Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by kSpace (A) on July 01, 2014 at 23:05:39

In Reply to: RE: Burroughs posted by user510 on July 01, 2014 at 15:26:31

I too love the pacing of the story. The narrative voice of John Carter is the common thread through all the stories, as he is the story teller and the main protagonist for the first three books. I think his voice initially seems stilted, as early 20th century writers were wont to do, but quickly fades behind the strength of the narrative, which is amazingly imaginative for the day and set the tone for all future space operas. You may come across more direct evidence of the influence of ERB on the subsequent works of George Lucas in such words as "sith", which is a hornet like monster the size of a bull. The stingers are coated with poison and are used to tip spears carried by warriors of Kaol. Only this spear, smeared with sith poison, can kill a sith, and only when plunged through its heart!

Anyways, other little gems await. I really loved the books. If I could somehow see the movie as a "based-upon" experience, then maybe... but really, read the series and then watch the movie again - it's just ... a missed opportunity I think.

Bob