Ghosts of Mars
Set in 2176, a Martian police unit is dispatched to retrieve a highly dangerous criminal from a remote mining outpost. Upon arrival, the facility is found deserted, and a threat far more formidable than any fugitive emerges: the original inhabitants of Mars, determined to reclaim their planet.
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John Carpenter
Darin Rivetti
K.C. Colwell
Kim Berner
Chemen A. Ochoa
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Frankly, this could have been set anywhere, but Mars in the late 22nd century is the venue for this slice of mediocre sci-fi horror. It all centres around a group of police officers who are detached to a remote mining colony to apprehend the wanted murderer "Desolation Williams" (the single-gear actor that is Ice Cube). Led by "Ballard" (Natasha Henstridge) these cops, and their target, soon discover that their location has been compromised and pretty soon they are under siege from an army of zombies with an unique (and quite well depicted) means of entering and controlling the human body. Odd to see Jason Statham with hair, but otherwise I found this to be a pretty unremarkable drama that I can't think John Carpenter would look back on particularly fondly. Henstridge is competent, but her part is so generic and the dialogue - especially with her and a lacklustre Pam Grier is banal. It looks OK, and the pace once we start picks up too, but the whole thing is really derivative and this attempt to mix the horror and sci-fi genres is too dependent on some, admittedly decent, make up effects before an ending that left me wondering if a sequel were to be in the offing. Fans of JC may get more from it, but for me it's not a film to bother watching again.
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The directors of Ghosts of Mars are John Carpenter, Darin Rivetti, K.C. Colwell, Kim Berner, and Chemen A. Ochoa.
The cast of Ghosts of Mars includes Jason Statham as Sgt. Jericho Butler, Michael Krawic as Man in the Rover, Natasha Henstridge as Lt. Melanie Ballard, Richard Cetrone as Big Daddy Mars, Peter Jason as Engineer McSimms, Marjean Holden as Young Woman, Danielle Burgio as Local Lady Cop (uncredited), Doug McGrath as Benchley, Matt Nolan as Miner, Joanna Cassidy as Dr. Arlene Whitlock, Robert Carradine as Rodale, Ice Cube as James 'Desolation' Williams, and more.
The duration of Ghosts of Mars is 1h 38 mins.
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Ghosts of Mars was released on 14 Aug 2001.
Ghosts of Mars is listed under Action, Horror, and Science Fiction on Fanbiz.
Ghosts of Mars has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 5.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Frankly, this could have been set anywhere, but Mars in the late 22nd century is the venue for this slice of mediocre sci-fi horror. It all centres around a group of police offi..."
