a5c7b9f00b 200 years in the future a Martian police unit is dispatched to transport a dangerous prisoner from a mining outpost back to justice. But when the team arrives they find the town deserted and some of the inhabitants possessed by the former inhabitants of the planet. 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 that the post has become a charnel house. I remember when this movie came out. I had almost seen it in theaters, but the plot seemed so stupid. I mean, alien ghosts? I had also not realized it was directed by horror movie legend John Carpenter. If I had known that, I would have willingfully seen it. But I passed up my chance.<br/><br/>About 2 years ago, I rented it, remembering it had been made by John Carpenter. I wanted to see if it was worth it, because every John Carpeter movie has been worth it, even if it had a 19% on Rotten Tomatoes.com and a 4.3 on IMDb.<br/><br/>But, it was a good, fun movie.<br/><br/>The sets looked awesome and believable. The acting was pretty good, and there were some great, cheesy quotes (Ice Cube: "C'mon you mindless motherf*ckas!") The make-up and costumes are also pretty well done. With an A- cast, huge sets, and well done special effects, you'd think this was a 75 million dollar+ action movie. But it was done for only 25 million dollars. Wow.<br/><br/>Yah yah, the story sucks. So what? Everything else in the movie takes its place! Its not fair this movie bombed at the box office. I mean, only 9 million dollars? This is a fun movie. If your hosting a party, and you want an action film your sure no one has seen, check out this one.<br/><br/>P.S. if you are a fan of Anthrax or Buckethead, check this movie out. They both have a few songs written for the movie that cant be found anywhere else! This movie would have been much better if the rapper (ice cube or t bone or cool T or whatever his name is) were not in it. Ms. Henstridge does a good job, as usual, but could not save this movie. It is a typical John Carpenter movie: simple story, much violence. This movie could have been much better if it was polished more. It baffles the mind how they could cast some of the actors in this movie. While this cheesy, heavy-metal melange of horror, space hooey and cowboy shoot-'em-ups isn't exactly dull, it isn't anything to write home about either.
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