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Movie review: John Carter

By Katie Mulligan Even after five years and $250 million of development, the story of John Carter falls short of expectations John Carter may be rated PG-13, but there is no lack of action and bloodshed, amplified by special effects and 3D glasses. Adapted by Disney from the 1912 novel A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the movie takes place just after the American Civil War. Taylor Kitsch plays war-weary former Confederate captain John Carter who is first seen in Arizona, searching for gold in the land of the Apache Indians. Hiding in a cave from Apaches, he…

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