Escape to the Movies: Total Recall

[Daystar Clarion]

I'm not sure what to believe anymore.

I saw the new Spider-Man movie a few days ago and I thought it was pretty damn good.

Not SM2 or Avengers good, but still, a good movie.

Total Recall though...

So much lens flair

 

[Stabby Joe]

Wait, Bryan Cranston is in this? He really needs to take roles with a little more grounded drama.

BTW I assume that recurring shot of Farrel looking bemused at the woman in the street is the three breasted shout out?

 

[Mullahgrrl]

I simply can't hear Bob say Schwarzenegger enough times.

Moar!

 

[shrekfan246]

Days of Future Past, you say? Now, I didn't see First Class, but if they get Sentinels kicking around in the next one, that might interest me enough to go see it...

Oh, also, I didn't even know they were making a remake of this movie. Funny. I liked how much the accent kept slipping out.

 

[Jake the Snake]

I thought it looked unnecessary and forgettable. And the 31% on rotten tomatoes only solidifies that notion. I'll take a pass on this one.

 

[chiefohara]

Nuts... i had a naieve hope that it might have been good...

Oh well, ill probably go see it anyway if only to have something to complain about

 

[umbraticus]

i just love it when Bob's real accent surfaces in just a few words every now and then

 

[itsthesheppy]

Your accent came out really strong here. I wish you would do entire episode with your real voice. I think everyone else would agree.

I honestly dunno why he effects a 'normal' midwestern accent. I'd much rather he just spoke normally. Normal for him, I mean.

 

[vxicepickxv]

Your accent came out really strong here. I wish you would do entire episode with your real voice. I think everyone else would agree.

I honestly dunno why he effects a 'normal' midwestern accent. I'd much rather he just spoke normally. Normal for him, I mean.

Sometimes a Boston accent can be very hard to understand, especially if you're not used to it. I think he goes with his 'normal' accent because it's easier on people who aren't in the United States.

 

[weirdsoup]

I was kind of hoping that this would be a different beast to the original.
But the words "shot for shot remake" just make me want to cry. I mean, what's the point of doing that? It's what I hate most about remakes that "Oh remember this scene from the original movie you like? Well here's our not as good/pointlessly over visceral copy"

But anyway, the new Judge Dredd movie comes out next month and the buzz around it is that it's going to be good and far closer to the comics than the Stallone mess from the 90's

 

[Unhappy Crow]

Funny thing. I didn't know this was a remake of the original because I never seen the original version. Now I have a reason to watch the 1980s Total Recall. As for the remake, I'll wait ntil it shows up on television.

 

[RobfromtheGulag]

And let's not forget we're also getting remakes of other Verhoeven flicks like Robocop and Starship Troopers (the latter of which is being played straight for some baffling reason)

Oh dear...

On topic:
There was no way to top Arnold in an 80's sci fi, I don't know why they bothered in the first place.

 

[Captain Schpack]

Wow, Bob brought out the Boston accent this week. Sad to hear the film is a bust.

 

[BreakfastMan]

Eh, expected as much from the trailers. I really wish we could have some actually great remakes nowadays, like we got in the 80s with classics like The Fly and The Thing.

Also, next X movie based on Days of Future Past?!?! One of the best X stories of all time? The X-fan in my is freaking pumped!

 

[GamemasterAnthony]

I feel I need to go read "Days of Future Past" like right now. Something tells me I've missed something and now my geekiness has taken a great hit for critical damage.

And why IS Luigi a fox? Is Luigi a Kitsune to Mario's Tanooki?

TAILS: A-HEM!

No Tails...I don't think it's a reference to you.

Anyways...INRE the movie. It's a pity they couldn't improve on the original...but this just sounds like they didn't even bother to try if it was a point on point copy of the original.

 

[SnakeoilSage]

Yes, thank you, we all heard the Boston accent. I doubt he wasn't aware given that he has to listen to his own reviews before posting them.

The visual look of this film is impressive, but we all know that towering nostalgia factor was going to stomp this movie flat. Total Recall is one of Arnold's best films simply because it was a balls to the walls 100% over-the-top pure Schwarzenegger action flick that made the 80's so much fun, combined with one of the more original sci-fi screenplays to have ever graced the silver screen. You just can't get that with a reboot. Didn't anyone see The Thing remake?

 

[tehroc]

Shame I heard it was based off the short story more then a remake of the 90s classic. I was almost tempted to go see it, but now I think I'll wait for it to hit Netflix. I was able to enjoy the Conan movie since it was a completely unrelated plot.

They need to make a Running Man series that is like the story (One movie wouldn't suffice, best to have it be a HBO/Showtime series).

 

[Warforger]

Yeah - pretty much what I expected from having seen the trailers.

Yah, they kept advertising a hover car chase scene that wasn't very interesting as the main hook of the film. Like seriously that was all John Stewart talked about when he was interviewing Jessica Biel about the film. They acted like it was bad ass and exciting when it looked really generic and forgettable. I mean that just gives away everyone knew it was a pretty boring movie.

 

[Cluskey]

People have already mentioned it but damn was your actual accent coming through there. Especially on the word "warfare" and "schwarzenegger".

 

[Draconalis]

This is exactly how I felt it would turn out based on the couple of scenes I saw before hand.

A scene by scene retelling of the original movie... but now it's pg-13.

Doomed to failure.