Defend It Yourself 23: John Carter (2012) with Brenda from 'Horrifying History'

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Defend It Yourself continues with a modern day classic: John Carter (2012) in which a American Civil War Veteran ends up on Barsoom (Mars).

Brenda and Sean defend John Carter, a brilliant adventure film or as they put it "A Family Friendly Game of Thrones".

Yes, we're serious.

Discussion Points:

-Sean apologises to Sivako: Road To Avatar podcast within minutes.

-Brenda and Sean discuss Avatar (2009), Godzilla Minus One (2023), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023), and Nope (2022), before the John Carter review begins 10 minutes in.

-The abject failure of the marketing for John Carter.

-Sean and Brenda lament that this film didn't get the reaction that it deserved.

-The parallels between this film and Waterworld (1995).

-Don't compare yourself to other franchises.

-Sean has a nightmare with the names.

-The risk aversion attitude of film studios.

-The great world-building.

-Brenda thinks the runtime could have been shortened.

-The very strong characters in the film.

-The importance of trailers.

Raised Questions:

-How has it been a year and a half since Brenda guested on the podcast?

-Does Brenda need to defend this film?

-Why does Sean always use food analogies?

-Should they have changed the title from John Carter of Mars?

-Should Sean employ Brenda as segway-creator?

-Should Disney have had more faith in the film?

-Why don't they let film directors handle the trailers?

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