A cop on Mars is dispatched to the remote colony of Shining Canyon to escort the most notorious criminal on Mars, James "Desolation" Williams to a more secure jail. Once Ballard and her companions arrive in Shining Canyon, however, they discover that it's a literal ghost town. It seems that an archaeological team has uncovered an ancient relic at a nearby dig site, unleashing the vengeful spirits of the planet's ancient warrior inhabitants, which have now possessed the bodies of the human invaders and set about trying to destroy them.

A little horror and a little scifi and not a bad way to spend an hour and a half. Lots of violence and some suspenseful situations, could have used a little skin to push it over the top.

If you've ever seen Assault on Precinct 13 then you've already seen this movie. Literally, I'm not exaggerating - it's the exact same movie with new actors and instead of a street gang it's dead aliens. Other than that it's literally a scene by scene remake. These two movie have more in common than any remakes I can think of, actually. It's bizarre that John Carpenter decided to rip off his own movie. And to be honest I think I like Assault better.

Not much here really, I enjoyed it but I also consider it a pretty good sign that maybe Carpenter should retire. Actually, all his movies since The Fog have been a sign of that. It's mindless, grotesque fun - but if he's going to churn stuff like this out he really should drop the "John Carpenter's..." from the title. After John Carpenter's Vampires I realized that it was more of a warning than an endorsement, anyway.

6 out of 10 cops I wanted to administer a cavity search to (completely unacceptable, sorry!)