Review of Ghosts of Mars (2001) by Mikefromangus — 26 Jan 2014

The movie is bad. Very bad! The whole story idea, behind the movie has been done a thousand times.

This review of Ghosts of Mars (2001) was written by Mikefromangus on 26 January 2014.

Ghosts of Mars has generally received mixed reviews.

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