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Aug 24, 2001 · Action. 98 minutes ‧ R ‧ 2001. Roger Ebert. August 24, 2001. 3 min read. John Carpenter’s “Ghosts of Mars” is a brawny space opera, transplanting the conventions of Western, cop and martial arts films to the Red Planet. As waves of zombified killers attack the heroes, actions scenes become shooting galleries, and darned if in the year ...
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. A rather ...
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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.
Oct 14, 2024 · Ghosts of Mars marks John Carpenter's 20th feature film. At this point, Carpenter was already established as an icon, with The Thing, Halloween, and They Live representing some of the best horror ...
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Commentators: John Carpenter (director/co-writer), Natasha Henstridge(actor) 1.Henstridge joined the production just one week before filming began. Courtney Love had dropped out over a broken ankle… or as Carpenter says, “She just didn’t work out.” 2.The opening features a model train they “tried to make look less like a model but it still looks ju...
“I’m sitting here today with the very beautiful, very talented, and the very annoying Natasha Henstridge.” “If the women like you, you know you’re hot.” “You’re just kind of a mess basically.” “There’s the Cubester.” “I was the only one taking serious drugs on the movie.” “Why did you write us all so dumb, John?” “You know what’s interesting about ...
Ghosts of Marsis an odd commentary track. The best Carpenter commentaries are the ones that see him paired with Kurt Russell as the two get along extremely well and feed off of each other’s enthusiasm. His tracks with crew members aren’t nearly as much fun as they typically run a bit dry. This one sits somewhere in the middle for no other reason th...
Ghosts of Mars is a thrilling, over-the-top, all-out action film from start to finish, directed by John Carpenter in his penultimate effort, with glimpses of his prior works like Assault on Precinct 13, The Thing, and Escapes From New York.
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'Ghosts of Mars' (2001) review - John Carpenter's over-the-top, all-out-action film set on Mars is an exhilarating experience Discussion Ghosts of Mars is a thrilling, over-the-top, all-out action film from start to finish, directed by John Carpenter in his penultimate effort, with glimpses of his prior works like Assault on Precinct 13, The Thing, and Escapes From New York.
