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- It constantly spoils its own surprises. Flashbacks are nothing new in movies, and if they’re used carefully, they can be quite effective. The original Invasion Of The Body Snatchers has one, largely to avoid an originally intended bleak ending, but it’s inconspicuous enough that you almost forget that it exists.
- There’s a flashback within a flashback within a flashback. When Ghosts Of Mars begins, Ballard’s found alone on the train, and the rest of the film’s violent events are a flashback, as Ballard recounts her sorry tale to some sort of tribunal.
- Drugs repel demons. Tough lawman though she is, Ballard isn’t entirely squeaky-clean. Around her neck, in a little silver box marked with a Celtic knot, she carries a few unidentified pills, which she pops now and again when she’s feeling a bit low.
- People keep shooting demons even though they shouldn’t. Unless we’re severely mistaken (and it’s possible we are – it’s happened before), there’s a bit of a plot fault in Ghosts Of Mars.
Sep 12, 2024 · Ghosts Of Mars, in particular, could have been a trashy yet gripping siege movie, fusing the suspense and claustrophobia of Assault On Precinct 13, the gunplay and cynicism of Escape From New York and the outlandish gore of The Thing.
Ghosts of Mars is pretty much John Carpenter remaking his first big success (and IMHO best) film, Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) but giving it a science fictional setting. You haven’t seen that film?
Ghosts of Mars (titled onscreen as John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars) is a 2001 American space Western [3] action horror film written, directed and scored by John Carpenter. It was produced by Screen Gems and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. It stars Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Jason Statham, Pam Grier, Clea DuVall and Joanna Cassidy.
John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars is not one of Carpenter's better movies, filled as it is with bad dialogue, bad acting, confusing flashbacks, and scenes that are more campy than scary. Read...
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Oct 14, 2024 · We will examine how the movie came together, its failure to impress critics, and how time has played in the movie's favor. Ghosts of Mars Plot and Cast
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Aug 24, 2001 · Ghosts of Mars. Directed by: John Carpenter. Starring: Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Jason Statham, Clea DuVall. Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Horror, Neo-Western, Space Western, Siege Film. Rated the #498 best film of 2001.
