John Carter “Rotten Tomatoes” rating currently at 80% “Fresh”

As of this morning, there are 10 reviews up on Rotten Tomatoes for John Carter and 8 of them are “Fresh”, 2 are “Rotten”.  This gives John Carter an 80% “Fresh” rating so far on the much-monitored site.  None of the “top reviewers” have yet reviewed the film, so it is too soon to tell whether this trend will hold.

FRESH

Total Film:  A handsome new sci-fi adventure that feels rather familiar. Enjoyable enough while it lasts, John Carter is big on ambition and disappointingly short on action.

IGN: Disney’s adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ A Princess of Mars knocks it out of this world.

Badass Digest:  It took a hundred years to get on screen, but Edgar Rice Burrough’s classic pulp story gets there right… mostly.

Digital Spy: When John Carter moves up the gears it’s an accomplished blockbuster packed with pulse-racing action.

Matt’s Movie Reviews: Epic in scope and stunning in imagery, John Carter is an old school blockbuster….

WhatCulture:  Lovingly made pulp fantasy

HitFix: John Carter does pulp fiction right and on a grand scale

SFX: Lynn Collins’ feistly Dejah Thoris is the best sci-fi kick-ass princess since Princess Leia

ROTTEN

Quickflix: An Underwhelming Epic

Fan the Fire: The story veers between interesting, boring, and borderline incomprehensible.