John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars Critic Reviews
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A brawny space opera, transplanting the conventions of Western, cop and martial arts films to the Red Planet.Read the full review
For those so inclined, it's nice to see the girl and the gangsta -- not the gunslinger -- save the day.Read the full review
Borderline-incoherent.Read the full review
Carpenter's heart doesn't seem to be in this lackluster space adventure set in 2176. What's more, his stars -- Natasha Henstridge and Ice Cube -- don't exactly energize the proceedings.Read the full review
Like a zombie picture directed by one of the undead.Read the full review
A turgid recycling of Mr. Carpenter's remake of "The Thing."Read the full review
Slides instantly into the realm of the forgettable.Read the full review
A tired and dispiriting affair that takes forever to get going.Read the full review
Schlocky, sluggish shoot-'em-up.Read the full review
This deliberately pre-'90s slice of rock 'n' roll-tinged sci-fi horror, decorated with anything but the latest in special effects, seems particularly grungy and marginal.Read the full review