1990 Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Construction worker Douglas Quaid discovers a memory chip in his brain during a virtual-reality trip. He also finds that his past has been invented to conceal a plot of planetary domination. Soon, he's off to Mars to find out who he is and who planted the chip.
Arnold Schwarzenegger Rachel Ticotin Sharon Stone Ronny Cox Michael Ironside Marshall Bell Mel Johnson Jr. Michael Champion Roy Brocksmith Ray Baker Rosemary Dunsmore David Knell Alexia Robinson Dean Norris Mark Carlton Debbie Lee Carrington Lycia Naff Robert Costanzo Michael LaGuardia Priscilla Allen Ken Strausbaugh Marc Alaimo Michael Gregory Ken Gildin Mickey Jones Parker Whitman Ellen Gollas Gloria Dorson Erika Carlsson Show All…
魔鬼总动员, کل یاد, एकूण आठवणी, Vingador do Futuro, Вспомнить всё / Total Recall, 宇宙威龍
Monsters, aliens, sci-fi and the apocalypse High speed and special ops Epic heroes future, sci-fi, technology, action or technological earth, sci-fi, space, spaceship or scientific sci-fi, aliens, space, spaceship or earth action, explosives, exciting, action-packed or villain action, villain, superhero, hero or action-packed Show All…
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
when cohaagen says "ill blow this whole thing up and be home in time for cornflakes" does he mean he cant eat corn flakes whenever?? i know its a breakfast food but hes rich its not like youre only allowed to eat corn flakes at specific times. im broke as fuck and can make it "time for cornflakes" whenever i want
There’s a strong argument to be made for TOTAL RECALL as the greatest practical effects movie in history.
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.
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 didn’t expect to love this as much as I do. After the predator movies made me mad I decided I want more Arnold so I watched this. It was sick
Good:
- Practical effects are insane
- Story is gripping and has genuinely exciting twists
- Arnold being cute and silly
Bad:
- Girl character is lame
- Actually most people who aren’t Arnold are lame
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.
