Escape to the Movies: Total Recall

[DJ_DEnM]

I'm still gonna watch it, mainly because my brother wants to, it gives me something to do, our parents pay, and my parents don't complain I spend all my time in front of a computer screen.

Also Bob's Boston Accent started to slip out a bit more.

And his LENS FLARE voice is sexy as shit.

 

[Apples_McGrind]

I didn't see the most important of questions addressed in this movie.

Does the remake have the 3 boobed chick?

...Seriously, that's all I wanna know.

Yes, but you don't see full frontal with her. That's another stupid thing is that they made this a PG-13.

They actually totally did. It's PG-13, but it's one of those rare PG-13 movies were they get the nudity okay'd.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

I don't think I've even seen the original. *shrug*

Also about the X-Men thing, I suppose if I read comics that would actually mean something.

 

[BeeGeenie]

So who else saw this one coming a mile away?
The original was a goofy, campy guilty pleasure, so I knew as soon as I saw the dark, gritty action trailer with the pandering inclusion of the 3 boobed woman that this thing was going to be made of fail.
You are right as usual, MovieBob.

 

[Palindromemordnilap_v1legacy]

I didn't see the most important of questions addressed in this movie.

Does the remake have the 3 boobed chick?

...Seriously, that's all I wanna know.

Yes, but you don't see full frontal with her. That's another stupid thing is that they made this a PG-13.

Oh what? Bullshit! Thats the only thing anyone really remembers about the original. Why would you do a thing like that?

 

[Crazy Zaul]

Never saw the 1st one. Never intended to see this one. But everyone in Britain being rich and everyone in Australia being poor sounds like a great plan that should be implemented immediately.

Since everyone else is chipping in on this; I always thought Amazing Spiderman was gonna be shit after the trailers, then when Bob said it what shit I thought yep this is definitely gonna be shite.
Then it was in fact pretty dam good.

Also is Days of future past part of the story that happened in WATXM with sentinels everywhere and Cable jumping around or a different version of that?

 

[Moeez]

Looks I'll go watch Dark Knight Rises again! DESHI DESHI BASARA BASARA

 

[TwistedEllipses]

I was born in the 80's but grew up in the 90's, thus I'm the perfect age to not understand why some films from that decade are popular and then witness them come round again in bland remakes. Red Dawn, Judge Dredd and Total Recall were handled really poorly and I have low expectations for their remakes.

As for the original Total Recall, they had a great concept and then barely touched. Instead of embracing the mystery, they show scenes (early on) without the main character and make in clear they didn't give him the Recall spy program. The few bits I liked (e.g. The fight involving the holo-projecter) were offset by really dumb things like the Johnny cabs. I swear if it wasn't for the triple breasted hooker, no-one would remember this film...Argghhh...sorry, had to rant...

 

[C.S.Strowbridge]

Two points:

1.) That Boston accent popped in and out a lot this review.
2.) From what I can tell from the many reviews I've read / seen, this movie isn't a remake of Total Recall, it's a remake of The Bourne Identity. Instead of being about a regular guy who doesn't know what's going and we don't know what it real or what is not, it's a secret agent with amnesia.

 

[SirPlindington]

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 wouldn't, his accent is annoying as hell

I suppose it can it get kind of grating, but I meant more for the novelty of it. To each their own, though.

 

[Weaver]

Bob your accent is totally sneaking through in this episode

 

[Gatx]

Anyone else think those soldier guys look like the sith soldiers from KoTOR? Maybe with the color palette of the mechs from Mass Effect 2?

 

[Britisheagle]

Was it just me or did Bob have a much more noticeable accent for this review?

Either way I could have predicted this response for this film. At least more than a couple of years had passed since the original for this movie, unlike some more recent remakes/ reboots (looking at your Spiderman).

 

[JoesshittyOs]

Haven't watched it yet, haven't read any comments. I'm predicting the words "crap", "rehash", but he may compliment Bryan Cranston.

Edit: Hmm, that was actually a pretty coherent review. The kind that I started watching Bob for in the first place.

And he didn't mention Bryan Cranston once.

 

[Daria.Morgendorffer]

All I know is, Kate Beckinsdale in tight black outfits >>>>>>>>> Anne Hathaway in tight black outfits.

Why? Fine, if we're gonna talk about how much Len Wiseman wants us to remind us that Kate Beckinsdale is hot (and hell, I would if I were a guy and married to her), then I'm gonna say I liked her Seline than Hathaway's Selina. (I brought it up because if Bob is gonna claim TDKR was disappointing, I'm going to say I'm still not convinced Nolan can create a decent female character.)

As for this movie, meh. I'll probably see it. The first one was dumb fun, and I'm not expecting any better from this one, or any worse for that matter.

 

[Electromagnet]

Ugh, my friend already bought tickets to see it tonight. Please let this be the one time I don't agree with you!

 

[Spartan212]

I agree with MovieBob 100%, Kate Beckinsale is very hot

I'm usually a pretty nice and happy person, but for some reason I just love when these remakes, reboots, retellings, rehashes, re-whatevers fail. Just seems like a cheap cash grab using the barest minimum of effort. Ah well, guess I'm officially a grumpy old man at 34

 

[bificommander]

For all the fun we made of old Arnold, his accent and his acting, this is the second modern-day remake of a movie of his that bombs. It must suck for the respective lead actors of Conan and Total Recall to hear from critics they didn't play the part as good as the Governator.

 

[Darth_Payn]

Before watching the review: The first one was good? I mean, it's not bad for sure. But to call it good ...

After: I can kinda see your point. It plays itself too much like a serious movie in your eyes, wasting a lot of what made the original movie so much fun to watch. But, to be honest, that's my complaint about the original movie. That it doesn't take itself serious enough and has to resort to typical 80's and 90's futuristic and sci-fi sillyness.

I see what you mean. We in the born-in-the-early-to-mid-80's demo wear rose-tinted glasses on a lot of stuff from our youth, including Verhoven's Total Recall. This new version tried to seriously treat the themes from Philip K. Dick's original story of identity and reality, because that was Dick's whole thing.

 

[Darth_Payn]

Anyone else think those soldier guys look like the sith soldiers from KoTOR? Maybe with the color palette of the mechs from Mass Effect 2?

On second look, they DO look like the Sith Troopers from the KOTOR games, but more like the Sith's battle droids! Now I can't unsee it, and neither will you!