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Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Jason Statham, Clea DuVall, Pam Grier, Joanna Cassidy, Rosemary Forsyth, Duane Davis, Liam Waite, Rodney A. Grant (plus)Résumés(1)
In the year 2176, Earth has colonized Mars, and all positions of power are held by women. Police Lieutenant Ballard (Natasha Henstridge) is assigned to take a crew via train from the metropolis of Chryste to the deserted mining town of Shining Station to capture an extremely dangerous convict, Desolation Williams (Ice Cube). When Ballard and her crew arrive at Shining Station, an eerily deserted town, they find not only Williams, but also scientist Dr. Whitlock (Joanna Cassidy), who has secluded herself in the colony for safety. She tells Ballard and her crew that a mining project released a mysterious cloud from beneath the planet's surface. It is possessing the colonists, causing them to hunt down and kill off any non-possessed beings. Ballard and her crew decide that they must destroy the possessed beings for the good of the planet, a job which is more difficult than anyone predicts. (Sony Pictures)
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Un film de série B, qui se veut sérieux et pense qu'il est super cool, pendant que le spectateur secoue la tête avec incrédulité. Artificiel, sans magie, essayant maladroitement une anarchie de genre audacieuse (« film d'action de science-fiction d'horreur avec Ice Cube sur Mars » !!!). Ghosts of Mars est le type de film que chacun des participants préférerait effacer de sa filmographie. Et il y a aussi plein d'étoiles montantes et cultes ici.
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Je ne peux pas m’empêcher de penser que John Carpenter a dû jeter l’éponge au cours du tournage, car on est bien loin de ses perles classiques. Ce film d’horreur bizarrement structuré dont le motif semble tout droit venu des années 80 est emmené par une blonde charmante et un gangsta rapper qui essaient tant bien que mal de jouer les « durs à cuire désenchantés de l’univers ». Et cette finale prétendument cool est tout bonnement pathétique.
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To say the least, a very mediocre B-movie from horror staple John Carpenter, who seems to have exhausted his creative potential in the first half of the 1990s. The open ending suggests that they were counting on a sequel, which I don't really believe and hope won't happen. I'm sorry that this obscure affair stars the charismatic Ice Cube, he deserves to be in better movies.
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Undoubtedly the weakest of John Carpenter's films that I've had the chance to see. Frankly, I don't understand how the director of The Thing or In the Mouth of Madness could have been involved in this creation at all... That one star is basically for his previous merits. The acting performances are, to put it diplomatically, uneven, the direction uninspired, but the crown jewel of it all is the screenplay, for which the author should probably roast in hell. Similar botched films are occasionally saved by grand production design, but that's not the case here either. So, all in all: a complete waste of time. Overall impression: 20%.
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Carpenter is no longer at the top of his game, but this film doesn’t deserve to be called garbage, it’s not that bad, it’s an average B-movie that shouldn’t piss-off anyone (unless you’re expecting another The Thing). The story is fast-paced, the actors are alright, so are the make-up effects, but Ghosts of Mars won’t leave any lasting impression; if that is what you want, better watch The Thing again.
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