157: Ghosts of Mars (2001)

We're kicking off our third annual Turkey Month with a very bad sci-fi action movie by a person who usually makes pretty enjoyable sci-fi action movies, John Carpenter! Ghosts of Mars is the first movie on this month's roster of dumbass action flicks, and boy howdy, is this one both dumb and ass. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 157: Ghosts of Mars (2001) (00:00:14) - Intro. (00:01:32) - Kicking off our annual turkey month with John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars! (00:08:52) - How the heck did this movie end up like this? (00:12:06) - An all-star cast, mostly wasted on this. (00:19:57) - Love these cheap models. Love these matte paintings. The rest? Eh... (00:28:00) - Ballard has quite the story, and we meet the team. (00:33:46) - Break! (00:34:09) - We're back, and it's time to meet Desolation (and some other randos). (00:39:25) - Flashbacks on flashbacks on flashbacks. (00:46:43) - Heads on pikes. Heads on pikes! (00:50:22) - Uno, Dos, and Tres. (01:00:43) - The first big shootout. (01:07:42) - Oh good, another flashback! (01:11:56) - A psychedelic alien freakout. (01:15:32) - Big Daddy has a battering ram, and it's time to take off! Or...not? (01:25:32) - A bad train fight, wrapping up the flashbacks, and a TERRIBLE note to end on. (01:32:19) - Final thoughts. (01:36:22) - Housekeeping for next week, and list placements for Ghosts of Mars. (01:42:53) - Outro.