Wednesday 19 September 2012

Ghosts Of Mars (2001) 6/10

Starring : Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Jason Statham, Clea DuVall, Pam Grier, Joanna Cassidy
Director : John Carpenter
Running Time : 95 mins

In the distant future a team of police officers is sent to Mars to transport a wanted criminal, Desolation Williams (Cube), back to Earth but upon arrival they discover that everyone in the Martian mining community has been possessed by malevolent and incredible violent Martian spirits.

This is definitely not one of John Carpenter’s better efforts, although I still think it is miles better than Halloween. The effects are pretty subpar, and the acting could be better, coupled with the fact that the lighting really makes everything look like a bad set and you have the makings of a pretty poor movie. Thankfully the plot is kind of original, even though the possessed miners do look just like the villains from any of a number of Carpenter’s movies, and we have to give him points for that.

You’ll like this if you liked : Doomsday

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