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A camera boat on Lake Powell films Carter and Dejah as they make their way down the River Iss for a scene in "John Carter." Frank Conor/Disney The heroic John Carter may have conquered the Zodangans in the new science fiction movie bearing his name, but he just couldn't beat down the mighty expectations of Hollywood.

Big Water, Utah a The wind kicks up the sand in the desert of Mars, and a few hundred Earthlings hunker down.