John Carpenter's the Ward - Die Station
Regie John CarpenterEin altes Farmhaus im ländlichen Oregon geht in Flammen auf, die verstörte Kristen wird von der Polizei als Brandstifterin festgenommen und in die psychiatrische Abteilung des North Bend Hospital eingeliefert. Ihr behandelnder Arzt Dr. Stringer versucht herauszufinden, was zu ihrem Zusammenbruch führte. Derweilen geht in der Station, die sich die junge Frau mit vier weiteren Patientinnen teilt, ein Phantom um, das ein Mädchen nach dem anderen tötet. Kein Wunder, dass Kristen alles daran setzt, aus der Anstalt zu fliehen.
John Carpenter's the Ward - Die Station Rezensionen & Wertungen
- Mr_Jonathan_Nocon3. Mai 2026Before the now infamous Amber Heard many knows today unfortunately. It’s actually not all bad. It’s not good but not bad either. Some scenes are decent enough for the time and some efforts were made to dress it up to more than what it initially perceives it to be. If your in a similar situation as I and have been bingein’ on Amber’s works, then this one’s actually not all that bad iykwim… That’s about as positive as I can put it. Kinda gives you some perspectives on how the movie industry has the tendencies to group into their own little niches including the odd bunches in this case and the results of which for us to now look from a modern perspectives. Amber’s the textbook definition on why Hollywood industry is seen in a very different light now. Makes her an interesting case study imo. When one has that celeb flare but was then later in her career used to weaponised against her. Stardom isn’t always what it’s glamoured up to be. Like a magic show, all smoke and mirrors so to speak.
- Lindsay Dunlap13. Dezember 2025what a waste of time. don't bother.
- ርልዪረ14. Februar 2025I love the work of John Carpenter, he definitely uses many visual techniques that excite the senses (see his original classics like THE THING, HALLOWEEN and ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK). This movie has a great soundtrack which reminded me of Carpenter's classics from the 1980s and the atmosphere created in this tense asylum thriller really makes this stunning. Amber Heard is just mesmerising as the lead character Kristen and this movie depicts her story as she is taken into a mental asylum and attempts to escape. THE WARD is part jail-break escape movie, part mystery thriller and part horror ride. It has a great twist, which would've been predictable if this was made by another director, however Carpenter handles the thrilling chase, scares and direction with such skill that you genuinely feel the shocks and surprises, the ending is totally believable, and like a lot of the horror movies Carpenter has made, this has excellent human drama, the entire cast of actors and actresses are excellent. A must see movie for horror and thriller fans and an easy 4 stars from me.
- Vincent Reggiannini29. November 2025It’s John Caroenter’s official swan song, and I’m betting I wasn;t the only one disappointed as this movie just peter’s out halfway through. I can’t get into Carpenter’s mind, but it feels like he just wanted an old-fashioned thriller, horror movie. Amber Heard is silly and plastic, and never really holds your attention other than to wonder why she got so famous in the first place, Jared Harris is always an actor of interest, but I am guessing this was one of his first roles and it suffers from a poor conception and fleshing out. You get the feeling that Carpenter is trying to add numerous scenes that would end up fun and quirky, giving each character a chance to highlight their particular brand of insanity but it just comes across as forced and unimaginative.
- Fenrisfil4. Oktober 2025Last and sadly least of John Carpenter's movies. To be fair, the directing is very good. But this isn't a Carpenter script, a Carpenter soundtrack or a Carpenter edit. This wasn't the glorious return to directing a feature that his fans had hoped for after his two excellent "Masters of Horror" episodes. Instead it was a pretty generic horror story with some good directing that never once felt like a John Carpenter movie.
- Tina Chevalier25. September 2025It was slow going but definitely some parts that made me jump out of my skin.
- SniffinTrout8. August 2025Most confusing watch ever, Jumpscare at end kinda pissed me off with how bad the film was to begin with
John Carpenter's the Ward - Die Station Trivia
John Carpenter's the Ward - Die Station wurde am 13. September 2010 veröffentlicht.
Regie in John Carpenter's the Ward - Die Station führte(n) John Carpenter.
John Carpenter's the Ward - Die Station hat eine Spielzeit von 88 Min..
John Carpenter's the Ward - Die Station wurde produziert von Peter Block, Doug Mankoff, Andrew Spaulding, Mike Marcus.
Ein altes Farmhaus im ländlichen Oregon geht in Flammen auf, die verstörte Kristen wird von der Polizei als Brandstifterin festgenommen und in die psychiatrische Abteilung des North Bend Hospital eingeliefert. Ihr behandelnder Arzt Dr. Stringer versucht herauszufinden, was zu ihrem Zusammenbruch führte. Derweilen geht in der Station, die sich die junge Frau mit vier weiteren Patientinnen teilt, ein Phantom um, das ein Mädchen nach dem anderen tötet. Kein Wunder, dass Kristen alles daran setzt, aus der Anstalt zu fliehen.
Die Hauptcharaktere in John Carpenter's the Ward - Die Station sind Kristen (Amber Heard), Emily (Mamie Gummer), Sarah (Danielle Panabaker).
John Carpenter's the Ward - Die Station ist bewertet mit 18.
John Carpenter's the Ward - Die Station ist eine Horror, Thriller, Mystery Film.
John Carpenter's the Ward - Die Station hat eine Benutzerbewertung von 2.6 von 10.
John Carpenter's the Ward - Die Station hatte ein Budget von 10 Mio. $.
John Carpenter's the Ward - Die Station erzielte Einnhamen von 5,3 Mio. $ an den Kinokassen.