SOURCE: Braxton, Greg. “Chill Seeker.” Los Angeles Times (23 August 2001): F10.

In the following review, Braxton comments that Ghosts of Mars is merely a rehashing of elements from Carpenter's previous films.

Ghosts of Mars is more than just the latest science-fiction and shoot-'em-up adventure depicting the fight between the forces of good and evil on the Red Planet.

It also could carry the subtitle “John Carpenter's Greatest Hits.”

Carpenter, who is credited with creating the teen-slasher movie genre in 1978 with Halloween and who has directed and written numerous other movies dealing with the supernatural, the unexplainable and the gory, has infused his latest film with a mix of the most notable elements from his earlier works.

As usual, Carpenter's name is above the title. There's the female lead leading the charge against the bad guys (Halloween). There's the evil force that travels ominously through airborne matter (The Fog). There...