Ghosts of Mars

Screen Gems | Release Date: August 24, 2001

7.5	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 178 Ratings

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raciocinioOct 21, 2015

WHAT A Boring action,horror movie...............................................................................................................................

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juliankennedy23Aug 3, 2014

Ghosts of Mars: 3 out of 10: All right how is this for a premise. In the future, on a Mars ruled by lesbians (so far so good), head cop Pam Grier (a little old but always a pleasure), her ecstasy addicted assistant Natasha Henstridge (yeahGhosts of Mars: 3 out of 10: All right how is this for a premise. In the future, on a Mars ruled by lesbians (so far so good), head cop Pam Grier (a little old but always a pleasure), her ecstasy addicted assistant Natasha Henstridge (yeah baby), and a kick ass Jason Statham (always watchable) take on an army of zombies in a western mining town. How could you possibly screw this up?

Well John Carpenter does. First of all there is no nudity, none, zippo, zilch. Since this is an R rated space opera, with lesbians, with Pam Grier, and for the love of god with Natasha Henstridge (I almost didn't recognize her with her clothes on. I mean did she even have a shirt in Species?)

This is a shock. Now I hardly demand nudity from films but I haven't been this surprised since I rented that Shannon Tweed action film Face the Evil (Where a uniquely clothed Shannon Tweed pretends to be Bruce Willis and we all learn a lesson about the acting ability of former Playboy Centerfolds.)

Well at least it has zombies right? Well sort of. Apparently the miners were possessed by those ghosts from that Final Fantasy movie and the have all gone off and pierced themselves, raided the post apocalyptic fashion closet and become cannibals. They look ridiculous and are about as threatening as a suburban junior high school dance. Their leader looks like a third rate heavy metal drummer joined his school's body piercing club.

Speaking of strange fetishes the movie seems to have one for flashbacks. None of the film is told in real time. Instead we have a flashback within a flashback within a flashback. This destroys any semblance of tension. In fact it such a bizarre choice one feels Carpenter choose it to hide the serious plot holes. It didn't work.

With zero tension, no nudity, lame villains, horrible dialog and special effects that bring only one word to mind (Lionel), Ghosts of Mars is simply a mess. I'm still waiting for my futuristic lesbian zombie film. Maybe Wes Craven will give it a try.… Expand

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YoursTrulyNov 15, 2012

So dreadfully low quality that I don't even know what to say. I will grant it one star because its incompetence gives me a laugh. But sincerely, this is barely even a movie.

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LoRevisorJan 5, 2015

Um filme sem nexo e sem qualquer sentido é ótimo para quem curte um heavy metal,porém péssimo para quem gosta de um bom entretenimento e muito mas um entretenimento inteligente. Desperdiça o talento de Statham. Mas mesmo assim as cenas deUm filme sem nexo e sem qualquer sentido é ótimo para quem curte um heavy metal,porém péssimo para quem gosta de um bom entretenimento e muito mas um entretenimento inteligente. Desperdiça o talento de Statham. Mas mesmo assim as cenas de ação são boas,na verdade é só isso o filme… Expand

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SAiKoUOct 14, 2020

A very bad movie, I remember seeing it in the cinema.
Even if it is meant to be campy, it is soo bad!

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HellHoleHorrorMay 1, 2022

This isn't a horror movie and it isn't an action movie. It is really stupid and boring actually. There were no good bits; it was just an onslaught of bad acting, unimaginative fight scenes, dull action and a really bad story that is only aThis isn't a horror movie and it isn't an action movie. It is really stupid and boring actually. There were no good bits; it was just an onslaught of bad acting, unimaginative fight scenes, dull action and a really bad story that is only a little bit better than the abysmal style. The worst thing was the decision to use cross fades so damn much - it looked terrible! Don't bother!… Expand

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KyleMDec 30, 2008

The worst film John Carpenter ever made. So bad it nearly ruins movies that it has nothing to do with. It's hard to enjoy other John Carpenter movies while burdened with the knowledge that the same guy also made this one.

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JonSDec 30, 2008

Worst movie I've ever seen.

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WilliamWFeb 26, 2009

Everything about this movie sucks, bad script, bad acting, bad direction, bad photography, bad makeup, total and utter drivel from start to finish. Worst of all it's boring! If you like action then there are hundreds of better action Everything about this movie sucks, bad script, bad acting, bad direction, bad photography, bad makeup, total and utter drivel from start to finish. Worst of all it's boring! If you like action then there are hundreds of better action films out there, so don't waste your time with this miserable mess. John Carpenter should be ashamed, but at least he takes the blame by adding his once proud name to the title. Anyone that defends this tripe needs to go back to school and probably needs house training too.… Expand

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MikefromAngusJan 26, 2014

The movie is bad. Very bad! The whole story idea, behind the movie has been done a thousand times. It a badly made mad max with a setting done one "mars"

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atomicchickenNov 27, 2018

By Far, John Carpenter's worst movie. It has the look of a TV movie of the week, rather than a John Carpenter masterpiece. He should have hired Dean Cundy to shoot this, so it would at least LOOK great. The writing, the acting and yes, theBy Far, John Carpenter's worst movie. It has the look of a TV movie of the week, rather than a John Carpenter masterpiece. He should have hired Dean Cundy to shoot this, so it would at least LOOK great. The writing, the acting and yes, the direction of this film are amateurish and stilted. The editing is the worst of all, with a constant, confounding use of dissolves on live action for no apparent reason. And then there's Ice Cube..What was Carpenter thinking? Then again this is the guy that ruined his masterpiece, Escape From New York with that turd, Escape from LA a couple years earlier. Seeing Snake Plissken riding a surf board made me physically ill. Its mind boggling that this is the same mind and vision that gave us Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween, Escape fro New York and The Thing.… Expand

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