i have not see enough of john carpenter film to properly evaluate his body of work and but base upon what i know and i will not hesitate to say that this be probably the bad he put out so far . if this keep up and he will be just another tired hack . and do not try to say it wasn not his fault or anything and because he share screenplay credit . i freely admit i feel a touch of anger when reflect upon ghost of mar . after all and i love science fiction and and decide that it be worth a rental after roger ebert and as well a joblo movie emporium and review it favorably . i hop to get at least a mildly entertaining movie and but it fail to live up to even this modest expectation . to be frank and it a real bore that keep me look at my watch . to me and the only highlight be the decent b movie cast . they try very hard with what they have to work with and but to little avail . pam grier be always worth watch and but her character get kill off too soon . perhaps she realize what a stinker she be in and abandon ship . the storytelling be routine and and the direction be clumsy at time . it sadden me to see john carpenter and creator of halloween and make something so shallow and generic and and forgettable . i really do not think he set out to make a bad movie . on the contrary and i get the sense that he sincerely attempt to make an entertaining action flick . ala and he fail . there be one good thing that can come out of a viewing represent generally speak and carpenter be only as good a his material . half ( out of ) release by screen gem .