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82Secondhand Reviews: "John Carter"
Rated PG-13 for action violence. If the film had been an accurate reflection of the bloody nature of the source material novel, it would have been a very hard "R". * * * * * * * * * * Only once in a very great while while do...
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75The Lost Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs
The February 1912 issue of pulp magazine All-Story has it’s place in the history of SF/Fantasy literature, it featured the professional fiction-writing debut of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
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69John Carter
A Civil War vet finds himself somehow transported to the planet Mars, where he somehow becomes the planet's savior.
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79John Carter of Mars
The glorious science fiction and fantasy opened new horizons: broad open spaces, alien landscapes, super powers, rocket ships of grandeur, extraterrestrial villains and much more. The sky used to be the limit for the imagination of an author. But now, they could travel a million galaxies the very edges of the universe (if there was an edge). It is in this milieu that a new hero was born in February 1912. The hero is John Carter of Mars. And his creator was the formidable Mr. Edgar Rice Burroug
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78100 Years of Tarzan
Tarzan was created 100 years ago by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Burroughs was born in 1875 Chicago, the son of a Civil War veteran and successful businessman George Burroughs. His mother’s name was Mary. He spent much of his youth on a relative’s...
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72My Favorite Quotable Quotes
1. “Nemo enim fere saltat sobrius, nisi forte insanit." [None dances sober, unless he is completely insane.] - Marcus Tullius Cicero (Pro Murena 13) 2. “Diplomacy is the art of saying ‘nice doggy’ until you can find a rock." - Will...
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66Disney's John Carter of Mars Epic Movie
Movie reviewers have been giving this movie anywhere from two-three stars. I agree with three stars. The film cast $250 million to make, mostly for its excellent CGI effects, and should be reaping in at least $50-80 million a week, which it is...
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62Is "John Carter" as good as "A Princess of Mars"
Not long ago a travesty occurred with the release of a movie entitled "A Princess of Mars". I can hope they meant well, but they failed on all accounts as a representation of the book written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. More recently Disney Studio's...
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