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