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Scene from the 2001 john carpenter movie ghost of mars. Ghosts of mars 2001 official trailer 1 ice cube movie years in the future, a martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post. Dicks books about miserable martian colonists, suckered into emigrating through advertising back on the crowded earth. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. We are never told what kind of nuclear material is in the reactor. The beretta 92fs inox is the sidearm carried by lt. And as this mysterious force moves across the southern valley. This is one of the best scenes of the movie and sets the viewers up to think, hey, these guys know what theyre doing. Ghosts of mars originally started off as escape from mars, but when escape from l. John carpenters ghosts of mars was exactly as i expected rough around the edges and a marvellously entertaining and totally unpretentious action sf horror movie.
Download ghosts of mars 2001 movie full hd, divx, dvd summary movie ghosts of mars 2001 set 200 years in the future, intergalactic cop melanie ballard natasha henstridge and her team have an assignment of transferring a dangerous criminal named desolation williams ice cube to a prison in the outpost city of chryse on the planet mars. I had seen big trouble in little china before but didnt really know who john carpenter was. A cracksquad of space police consisting of melanie. Thats established well enough, but the film immediately becomes a derivative zombie tale that has no special relationship to its scifi setting. Nearly 640,000 people now live and work all over mars, mining the planet for its. Ghosts of mars internet movie firearms database guns in. Mar 17, 2009 ghosts of mars seemed to have some potential unlike most of carpenters recent pictures, its neither hiredgun hackwork like the remakes village of the damned and vampires nor a grossly. Ghosts of mars may have been one of john carpenters lesser works, but that doesnt. That even includes the bulldog shotgun and the arx160 assault rifle. Melanie ballard is a hard nosed police chief in the year 2025.
Ghosts of mars transcripts wiki fandom powered by wikia. By the year 2025, the planet mars, long inhabited by human settlers, has become the manifest destiny of an overpopulated earth. Pam grier interview with tim nasson for ghosts of mars. Doom 2005, pitch black 2000, escape from new york 1981, pandorum 2009, last rites 2006.
The colonies have been established for some time, and terraforming has transformed the martian atmosphere to a nearearthlike environment. It was directed by john carpenter and written by carpenter and larry sulkis. John carpenters ghosts of mars is not one of carpenters better movies, filled as it is with bad dialogue, bad acting, confusing flashbacks, and scenes that are more campy than scary. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 39 produced by 1 music by 2.
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John carpenters ghosts of mars battling the possessed. The conflict that unfolded soon after nasa document leak went far beyond what anyone could have imagined. Think about it, from the start youve got a crew of, well, theyre basically bounty hunters, all geared up in. Ghosts of mars is set in 2176, when humankind has settled on mars. Ghosts of mars, original ghost weapon your movie props. A stunt valtro pm5 shotgun used by the mars police in john carpenters 2001 action horror film, ghosts of mars. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. As waves of zombified killers attack the heroes, actions scenes become shooting galleries, and darned if in the year 2176 they arent still hurling sticks of dynamite from moving trains. Ghosts of mars 2001 is his second last film the last being the ward. Natasha henstridge, ice cube, jason statham, clea duvall, pam grier you don. Vampires opens with a trained, fullyequipped team of vampire slayers, led by jack crow james woods, methodically purging a nest of its fanged occupants. This is a cod zombies map based on the movie ghosts of mars.
Ghosts are real, except for the maverick assault rifle and the maverick a2 sniper rifle, both which were introduced as dlc weapons in call of duty. Melanie ballard natasha henstridge and by rookie michael descanso liam waite, this stunt shotgun is made of rubber and has been modified to. Ghosts of mars, original ghost weapon original movie prop weapon. John carpenters ghosts of mars is a 2001 action film directed by john carpenter. Us government took it to the whole new level by hiding evidence of alien artifacts discovered by viking 1 lander. Upon arrival, the cops find that the post has become a charnel house. Its party time scene from 2001 ghost of mars youtube. The film stars natasha henstridge, ice cube, jason statham, clea duvall, joanna cassidy and 1970s icon pam. Mars police force the officers wear navy blue leather outerwear with some black equipment. If dreck like ghosts of mars is the route carpenter wants to take, then it may be time for the aging filmmaker to take a step back and remember where he was coming from back in a time when his name above a picture meant this was a movie to get excited about. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Ghosts of mars is a 2001 american science fiction horror movie written, directed and scored by john carpenter.
Melanie ballard natasha henstridge is a hard nosed police chief in the year 2025. Its the year 2176, and human colonists on mars are controlled by a political matronage, with women for reasons unexplained holding court in the capitol city of chryse. The monster is the ghost of an ancient mars race, unstoppably savage. Ghosts of mars 2001 bomb report the movie guide to. After a debriefing and thinking the terror is over, lt. John carpenters ghosts of mars podcasting them softly. From internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games. Ghosts of mars hatchet weapon join or login to view results screen gems, 2001 hatchet weapon measuring 30 in. Author alistair maclean wrote bestsellers that were. When he is mistaken for dead, todd is dumped on a distant planet thats been used by earths inhabitants for waste disposal. Mars has been colonized and it has been terraformed by 84%, allowing humans to walk on the surface without pressure suits. When watching the film you will find yourself reminded of the thing, alien, prince of darkness, dawn of the dead and many others. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Soldier is a 1998 science fiction film starring kurt russell as todd, a man born and raised as a soldier in a secret government program and now finds himself considered obsolete after decades of war.
Black gate articles revisiting the scene of the crash. Ghosts of mars begins with some escape from new yorkstyle exposition, letting us know that its the year 2176, and marswhich is just a decade away from being terraformed into having earth. Something that had been buried for centuries has just been uncovered. A futuristic police squad is sent to collect a dangerous prisoner known as desolation williams ice cube from a small town on mars, only to find the place completely deserted. Skip to navigation press enter skip to main content press enter movie. There is nowhere to go and no way to survive except to fight in an all out only. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
Police officers and criminals of the future band together to battle various homicidal colonists on mars who are possessed by some ancient martian spirit. Williams and ballard head off to war with their shiny machine guns. John carpenters ghosts of mars 2001 lets kick some. Actress pam grier marches across the planet mars 200 mm years in the future as commander helena braddock in john carpenters ghosts of mars. Home in 2020 ghosts of mars, mars movies, movies online. Their ghosts possess living bodies and turn them into brutes, selfharming, violence obsessed and fearless. Aug 30, 2019 ghosts of mars, theres a title that better get lived up to with the film therein. Theyre concerned that the rumors are getting out of control. Liked the soundtrack, the heavy angst ridden sounds fit real well with the surreal psychedelic imagery and well accent the bleak horror of being in a situation where the force to fight against is super horrific and unseen. A decade plus and a solid six more viewings and ive decided i actually really, really dig this flick. Love it or hate it there is no in between with this one, it was a b movie that knew it was a b movie and didnt try to be anything else. Ghosts of mars, theres a title that better get lived up to with the film therein. The horrific opening weekend coming in ninth place meant ghosts of mars rapidly evaporated into the thin atmosphere, leaving a carbon blast mark people interpreted as the end of john. In the film, a squadron of police on mars encounter locals who have been possessed by angry spirits of the red planet.
Henstridge and her incredible physique toting an automatic weapon around. The story takes place on mars in the future where a group of officers of the mars police force are sent to pick up and bring back a criminal that had been arrested in a small mining town only to discover the townspeople posessed by the titular ghosts. Top 10 embarrassing movies by critically acclaimed. While carpenter films like the thing dealt with themes of paranoia and isolation, ghosts of mars deals directly with the theme of ghosts in the form of malevolent demons, specifically. All basic stuff, and yet carpenter brings pacing and style to. John carpenters ghosts of mars 2001 movie moviefone. Download ghosts of mars 2001 movie full hd, divx, dvd. The goal of this map is to create a scenario similar to the film where they are fighting their way through the town to the maglev train to escape. John carpenters ghosts of mars 2001 rotten tomatoes. With natasha henstridge, ice cube, pam grier, jason statham. Primitive ingenuity, skilled at creating bladed weapons and primite technology from future technology. I think that by the time the movie hit its stride there were an additional six or seven people carrying guns and stupidly killing the bad guys. The mining activities on mars have unleashed the spirits of alien beings who gradually possess the bodies of the workers.
Melanie ballard natasha henstridge throughout the movie. Ghosts of mars is a 2001 american science fiction action horror film written, directed and scored. Ghosts of mars internet movie firearms database guns. Adorned in leather army fatigues, a fabulous long, black wig, not one but two machine guns, and professing her love towards colleague lt.
Jun 08, 2016 i caught this flick in cinemas back in 2001 when it hit theaters, and i enjoyed it. The movie stars rapper turned actor ice cube, natasha henstridge, pam grier, joanna cassidy, jason statham, richard cetrone. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing john carpenters ghosts of mars near you. Long inhabited by human settlers, the red planet has become the manifest destiny of an overpopulated earth. This is one of the screen used guns that appeared in the film ghosts of mars. The star of the movie, though, is natasha henstridge species. The movie is directed and written by john carpenter. In 2176, a martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post. Whatever the reason, and even if this film was considered box office poison, ghosts of mars is a bloody success in this fans eyes. In essence, zombies that can wield basic weapons and fight. Or maybe its because ghosts of mars is more of a doom movie than the doom movie was. Weapons master, highly skilled at wielding swords, blades, razor disks, spears, etc. Nearly 640,000 people now live and work all over mars, mining the. The film is set in the future on a different planet.
Ghosts of mars evokes the offworld setting of philip k. Ghosts of mars 2001 is a mad maxs style violent scifi action movie set on partly terraformed mars at the end of 22nd century. Ghosts of mars is in essence a conglomeration of tons of past john carpenters films. Aug 29, 2014 people have praised john carpenters halloween and the thing as his crowning achievements, acknowledging them as groundbreakers in the genre of horror, with halloween often credited with spawning a slew of slasher flicks that saturated the 1980s into today, while the thing supposedly changed the shape pun most certainly intended of movie monsters. Its story is a complete nonsense where evil martian ghosts take control of the minds of human colonists to violently destroy everything and everyone around.
Aug 24, 2001 ghosts of mars was first dated for august 17 and then pushed back a week to the sleepy end of summer frame on august 24. Watching ghosts of mars on bluray was my first time seeing the movie since august 2001, when it managed to hold onto multiplex screens for a week. The film stars natasha henstridge, ice cube, jason statham, pam grier, clea duvall, and joanna cassidy. Miniature armored train john carpenters ghosts of mars. Ghosts of mars 2001 view all 264 items of biggles original 249 replica 15 send biggles a message. Set in the second half of the 22nd century when mars has been mostly terraformed this tale is told mostly in retrospect by natasha henstridges police lieutenant, the sole. Ghosts of mars 2001 movie props, costumes and wardrobe. Ballard natasha henstridge and desolation ice cube lead the fight against the possessed miners after the train doesnt arrive in. Ghosts of mars is an american horror film of the science fiction and survival horror subgenres. This unintentional comedy opened against a slew of comedies jay and silent bob strike back, summer catch, bubble boy and the curse of the jade scorpion. John carpenter has stated himself that he never meant to make something for people to take seriously and one need only look at the title to surmise that brainpower wont be mandatory here and you essentially get an escapist. Sep 18, 2001 john carpenters ghosts of mars was by far the most entertaining movie of the summer, and it died an unjustly death. People have praised john carpenters halloween and the thing as his crowning achievements, acknowledging them as groundbreakers in the genre of horror, with halloween often credited with spawning a slew of slasher flicks that saturated the 1980s into today, while the thing supposedly changed the shape pun most certainly intended of movie monsters. Mars has been occupied by humans for some time and they have set up mining facilities.
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