Revealing mistake: Have a look at the shot of the rear part of the train exploding as the locomotive pulls away from it. If there was ever a more obvious model shot, with cheesy, jerky bouncing toy trains and Action Man (TM) dolls, then I haven't seen it.
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: John Carpenter
Starring: Jason Statham, Ice Cube, Natasha Henstridge, Pam Grier, Clea DuVall
Natasha Hendstridge and Ice Cube are the only survivors. They escaped on a train and set off a bomb hoping to kill all the Martian zombies/ghosts. When Natasha Hendstridge finishes telling her story to her superiors, the zombies/ghosts attack the base. Hendstridge immediately runs across Ice Cube, armed and ready, and they go fight the bad guys together...
Richard Bachmann
More mistakes in Ghosts of Mars
Desolation Williams: That's the second time I've saved your life.
Melanie Ballard: Yeah, run a tab.
Trivia: John Carpenter has said that the movie was meant to be silly and tongue-in-cheek, with a purposely ludicrous premise. He'd even come onto set every day and exclaim that the movie was "The biggest piece of s**t I've ever made!" He was reportedly incredibly annoyed that critics and audiences took it seriously, even remarking "It's called 'Ghosts Of Mars' for Christ's sake! Why would people take this movie seriously?" He's since said that he should have added more humor to clarify the the tone.
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