Sometimes I wonder. Growing up, one of the first books/series I ever read was E.R. Burroughs'
A Princess of Mars. I waited (literally) 50 years—a half century (and likely more than half my lifetime)—for that movie to be made. At one point, Jon Favreau (director of
Iron Man 1 & 2 and
Cowboys & Aliens) was talking about directing it; his vision was to do a trilogy of the first 3 books in the series—
faithful to the original books. My heart leapt. Instead, we got another debacle so bad it ruined the prospects for another Barsoom movie anytime soon. They basically waved the book over it, with a Disney-ized version of Woola. I could go on for days, and that's one instance where I think I would
welcome a reboot if Favreau were put in charge to realize his concept.
Changes were made in
Lord of the Rings too, but
nothing like the kind they made in
John Carter. Despite the necessary licences taken (for technical and other film-making reasons), we still have a masterpiece telling the same story.
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....there where no boring parts in the movie.
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