John carpenters ghosts of mars is not one of carpenters better movies, filled as it is with bad dialogue, bad. Set in the second half of the 22nd century when mars has been mostly terraformed this tale is told mostly in retrospect by natasha henstridges police lieutenant, the sole. Arguably the horrorscifi directors most routine movie. Ghosts of mars 2001 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. John carpenters ghosts of mars is a violent rock and rolling science fiction adventure that pumps out a lot of pointless energy. In ghosts of mars, the seasoned writerdirectorcomposer lets loose with all the cinematic suspense and violence one could expect from the man behind halloween and escape from new york. John carpenters ghosts of mars is a criminally underrated bmovie. Carpenters first big movie, although its basically an expanded schoolproject. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing john carpenters ghosts of mars near you. She and a police snatch squad are sent to mars to apprehend a dangerous. John carpenters penultimate theatrical feature to date is easily one of his best, considering the odds against it. John carpenters ghosts of mars 2001 movie moviefone.
Love it or hate it there is no in between with this one, it was a bmovie that knew it was a bmovie and didnt try to be anything else. Jericho jason statham discovers the commanders head on a stick and the selfmutilated ones who did it. It would not be until 2010 that he made another full feature film, the ward. John carpenters ghosts of mars 2001 lets kick some. The lone exception to the mars curse is total recall, which is a fine film, but it can be persuasively argued that it never actually takes place on mars at all. Richard cetrone in ghosts of mars 2001 ice cube and clea duvall in ghosts of mars 2001. John carpenters ghosts of mars is not one of carpenters better movies, filled as it is with bad dialogue, bad acting, confusing flashbacks, and. Ghosts of mars is a 2001 american science fiction action horror film written, directed and scored by john carpenter. Some rag on the special effects, some on john carpenters soundtrack, some complain there. This is one of the best scenes of the movie and sets the viewers up to think, hey, these guys know what theyre doing. John carpenter s ghosts of mars the horrors behind the hill. John carpenters ghosts of mars catching the train outta hell. Ghosts of mars is a 2001 scifiactionhorror film directed by john carpenter. At one time written as the next escape movie with kurt russel back as snake, the movie was later reworked with ice cube taking over the role as desolation williams.
Some rag on the special effects, some on john carpenters soundtrack, some complain there is. Ghosts of mars 2001 official trailer 1 ice cube movie years in. John carpenters ghosts of mars was by far the most entertaining movie of the summer, and it died an unjustly death. Ghosts of mars full movie watch online, stream or download chili.
Ballard natasha henstridge and desolation ice cube lead the fight against the possessed miners after the train doesnt arrive in. Ghosts of mars 2001 as stated in the introduction to this filmography ranking, its the opinion of this writer that carpenter never made a bad film, and ghosts of mars puts that proclamation to the test. Long colonized by human settlers, the red planet has become the manifest destiny of an overpopulated earth. Its 2176 and mars has been terraformed to have a breathable atmosphere by some matriarchal mining corporation.
John carpenter revealed after the movies failure that he had become inspired and driven after he had made ghosts of marsand decided to leave. What happened to john carpenters ghosts of mars duration. Or maybe its because ghosts of mars is more of a doom movie than the doom movie was. Nearly 640,000 people now live and work all over mars, mining the planet for its. John carpenters ghosts of mars 2001 john carpenter. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
Purchase john carpenters ghosts of mars on digital and stream instantly or download offline. I finally watched it a few months ago when i watched every carpenter movie while on was out of commission with a. With natasha henstridge, ice cube, pam grier, jason statham. Many people consider ghosts of mars as one of carpenters worst films, but if thats true then why. Ghosts of mars john carpenter, ice cube null, natasha. Ballard natasha henstridge and her crew make a last ditch effort back to the train. Has a lot of dark humour, and is the precursor for dan obannon. Ghosts of mars is a 2001 american science fiction action horror film written, directed and scored. Vampires opens with a trained, fullyequipped team of vampire slayers, led by jack crow james woods, methodically purging a nest of its fanged occupants. John carpenters ghosts of mars is a brawny space opera, transplanting the conventions of western, cop and martial arts films to the red planet. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. Even after 18 feature films and numerous tv excursions, genre auteur john carpenter still gives his fans what they want. His family moved to bowling green, kentucky, where his father, a professor, was head of the music department at western kentucky university.
John carpenters ghosts of mars is a criminally underrated. In 2176, a martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post. John carpenters ghosts of mars battling the possessed. Although carpenter has worked with various movie genres, he is associated most commonly with horror, action, and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s. Watch john carpenters ghosts of mars online verizon fios tv. Jason statham and ice cube go to mars to battle zombielike creatures. Upon arrival, the cops find that the post has become a charnel house. John carpenters ghosts of mars is not one of carpenters better movies, filled as it is with bad dialogue, bad acting, confusing flashbacks, and scenes that are more campy than scary. A cracksquad of space police consisting of melanie. John carpenters ghosts of mars full movie movies anywhere. Throw john carpenters ghosts of mars on the not bad pile.
It is universally panned, woefully acted, the story is confusing as heck, production value nonexistent, practically ends in the middle of the plot. The one intriguing thing about john carpenters ghosts of mars is how such a dreadful screenplay. Watch john carpenters ghosts of mars horror on directv. Natasha henstridge of species and the whole nine yards plays lt. Watch the full length movie of john carpenters ghosts of mars online or on the fios mobile app. John carpenters ghosts of mars the horrors behind the hill. John howard carpenter was born in carthage, new york, to mother milton jean carter and father howard ralph carpenter. What happened to john carpenter s ghosts of mars duration. Natasha hestridge, ice cube, jason statham, pam grier, joanna cassidy, clea duvall, john carpenter. As waves of zombified killers attack the heroes, actions scenes become shooting galleries, and darned if in the year 2176 they arent still hurling sticks of dynamite from moving trains. Long inhabited by human settlers, the red planet has become the manifest destiny of an overpopulated earth.
All 20 john carpenter movies ranked from worst to best. Melanie ballard, a veteran of the mars police force, circa 2176 a. Many people consider ghosts of mars as one of carpenters worst films, but if thats true then why cant i stop watching it. Ghosts of mars is een amerikaanse sciencefictionfilm uit 2001 onder regie van john carpenter. Its plain silly nonsense, but slightly entertaining. Released august 24th, 2001, john carpenters ghosts of mars stars ice cube, natasha henstridge, jason statham, clea duvall the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score. Carpenters ghosts of mars is a harrowing tale of rescue and escape from a colonized mars 175 years into the future.
Halloween, the thing, they live, big trouble in little china. Watch john carpenter s ghosts of mars horror on directv. John carpenter s ghosts of mars lets kick some ass. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. After a debriefing and thinking the terror is over, lt. 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. John howard carpenter born january 16, 1948 is an american filmmaker, screenwriter and composer. John carpenters ghosts of mars 2001 cast and crew long inhabited by human settlers, the red planet has become the manifest destiny of an overpopulated earth. Many have argued that its not really a mars movie, but a western with a weird setting, which is indirectly true.
John carpenter s ghosts of mars catching the train outta hell. From john carpenter, the master of horror behind 1998s hit john. John carpenters ghosts of mars was exactly as i expected rough around the edges and a marvellously entertaining and totally unpretentious action sf horror movie. John carpenters ghosts of mars 2001 rotten tomatoes.
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