Reality and fantasy are equally shitty except in one of them you are important.

"See you at the party, Richter!"

For those of you who haven't seen this film, I have only one thing to say; "Get your ass to Mars!"

indulges every single sleazy, cartoon american action fantasy impulse there is with the admirable goal of creating a genuinely tangible reality out of it where a construction worker can through sheer force of belief in that dream (of shredding bad guys to bloody bits and kissing the girl) ultimately save the planet from corporate privatization and environmental destruction. simply one of the best movies

full discussion on episode 118 of my podcast SLEAZOIDS.

when cohaagen says "ill blow this whole thing up and be home in time for cornflakes" does he mean he cant just eat corn flakes whenever?? i know its a breakfast food but hes a rich guy its not like youre only allowed to eat "corn flakes" at specific times im broke as fuck and i make it "time for cornflakes" whenever i want

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95

Love as memory - a harrowing action spectacle of unwavering totality. Verhoeven is in complete control of every movement, hue, and excessive, explosive burst. Simply a jaw-dropping analog entity. Total Recall confronts the illusion of homely spaces, the physical trek to and from the workplace, and the prodded designation of our society - each separating a larger threat of capitalistic complacency, and it kicks ass while doing it.

There’s a strong argument to be made for TOTAL RECALL as the greatest practical effects movie in history.

Imagine a colonial power keeping a population of underpaid immigrant workers in poverty, exploiting their labor in order to plunder natural resources for personal gain. Lol, what will those wacky sci-fi writers think of next!?

I just love everything about this film: the practical effects; the over the top violence; Ronny Cox chewing the scenery like a man possessed, Michael Ironside’s sulky and snarling performance; Sharon Stone looking better than she ever has; Arnie’s super camp run after killing the gang lead by “Harry from verk”; the security guard who doesn’t even wait until he’s out of shot before giving up the chase after Doug Quaid smashes through the X-ray scanner, with a gun. There are a million other things but I’ll stop there as I could be at it all night otherwise.

Then at the centre of it all is the big man himself, playing an everyman as only a gigantic genetic freak like him can. Many people say it would be a better film without Arnold Schwarzenegger, but for me he’s the pumped up cherry atop a gloriously over filled cake.

Everyone should watch this film and relax, they’d live longer.

Either this movie is now 30 years old or the memory implant someone put inside my head is breaking down very rapidly. Honestly, could go either way at this point. More at ScreenCrush.

Everything a blockbuster should be. It's got crazy fun campy action, cheesy one-liners, pulpy violence, and a plot that invites endless discussion about the movie itself. After watching a lot of dreadfully existential and philosophical films (Nicholas Winding Refn don't worry I love you) this was an enormously welcome change of pace that got me so completely lost in the world of the movie with so many fun twists and turns. I thought I had it all figured out but the movie acknowledges how obvious it is about halfway through and from that moment on I couldn't even begin to guess what was going to happen next and it was so much fun. I literally chuckled with joy when the credits started rolling, I forgot how good blockbusters can be!

81/100

I’ve been watching too many good movies lately. 
Mainly because I’ve been in the mood to watch movies that come with much praise. 
Still have a lot on my watchlist, I’m only 21 and there are so many movies to see. 
Too smart of a film for Arnold (in a good way) 
Maybe Red Riding Hood will be bad, I saw that on HBO max and I wanna watch it.

Not quite as great as Predator, but still great nonetheless.

makeup: 5 million

greenscreen: 10 million

fake blood: 1 million

science consultation: dude trust me

A nail-biter from start-to-finish; packed with intrigue, action, bloodshed, some badass set pieces, and a major movie star performance from Schwarzenegger. An American classic from the Dutch master himself. Put it in the vault!

I only watch this movie when I’m baked

ICONIC

El cine como ego-trip.

"Let me suggest that you take a vacation from yourself?”

Watched this in 4K (and for the first time since high school) and it fkd me up. How is Arnold so prodigiously perfect and simultaneously awful? A perfect sci-fi, but can’t expect anything diff from a Dick story. Wtf is reality, even?! Verhoeven owns.

Watched in LA @Braindead Studios it was such a fun experience to hear the killer one liners by Arnold. Plot held throughout the movie. I love the 80’s

I love it when the governor of California beats people up

Awesome how he filmed Kindergarten Cop in the same year

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