From bloody disgusting, Moviehole.net broke the news this evening that a remake of the classic 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, Total Recall, is in the works - and has been for quite some time... sort of. Click the link for this interesting story and watch for more news as it comes in. In the original... when a man goes for virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real, or does he? David Cronenberg nearly directed the film, which was eventually lensed by Paul Verhoeven. The only way I'm behind this remake is if Cronenberg does it this time.
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I wonder if that actress ever did anything else.
Resume - Chick from Total Recall with four boobs.
and, JPX's dream girl!
Oh, JPX - always about the boobs with you.
Well if two are great, four are fabulous!
I absolutely hated Total Recall. (Anyone want to fight?)
The fact that this amalgamation of 2,000,000 individually wrapped slices of Kraft American cheese won a "special achievement in visual effects" Oscar will always astound me.
The only part I like is the first 20 minutes or so, where Michael Ironside is constantly springing to his feet to go chase Schwartzenegger and impatiently beckoning to his sidekicks. I think he says "Come on!" about seven times, each time he suddenly catches sight or receives word of his prey.
Is it Michael Ironside or Kurtwood Smith? I have a serious problem keeping those two guys straight.
I don't want to fight, Jordan. I don't have that much of an informed opinion on Total Recall.
I just want to talk about JPX's obsession - wouldn't you worry about suffocating in there?
My preference is TWO breasts (but I'm not adverse to the scifi/fantasy/horror/comics convention of those breasts being somewhat larger than usual).
My main problem with this movie is that the entire "city" seems to be confined to one tiny set.
Total Recall does not hold up.
"wouldn't you worry about suffocating in there?"
As the Dark Knight once stated, "This would be a good way to die."
Every set, costume, special effect, vehicle, sign, matte painting, title/credit sequence, choreographed fight, element of makeup, lighting scheme and sound effect sucked.
He said "This would be a good death"
Total Recall has got a couple of good, vicious fight scenes and one or two good effects. I've always liked the fake lady head that opened in sections, although it makes no sense. But yeah, it sucks.
The biggest gaffe of that flick is that it postures itself as a simulacra movie, a la Matrix, etc. -- but it totally isn't. The whole "we didn't even load the memory program yet" line roots it firmly in "this is really happening" territory. Pretty weak non-use of the idea.
So it's agreed, Total Recall stinks.
Oops, thanks for taking me to school on that one, Jordan, and it would be a good death.
Suffocation by ANYthing sounds bad, even if it's something you like. I mean, isn't that even more horrifying, if something so great turns out to be your final undoing? I dunno.
Anyway, I'm glad I only have three.
Three's good too.
obviously she's only getting her shot in something like this. think about it: when have you ever seen warwick davis play anything other than a dwarf?
there's no market for four titted women in anything other than a sci-fi movie and if all you do is sci-fi movies, you're going to get typecast.
Yes, a very good point Marc
My word, this will make 19 comments regarding this. that's almost 5 comments per breast!
I didn't think that Total Recall was a masterpiece by any means but I don't think it's worthy of such anger, or even attention.
I had to listen to everyone praising it constantly.
Octo's 100% right about the non-sim lameness. At the very end, I was astonished that the entire story didn't turn out to be the "adventure" he bought, since a) it matches up precisely to every attribute he specifically requested and b) it begins with "we didn't even do it yet" which is the precise equivalent of the phone call from CRS telling Michael Douglas that he "didn't pass the physical" and therefore will not be participating in "the game."
So at the end of Total Recall, when we conspicuously DID NOT cut back to him rolling out of the chrome machine (smiling that idiotic Schwarzenegger grin) I was totally stunned. "They're not even that smart," I marveled.
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