"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!"

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.

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

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.

“SEE YOU AT THE PARTY, RICHTER!”

I saw half of this a few years ago, finally came back to this. An awesome premise that screams Paul Verhoeven. This was indeed entertaining, especially with Arnold starring.

It feels like a Nolan script directed by Michael bay. There is no doubt some fun to be had with the analogue effects and cheesebsll dialogue, though some of it feels super weak and I’m a sucker for old school practical effects, but there feels like more going on here then verhoeven  is interested in and this is far beyond Arnold’s incredibly narrow band of talent

Who needs subtext anyways

This should be mandatory viewing for every 14 year old with their father on a Sunday afternoon

Action packed, gore galore, and tits made for three hands. I love all the practical effects in this film. The scene with the old lady disguise must have been so much fun to shoot.

I think the writing and acting is pretty bad but the world building and constantly asking myself if this situation was real or a dream is what really made it interesting. That message gets a little lost throughout the last act but it’s so packed with action and bulging eye balls you won’t even notice.

So, I guess my kink is 3 breasted women...

It's no Robocop, but...

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Top-shelf popcorn entertainment. First-rate direction from Verhoeven, one of Arnold’s best and most versatile performances, solid supporting cast with Michael Ironside and Sharon Stone, and practical effects that still hold up today. The narrative is also particularly engaging and open ended, a great science fiction/action hybrid. So many classic one-liners as well! Big thumbs up!

Plot - 8/10
Attraction - 4/10
Theme - 5.5/10
Acting - 6/10
Dialogue - 5/10
Cinematography - 3.5/10
Editing & Effects - 4.5/10
Sound & Music - 3.5/10
Directing - 5.5/10
The “It” Factor - 5/10

Overall - 5/10

After watching this I have to wonder... does Rekall erase memories as well? Barely hanging on with a good plot, this movie has some of the worst cinematography I've seen in my life, not to mention a soundtrack that would have sounded better in the vacuum of space. What little joy the amazing plot twists at every corner gave me was immediately over-shadowed by miserable directing, dialogue, and attraction. If your willing to suspend yourself through the painful 113 minute runtime, then I'd say you're in for a great plot and some mediocre acting. Otherwise- don't bother.