of Mars" comics from Marvel in the 1970's either, so I can't saw how close to the original story the film came.
I am still fluey so there were a couple of quieter moments within the first hour when I almost fell asleep, but I'm glad to say that I didn't miss anything. I am not convinced that it needed 3D either. This was the first ever 3D film that I've seen and I was slightly distracted by the loss of the illusion caused by the edge of the screen cropping images and the fact that the actions scenes became blurred.
There was a great blend of action, dramatic scenery, comedy, not too much of the romance and excellent effects. My only criticism would be the lack of consistency in John Carter's reaction to Mars' (Barsoom's) gravity, it was a bit hit and miss. And, although Taylor Kitsch is a very sexy man, and part of the reason I was initially drawn to the film was the fact that he was virtually topless for the whole film, I was not overly distracted by this, but was more interested in the action and the story.
Well worth seeing. Anyone got a copy of Princess of Mars they'd like to lend me, fancy a read of the original now. And also interested to see the Princess of Mars film that was released, straight-to-DVD, a couple of years ago (though I do feel that the only benefit there WOULD be seeing the star, Antonio Sabato Jr!).
I recommend watching John Carter if you like Sci-Fi or action films.