John Carter of Mars
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (158652)
Boise, Idaho
March 8, 2012 2:20am CST
I have been watching the ads for the movie coming to the theaters on Friday. It reminds me I used to read those books. I have always felt that the book is usually better than the movie. I wonder how many people have actually read the Mars series. Edgar Rice Burroughs is a marvelous writer. Remember he is the one that brought us Tarzan. You haven't lived until you've read the real story of Tarzan. Have you read any of his books? Do you think you will after seeing this movie?
3 responses
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
8 Mar 12
yup read alot of his books when I was a teen.
I might if I see the movie.
I took my grand daughter to the movies Sat.
WE say Alvin and the CHipmunks Chhipwrecked so cute and one speacial thing at the end in the credits is my nephews name 2nd row bottom Scott Wiser neat to see some one I know in the credits of a movie lololol
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@celticeagle (158652)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Mar 12
Youre silly lady! We took my grandson to see the Chipmunks movie before this one that you mention. It was pretty cute.
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
9 Mar 12
Scots name wasnt on that one he was hired in on the shipwrecked oneand had to move to Cal. and misses every one in Utah that where my sis and all live I wouldnt live thre again! no work for LInda and jimmy like to have starved tring to run 2 places me and hubby in Nevada and them in Utah had to feed and pay the rent the few years we stayed there to be close to my mom and dad we all finally just moved to where they could work
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@celticeagle (158652)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Jul 12
Isn't that mostly dessert? I couldn't stand it. I love the mountains all around me. I can see moving to where you work.
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
8 Mar 12
only thing ive read is like some of the jungle girl comic books. when i was a kid. i actually have prefered reading Robert Howard books as compared to this gender of books. 
@celticeagle (158652)
• Boise, Idaho
8 Mar 12
ERB had a way of writing. Adventure and description of it. And his cliffhangers were killers. Princess of Mars was great.
@ElicBxn (63233)
• United States
8 Mar 12
I've read probably 30 or 40 of the Tarzan books and all the Earth's Core books. I never really got into the Mars or Venus books.
The good news about the Carter movie is that all the upper staff are fans of the books.
I agree that the book is much better than most of the movies, though Greystoke was closest to the books than the rest.
Yeah, I'll probably go see the movie...
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@celticeagle (158652)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Mar 12
All good books. Greystoke was a shock to my system. So used to seeing the fakes.
