one of Carpenter's films that was undeservedly ignored at the box office
one of Carpenter's films that was undeservedly ignored at the box office? Will it be remembered down the road like The Thing
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Ah, most of Carpenter's films were ignored at the box office, it doesn't mean anything. and it probably will, it might not be quite as admired as The Thing but it definitely will get more respect then it has now.
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I think it has already built lots of respect if you look around, just don't look for the reactions only from people who like Carpenter's previous work or snobby critics. That's how cult status builds, from new group of people. People who loved the original Hawks' The Thing hated Carpenter's one, those who loved Carpenter first few films hated The Thing on its initial release. And this goes on and on. Ghosts Of Mars has a HUGE cult following, you just have to know where to look.
share*ck the critics, Ghosts Of Mars is simply a terrible movie. I've seen more convincing sets from series 1 Dr Who. Carpenter was right to take a long break from film making (with the exception of Cigarette Burns, another mediocre Carpenter entry), however having seen The Ward I think it's high time my favourite director retired gracefully.
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lol this is just funny now, some of you are seriously deluded. This film wil only ever be remembered for being really really bad, if remembered at all.Its been 10 years and people still think its crap.
Don't compare this to the Thing. No one ever said the Thing was Bad when it came out, yes for a top 250 movie it wasn't a huge success but it made money, won awards and was still heavily praised.
This movie killed Carpenters Career. it bombed and is still heavily ridiculed with no redeeming qualities at all. Time doesnt change bad acting and bad action scenes.
I completely agree. I consider GHOST OF MARS one of John Carpenter's better efforts. There were two or three other Martian movies released at the same time and those efforts didn't deliver the goods like this movie.
When I saw GOM in the theater it was almost empty to my astonishment. I suspect the younger generation really do not appreciate directors as stars. If GOM had been released during the eighties heyday of star horror directors, this would have been a blockbuster.
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It was far from a great movie, or even a decent movie. But it was a fun little pulpy sci-fi flick. If it were a SyFy Original Movie, it would probably be the best they ever made. As a theatrical release with a budget of like $30-million dollars... not so much.
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"It was far from a great movie, or even a decent movie. But it was a fun little pulpy sci-fi flick."
And that's why it probably has its cult following as one of the other
posters said. But it's nowhere near, what I consider to be his best; Assault on Precinct 13, The Fog, Escape From New York and of course The Thing.
It looks cheap and stagey with terrible sets and special effects. You can never really believe they're on Mars. It feels like a stage. Did they really spend $30 million, because I don't think it shows?
I usually like Carpenter's original scores, but this one just ends up grating on me, like fingernails drawn across a blackboard. Ice Cube's acting...the less said the better. Natasha Henstridge wasn't Meryl Streep either, but it was more fun having her as one of the heroes, than another male. Her lieutenant is a bit of a guilty pleasure.
After all is said and done however, I can understand why the general public stayed away in droves. It doesn't have any where near the quality of his better work.
More's the pity.
It's been 11 years and no one remembers it. Which is really disappointing because I was hyped up for this film to hit theaters in 2001, and I made my dad take me to see it opening weekend (I was only 15). And I loved it. You can imagine the disappointment I felt when I read it opened at a poor $3ish million (if memory serves). I even borrowed hijacked my Grandma's eBay account and won a bunch of the promo holo-foil collector cards Sony was giving out. I was, and still am, a fan. Of course my emotional investments in film as a 20-something year old are much more restrained than as a 15 year old, so while it bums me a film I enjoyed got a bad rap and ignored by the world over...well, it's their loss.
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