Rotten
Written, directed, and edited with the offhand shoddiness of a day worker thinking about his evening beer.
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice
Ghosts of Mars
Terror is the same on any planet.
2001 · 1h 38m · R
Action, Horror, Science Fiction
Directed by
John Carpenter
Overview
In 2176, a Martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post. Upon arrival, the cops find the post deserted and something far more dangerous than any criminal — the original inhabitants of Mars, hellbent on getting their planet back.
Director and cast
- John Carpenter Director
- Natasha Henstridge as Lt. Melanie Ballard
- Ice Cube as James 'Desolation' Williams
- Pam Grier as Commander Helena Braddock
- Jason Statham as Sgt. Jericho Butler
- Clea DuVall as Bashira Kincaid
- Joanna Cassidy as Dr. Arlene Whitlock
- Richard Cetrone as Big Daddy Mars
- Rosemary Forsyth as Inquisitor
- Liam Waite as Michael Descanso
- Duane Davis as Uno
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
23%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Someday we're all going to look back on this one and l-a-a-a-augh.
Cody Clark, Mr. Showbiz
Rotten
The acting is so pallid that you're never sure the cast members quite get the jokes.
Bruce Fretts, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
Schlocky, sluggish shoot-'em-up.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Fresh
A flawed but worthy effort from an auteur whose near-misses are more entertaining than many others' hits.
Mark Rahner, Seattle Times
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