In 2176, in Mars, Lieutenant Melanie Ballard (Natasha Henstridge) returns alone from a mission, hand-cuffed to a bar in a train in autopilot. Ballard is summoned by a commission and explains that the team formed by Commander Helena Braddock (Pam Grier), Sgt Jericho Butler (Jason Statham), the rookies Bashira Kincaid (Clea DuVall) and Michael Descanso (Liam Waite) and she were assigned to bring the dangerous criminal James "Desolation" Williams (Ice Cube) from a mining outpost to the prison. On the arrival, they note that there is no person in the town and Desolation is locked in a cell with other prisoners. Meanwhile Sgt. Butler meets Commander Braddock beheaded and a group of haywire miners and comes to the jailhouse with three locals that are normal. But soon they learn that the guys are gangsters' friends of Desolation that intend to release him. When they meet the scientist Whitlock (Joanna Cassidy), she discloses that she accidentally released a force from an underground room developed by the former Martian civilization to protect against invaders and now the miners are possessed by this evil ghosts and destroying the humans.
Despite the bad and unfair reviews of the professional critics, "Ghosts of Mars" is another entertaining film by John Carpenter. The original story was supposed to be based on Snake Plissken, but the studio changed the story and forced Ice Cube as the belligerent hero. The cast is great, with young and veteran actors and actresses. The DVD released by Columbia in Brazil has making of and many Extras. The music score by John Carpenter and Anthrax is another plus in this good film. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Fantasmas de Marte" ("Ghosts of Mars")
Despite the bad and unfair reviews of the professional critics, "Ghosts of Mars" is another entertaining film by John Carpenter. The original story was supposed to be based on Snake Plissken, but the studio changed the story and forced Ice Cube as the belligerent hero. The cast is great, with young and veteran actors and actresses. The DVD released by Columbia in Brazil has making of and many Extras. The music score by John Carpenter and Anthrax is another plus in this good film. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Fantasmas de Marte" ("Ghosts of Mars")