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.



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(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.