Tag Archives: James Purefoy

DVD review | John Carter – Taylor Kitsch bounds to glory as Edgar Rice Burroughs’ interplanetary warrior

Posted on 2 July 2012 by Jason Best

Propelled from the world of Westerns into the realm of sci-fi, a Civil War veteran turns interplanetary warrior in John Carter, a rollicking fantasy adventure based on stories dreamed up a century ago by Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs. Former … Continue reading →

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Film review | John Carter – Disney add CGI muscle to Edgar Rice Burroughs’ seminal sci-fi yarn

Posted on 9 March 2012 by Jason Best

Before he created the iconic character of Tarzan, prolific pulp author Edgar Rice Burroughs dreamed up an even more fanciful hero – John Carter, a Confederate army captain turned interplanetary warrior whose exploits form the basis of this rollicking fantasy … Continue reading →

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DVD review | Ironclad

Posted on 18 July 2011 by Jason Best

Picking up where Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood left off, gory medieval action drama Ironclad shows what happened after dastardly King John reluctantly signed the Magna Carta in 1215. The petulant monarch (Paul Giamatti) is aghast at the effrontery of his … Continue reading →

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