Set in Hollywood. You didn't think about it.

You're suggesting it's ironic? I'd then argue it's set in the 1930's. CGI or not they still used plenty of technology that didn't exist during that time to make their movie. What difference does the location make? Yes it's *mildly* ironic I suppose, but it's not like they were ever going to make a period piece with stuff that only existed at the time just because it was set in Hollywood.

However, shooting digital and using CGI would be the exact opposite of the way things were done in Hollywood c.1938.

Anyway, the CGI is likely only part of what makes John Carter suck.

There in lies my question, why does it having CGI automatically make it suck? What is it about CGI that makes the movie's quality drop in your eyes? As I said, my girlfriend is the same, CGI is like this automatic turn-off from any film. I'm just trying to understand why.

Things that don't exist don't matter.

After filming of the first three Star Wars films, Lucas went to extreme measures to try and keep details about the story from being leaked — even going so far as sequestering cast and crew, etc. After filming his parts of Phantom Menace, Liam Neeson went on Letterman's show and when asked about the story, said he didn't know what it was even about. He worked primarily on a green screen and had no idea what would be on the screen with him. Broadly speaking, that is what makes CGI suck.

Willem Dafoe was on the Colbert Report promoting John Carter last week. Watch for his severe lack of enthusiasm.

CGI empowers lazy directors. Frank Miller's Spirit movie. Watch the making of featurette for Beowulf to see the flabby thing Robert Zemeckis has become.

So basically, discussing film with allen is like discussing cooking with a vegetarian.

Discussing anything with Joe is like waiting for an inadequate analogy to happen.

If you don't like meat, why comment on a barbeque recipe?

If you can't comment on the subject at hand, why comment on the subject at hand?

If the subject at hand is a CGI movie you haven't even seen, and you don't like any CGI movies, why did you feel compelled to comment on the subject at hand?