Ghosts of Mars (2001)
John Carpenter's second riff on Rio Bravo following 1976's Assault on Precinct 13, but this time he takes the action to what is essentially a western ghost town on a Martian landscape populated by over enthusiastic Marilyn Manson fans.
The story is a well trodden affair in which the law (Natasha Henstridge, Pam Grier, Jason Statham) have to team up with bad old Ice Cube and his bunch of cons in a bid to survive the night.
I know everything Carpenter directed following 94's In the Mouth of Madness is generally not well loved but i really like Ghosts of Mars. It's a tight pacy affair with good dialogue and razor sharp action. In short, a film i always return to.
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