How can a movie simultaneously have something and absolutely nothing happen?
The only thing more generic and boring than the dialog were the action scenes.
Did Carpenter use all the rehearsal footage? Because it didn’t feel like any of the actors were giving even 50%.(Soundtrack is alright.)
Ghosts of Mars
Terror is the same on any planet.
Rating
2.0 (1)
Release Date
8/24/2001Runtime
98 minsOverview
In 2176, a Martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post. Upon arrival, the cops find the post deserted and something far more dangerous than any criminal — the original inhabitants of Mars, hellbent on getting their planet back.
How It Feels
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A pulpy sci-fi action-horror that doesn't take itself too seriously, delivering alien possession mayhem and genre thrills on the red planet with campy energy and practical effects.
Mood
Dread-soakedExhilaratingParanoid
Themes
SurvivalRevengeColonialism
Tone
Playful
Pacing
Propulsive
Look
Stylized genrePractical effects
Structure
Framed flashback
Heads up
Graphic violenceBody horror
Natasha Henstridge
Lt. Melanie Ballard
Ice Cube
James 'Desolation' Williams
Pam Grier
Commander Helena Braddock
Jason Statham
Sgt. Jericho Butler
Clea DuVall
Bashira Kincaid
Joanna Cassidy
Dr. Arlene Whitlock
Richard Cetrone
Big Daddy Mars
Rosemary Forsyth
Inquisitor
Liam Waite
Michael Descanso
Duane Davis
Uno
Lobo Sebastian
Dos
Rodney A. Grant
Tres
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