John Carter And The Gods Of Hollywood (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
I quite enjoyed the insider information regarding Hollywood marketing of big films. As someone who does not love the Burroughs books, having not read them since college, I didn't appreciate most of the rest of the book. I am glad I bought this book, under $5.00 in Kindle form. I detected a botched marketing plan and Sellers convinced me that I was right. I also enjoyed the movie.You have to wade through a lot of repetition and padding and self congratulation to finish the book, though. This book seems well-researched when talking about production, marketing, etc., but it's not particularly good. The main message I got out of the first half of it (gave up after that) was that Sellers really really loves John Carter, and thinks you should really really love it, too. Additionally, the book is not very well-written. It's fraught with typos, omitted words, quotes that are missing a beginning or an end, and sentence fragments.
What do You think about John Carter And The Gods Of Hollywood (2012)?
A passionate and detailed portrayal of the film making process. must read for any film geek.
—noemigarcia2001
Better than I though it would be. Could of been shorter (lots of things repeated).
—nick
fascinating look at how Disney set itself up for failure with John Carter.
—Chichay
